West Chester, PA

Havertown, PA

<figure><div class="img-wrapper"><img alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4OuaH3_0fnLix5x00" style="width:100%" src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4OuaH3_0fnLix5x00" data-credit="Image via 6abc." data-externalurl="" width="928" height="550" ><div class="img-subtitle">Image via 6abc.</div></div></figure>On the same day America crowned the Season 20 American Idol winner, auditions were held for the second annual Star Vocal Competition in Haverford Township, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.Auditions took place Sunday at the Kelly Center for Music in Havertown in the hope that talent hiding among us will emerge.Locals ages 8 and up were invited to come out and audition.<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>The competition kicks off in June with first-place Grand Prizes in each category at $1,000.“These are the people that we work with every day,” said <a href="https://delco.today/2021/05/havertown-singing-competition/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">Danny Murphy</a>, the Director and Producer of The Star Vocal Competition. “These are people that we see in school, and you would never understand the level of talent that they have. This gives them the opportunity to come out of their shell and just show off the incredible skills that they have.”Last year’s competition brought out people up and down the East Coast.“We got to see some stars made over four weeks last summer,” said Murphy. “I can’t even wait to see what’s what’s going to happen this summer.”West Chester social media sensation Tell Williams was a judge and emcee last year.<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Read more at <a href="https://6abc.com/the-star-vocal-competition-delaware-county-american-idol-singing/11873780/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#4A90E2">6abc</a> about the Star Vocal Competition.

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Santa Monica, CA

Brigid Pfeifer

The world has lost a ground breaking acting legend. On March 29th, 2024, Louis Gossett Jr. passed away in Santa Monica, California. He was 87 years old. Gossett Jr. was born in 1936 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. After obtaining a sports injury at age 17, he was encouraged to participate in a school play. Not long afterwards, he was encouraged to try out for a Broadway play. The rest, as they say, was history.

Academy Award Winning Actor Dies at Age 87

Philadelphia, PA

DELCO.Today

The Newsroom, the New-York based restaurant and speakeasy, is opening a second location and has selected Philadelphia as its host city. A new speakeasy and restaurant is coming to Northern Liberties as New York-based Rose Hospitality plans to enter the Philadelphia market, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal.

A New Restaurant and Speakeasy is Coming to Northern Liberties in the Next Few Months

Broadway, VA

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Rockingham County, VA

Tracy Leicher

ELKTON, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a fatal Rockingham County crash that killed a Broadway woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Tuesday April 16, 2024 in the 5500 block of Bryant Hollow Road.

Newlywed Dies After Riding on Hood of Car

Marple Township, PA

Marple Police released this photo of a coyote they believe is still at large in the Broomall area. The coyote that snatched a Marple woman’s dog last week was caught Wednesday morning, but another has been sighted still in the Broomall area, writes Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia.

Dog-Snatching Coyote Captured but at Least One Is Still at Large

Springfield, PA

Charlie Frederick, left, of Darby Township, a customer for over 40 years, talks to Guy’s staff members, from left, Samantha Fail of Secane, Damian Penater of Springfield and Cailin Bauer-Smith of Glenolden, as they slice his cold cuts and fill his order. When your customers keep coming back decade...

Guy’s Foods Deli Celebrates 50 Years With Fresh Food and a Personal Touch

El Chingon is one of the top spots in Philly for lunch. Its known for its Mexican cuisine, namely its tacos and cemitas. As someone who grew up in Philadelphia, Regan Stephens is quite familiar with Philly’s dynamic food scene, she writes for People. While it’s impossible to eat...

People Magazine Writer Compiles List of Best Places to Eat If You Had Just 24 Hours in Philadelphia

Chicago, IL

The Quick Historian

Clarisa Figueroa, a 51-year-old woman from Chicago, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to the horrific murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and the subsequent removal of her unborn child from her womb. The ghastly crime, which shocked the nation, unfolded in April 2019 and has left a lasting scar on the community.

Woman sentenced for cutting baby from teen's woman, killing both

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Downingtown, PA

Toll Brothers purchases a 22-acre site in Downingtown with plans to construct 89 townhomes on the property for $6.23 million. Toll Brothers has purchased a 22-acre site in Downingtown with plans to construct 89 townhouses on the property, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Fort Washington-based homebuilder...

Builder Toll Brothers Buys 22-Acre Site in Downingtown with Plans for Development

Georgia State

Tanesha Trippett has had a long journey in and outside of the culinary industry, culminating in opening a restaurant in the same neighborhood she grew up. Tanesha Trippett has lived in West Oak Lane her whole life, but spent her summers as a girl with her mother’s family in Savannah, Georgia, where all women pride themselves on their cooking, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Since Leaving Her Financial Services Job to Attend Culinary School, Tanesha Trippett Now Owns A Restaurant

Paoli, PA

Kate and Philip Ferro, pictured, are opening their third restaurant, this time in Paoli. Restaurateurs Philip and Kate Ferro, the owners of Chadds Ford Tavern and Kings Tavern in Coatesville, are expanding, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Together with their investors Chet Patel and Garry Hesselbacher, the...

Owners of Chadds Ford Tavern, Kings Tavern Opening New Restaurant in Paoli

Media, PA

A former homeowner's story in The Wall Street Journal talks about a haunted home in Media. After The Wall Street Journal story “Selling a Haunted House?” was released, readers responded with haunted tales of their own, writes Kerry Barger for The Wall Street Journal. One story talked about...

Wall Street Journal: Former Owner Talks About Her Haunted House in Media

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Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY - In a major blow to organized crime in New Jersey, Michael Healy, 43, from Montclair, has been convicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to murder a federal witness, three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, and related firearms offenses.

Essex County Drug Lord Convicted of Multiple Murders and Narcotics Trafficking

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Gladwyne, PA

On the same day America crowned the Season 20 American Idol winner, auditions were held for the second annual Star Vocal Competition in Haverford Township, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.

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