The Corner (aka Koffee Korner) New Breakfast and Lunch Menus

The Corner's (aka Koffee Corner) new Breakfast and Lunch Menu

Media Theatre - The Who's Tommy opens this week!

The Who's Tommy will be opening this week at the Media Theatre.  For more information, check out their website.  For kick-off of the show, they have a pinball machine in the lobby to commemorate the event.

Pinball at the Media Theatre

Media needs Bi-partisanship Cooperation To Get Things Done!

With the recent developments regarding the pending sale of 1 West State Street, I couldn't help but think that after 7 years, I'm still looking for answers to the same questions: (1 West State St., 3rd St.Bridge, Media Theatre)  After the New Orleans Cafe went out of business, much in the same fashion as Brodeur's, Borough Council had a chance to learn from the situation and modify their strategy.  After rejecitng an offer to sell the building to Dan Brodeur for $1 Million, they went on to lease the building and practically repeated the same financial  missteps that led to ANOTHER  tenant defaulting on the lease.  Any other organization other than municipal government, would have been removed from doing leases/sales.

Media Borough Meeting Minutes 2004Tedman O’Hara inquired about the debts owed to the Borough from the tenants of the New Orleans Café and Media Theatre.  President Hagan responded that the Borough is in negotiations with the Theatre to modify a payment plan to settle any outstanding balances.

Having spoken to residents and business owners, the consensus seems the bid is too low. Should it be sold?  Yes, but at a reasonable price and if possible, in a way in which it retains  the character of the building.   I ask this: Would anyone on Borough Council sell their own home at almost 30% less than what it was appraised for?  If they are, I'm interested.


During that timeframe in 2004, the Media Theatre was also suffering from financial set backs which included debts owed to Media Borough.  Again, another tenant, in another building and a similar situation. What's different in this scenario is that it appears the Theatre pays $1 dollar a year to the borough in rent and the Mayor sits on their Board of Directors.  


Media, it's time for new leadership, it's time for transparency and it's time for bi-partisan cooperation to move us beyond the party politics that have gripped this town. What's encouraging is the bi-partisan coalition made up of Democrats and Republicans has done more for the 3rd St. bridge in 9 months, than the prior 12 years. Let's keep it going and move beyond these real estate issues that have been mis-managed for YEARS!

Tedman O'Hara
tedmanformedia.com

Is the $650k bid for 1 West State Street too low? Take our Poll

Is the $650k bid for 1 West State Street too low? Independent property appraisals list the property in the $900k range.

Take our Poll

Love146.org on State Street Media, Pa

If you drove down State Street early afternoon today you probably would have noticed groups of young people on virtually every corner.

I caught up with them to see what it was all about and found that they're raising awareness for ending child sex slavery and exploitation. They represent love146.org

The Corner (aka Koffee Korner) has a STELLAR NEW MENU!

If you're looking for something familiar, but new; check out the brand new menu at the Corner.  I'll be posting the entire menu soon, but the new look, food with the same old vibe is a winning combination. 

Great Job Ladies!

Great People doing Great Things - Bazaar of All Nations - Movie Trailer

While at the grand opening of the Blueberry Bog on Orange Street a few weeks ago, I got to meet the creative and directive group behind the the break through movie, Bazaar of All Nations. 

It was great for me to have them share all the 'ins' and 'outs' it took to produce and later release the movie.  With any production of this sort, their are many known and unknown risks involved that could derail a project like this at any time.  They had their challenges, but thankfully were able to produce a movie that reflects on not only a historical era in Delaware County, but a place that was once considered the prototype of  future shopping malls to come.

Well done!

Media Trolley Video

I thought this was really neat and if you enjoy the Media Trolley, you may like it too.  Check it out, it's the Media Trolley, 101 Local, brought to you by media.patch.com

You can watch the video here

The Clock on State Street is a hour behind......

Clock on State St.

