Bucks County Herald
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Bush House Hotel Owner on Its Ongoing Role: ‘I Like Restaurants. But We Need Affordable Housing, Too’
Tom Skiffington, owner of Quakertown’s Bush House Hotel, has been told repeatedly to give up. Considering his daily pressures — a vintage building in constant…
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Transplanted L.A. Producer Finds Ample Talent Here; Starts a Rep Theater Company to Highlight It
It sounds oh-so-cliché: Big-time Los Angeles writer-producer come to bucolic community, finds an abundance of local talent, and successfully launches a theater company to spotlight…
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Bucks County’s Natural Pinnacle Gains Permanent Protection; Views Will Remain Unimpeded Forever
Haycock Mountain, and the 15 acres that surround it, is now protected by a Pa. Game Lands designation that will keep its natural beauty forever.…
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Quakertown Basketball Coach Fred Richter Enters Pa. Sports Hall of Fame; Taught Basics the ‘Right Way’
Fred Richter, player for and coach of the Quakertown High School basketball team, has long been called a legend. But later this month, he’ll officially…
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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…
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Council Rock School District Leader Resigns: Was the Move Related to His COVID-19 Stance?
Dr. Robert Fraser has resigned as superintendent of Council Rock School District. The board accepted his notice; however, the move comes amid questions about whether…
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Kona Compost Co., Yardley, Wins Environmental Stewardship Award, Pays It Forward to Local Garden
In an act of one-good-turn-deserves-another, the Kona Compost Co. in Yardley took a monetary award and turned it over to another Bucks County nonprofit. Chris…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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Pine2Pink Finds the Green in Countywide Breast Cancer Fundraising Effort
The latest Pine2Pink fundraising effort — encompassing nearly 100 business partners across seven in-county communities — raised an all-time-high $117,000 in financial support for breast…
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New Hope Sculptor Mark Pettigrow Merges His Talents into Maine Traffic Roundabout
Drivers in Portland, Me., are now the benefactors of New Hope artist Mark Pettigrow, whose soaring sculpture has transformed an everyday traffic circle into an…
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Perkasie Historical Society Restores Community Nativity Display to Its 1940s Glory
Although it may seem odd to cite a resurrection story at Christmastime, the Perkasie Historical Society is credited a very public rebirth. Fred R. Savana’s…
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Bucks County Intermediate Unit Students Lift Holiday Spirits of U.S. Military by 7,900 Percent in Six Years
The Grinch’s heart isn’t the only thing that is seeing a massive increase this time of year. The 2021 “Stockings for Soldiers” outreach, a student…
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Hope-Filled Bucks County Artist Sees His 2021 Christmas Card as a ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’
Local artist Jerry Cable uses the wealth of Bucks County visuals when painting his annual seasonal card. He has captured local farmsteads blanketed in snow,…
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Norman’s Hallmark of Newtown Township: Making Holidays Warm and Fuzzy for 82 Years
Holiday shoppers have been turning to Norman’s Hallmark for eight decades, picking out special cards, unique seasonal decorations, and heartfelt gifts. The Newtown Township-based family…
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‘Women Bike Dtown’ Riders Use Cycles, Not Brooms, for Bewitching Fundraiser
Bicycling and witches may only be linked by the memory of The Wizard of Oz, in which Dorothy’s nemesis, the prim Miss Gulch (and her…
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Public Unveiling of Restored Durham Grist Mill Grinds to a Halt in Deference to COVID-19 Concerns
The Durham Grist Mill, located in its eponymous Bucks County township, was set to reopen after state grants funded a $53,000 renovation. Ongoing pandemic concerns,…
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