It’s not just any day – It’s Haverford Township Day!
It’s our annual celebrations of all Havertown, All the Time! Come out October 7th at 10am.
Hey Uze!
You, yous, youse, uze. Uze done now? We’ve lived here in Delco, in H-Town, for 20+ years. We came here after living in center city for 7 years. Growing up in the Poconos, we used “you people” for a plural you. In Pittsburgh, where we went to Pitt for college, it was “yinz” and “yinz […]
Townie Knows Nothing of YouTube
Walking past little Wawa today friends and I came across this sign. Seems like someone doesn’t know how to use the internet. The text says:“Cash Prize $100. Marilyn Monroe Impersonation Contest!!! Just call the contest hotline at (610)XXX-XXXX When prompted by the judge or the contest hotline voicemail box, just sing the following line to […]
To school or not to school?
That is the question on all the parents’ minds in the Township. Things are up in the air. Contingency plans are being made. Arguments had online, locally and nationally. School in the time of COVID is no simple matter, and since we have no national leadership or guidance, states and districts are on their own […]
Being Human in H-Town
Knock knock: Who shouldn’t be there
Knock Knock Who’s there? Clipboard guy. Clipboard guy who? Clipboard guy who shouldn’t be here but I’m going to try to sell you something anyway. Now that the weather is better, some windows, doors, siding, roofing etc. companies will come knocking. Here’s what you need to know to keep them from disturbing your peace. TOWNSHIP […]
Our own little ice show! Dec. 17, 2017
Havertownies HQ is in Mario Oliva’s section of town, so we get his emails. We received a very merry one today. We don’t usually post events that cost money, but this flyer was just so sweet and it involves the kids of H-Town. The Skatium is inviting all Townies to get tickets for an ice […]
Leaf collection up in the air
The snow has compelled our trusty Townie workers to convert the trucks into snow removal machines. Larry Gentile, top Townie Whats-What-Sayer, wrote a note to 2nd Ward Commissioner Mario Oliva (R, who was recently re-elected), saying, basically: No idea if or when we’ll get those last bits ‘o tree trash this year: “This weather […]
HMS band and strings concert Dec 2017
Havertownies HQ was in the house at the Haverford Middle School concert on Wednesday, December 6th 2017 at 7:00pm at the Haverford High School auditorium. Our district’s music program is pretty kick-ass, and the concert was yet another demonstration of it. You don’t have to know much about music to appreciate the performance, shown below […]
2 Htown police press releases, 1 story
Havertownies HQ’s middle-schooler asked us last week why there was increased police presence in H-Town. After we fainted from shock at said middle-schooler’s (usually-nonexistent) observation skills, we offered up the run down of the knife-point hold-ups on Eagle Road. Today, the police released information about apprehending the knife-wielding suspects. Here are both press releases (link […]
Recent Happenings
Veterans Park, Broomall
The scene tonight at Veterans, when we were on another Pokémon Walk
Someone painted a swastika on an H-Town mom’s garbage can. Here’s how our community is responding.
H-Town resident Esther Cohen-Eskin woke up early in the morning of August 19, 2016, to see a swastika spray-painted on her garbage can. Esther and her family are Jewish. She took to Facebook to share her dismay: “I walked outside this morning to take out the trash, and on my can someone spray painted a […]
Hidden Place, H-Town
We don’t really have an Adventure Tourism guide for Haverford Township. We have found some remote, quirky places tucked away in off-the-beaten track trails and roads, though. Do you recognize this? No? It’s part of the CREC trails. The plaque commemorates an old railroad that went through that spot. It’s a bit grown over at […]
Irish brothers would fit in well here
The Donovan brothers won a silver medal in rowing at Rio’s 2016 Summer Olympics. Lots of things to say about that, in a *very* thick accent. It may take you non-Irishy Townies twice through to understand these lads, but it’s worth it. Hilarious interview! Nothing like the Irish humor, is there? Go over to the […]
Watch for cars on the trails
We’ve been noticing township cars cruising the the Pennsy and Merry Place trails. The Merry Place trail is way too narrow for both a township truck (like Animal Control) and say, a stroller. Definitely not a double stroller! Hopefully when they come by you’ll be walking near a space to get out of the way. […]
New Here?