This happens every standard/day light savings.  The clock on State Street is an hour behind due to the pre-programmed settings.  It'll eventually catch up, in a week or so, but that's what's going on.  Not sure why it's never been correct.

Taxi Cab Service in Media? Here's your best bet

For years there's been a great idea out there to bring a taxi cab service back to Media.  Back in the day, there was Kaiser Cab and Jumbo Cab, but long since gone.  So until something better comes up, here's your best bet.  

Typically, you won't see cabs cruising down State St., so you'll have to call if one is needed.  Here's your best bet.

County Taxi Inc, Upper Darby, PA 19082
(610) 622-8000

Phl Taxi Inc, 602 Front St # 203, Essington, PA 19029
(610) 595-1599

Delaware County landmak Locust Crest Tavern has been sold

If you've never been to the Locust Crest Tavern, you have one last chance as the place has been sold to a group of investors.  The Hoffman family has owned the bar since the 1950's and it is truly one of the last remaining, rusting watering holes left in all the area.

There's no indication what the new owners will do, but hopefully they retain the friendly atmosphere that kept people coming back for over 60 years.

In honor of this landmark, local area bands the Broozer's and the R3 Band will be preforming at 9pm tomorrow night (3/25)

Pride in Media Bi-Partisanship - Thanks for the Support

Media,


I want to thank everyone that came out to the Media Repubican event last night for the kick-off of my campaign for Media Borough Council.  I was happy to see both Republicans and Democrats there in attendance. 


During the event I was wearing a pin that said "Pride in Media Republicans."  Someone approached me an said I would like to see that say "Pride in Media Bi-partisanship."  I not only agreed, but thought it was a great idea.  The pins have been ordered.


If you'd like to be a part of my campaign, find out what's going on or just have a general interest in the process whether your a Republican or Democrat, please check out my site: www.tedmanformedia.com on Facebook.  


Thanks

Tedman O'Hara

A Million Dollar Opportunity Missed - 1 West State Street Pending Sale for $650k

Brodeur's 2006

It was wrongly reported by a local blog that 1 West State St. had been sold.  It has not, it's PENDING sale on a bid received from an architecture firm interested in buying the building and creating a multi-use configuration of retail, restaurant and office space.  You can read more about that at www.delcotimes.com and http://media.patch.com/articles/public-notice-announced-for-sale-of-vacant-state-street-property

Kudos to the Bi-partisan coalition for deciding last September of 2010 that this needed to be actively listed with a commercial agent, than left on a website passively awaiting a buyer which was the initial strategy by then Council President, Pete Williamson and Vice President, Monica Simpson.

SInce 2004 I've always took the position that this property should have been sold and borough hall should not be in the real estates business.  Unfortunately, in 2005 borough council had a bid of $1,000,000.00 for this property.  The two republicans at the time Councilman Pete Alyanakian and Bill Tyson voted to sell the building, the 5 opposing democrats voted against it.

Borough Council Meeting Minutes, May 2005

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Media's Dining Under the Stars 2011 Schedule: May 4th to Sept. 28 2011

We're still 6 weeks away, but the schedule has been set for this year's Dining Under the Stars.  This season will run from May 4th to September 28th on every Wednesday night, weather permitting.

Cat Found on 3rd and Edgmont St. Media, PA

There's a flier on a telephone post on 3rd and Edgmont in Media, PA indicating someone has found a cat. It's an orange Bobtail.  For more information, call 610-566-4214

Tedman For Media Borough Council....and here's why!

I started this blog well over a year ago to better communicate with the residents and businesses of Media what I thought was important and helpful information. It fact, it was an idea I had while running for borough council two years ago.  My thought was to fill a need that wasn't being delivered on by Media Borough council, elected officials, or for that matter, anyone really!  At the time, there wasn’t any hyperlocal reporting sites in Media. Now, there are many with some done very well (Media Patch visitmediapa) in building awareness in and for this town.  


