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🌱 Patch AM: Six close-to-home Delco day trips, starting right on State Street.

Spotted on the Media calendar: Circle at Sundown Community Street Party

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Hello again Media! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Six close-to-home Delco day trips, starting right on State Street.
  • How Penn State Brandywine's new SGA plans to amplify student voices.

Also on today's calendar: Circle at Sundown Community Street Party and 9 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!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A little rain; windy, cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Brisk and cool with rain, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
  • Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 6 Delaware County Towns Perfect for a Saturday Day Trip (delco.today) — Media residents get top billing in this Delco day-trip guide, which highlights State Street's cafes, shops, Glen Providence Park, Tyler Arboretum, and the Media Theatre as part of a full Saturday close to home. It also suggests nearby towns like Wayne, Swarthmore, Chadds Ford, Havertown, and Newtown Square for garden walks, history stops, and restaurant-hopping without leaving the county.
   

• New student government board brings focus to Brandywine student voices (psu.edu) — Penn State Brandywine's new Student Government Association leaders in Media are inviting classmates to share ideas and concerns so they can better advocate with campus administration. With most students commuting, the board is prioritizing commuter support, visibility, and broader involvement in budgeting decisions that shape events, clubs, and campus life throughout the 2026–27 year.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Garden City and South Media Fire Companies' 2026 Fund Drive Highlights the Families Behind Every Volunteer —The Communication Solutions Group Read on Patch
  • SAGE Dining Services posted a job opening for High Volume Cook in Broomall. Apply here.
  • ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Frozen Foods Clerk in Drexel Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Media here.

🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

  • High Schools: Raelyn Smith's late heroics lift Garnet Valley over Strath Haven (delcotimes.com)
  • Toys 'R' Us Returns to Bucks County as 120 New Stores Open Nationwide (bucksco.today)
  • Petershill Partners debt ratings affirmed at A with stable outlook (tradersunion.com)

Swarthmore

  • Swarthmore Announces New Tuition Guarantee for Families Earning $200,000 Or Less With 'Typical' Assets (swarthmorephoenix.com)
  • We Should All Be Artists: A Review of the Swarthmore Arts Mixer (swarthmorephoenix.com)
  • Old Science Hall Renamed to Honor Swarthmore Alum Edley, Professor Emerita Morgan (swarthmorephoenix.com)

Radnor

  • Multi-National Engineering Company Opens Its First US Office In Radnor (patch.com)

Ok Media! 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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