🌱 Patch AM: What really happened on that chaotic Baltimore Avenue construction detour?

Hi Media! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What really happened on that chaotic Baltimore Avenue construction detour?
• How is a Media resident tied to the Penn State drug probe?

Also on today's calendar: Newtown Square Farmers Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Media, PA: Goofball Mercedes Driver On Baltimore Ave Disregards Construction Flagger, Heads Head-On Into Oncoming Traffic (tiremeetsroad.com) — A recent dashcam video from just outside downtown Media shows a Mercedes driver ignoring a construction flagger on West Baltimore Avenue, forcing another car onto the curb to avoid a head-on crash. The story breaks down exactly where it happened, how flaggers were directing traffic, and what citations and penalties drivers in Media can face for disobeying work-zone instructions or hopping a curb in an emergency maneuver.
   

• Penn State fraternity drug ring: Philadelphia ties revealed after over a dozen charged (fox29.com) — Media gets a brief but notable mention in a statewide drug-trafficking case, as investigators say one of the people charged, Kyle Ridpath, is from Media. Authorities allege a coordinated cocaine operation tied to Penn State fraternities, with multiple defendants from the Philadelphia region and ongoing questions about how long the ring operated and who else might be charged.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Newtown Square Farmers Market →
  395 Bishop Hollow Rd, Newtown Square
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Gentle Flow Yoga
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  9:15 am
• Saturday Wildflower Walk
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  11:00 am
• 1pm party slot available! Click for Info! →
  Painting with a Twist, 300 W State St #100, Media
  4:00 pm
• 4pm party slot available! Click for Info! →
  Painting with a Twist, 300 W State St #100, Media
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Vinyasa Flow Yoga
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
  9:15 am
Monday August 24
• Yoga (Monday) →
  Media Borough, PA Calendar, 301 N Jackson Street, Media
  5:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Upper Providence Twp https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81073678818?pwd=QXlVSzR2U1ByLzlYT2xIVEZCZmQzZz09 Meeting ID: 810 7367 8818 
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• TUESDAY SHOT & MICROCHIP CLINIC
  Providence Animal Center , 555 Sandy Bank Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
  4:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Moth Night at Newlin →
  Newlin Grist Mill Park, 219 Cheyney Rd
  9:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Happy Hour at Newlin →
  Newlin Grist Mill
  5:00 pm
• Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz →
  Newlin Grist Mill
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Residents and Staff Members Collaborate at Maris Grove —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch

• At Home Decor Superstore posted a job opening for Team Member in Media. Apply here.
• Miller's Ale House Restaurant & Sports Bar posted a job opening for Expeditor in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Media here.

🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• PGA of America Golf Professional Braden Shattuck Successfully Defends at 105th Philadelphia PGA Professional Championship (pga.com)
• Why Delaware County Is One of the Philadelphia Suburbs' Most Versatile Places to Live (delco.today)

Swarthmore

• Media's Plum Street Plaza gets recognized as 2026 Great Place in PA (delcotimes.com)
• Local authors find hope for today from 19th century women's movement (connectionnewspapers.com)

Brookhaven

• Second man to plead in Marketplace robbery case first to be sentenced (delcotimes.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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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