After 380 posts, syndication from http://www.delctotimes.com/, CNN, outside.in and other news outlets, this site has not only been visited by many repeat viewers, but has served as a resource that’s searched daily for information, pictures and video.Before this blog, people generally didn't know who their local elected officials were or the issues at hand, and that bothered me.  There was no forum for communicating or interacting with the real issues.  The 3rd St. Bridge, hotel and 1 West State St. property were mere campaign slogans mentioned every 2 years. Other than council meeting minutes, and one news reporter, residents had no idea how these issues were progressing (i.e $240k in fees towards up keep on 3rd St. Bridge).

 I strived to do something different and I'm confident I made that impact.  I commented on council meetings and promoted community events, I wrote about environmental issues I though were interesting and also covered the items people didn't want to discuss (i.e. Media Theatre, Politics), I reported on local crime issues with the help of residents, faster than ever done before in Media.  I even, covered last November's election in REAL TIME! 

 I want Media residents, businesses and my opponents to know that there is a real opportunity to build upon the success and cooperation that the recent bi-partisan coalition has created.  It's a break through that brought both Republicans and Democrats together to work on issues that have been neglected for years. The results speak for themselves;  there's been more done by the bi-partisan coalition in the last 9 months towards the 3rd St. Bridge than the prior 12 years!
 
I've enjoyed doing this tremendously and have been fascinated by it’s growth.  The gratitude I've received from people has been both inspiring and motivating.  That's great, and appreciated, but that's not enough.  As a nominee of the Media Republican Party, I'm happy to announce that I'll be running for Media Borough Council this year along with Pete Alyanakian and Toni Cavanagh DiMonte.  Much like myself, they are both life long residents of the area who grew up and went to school here.

I ran twice for this same position campaigning on forward thinking, action, execution, fiscal responsibility and transparency.  I didn’t win, but through this site and my interaction with the community, I’ve never stopped pushing those ideas.


Please check out my Facebook Campaign site at: http://www.tedmanformedia.com/




Much more to come.......

Christine Fizzano Cannon for Judge - Qualified and Experienced

Whether you're Democrat or Republican, you can support long standing open space advocate Christine Fizzano Cannon for Court of Common Pleas Judge. She's worked tirelessly for Delaware County residents and has made a difference on many levels. She's extremely qualified and and will make a great addition to the bench.

You can visit her on Facebook: Christine Fizzano Cannon for Judge

Allthingsmediapa.com collaborating with surrounding communities to make an impact on local reporting

I'm sitting here at the Edgmont County Club partaking in the www.delcotimes.com blogging and social media event.  With me are many local area bloggers from Ken Knickerbocker who covers Parkesburg, PA (www.parkesburgtoday.com) to well known and popular blogger, Stefan Roots who reports on Chester, PA (www.chesterblog.com).  There are many others here too like Mary Ann Fiebert covering delco's top 10 list, to citizen advocate Know Joe. Politics, food, reviews, lists, hobbies, events....it's all here.


In addition, Nicole Brewer spoke on the challenges and dynamics of social reporting from a news reporter perspective who's covers this medium for CBS Channel 3 News.  It's all great stuff in an industry that grows leaps and bounds each month.  After doing this for over 16 months, I've created over 380 posts showing Media in some way, shape or form......others here are doing the same things for their own towns.


Thanks to Daily Times Editor, Phil Heron for putting this together.  Over a year ago, myself, Stefan, Phil and a few others were in a Daily Times conference room discussing what could we really do with this medium.  We knew it was evolving, but no one had any idea of how vast and far it could go.  With the enthusiastic crowd that's assembled today, it's fair to say this is just getting started.

Video of SEPTA's Silverliner 5 heading to Media, PA

A lot of people are interested in SEPTA's new Silverliner V train, and I am too. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to ride it home to Media.  They'll slowly be bringing these trains online in the next few months, but here's what it looks like inside if you haven't yet been on one.

