About Upper Darby, PA and nearby first suburbs
The Wynton Marsalis Septet performing in Abu Dhabi (3/27/2017) — including Upper Darby’s Immanuel Wilkins. Immanuel is in the foreground right on the Sax and is the youngest player there. Fantastic!
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum is a short drive from Upper Darby, pocketed away in a very urban area next to the airport, rail lines and highways, this bird sanctuary and wetlands area has an easy walking path for just under 5 miles around a lake. When we visited on this temperate Fall Read More …
Thanks to our friends at Upper Darby Parent Coalition and Upper Darby School District for this useful and informative graphic.
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 …
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
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 …
“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 …
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
Biodiversity is something you can do something about in your backyard garden. This short video is a great introduction to the subject.