Happy Wednesday, Delco.

Mid-50s today with some clouds rolling in by afternoon — but we're firmly on the right side of winter now. St. Patrick's Day is behind us, the PIAA basketball tournament tips off tomorrow, and spring is close enough to taste.

In today's edition:

There's a place in Chadds Ford called Archie's Corner. Most people who drive past it have no idea it's there.

In 1891, a woman named Rev. Lydia Archie founded a church on that land. Her congregation became the heart of the Black community in Chadds Ford for decades — a gathering place, a spiritual home, a piece of history. The church eventually fell into ruin. The graves surrounding it slowly disappeared from view, swallowed by time and overgrowth until there was almost nothing left to see from the ground.

Now, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania are using drone imagery and ground-penetrating radar to find what was lost. The survey has confirmed the locations of dozens of unmarked graves — people whose names are unknown, whose resting places had been forgotten entirely. Township leaders and archaeologists are working together to map the site and protect it before more is lost.

It's a quiet story. There's no controversy, no villain, no urgent news peg. But it's exactly the kind of thing this newsletter exists to tell you about — a piece of Delco's history, hiding in plain sight, slowly being reclaimed by people who think it matters. It does.

CBS Philadelphia

Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church has stood in Media since 1827. It was founded by free Black residents — men and women who built a congregation and a community from nothing, in a county that was, even then, edging toward something different than what surrounded it.

Nearly two hundred years later, the church is getting a long-overdue formal acknowledgment of what it represents. Campbell AME has received a federal historic preservation grant to pursue a National Register of Historic Places nomination — official recognition that the building and its history deserve to be protected for future generations. And the congregation is already looking ahead: a major bicentennial campaign is in the planning stages for 2027.

Two hundred years. That's older than the Delaware County seat. Older than most of the institutions we take for granted around here.

The story of Campbell AME is the story of Delaware County at its most complicated and its most resilient — and the fact that this church is still standing, still active, and now on a path to national recognition is worth pausing on for a minute.

National Trust for Historic Preservation

EMei is coming to Ardmore. If you've ever made the trek into Chinatown specifically for the dan dan noodles or the mapo tofu, this is big news. Dan Tsao — who has run the family Sichuan restaurant on Arch Street since it opened in 2011 — paid $1.45 million for the former John Henry's Pub at 98 Cricket Ave., and he's planning a 100–125-seat suburban flagship. Tsao looked at his customer data and realized a big chunk of his regulars were already driving in from Lower Merion. He's coming to them. Target opening is summer 2026. Montco Today

Flakely is getting a storefront in Bryn Mawr. The popular gluten-free bakery — which built a following before having a permanent home — is opening its own brick-and-mortar on Lancaster Avenue. If you've been waiting for a dedicated gluten-free spot on the Main Line, this is it. Main Line Today

Boondocks Bar & Grill is coming to Glen Mills. Philip and Kate Ferro are bringing a Nashville honky-tonk concept to the Rt. 1 corridor this fall. Details are light for now, but it's an interesting concept for that stretch of Concord Township.

Lassan's Indian BYOB is reportedly opening a second location in Narberth, taking over the old Margot space. Worth a call to confirm timing before publishing — it may already be open.

🎶 Lansdowne Folk Club: Brittany Ann Tranbaugh — Thursday, March 26 The long-running Lansdowne Folk Club returns next Thursday at the Twentieth Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Ave. Philadelphia-based folk songwriter Brittany Ann Tranbaugh is the featured act. Doors at 7 PM, show at 7:30 PM. If you've never made it to one of these, it's a genuinely special room. Visit Delco

🎸 Ardmore Music Hall — What's Coming in April After a packed stretch (covered Monday), AMH's April calendar is already worth flagging: Joseph on April 1, Madison Cunningham on April 2, and Whitney on April 14 at 7:30 PM. Three very different sounds, all worth your time. ardmoremusichall.com

🎨 Media Spring Arts Show — Sunday, April 19 Mark this one. State Street in Media shuts down for one of Delco's best free outdoor events of the year — 140+ artists showing original work for sale, all day, no admission. A perfect spring Sunday. Media Arts Council

🎨 Art Quilt Elements 2026 — Wayne Art Center, Opens Sunday One of the country's top juried fine art quilt exhibitions opens March 23 and runs through April 25. Free and open to the public. Wayne Art Center

🎵 Lansdowne Theater Spring Lineup The theater just announced a run worth putting on your calendar: Graham Nash (April 4), Micky Dolenz — the last surviving Monkee (April 12), Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks performing Yes classics (April 30, May 2), Ani DiFranco with Valerie June (May 6), and The Wailers: 50 Years of Positive Vibrations (May 8). Tickets at thelansdownetheater.com.

🥕 Media Farmers Market — Sunday, March 29 Still running its winter schedule: 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays, 10 AM–12 PM. The March 29 market is the last of the month before the full spring season kicks in. Media Farmers Market