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RADNOR>> A handicapped man has escaped a fire that raced through his Garrett Hill home Friday morning. Bryn Mawr and Radnor fire companies were alerted to the blaze on the 100 block of Summit Terrace at 7:43 a.m. for the report of a person trapped."Flames were rolling out the front windows," said Tim McGee, a neighbor who saw the scene unfold.

39 North Bar & Grill: 110 S. MacDade Blvd., Glenolden, has live music tonight and Saturday. Bingo is back on Tuesday night, supporting Interboro sports. Wednesdays are karaoke with Lisa Parks from 9-midnight. Slowdown Grillpub: 4700 Pennell Road, Aston, has live music Saturday at 8.Anthony's Ristorante and Banquet Center: 4990 State Road, Drexel Hill.

RADNOR >> Police in Radnor are warning parents about a new trend after police say they've arrested an adult for allegedly using Snapchat to sell drugs to children as young as 13. Late Thursday afternoon, police arrested Nathan Twedt, 21, of Rosemont, in connection with the case. Although the final charges on Twedt were still being worked out as of late Thursday, he was expected to be arraigned on various drug charges.

Let it never be said that Dave Grohl is content to rest on his laurels. While the Foo Fighters frontman has been spending the majority of the spring and summer on the road with his band in support of last year's excellent LP 'Concrete and Gold' - including a doubleheader at Chicago's Wrigley Field this past week - he has announced a new project born out of one of the most challenging performance of his career in 'Play.

KENNETT SQUARE >> Applications are now available for the Longwood Gardens Fellows Program, a 13-month residential learning experience focused on building the leadership capacity of high-potential public horticulture professionals. Interested individuals should visit longwoodgardens.org/fellows-program for program and application information.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will offer its PHS Tree Tenders training series this fall in Delaware County, Bucks County and Philadelphia. The nine-hour, threesession training course invites residents to learn about restoring the tree canopy and caring for trees in their community and their own yards.

Center Stage Productions closes out the summer season with the Tony-Award winning Broadway hit musical Annie Aug. 16-19.Based on Harold Gray's popular comic strip, Annie tells the extraordinary story of a little orphan who spends ends up in the lap of luxury with Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks.

According to reports, a 2-alarm fire broke out on the 400 block of Franklin Street in Darby just before 1 a.m. Thursday.There are no injuries. The fire is still being investigated.

SAY GOODBYE JIMThere was a sighting of Mayor James Kenny from Philadelphia at a Delco swimming pool. Here's some advice, Jimmy boy - stay in Philly. Delco does not want you. Delco does not need your politics. GO FORWARDIt's about time to stop all this political back and forth and this guy's a liar that guys a liar.

100 Years Ago - 1918: With $2,644.90 collected in fines for the month of July in Chester police court, all records were passed. This amount is $492.85 greater than all the fines and cost collected in the 12 months of 1915, the year prior to Mayor McDowell taking office. It proves that while Chester has grown immensely and its police department as now constituted is fully able to cope with conditions, many very undesirables have found their way to work or hang around the vast war working plants in the city and vicinity.