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Blackthorn, Media Borough Council Meeting Thursday in Media

Read about some of the things happening Thursday in Media.

Here are a few things you need to know to jump start your day. If we missed anything, let us know in the comments below. 

  • Government: Media Borough Council meeting at 8 p.m. on Aug. 15. Council will review the mid-year budget update and consider the hiring of a graphic design intern. Find the full agenda here
  • Music: Blackthorn at Rose Tree Park's Summer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Check out the highly anticipated Celtic rock band.
  • Personal History: Create your own personal time capsule at 2 p.m. on Aug. 15 at Media-Upper Providence Library. Bring things that represent you, to make a personal time capsule to be shared with your future self. Registration required.
  • Recycle: Area 1 Recycling Collection days in Middletown Township on Aug. 14, 15 and 16
  • Government: Upper Providence Township Environmental Commission meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 15. 
  • Food: Media Farmers' Market runs from 3 to 7 p.m., next to the Media Theatre
  • Training: Edgmont Township Volunteer Fire Training at 7 p.m. at 1010 Gradyville Road
  • Traffic: Check on your commute on the PennDOT traffic cameras before you leave the house. But the traffic will likely be terrible—it's traffic.
  • Weather: The forecast calls for temperatures to reach high-70s with sunny skies. Things are expected to cool down to the 50s in the evening. 
  • History: Per the History Channel, on this day in 1969, The Woodstock festival opened in Bethel, New York and in 1914 the Panama Canal opened to traffic.


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