Culture
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Philly Mag: As You Emerge From the COVID Bubble, Don’t Overlook Sightseeing in Your Own Backyard
The drop in COVID cases, concurrent with the rise in number of fair-weather days, means that getting out of your Bucks County house is now more appealing than ever. The best part? An enjoyable day is as close as Doylestown, writes Sandy Hingston for Philadelphia Magazine. Hingston recommends the “Mercer Mile,” three highly accessible sites (they’re walkable) related to the multifaceted Henry Chapman…
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Master Falconer Swoops into Bristol for Bird of Prey Demo
Predators from the sky will invade the campus of the Grundy Museum this Saturday (June 19). But don’t worry; they’re under control. The fierce flyers are part of the Bucks County Free Library’s falconry demonstration. Master Falconer Tom Stanton will introduce attendees to two raptors: a Peregrin Falcon named Clio and a Harris Hawk, Apache. Both…
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Mother Nature’s Springtime 2021 Infestations in Bucks County: Cicadas, Lanternflies, and Yet More Bears
The great outdoors in Bucks County this time of year are as inviting as ever. But there are a few clunkers amid Mother Nature’s late-spring gifts. Another bear — or perhaps two — has been spotted locally, reports Dan Stamm for NBC10. Perkasie Borough police responded this week to several black-bear sightings. “The first was for two bears in the area…
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Having Felt ‘Very Alienated,’ Conestoga Grad’s Mural at Carnegie Mellon Paints a Picture of Empathy and Hope
Elise Delgado, a Conestoga High School graduate and student at Carnegie Mellon University, paints a picture of hope and empathy in her latest mural, writes Heidi Opdyke for CMU News. Delgado did not feel like she fit into the community when she joined CMU. “I felt very alienated,” she said. “I have a Puerto Rican…
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The Neshaminy Journal Invites Bucks County Readers to Explore Its Retro-Style Storytelling
The idea of a literary magazine in the U.S. — a compendium of essays, short-fiction, poetry, and other writings — goes back to a Philadelphia publication issued in the early 1800s. The idea lives on locally, thanks to a modern-day collection, writes Connie Wrzesniewski for the Bucks County Herald. Local authors, with quarantine time on their hands, busily prepared the manuscripts that have been collected in the third edition of…
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Fight Against Spotted Lanternflies Intensifies as Invasive Pest Starts Hatching
The state Department of Agriculture is intensifying efforts to contain the spread of spotted lanternflies. The timing is apt, as the invasive pest hatches throughout the region, writes Pat Ralph for Philly Voice. The department is treating rights-of-way, such as railways and interstates, with an insecticide spray. The measure kills spotted lanternflies on contact. Contact spraying is currently…
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Why Do Outdoor Conversations in Haycock Township Now Feature A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SHOUTING?
The volume of outdoor chats in Haycock Township is up. Not that there are more of them. But those that occur are at an increased volume. The loud talking has become a necessity, given the current Spinal Tap level-11 drone of Brood X cicadas, reports Holly Harrar of WFMZ 69 News. After a 17-year gestation period, the cicadas are now above ground…
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Bristol Public School Art Project Has Nothing to Do with Finger Paint, Clay, or Crayons
A new Bristol mural will commemorate the early days of the borough’s public education system, reports Bucks Local News. Artist Jean-Marc Dubus is painting a tribute to Otter Street School, erected in 1854. When completed, the canvas sheets will be assembled jigsaw puzzle-style, on the building at 142 Otter Street, address of the onetime schoolhouse. Aiding the project is Raising…
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Bucks County Spent Quarantine Time Watching the Night Skies for Whoever — or Whatever — May Have Flown By
U.S. national intelligence officials are currently preparing a Congressional report on unexplained sightings in the sky. Cassie Miller looked (up) at the issue from an in-state perspective for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Butch Witkowski, founder-director of the UFO Research Center of Pennsylvania, said local sightings are relatively common. Since January 2021, 49 Pennsylvanians logged UFO sightings on the National UFO Reporting Center‘s state report index. Nine were in or near Bucks County: April 28:…
