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At the Avenue…
In nearby Lansdowne they have been working for years on making their main street a walkable, attractive area. The classic theater, the restoration of the “20th Century Club” a Saturday morning farmers market and some quality restaurants have made a huge difference. We finally visited the Avenue Deli and I can report that we were Read More …
Local film scout
We came across this article about Dan Gorman who grew up in Upper Darby, went to Upper Darby High School and was the location scout for several well known films in the area including “Creed” and “Silver Linings Playbook”. TOMMY LEONARDI Read more at philly.com
Jethro Tull – Upper Darby – 1987
Who knew? We ran across this CD recently: Tracklist 1-1 Songs From The Wood 1-2 Thick As A Brick 1-3 Steel Monkey 1-4 Farm On The Freeway 1-5 Heavy Horses 1-6 Living In The Past 1-7 Budapest 2-1 Instrumental 2-2 Wond’ring Aloud 2-3 Skating Away & Introduction Of The Band 2-4 Jump Start 2-5 Too Read More …
Philly named number one to visit
“emojiToday, travel authority Lonely Planet released its list of the 10 best places to visit in the United States in 2016, and Philadelphia, the country’s first and only World Heritage City, ranked #1 on the list, ahead of Alaska; San Antonio, Texas; and Yellowstone National Park.” Philadelphia, the country’s first and only World Heritage City, Read More …
Music from an Upper Darby Native
Our favorite new Philly band (one of the lead members is an Upper Darby native) is releasing the new record in the UK and here is a video that the UK label just put out. Great stuff! Read the UK article. Tour info
For next year’s garden…
Biodiversity is something you can do something about in your backyard garden. This short video is a great introduction to the subject.
Local band getting lots of attention…
Upper Darby native Matheson, now residing in South Philadelphia has formed a new local band with two other women and they call themselves “Queen of Jeans”. They just released the first song of a new album and have garnered the attention of Philadelphia’s new music champion WXPN and some other East Coast music outlets. In Read More …
How to eat Pho!
We found this video piece that was produced at one of our local restaurants Pho & Cafe Anh Hong near 69th street. It was produced by the “Munchies” channel. They write: “For a novice, a bowl of pho can be just as intimidating as it is delicious, what with all the different cuts of meat, Read More …