Culture
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Former Cardinal O’Hara Theater Director Edward Allen Has Died
Cardinal O’Hara High School teacher and administrator, Edward Allen, who actively built up the school’s theater and music program, has died. Edward (Eddie) Allen, Jr. of Morton died April 1, 2022, after a courageous fight against ALS. He was a 1977 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School and a 1981 graduate of St. Joseph University,…
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Feasterville Author John A. McCabe Describes New Novel as Being a ‘Lifetime in the Making’
John A. McCabe, Feasterville author, has mastered numerous literary genres, publishing prior works of short stories, poetry, and a screenplay. His new novel, The Girl in Japan: A Young Soldier’s Story, will hit Amazon’s virtual shelves on April 19 for purchase. The story centers on Joe McGrath, a veteran who, in flashback, recalls the testing…
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Afghanistan an Integral Part of Life for Filmmaker Who Graduated from Conestoga High School
For filmmaker Elizabeth Mirzaei, a Conestoga High School graduate, Afghanistan is an integral part of life and the main subject of her work, writes Michele Meek for Ms. magazine. Mirzaei first visited Afghanistan in 2007 to teach photography with the Assyrian International News Agency Photojournalism Institute. She met her husband and collaborator Gulistan Mirzaei there,…
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Former Dairy Barn on Chester Springs Property — Once Home to Owen J. Roberts — Boldly Reimagined
In 2007, Erik Kolar bought the former residence of Owen J. Roberts, the former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, in Chester Springs to transform it into a home for his family to be together, writes Bill Donahue for Suburban Life Magazine. Kolar, the CEO of Patriot Equities in Wayne, bought the property, comprised of a…
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Wearing Sarees That Make Them Feel ‘Bold and Fierce,’ Desi Residents Dash Through Doylestown
A Women’s History Month event in Doylestown brought hundreds of runners to brave biting snow squalls for charity this past weekend. Each participant in the event dressed in a saree — a South Asian garment that swathed their bodies in seven to nine feet of colorful fabric — for the one- to three-kilometer dash/walk. TaRhonda…
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Neumann Professor/Punk Musician Creates Album to Benefit Ukraine
Janis Chakars, a Neumann University communications professor and a founding member of the punk rock band Citizens Arrest, is combining both occupations to help the people of Ukraine, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. With family in Eastern Europe, he’s been particularly outraged by the Russian invasion. So he’s created a compilation music album,…
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Area Painters, Showing Grape Interest in Local Art, to Capture Bucks County Vineyards on Canvas
Local artist will soon fan out across the vineyards of the Bucks County Wine & Arts Trail, painting fertile landscapes as they emerge from winter and burst forth. The particulars behind the initiative were sketched out in the Bucks County Herald. The trail is a collaborative project between Visit Bucks County and the Arts &…
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DIY Network Cancelled Newtown Craftsman Jeff Devlin, But His New Career Hasn’t Left Him Pining
Although it has been about a year since DIY Network cancelled the Jeff Devlin reality series Stone House Revival, the Newtown native hasn’t been sitting around gathering (saw)dust. Lisa Arnett reported on Devlin’s career renovation for HGTV. Stone House Revival was a fix-it show that concentrated on the centuries-old homes in Bucks County. The work…
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Big Bucks for Bucks County: $6.5M in Funding: Who’s In for a Windfall?
Last week’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act is bringing $6.6 million in funding to Bucks County communities. The dollars will fill needs made known through the Community Funding Request process, which U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick championed for the betterment of the county. Nine community projects are getting a shot in the…
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Bucks County Places with Names Like Smoketown Rekindle Memories of the Area’s Varied Past
Bucks County communities currently sport several unique names: Kintnersville, Applebachsville, Eddington. But at least these have stuck. A deep dive into the area’s past, led by Carl LaVO in the Bucks County Courier Times, reveals some area labels that, for better or worse, faded into history. In the 18th Century, for example, a segment of…
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Three Unionville High School Students Create Podcast to Share Unique Perspectives on History
Three seniors at Unionville High School have created Kathakar, a podcast that discusses the turning points of history from unique perspectives, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. A Sanskrit word, Kathakar translates in English to “one who tells a story.” Arnab Sircar, Aniruddh Mutnuru, and Ansh Patel met in middle school. They bonded over…
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Spring 2022: Budding Flowers, Singing Robins, and Patches of Lanternfly Eggs, Prime for Killing
While the area’s most prolific summer pest won’t fully appear until May, their harbinger — lanternfly eggs — make themselves known earlier. And that appearance provides an apt time to eliminate them, reducing future numbers before the adult bugs can lay siege to area yards, streets, parks, and gardens. Frank Kummer reports on the value…
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Drone Alone: As Appealing as Bucks County Is from the Ground, It’s Especially Magical from the Air
Bucks County drone operators have filled Instagram with some downright stunning aerial views of our county. Doylestown, for example, quietly watches a spectacular sunset, in advance of an approaching rainstorm. , , Grey, clouded Chalfont receives a blanket of white from a recent dose of winter weather. . . But resilient Chalfont can just as…
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Vibrant, Visual Virtuoso Keith Haring, ‘Hero of 1980s American Art,’ Subject of Doylestown Show
Artist Keith Haring (1958–1990) worked in several media, including paint, sculpture, prints, posters — and even street art. One hundred of his pieces are now on display at the Michener Art Museum. Jim Vasil unveiled this story for WFMZ 69 News. Haring was a Reading, Pa., native but his childhood was spent in nearby Kutztown.…
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Lack of Reported Bucks County Coyote Sightings Begs the Question: Has He Taken It on the Lam?
The Feb. presence of a coyote understandably made neighbors edgy. Fears were stoked especially by a suspected case of predation that took the life of a family pet near Core Creek Park and Playicki Park in Middletown Township/Langhorne. Greg Vellner sniffed out the story for the Community Voice. The carnivore may very well still be…
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Washington Crossing’s Bob White: From Farm Boy to Author-Consultant in 82 Short Years
At 82, Middletown Township resident Bob White is on career number five. His latest role, author, comes via his written guide to productivity. Kathryn Finegan Clark profiled this local can-do guy in the Bucks County Herald. White grew up on a Washington Crossing farm, where he steered a tractor before most peers were balancing a…
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The Next Chapter Bookstore, Sellersville, Works to Ensure That Local Authors Enjoy Multi-Volume Careers
The Next Chapter Bookstore in Sellersville has a business model that it hopes will encourage the next local James Michener or Pearl S. Buck. The shop’s enthusiastic support of county authors was covered by Bob Keeler at Montgomery News. The retail location stocks new and gently used books for all ages. And it oversees an…
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WCU to Host First-of-Its-Kind Production of Lincoln vs. Douglass Debate That Never Was … But Should Have Been
The complicated relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and famed Abolitionist/Statesman Frederick Douglass will be brought to life during the world premiere of a heated debate that never was but should have been. Charles Cook, an Emmy-nominated documentarian who resides locally, has reached back in history to create a riveting stage production that draws from the…
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