Elkins Park
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Elkins Park-Based Heroic Gardens Helps Veterans Heal Through Horticulture
Collie Turner combined her love of gardening with pride in her grandfather’s military service to create Heroic Gardens, an Elkins Park-based mental health nonprofit that helps veterans heal through horticulture, writes Racquel Williams for KYW Newsradio. “I was very close to my grandfather, and he served in World War II,” she said. “He was a…
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Elusive John Singer Sargent Portrait Briefly Comes out of Hiding
A portrait by John Singer Sargent resurfaced recently before being tucked back away, reports Peter Dobrin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The portrait from 1903 is of Philadelphia businessman Peter A.B. Widener and had been held in storage at the Art Museum for decades. The Museum recently relinquished the portrait to Widener’s estate, but they did…
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Chester County Leadership: Dr. Michael Mittelman, President, Salus University
Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, president of Elkins Park-based Salus University, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Long Island, where he rode his bike to neighboring towns with his best friend. As a teenager, he was involved in theater and choir and got to see first-run Broadway shows during a theater appreciation class. After…
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Sister-Owned Elkins Park Restaurant Gets Shoutout from Jalen Hurts
When sisters and entrepreneurs Dr. Kala and Dr. Maya Johnstone started FoodChasers’ Kitchen in Elkins Park, little did they know that they would be getting a famous shoutout. Before the Super Bowl, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was asked at a press conference about the best place in Philly to grab a cheesesteak. He…
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Classroom Culinarians: Two Former School Principals Open Restaurant in Montco
After long dreaming about owning a restaurant together, Dr. Maya Johnstone and Dr. Kala Johnstone opened FoodChasers Kitchen in Elkins Park, where they’re serving up the menu they’ve been dreaming of. “From the moment our doors opened, we’ve been hamsters on a wheel but it has truly been a blessing,” co-owners Maya and Kala said.…
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State of Local Mansion No Longer a Mystery Thanks to Crafty YouTubers
Despite its incredible history, the 110-room Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park in Montgomery County has been sitting empty for nearly 25 years, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The former home of Peter A.B. Widener and family, two of whom died on the Titanic, was once known for its opulence both inside and out.…
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