ATM to link up with the Delcotimes to discuss socail media

Thanks to all who continue to stop by and check out this site.  Tomorrow, we'll be joining up with the Delcotimes.com, local newspapers, reporters, CBS Channel 3, Nicole Brewer and other to discuss the realms of blogging, hyperlocal reporting and social media.  

The event takes place from 10am to 2pm at the Edgmont County club.  We hope to share what we discuss and learn and get more people involved with their community.

Media's Famous Americana Roots Ramble Event - April 16th 2011

One of the best events in town.  Don't miss it.  Check out the Roots Ramble site for artist line-up, times and advance ticket purchases.

Great old time pictures and articles on Media PA

There's a site on Facebook called, "I Grew Up In Media."  If you're into nostalgia and old pictures of Media, check it out.  Be careful, you might spend hours looking at these photos.  A lot of good ones that I remember and many more of Media through out the ages and well before my time.  They even had a advertisement for the Long Horn restaurant that was was 6 miles down the road in Glen Mills.

Koffee Korner bringing out a new menu and mexican food

I stopped in the Koffee Korner today an was pleasantly suprised to see that they will be changing up the menu a bit and will also be serving mexican dishes on a daily basis.  So it looks like Media will have two mexican food establishments.  No word on Dos Gringos, but from the looks of the store front they are hard at work with renovations.

Koffee Korner

While were on the topic, I ran into the owners of the soon to be opened Front Street Fountain soda shop.  They're busy at work too with a scheduled opening date sometime in April. Check out their Facebook page for more pics.

 

Front St. Fountain

2nd Saturday TONIGHT in MEDIA, PA

2nd Saturday Arts Stroll

Saturday, March 12, 2011

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

On the 2nd Saturday of every month, over 40 businesses on and around State Street in Media stay open late as part of a free arts event. From 6-9pm, shops, galleries and cafes host local musicians or display the work of local artists. Visitors can stroll the friendly streets of Media and use M.A.C.'s 2nd Saturday map to find music, art and participating shops.

for more information, check out www.visitmediapa.com

MEDIA'S RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - Sunday, March 13, 2011 · 9:00am - 3:00pm

MEDIA'S RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - Sunday, March 13, 2011 · 9:00am - 3:00pm

Media is a leader in the area when it comes to supporting people in need. 

Support the Media Red Cross Blood Drive.

More info. can be found on Facebook

Transition Town Media - Backyard Veggie Garden 3/22/11 7-9pm @ Media Community Center

Backyard Veggie Gardens!



Transition Town Media Food Group and Greener Partners are co-sponsoring a "Backyard Veggie Gardens!" event. Have you been thinking about a backyard veggie garden but don't know how to get started? Or have you tried one in the past and became discouraged? Need answers to thorny gardening problems? Then this event is for you!


We've assembled 6 expert local gardeners and a wealth of resources to ease you into your garden this spring. No matter what problems you've run into with your dream garden, we have solutions you can use so you can enjoy fresh produce from your yard this year!

The presentation will be held Tuesday, March 22nd, from 7-9 pm at the Media Borough Community Center 301 N. Jackson St., Media, PA. For more information, see: http://transitionmedia.memberlodge.com/.

Septa SilverLiner V....in Media

Last week while traveling back to Media from the city, I was pleasantly surprised to see the new SilverLiner on the R3 (Media/Elwyn) Line. The delays of it's arrival have been numerous, but it looks like it's now finally in limited service.

Here are a few pics.









With enter/exit doors located a quarter way in on both sides of each car, boarding and unboarding at stops seemed much quicker. It was also nice to hear the automated announcements of the current and next stops.

Media's 5 mile race registration opens today

This race will fill up quickly, so don't forget to sign up for the Media 5 mile run.  

Registration opens today!  

For more information, check out the website: http://www.media5milerace.com/media5milerace/site/default.asp


View Media, PA 5 Mile Race Loop in a larger map