🌱 FLI-POP Welcome Celebration and 11 more events

Morning Ridley Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• FLI-POP Welcome Celebration at Swarthmore College - Featured Events
• Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting at Swarthmore Borough-Main Calendar
• International Student Orientation at Swarthmore College - Featured Events

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
• Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ridley Park

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Thursday August 20
• FLI-POP Welcome Celebration
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Matchbox Tarble Commons Upper Level
  6:00 pm
• Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting →
  Swarthmore Borough-Main Calendar - Swarthmore PA 19081
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• International Student Orientation
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Swarthmore, PA 19081
• FLI-POP Workshops
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Singer Hall Room 346 - Classroom
  8:00 am
• American Communities 1776-2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
  8:30 am
Saturday August 22
• International Student Orientation
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Swarthmore, PA 19081
• SSJI Program
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Intercultural Center Big Room - ICC
  8:00 am
• FLI-POP Workshops
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events Singer Hall Room 346 - Classroom
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• American Communities 1776-2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
  8:30 am
• Zumba Gold (Thursday) →
  Media Borough, PA Calendar, 301 N Jackson Street, Media
  9:30 am
• CHS Open House
  Chester-Upland SD Chester High School
  10:00 am
• Community Lifesaver Day
  City of Chester Chester Fire Department Station 2, 320 E 14th Street, Chester, PA, 19013, United States
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Swarthmore

• Local authors find hope for today from 19th century women's movement (connectionnewspapers.com)
• Author Talk: Rachel Pastan — We're So Lucky to Live Here (popville.com)
• Why Delaware County Is One of the Philadelphia Suburbs' Most Versatile Places to Live (delco.today)

Chester

• Chester County's Brandywine Creek Among PA Waterways Flagged for Bacteria (delco.today)
• Widener University welcomes the Class of 2030 for their 'new experience' (delcotimes.com)

Media

• Café Closes In Media, But A New Breakfast And Lunch Spot Will Take Its Place (patch.com)

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