Culture
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Heated Pool in Winter Turns the Tide for Delco Swim Club
In 2019, the Lawrence Park Swim Club, an outdoor pool in Broomall, was struggling, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. The 53-year-old facility saw its membership drop to 175 people. Then something happened that no one expected, The pandemic. It closed indoor pools, the destination of choice for swimmers in wintertime. Lawrence Park…
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Spring Comes Early with Bucks County Community College Art in Bloom Festival
The Art and Floral Design departments of Bucks County Community College are collaborating to present the 2022 Art In Bloom festival. The event runs March 4–6 at the Hicks Art Center at Bucks Newtown. The event is an opportunity to escape the cold, gray days of winter and enjoy the blend of gorgeous blooms with…
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After Being Horribly Disrespected by His Teacher, Norristown’s Charles Blockson Passed Up Professional Sports Career to Become Historian
As a child, Norristown native Charles Blockson was told by a teacher that his heritage had no history worth learning, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn. “Negros were born to serve white people,” the teacher said. The horrific answer put young Blockson on a mission to chronicle and preserve anything related to Black history that…
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Watershed Career Move: Pennsylvania DCNR Names New Manager for Delaware Canal State Park
The Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has announced the appointment of Brian Heath as manager of Delaware Canal State Park. “Brian’s expert-level grasp of public relations and administrative skills continue to shine within our state parks system, as evidenced by his exemplary work at a number of our popular parks,” said DCNR…
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Local Author’s Book, ‘Lafayette at Brandywine,’ Featured on Pennsylvania Cable Network
The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) featured an interview with author Bruce Mowday in connection with his new book, Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero. “I’m honored to be asked back as a guest on PCN’s excellent show PA Books,” said Mowday. “Host Phil Beckman does a wonderful job. PCN always presents strong…
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Winter Blahs’ Relief: 1 Million Daffodils Are Currently Pushing Through the Frozen, Bucks County Earth
A Bucks County 2021 initiative to cover local open spaces with a million springtime daffodils is just a few weeks away from making itself evident. A staff report from the Bucks County Herald blossomed with the news. The Bucks Beautiful project, undertaken in collaboration with Gale Nurseries, Inc., Gwynedd Valley, added 40,000 daffodil bulbs to…
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River House at Odette’s Seeks Memories, Memorabilia from Hollywood Connection
River House at Odette’s, the New Hope hotel named for a Hollywood actress who operated a cabaret onsite, is asking Bucks County residents for help with an ambitious project. The destination, in partnership with the New Hope Historical Society (NHHS), is assembling a limited time, museum-style exhibition on its namesake entertainer Odette Myrtil. Her journey…
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Cozying Up with a Good Read to Fight the Winter Chill? Browse the Racks at Stacks
The fierce cold snap that has gripped Bucks County for much of January can be mitigated by a few comforts: a warm sweater, a robust coffee, a crackling fireplace and … an e-reader?!? Absolutely not. The serenity of a few quiet hours of wintertime literary indulgence simply demands an old-fashioned, paper-based, bookmark-required book. And Philadelphia…
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Doylestown American History Buff Has a Collection of ‘Stuff’ So Large, He’s Seeking a Museum to House It
Tom Lingenfelter of Doylestown is wildly patriotic, an outlook he gained from childhood exposure to comic books and movies where good guys wore white hats. His interest in the U.S. sparked an lifetime of collecting historical artifacts. He’s now amassed so many, writes Bridget Wingert for the Bucks County Herald, he seeks a permanent home…
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Johnsville Centrifuge & Science Museum: STEM Advocate Before STEM Even Stemmed
Warminster’s Johnsville Centrifuge and Science Museum — a large supporter of STEM curricula (science, technology, education, and math) — sits upon the site of the former Naval Air Development Center (NADC). The NADC, active 1940s–1990s, included both astronaut training and scientific research, a legacy worth preserving. A Times Publishing staff report described an upcoming opportunity…
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Willow Grove Native Becomes Professional Artist After Abrupt End of Sports Career
After an abrupt end to his football career, Willow Grove native Jordan Spector turned to art as both a way to cope and as a new profession, reports Jamie Apody for 6abc. “I’ve done art ever since I was a kid,” said Spector. “It was a hobby for me, a passion for me.” Due to…
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Five Bucks County Museums Make Philadelphia Inquirer List of ‘Essentials’
In an area-wide wrap-up of local museums for which The Philadelphia Inquirer calls “essential,” reporter Candis McLean cites five that are in our own backyards. They provide the perfect means of wiling away a chilly winter’s day peppered with culture, insight, and fun. Bucks County Civil War Museum, Doylestown Although its more common to think…
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Book Excerpt: History of The Main Line from The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
The following is an excerpt from “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality,” a new book authored by Mike Sielski, a sports columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer and Inquirer.com. In The Rise, Sielski takes readers from the neighborhood streets of Southwest Philadelphia where Joe Bryant, Kobe’s father, became an all-city basketball standout―to the Bryant…
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Digital Photography Saves Impressive Impressionist Mural of Doylestown Landmarks
An artist’s view of Doylestown landmarks — rendered in the geometric style of impressionistic cubism — has made the journey from its original site to the borough’s new home. Freda R. Savana, Bucks County Herald, filled in the details of this digital save. The work, done in 1981 by local artist Denver Lindley Jr., originally…
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Tu BiShvat, Jewish ‘New Year of the Trees,’ Recalls a Concentration Camp Sapling Saved in New Hope
Tu BiShvat, today’s Jewish “New Year of the Trees,” features a number of ecologically oriented celebrations. But it also recalls a significant silver maple tree steeped with meaning. Sasha Rogelberg covered the historic sapling for the Jewish Exponent. The tree is known as “The Theresienstadt Tree,” named for a concentration camp located in what is…
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Great Skates: Bucks County Is Graced with Numerous Sites for Traditional Pond Ice Skating
The blustery January weather has gotten Bucks County off to a full-bore parka, mittens, scarf, double-socks, chapped skin winter. But there’s something bracing in facing the cold outside, on its own terms, and finding enjoyable things to do. Like good, old-fashioned ice skating — traditional, outdoor-style. Visit Bucks County has a list of fresh-air sites…
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What If MLK Had Social Audio for “I Have a Dream”?
If MLK had the social audio technology in 1963 that we have today, he would have reached so many more people than those who heard him from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Listeners would be tapping on their clapping hands’ emoji from their smartphone’s social audio apps and would have heard the power and…
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Historical Marker in Paoli to Undergo Revision
The Anthony Wayne historical marker in Paoli is being revised as part of a statewide review by The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The organization is reviewing all of its 2,500 markers, looking to correct factual errors, address inadequate historical contexts, and eliminate racist or other inappropriate references. Mark Scolforo covered the initiative for The…
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