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In today's newsletter:

• How a Media senior art class reunited a mentor and her student
• How a deadly Upper Darby fire is impacting a Media EMT’s family
• How Media’s first Pride event changed one mom’s life mission

Also on today's calendar: Festival of Lights in Rose Tree Park and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 46, low: 30.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and misty, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Past Art Comrades Meet Again After 25 Years, Co-Teach Media Class (delco.today) — Two longtime art friends are now co-teaching a monthly art class for residents at Rose Tree Place, the senior living community in Media. Their reunion comes 25 years after an earlier class inspired Helen Smith to fully embrace her identity as an artist, and they’re now helping local seniors discover their own creativity.
   

• Man fatally injured in Upper Darby fire was a longtime firefighter (delcotimes.com) — A longtime Lansdowne firefighter was fatally injured in a Saturday apartment fire in Upper Darby, and his wife, an EMT who served in Media, is hospitalized with severe injuries. The blaze damaged 42 apartments, displaced residents to Drexel Hill Middle School, and prompted a fundraising effort to support the Rowley family and others affected.
   

• Bonnie Kaplan: Spreading Love Through Free Mom Hugs (epgn.com) — A Media resident who co-leads Free Mom Hugs in Pennsylvania shares how Media’s first Pride event and later a trans march in town inspired her growing advocacy for LGBTQ+ neighbors. She describes local Pride rides, “portable hugs,” and Happy Mail efforts across Delaware County, and emphasizes the ongoing need for volunteers, especially in the Media area, to support affirming, nonjudgmental community connections.
   

📸 Around Media

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Media

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Tuesday December 23

• Festival of Lights in Rose Tree Park
  1671 N Providence Rd , Media
  5:00 pm
• Pilates (Tuesday)
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street , Media
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Yoga (Wednesday)
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street , Media
  9:30 am

Thursday December 25

• Pilates (Thursday)
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street , Media
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Weekend Warm-up Hike
  Tyler Arboretum , 515 Painter Road , Media
  8:00 am
• Yoga (Friday)
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street , Media
  9:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Family Explorers: What Lives at the Arboretum?
  Tyler Arboretum , 515 Painter Road , Media
  10:00 am
• Saturday Wildflower Walk: Winter Edition
  Tyler Arboretum , 515 Painter Road , Media
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• New Years Retreats at Pendle Hill
  Pendle Hill , 338 Plush Mill Rd
  4:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Yoga (Monday)
  Media Borough, PA Calendar , 301 N Jackson Street , Media
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Food Outreach — Greenhouse Project
  Greenhouse Project , 44 E 23rd St , Chester
  10:00 am
• Track & Build Day @ MFL
  Middletown Free Library Community Collaboration Space, Second Floor,
  10:00 am
• Indoor Story Time @ MFL
  Middletown Free Library Children's Room,
  10:00 am
• Morning Movie for Seniors
  Sharon Hill Public Library
  10:30 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is this yours??
  He was standing in the middle of Grandview when the firetrucks went by so we brought him inside. Please claim him asap, my cats are DEEPLY offended… (Nextdoor Grandview)
• UPDATES ON PECO!!!!
  Rogers Lane is now open for traffic. The area of Morris Lane, which has been without power for three days appears to be now being worked on by… (Nextdoor )

• Wend American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Crew Member in Media. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Media. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Media here.

🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• H.S. Basketball: Gamble, Graham help Haverford School light up scoreboard (delcotimes.com)
• Delaware County road projects, week of Dec. 21, 2025 (delcotimes.com)
• Merry Christmas Fund climbs. Big week ahead. (delcotimes.com)

Swarthmore

• Double-digit number of donors push Merry Christmas Fund (delcotimes.com)
• Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; The Milford Theater Leads Favorite Theatre! (broadwayworld.com)

Radnor

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-- The Patch AM Team

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