Lansdowne Arts on the Avenue is just around the corner. Marty and Helene Von Rosenstiel and friends will reprise last year’s popular and fun recycled instrument-making with kids of all ages at Arts On The Avenue festival on September 10, 2017. There will be a tent set up that day in the Farmer’s Market parking lot and materials will be provided …

It’s Farmers Market season and our opening Market was wildly successful. Farmers Markets can be integral to the economic development of a community. According to an article by Lauren Sverth for Main Street America, “Farmers markets activate places and foster unique interactions…they generate a remarkable influx of fresh energy that is difficult to replicate…The growing number of farmers markets reflects …

The Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) is proud to announce the Dragon Spirit Arts Studio & Nue Gallery will be opening in Lansdowne at 201 W. Baltimore Avenue. The Grand Opening weekend is scheduled for Friday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26 with the main event on Saturday, March 25 from 9:30am – 3:30pm. Dragon Spirit Arts Studio & Nue Gallery, operated by …

Since the ribbon-cutting on April 19, 2016 the Walgreens store has been a welcomed addition to Lansdowne Borough. Walgreens’ takeover of the old Fidelity Bank building in Lansdowne was a sigh of relief when the store was updated with historic preservation in mind. A new addition to the store entrance was designed to match the existing building, historical elements like …

Where I came from in central PA, my choice for TV/Internet service was one of two options: choose the one overpriced local cable company or a “hit-or-miss” satellite provider. I am a firm believer that competition always benefits the consumer. Competition is the name of the game here in the Lansdowne area. I am probably your average customer so how …

Being new to the Lansdowne area, having just moved here in July 2015, I went through the usual “Where is the post office…” “Where is the library…” and being of the klutzy nature, the most important one: “Where is the hospital?” In my research, I found Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital closest to home. I was happy to find that they offered …

The Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation, (HLTC), aspires to adaptively reuse the 1,358 seat Lansdowne Theater as a concert and performing arts venue featuring nationally known singer songwriters, adult-alternative and classic rock musicians, and for use by area non-profit performing arts and civic organizations. Through the leadership of State Representative Nicholas Micozzie and State Senator Anthony Williams, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania …

Todaro’s Music Store is a creative destination where proprietor Joe Todaro has been making music for over two decades. In fact, Todaro not only makes music they make musical instruments too! Joe Todaro invented, designed, and manufactures a Ukulele-Charango, a string instrument that produces a very unique sound. The instrument is hand crafted in South America and sold all over …

The building at 48 Marshall Road has been home to a number of different banks since 1955. But shortly after the First Union Bank was merged and abandoned the site the local owners of Stephanou’s Service Center and Mar-Win Shop N Bag saw a decline in their respective businesses and mounted a campaign to recruit a community bank back to …

Andrea and Gregg DiFabio are celebrating the one year anniversary of the opening of their record store, Vinyl Revival, 35-37 N. Lansdowne Avenue. Vinyl Revival is a destination for people who want a unique entertainment and shopping experience. Not your ordinary record store, Vinyl Revival offers not only new and vintage vinyl records but also sells handmade and up-cycled artful …