Clydesdales!

After almost two years, the Clydesdale horses are coming back to Media. They will be in State Street on Sunday, May 28.  This is a good thing, because this means that Media might get this privilege more often. And that means that Media gets more attention and the restaurants will be busy.

This is an image of the Clydesdales last time  they came to Media.

                                             

Media Florist Changing Locations

Media Florist on State Street is moving out of their old location so they can go into a new location at the intersection of Providence Road and State Street. They are replacing the old ABA2DAY Behavioral Services place. We wish them well! One good thing about this change is that it gives the chance for a new restaurant or store on State Street . . .

This is the old Media Florist Location on State Street.

This is an image of the new Media Florist location.   If you look closely, you will see their name on the sign.

Gulf Station Coming Soon

The Getty on Baltimore Pike is now going to become a Gulf. Pasted on all of the gas pumps is a sign that says "We're Going Gulf." The Gulf's main course of business is probably going to be the Wawa overflow, unless they have better prices!

This is a "Going Gulf" sign pasted on the old Getty mart sign.

These are the "Going Gulf" signs on the gas pumps.

 

Also, the Wawa gas price sign is now built.  You can see it in the background of this picture.

Burlap And Bean Now Open

Burlap And Bean's new Media location is now open. It is located on the west end of Media by West End Flats and West End Walk. In the location of Golden Impulse (which moved across the street) is Scooped homemade ice cream.

This is Burlap And Bean's new location.

 

This is Scooped homemade ice cream.

Springtime in Media

Today (Sunday April 2) was a warm and sunny day.  It seemed like everyone was outside doing something.  We were on the Chester Creek Trail, and it was as busy as parts of the Ridley Creek State Park five mile loop.  Yes, it was busy!

We didn't take any good pictures, but we did take this one of Pinocchios in town.  They are putting the outside deck back up at the far end of the parking lot.  They also have live music out there sometimes.  Some other good places to eat outside are Iron Hill, Seven Stones, and now Brick & Brew (we have never eaten outside there, though).

Activity Around Town

There are many projects that are in progress:

The Burlap & Bean coffee shop will be done soon.

They have officially torn down the Lukoil and are now grading the site.

There is a lot of concrete work at the site of the new West End Flats. 

They have completed the frame of the first two homes at West End Walk and are going to start doing siding soon.

The fence has fallen down at the site of the future Hampton Inn.

There has been a lot of progress at the Wawa. It is scheduled to open this Spring.

DEMOLITION !!!

The old Lukoil is being torn down. Though we don't know what's going in, we have heard that it might be a new, bigger Starbucks with a drive-thru. But that might be incorrect, since we also heard a rumor going around that a Starbucks might be going into the parking lot of the Springfield Mall.  That one is also rumored to have a drive-thru.

Demolition of old Lukoil on Tuesday February 21

They have been moving quickly at the site.  It has been closed less than one month.

   

Meanwhile, the new Wawa is also moving along quickly.