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Summer Fun Heats Up at Montgomery County Community College With a Variety of Cool Camps
MCCC will host a series of cool camps for children in the community. From racing around the globe to discovering all the artistic beauty it has to offer, to exploring the galaxy or the wonders of the Schuylkill River, there will be plenty for campers to do this year. The Amazing Arts Race At “The Amazing Arts Race,” campers will travel the world to complete challenges…
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Kennett Square Resident, Whose Fight for Women in the Workplace Landed Her a Presidential Appointment, Dies
Kennett Square resident Faith Wohl, whose fight for women in the workplace landed her a presidential appointment, died last month at 85, writes Jeff Neiburg for the Wilmington News Journal. For decades, Wohl advocated for employee rights, people of color, elder care, and members of the LGBTQ community. Thanks to her, corporations started adding childcare…
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Civil War Nurse Anna Morris Holstein to Be Honored with Historic Marker in King of Prussia
Anna Morris Holstein, a volunteer Civil War nurse who led the effort to acquire and preserve George Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge, will be honored with a historic marker in King of Prussia, writes Russell Rubert King for The Times Herald. This will be King of Prussia’s first Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission marker sign.…
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2021 Philadelphia Flower Show, Outdoors for the First Time in History, Showcases Bensalem Botanical Artist
The 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show, opening today (June 5), features an outdoor setting for the first time in its 192-year history. The new venue, FDR Park in South Philadelphia, will welcome Bensalem botanical artist Carol Ashton-Hergenhan, reports Tamala Edwards for 6abc. Ashton-Hergenhan, a onetime master gardener, has been creatively capturing plants on paper for the past 60 years. She is a member of the Philadelphia Society for Botanical Illustrators…
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Toodle-oo, Baloo! Bucks County Bear No Longer Tromping through Yards in Yardley
Bucks County’s visiting bear has been caught. NBC10’s David Chang and Matt DeLucia reported his recent wanderings, eventual entrapment, and removal. The ursine visitor first showed up in Lower Makefield around the Memorial Day weekend. Video of him ripping down a birdfeeder hit the local news, and residents upped their watchfulness. Michelle Coyle of Yardley spotted the animal while entertaining guests for the holiday weekend. “My friend looked at me and…
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Volunteer Gardeners Get Their Hands Dirty and Beautify Jenkintown’s Meadowbrook Farm
Amateur gardeners, those who have retired or who do not have a garden of their own to work in, are getting their hands dirty volunteering at Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown, writes Alejandro Alvarez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. PHS Meadowbrook Farm is a free public garden where visitors can spend hours walking among beautiful, unique plant life against a backdrop…
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Art School Auction Yields Windfall When a Painting by Its Bucks County Founder Is Sold
This year’s annual online art auction at the Baum School of Art saw more than 400 works up for bid. The highest earner, in somewhat of an ironic twist, was a painting by the school’s founder, Walter Emerson Baum, reports Antiques and Art Weekly. Entitled Bucks County Farm House, the 32 x 40-inch Impressionist oil painting sold for $11,000 to…
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Morrisville Author, Severely Burned as a Child, Wins Two International Book Awards for Her Story
As a four-year-old, Lise Deguire endured an accidental burning that covered 65 percent of her body. She recovered physically, but the emotional scars that remained affected the rest of her life. She chronicled her past in a memoir, Flashback Girl, that garnered recognition by two international competitions, reports Lisa Gage for the Yardley Patch. Deguire’s writing won the 2020…
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BUCKSCO Escape: 20 Must-See Sites and Scenes to Fully Experience Valley Forge National Historical Park
Living in the Delaware Valley, one of the best gateways we have to the outdoors is Valley Forge National Historical Park. It’s practically in everyone’s backyards, and it’s full of history, monuments, trails, and things to see and experience — even shop. If you are visiting Valley Forge National Historical Park from afar, welcome! We…
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