Knock knock: Who shouldn’t be there
Knock Knock Who’s there? Clipboard guy. Clipboard guy who? Clipboard guy who shouldn’t be here but I’m going to try to sell you something anyway. Now that the weather is better, some windows, doors, siding, roofing etc. companies will come knocking. Here’s what you need to know to keep them from disturbing your peace. TOWNSHIP […]
Gallery Mall downtown looks like a post-apocalypse scene
Here’s a pic from Hidden City Philadelphia’s Instagram account: This pic made us wonder about the good old Granite Run Mall, demolished last year. It turns out that “Abandoned Malls” is a thing. We’d heard about “urban exploring” or “decay” seekers wandering around the old Swell Bubblegum Factory in the space now occupied by the […]
Find the black dog – photos from today’s walk
We went for a little walk today along Pennsy Trail to see the snow before it melts. Shout out to the other dogs we met along the way, including new resident puppy Frank and his sweet mom and dad who know the former Miss Sandowich-now-Coffey (coffee n a sammich, anyone? Can’t make this stuff up) […]
What.The.He–??
School year starts for us after labor day
Seems like lots of parents from other parts of the Commonwealth and beyond are posting back-to-school pics. Not Townies! The Haverford School District begins after Labor Day. According to this 2013 article, our district is one of 57 out of about 500 in PA that begins after the holiday. We all seem to be OK […]
If you want open space, BUY IT
There’s a ridiculous letter from Phil Heron making the rounds. Mr. Heron is the Editor of the Daily Times. He is echoing the woes of locals who protest development over open space. He talks about the wide open views in Kansas. What the hell? In Kansas all that open space is PRIVATELY OWNED and used to […]
Bee the Soda…
Saw this on Haverford today, in front of Ardmore Beverage: Would this be soda for bees? Or soda made out of bees? Or, more of philosophical command, a la Caddyshack: Let it happen. Beeee the Sodaaa.
It’s not just any day – It’s Haverford Township Day!
It’s our annual celebrations of all Havertown, All the Time! Come out October 7th at 10am.
“Social Security” robocall hitting PA. Print this out for vulnerable neighbors.
You can copy and paste this post (in between the lines), print it out and put it in their mailboxes. Also please share it via text and email messages and posts in social media. We got this call today, July 16, 2019. The scam is currently active in PA. __________________________ Pennsylvania is the 2nd most […]
Knock knock: Who shouldn’t be there
Knock Knock Who’s there? Clipboard guy. Clipboard guy who? Clipboard guy who shouldn’t be here but I’m going to try to sell you something anyway. Now that the weather is better, some windows, doors, siding, roofing etc. companies will come knocking. Here’s what you need to know to keep them from disturbing your peace. TOWNSHIP […]
A Delco town makes a “coolest burb” list
Super popular interior design and all-things-Millennial-living website Apartment Therapy has made a list of 24 of the Coolest Suburbs in the US, and a Delco town made the cut! Spoilers: Haverford Township isn’t it. I’ll bet you can guess which Delco town was, though. Think hipster. (ok that’s a little unfair but we’re feeling jealous) […]
Chalk it up to spring!
Walking along Pennsy trail last night, we caught a sure sign of spring: chalk drawings! We hadn’t seen the typical native markings on Pennsy trail before. There seem to have been some ancient rituals performed involving grids of Xs and Os, as well as some cave drawings, “name tagging” and what we assume is a […]
Townie has no regrets from Anthem of the Seas cruise
Perhaps the Royal Caribbean ship “Anthem of the Seas” should be called “Anathema the Seas”**. The ship is turning around for the 2nd time in almost as many weeks. Do you remember the Super Bowl Sunday storm that tossed the 6,000 capacity cruise ship up, down, and all around off the coast of North Carolina? […]
School year starts for us after labor day
Seems like lots of parents from other parts of the Commonwealth and beyond are posting back-to-school pics. Not Townies! The Haverford School District begins after Labor Day. According to this 2013 article, our district is one of 57 out of about 500 in PA that begins after the holiday. We all seem to be OK […]
