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🌱 Patch AM: How Doylestown veterans can book their county discount card appointment
And on the Doylestown Patch calendar - Croton Arts Festival 2026

What's up Doylestown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Doylestown veterans can book their county discount card appointment
- Why Doylestown's Honey lands on Pennsylvania's must-try dinner list
- Why local quarries became the unexpected stars of Pennsylvania Impressionism.
Also on today's calendar: Croton Arts Festival 2026 and 17 more events.
Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A little rain; windy, cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Brisk and cool with rain, temps: high: 61, low: 58.
- Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Veteran Discount Cards (newtowngrant.org) — Doylestown-area veterans and reservists can obtain a Bucks County Veteran Discount Card at the old courthouse on East Court Street, by appointment through the county Veterans Affairs office. The program extends benefits and local discounts, with contact numbers and online resources listed to help veterans access medical, legal, transportation, and employment support.
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2. 10 Pennsylvania Restaurants Where Supper Is So Outstanding It Sells Out Every Single Evening (takingthekids.com) — Doylestown food lovers get a special nod with Honey on Shewell Avenue featured among Pennsylvania's most sought-after dinner spots, praised for its seasonal, farm-sourced menu and intimate atmosphere. The statewide list also spotlights standout restaurants in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Bethlehem, New Hope, and Leola, all known for reservations that fill quickly thanks to devoted regulars and traveling diners.
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3. How Pennsylvania's quarries went on to inspire a national art movement (inquirer.com) — An ongoing exhibition at the Michener Art Museum on Pine Street in Doylestown explores how local stone quarries shaped the Pennsylvania Impressionism movement. Curator Laura Igoe highlights works by New Hope–area artists and explains why quarries' light, geometry, and industry fascinated painters. The show runs through February 28, 2027, giving residents plenty of time to visit.
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4. Bucks County DA Launching Hate Roundtable Series (tapinto.net) — From Doylestown, the Bucks County District Attorney is launching a Safe From Hate Roundtable Series to tackle hate crimes with community and faith leaders. Sessions will be held in Langhorne, at Delaware Valley University, and in Upper Bucks, and live-streamed for residents. The effort aims to improve reporting, investigations, and use of legal tools to protect vulnerable neighbors.
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5. Woman admits to drug trafficking, 2023 overdose death of Perkasie man (phillyburbs.com) — Doylestown appears in a sweeping Bucks County drug case, where a grand jury linked accused trafficker Shana Finlan to a nonfatal overdose in town as well as fatal overdoses elsewhere. Finlan has now pleaded guilty to nine felony charges, including drug delivery resulting in death, for a violent, multi-county operation tied to methamphetamine and fentanyl sales and multiple overdose deaths.
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📸 Around Doylestown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Doylestown
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★ Featured events ★
- Croton Arts Festival 2026 →
31 Rake Rd, Flemington
11:00 am - 97th Juried Art Show at Phillips' Mill Opens This Weekend →
Phillips' Mill Community Association, 2619 River Rd, New Hope
1:00 pm - Chamber Music Concert, The Bridge Street Chamber Players →
Trinity Episcopal Church Solebury, 6587 Upper York Rd, Solebury
4:00 pm - OPEN BLUES JAM - Live Music →
Capri Pizza Restaurant & Bar, 5855 Easton Rd, Plumsteadville
6:30 pm - Estate Sale in Perkasie, PA | Tractors | Tools | Lawn & Farm Equipment & More →
Online Auction,
8:00 pm - 1st Thursday at Alderfer Auction Doylestown - Evaluations with Fine Art Specialist Christian Answini →
3359 Durham Rd, Doylestown
10:00 am - KILLER DOUBLE HEADLINER @ Comedy Cabaret Comedy Club →
Comedy Cabaret Comedy Club, 625 N Main St, Doylestown
8:00 pm - Doylestown Porchfest →
Doylestown
12:00 pm - Calvary Community Fest →
Calvary Chapel Central Bucks, 1100 Manor Dr, Chalfont
12:00 pm - Night of the Net →
Doylestown Tennis Club, 10 Welden Dr, Doylestown
7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Pumpkin Harvest Festival →
Bountiful Acres Garden Center & Landscaping, 5074 York Rd
10:00 am - 26th Annual Peace Fair →
Buckingham Friends Meetinghouse, 5684 York Rd., Lahaska, PA, 18931
10:30 am - Vampire's Library Horror Book Fair at Vampa! A Frighteningly Fun Free Event to Kick Off Spooky Seaso →
VAMPA Vampire & Paranormal Museum, 3686 US-202, Doylestown
11:00 am - Hot Rods for Homeless Vets Car Show at Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery! →
Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery, 2730 Hilltown Pike, Perkasie
12:00 pm - The Painters' Collective at the Art Colony at Prallsville Mills →
Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler St, Stockton
12:00 pm - Designer Bag Bingo Fundraiser →
325 S Oxford Valley Rd, Fairless Hills
1:00 pm - Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED - Doylestown →
Doylestown YMCA, 2500 Lower State Rd, Doylestown
10:00 am - Pumpkin Harvest Festival →
Bountiful Acres Garden Center & Landscaping, 5074 York Rd
10:00 am - The Painters' Collective at the Art Colony at Prallsville Mills →
Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler St, Stockton
12:00 pm - Breathwork Class →
Sun Dog Yoga Studio, 17 W State St, Doylestown
4:00 pm
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Doylestown Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Doylestown PatchAM possible:
- Douglas Jewelers — (215) 491-3939
- Kolbe's Antiques & Art — 2678605004
- Water Wheel Tavern — (215) 348-8300
- Wycombe Tavern & Grille — (215) 827-0177
- Bishop Estate Vineyard And Winery — (215) 249-3559
- Gasper Landscapes — (215) 364-2400
- New Hope Academy — (215) 493-4200
- Stone House Antiques Center — 2675440574
- Shared Wellness — (267) 247-5705
- All About Vacuums Warehouse — (215) 230-7000
- Airmid Wellness and Counseling Center — 2152930744
- Bow-Wow Boardinghouse, LLC — (215) 343-5587
- Anthony Petsis & Associates — (215) 968-6638
- School of Rock Doylestown — (215) 230-3406
- Princeton Radiology — 6099218211
- Imagen Golf — (215) 595-6299
- CASTLE VALLEY MILL — (215) 340-3609
- Eclipse Exterior Cleaning — (844) 600-9274
- Steven Singer Jewelers — (215) 627-3242
- The DeAngelis Agency — 2159678828
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Estate Sale Services - Alderfer Auction
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I Got My Medicare Card—What Do I Do Next? —Joe DeAngelis Read on Patch
- Doylestown Porchfest introduces PorchPilot an easy way to explore the festival —Amanda Kewley Read on Patch
- Campers Inn RV posted a job opening for Guest Services Coordinator in Hatfield. Apply here.
- Clemens Food Group posted a job opening for Sanitation Coordinator - 3rd Shift in Hatfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Doylestown here.
Ok Doylestown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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