Entertainment
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People’s Light Reveals Its 52nd Theatre Season With Stories of Family, Joy, and Complexity
People’s Light, Chester County’s destination for award-winning theatre and live arts, has announced its 2026/27 season — and family is at the center of it all. From Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas to a Tony Award-winning musical satire, the season explores how family shapes, sustains, challenges, and ultimately binds us together. “Family is where we first learn…
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The World’s Largest Bounce House Is Coming. Here’s Why People Are Buying Tickets Now
Imagine spending an afternoon racing friends through a 900-foot obstacle course, dancing to a live DJ inside the world’s largest bounce house, and diving into a foam party beneath giant octopus tentacles. That’s exactly what’s coming to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center Fairgrounds in Oaks from June 27th through July 5th. The Big Bounce America…
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Levittown Native, Star of ‘The Warriors’ and ‘The Thing,’ Headlines New Hope Winery Show
Thomas G. Waites, the the actor who survived The Warriors, The Thing, and a Levittown upbringing, is coming home, writes Kristen Hunt for PhillyVoice. On June 7, the Bucks County-raised actor and musician returns to the region where it all began, headlining a concert at New Hope Winery with his band, Heartbreak Waites. Waites grew…
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Business-Minded Paoli Man Rents Out His Pool to Add a Splash of Extra Income
Karl Tradewell, a Paoli resident, is among the growing number of homeowners supplementing their income by renting out their pools through Swimply app, writes Karen Heller for the Washington Post. Tradewell charges anywhere from $68 an hour for a chance to frolic in 25,000 gallons of clear saltwater contained in an azure kidney-shaped vessel. He…
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Chester County Crime Family Inspiration for 1986 Movie ‘At Close Range’
At Close Range is a 1986 crime drama based on a true story of a Chester County crime family described as “one of the most cunning and sly groups of criminals” by a former defense attorney for one of its members, writes Raghvendra Singh Rana for The Cinemaholic. Written by Nicholas Kazan, the film focuses…
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One of Pennsylvania’s Most Infamous Tragedies is Being Written Into a TV Show
Six years after a horrific tragedy garnered national attention toward nearby Bucks County, a major network will be making a series on the events. Michele Haddon wrote about the series for the Bucks County Courier Times. Back in early July of 2017, authorities found the bodies of Jimi Taro Patrick, Dean Finocchiaro, Mark Sturgis, and…
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‘Two Outta Three’: People’s Light Brings a Hilarious, Heartfelt Comedy Cabaret to Chester County This June
If you’ve ever watched a child pack up and leave home and thought, “Now what?” — People’s Light has a show for you. Chester County’s destination for award-winning theatre and live arts presents Two Outta Three, a special limited-engagement comedy cabaret created and performed by acclaimed Philadelphia theatre artists — and real-life married couple —…
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The Guinness Book of World Records Named West Chester Man the Tallest Actor in the World
Actor Matthew McGrory was once named the world’s tallest actor by the Guinness Book of World Records as he stood at 7 feet, 6 inches. Additionally, he also holds the records for the biggest foot and the longest toe in the world, writes Norway Martin for Venture Jolt. McGrory was born in West Chester in…
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Brad Ingelsby Talks ‘Task,’ ‘Mare of Easttown,’ and Possible Crossover
In a recent interview, critically acclaimed filmmaker Brad Ingelsby spoke about the future of the Delco-centered hit shows Task and Mare of Easttown, writes Kevin P. Sullivan for Gold Derby. Competing with Sunday night football and lacking the murder mystery that Mare brought to the table, it took some time for Task to find its footing when it first released. While its debut had lower ratings…
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Before Hollywood, Bradley Cooper Was Just a Kid From Jenkintown
Movie stars are usually packaged as larger-than-life figures. Untouchable. Manufactured somewhere far away from normal life. Bradley Cooper never really fit that mold. Even at the height of his career, there has always been something unusually grounded about him. The way he talks. The way he carries himself. The way he still seems emotionally tied…
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Meet the Philly Chess Master Who is Now a Jeopardy! Champion
Rittenhouse Square resident and local chess master Greg Shahade is also now a Jeopardy! champion after ending the 31-game win streak of Jamie Ding, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Shahade just recently got into trivia a few years ago. He took the online Jeopardy! test a few times before first being invited to do…
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Summer Camps at Delaware County Community College Cover Diverse Interests, with Scholarships Available
From Artificial Intelligence Designing and Developing to Art Workshops, from Babysitter Training with CPR to Cooking and Baking, to Model United Nations and Python Programming, there is something to appeal to almost any child or young teen’s interest at Summer Kids Camps at Delaware County Community College. The camps are for kids ages six through 14 and will…
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From Small Town Bucks County to the World Stage: How Quakertown Shaped Sabrina Carpenter
Global pop success usually starts in the same places. Los Angeles. New York. Industry pipelines. Sabrina Carpenter started in Quakertown. That matters. Quakertown is not built for shortcuts. It is quiet. Spread out. You do not stumble into opportunity. You plan for it. You drive to it. You work for it. That shows up all…
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From Doylestown to the World Stage: How Family, Friction, and a Doylestown Upbringing Shaped Pink
Doylestown native Pink is back in the headlines for a move that reflects who she is. She relocated her family to New York City so her daughter, Willow, can pursue Broadway, even performing alongside her on The Kelly Clarkson Show. The decision fits. Pink has always followed her own path, and now she is helping…
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Harleysville Cookie Baker Brings His Holiday Tradition to Wheel of Fortune
A Harleysville resident stepped onto the national stage this week when Terry Smith appeared on Wheel of Fortune, bringing a bit of Montgomery County with him. Smith is known among friends, family, and coworkers for his baking. Each holiday season, he makes about 120 dozen cookies at home and gives them away. That adds up…
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Phoenixville Resident Goes Into Months-Long Isolation to Compete in Upcoming Game Show
Phoenixville resident Nancy Hornback recently underwent a unique preparation process for an upcoming game show appearance, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. As part of an upcoming Fox Nation game show, Hornback lived in total isolation in upstate New York for three months alongside four other strangers. All five contestants lived without their phones, internet, social…
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After Years of Trying, Downingtown Teacher Gets His ‘Jeopardy!’ Moment
For West Chester resident Chris Kearney, a Downingtown High School West teacher, who appeared on Jeopardy! last week was the culmination of a lifelong dream that began in middle school, writes Brooke Schultz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Having grown up watching the show, Kearney decided eight years ago to pursue his dream of appearing. He took the 50-question online qualifying test…
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‘The Woman Question’ to Premiere at People’s Light May 6-24
People’s Light will premiere The Woman Question, a powerful and imaginative new play that brings to life the extraordinary, untold stories of women who studied medicine in Philadelphia more than a century ago. Running May 6-24, the production centers on the 1894 graduating class of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, an institution that helped shape…
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