About Upper Darby, PA and nearby first suburbs
Upper Darby is the 6th largest municipality in Pennsylvania and the largest Township in the state. It is a home rule township[1] bordering West Philadelphia in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upper Darby’s population is diverse, representing over 100 ethnic cultures located within its densely populated, rowhouse streets. It is Pennsylvania’s sixth most populous municipality. Read More ...
Upper Darby is home to the Tower Theater, a historic music venue on 69th street built in the 1920s. It is also known for one of the best public education music programs in the country as well as an independent theater and performing arts program “Summer Stage” which operates from the performing arts center at Read More ...
Public Schools Upper Darby Township’s Public Education is served by the Upper Darby School District. In all, the 12 Public Schools plus the Kindergarten Center serve nearly 12,000 students. The district has one high school, Upper Darby High School, and two middle schools, Beverly Hills Middle School and Drexel Hill Middle School. Upper Darby High Read More ...
Upper Darby has a richly diverse population and many ethnic restaurants. We will be visiting and writing about our experiences in the “Food” section of the menu above, each post will cover one visit.
Public Schools Upper Darby Township’s Public Education is served by the Upper Darby School District. In all, the 12 Public Schools plus the Kindergarten Center serve nearly 12,000 students. The district has one high school, Upper Darby High School, and two middle schools, Beverly Hills Middle School and Drexel Hill Middle School. Upper Darby High Read More ...
Upper Darby is the 6th largest municipality in Pennsylvania and the largest Township in the state. It is a home rule township[1] bordering West Philadelphia in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upper Darby’s population is diverse, representing over 100 ethnic cultures located within its densely populated, rowhouse streets. It is Pennsylvania’s sixth most populous municipality. 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.
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 …
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 …
One of our local Upper Darby kids from Drexel Hill has been become a superstar on TV’s “America’s Got Talent” program. But you can judge for yourself: Arielle Baril: Young Opera Singer Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Pie Jesu” – America’s Got Talent
A friend writes: In the midst of Tuesday night’s weather chaos, my 10-year-old son and I had the privilege to take part in an interfaith prayer vigil for the victims of the Charleston church shooting. Organized by Upper Darby councilwoman and friend, Sekela Coles, the service brought several hundred community members to the Fresh Anointing Read More …