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Light Pollution

My name is Locke Sleutaris; and I’m 14 years old and homeschooling.  This past year, I attended Doug Tallamy’s lecture on biodiversity at the Media Upper Providence Public Library, and became aware of the problem of light poll...

A Closer Look at Plastic Bag Ordinance Implementation

As Media Borough plans for the launch of our plastic bag & straw ordinance in January 2023, we took a look at trends in other communities and businesses who are working to  reduce plastic waste. 

Media Borough’s plastic bag ordinance ...

Media Borough Becomes a Bee City

Media Borough Council unanimously voted on April 17th, 2022 to become a Bee City USA®, joining many other cities and campuses across the country united in improving their landscapes for pollinators. Borough Council's action is the culmina...

Media Borough Hosts College Sustainability Interns

Sixteen Bryn Mawr Students participating in the College’s Praxis Program spent their fall semester analyzing four separate areas of sustainability in Media Borough.  They shared their presentations at the Dec. 8 meeting of the Environme...

Safer Biking in Media

The Borough installed ‘shared lane bicycle arrows’ or sharrows on a number of streets throughout the borough, and you may be wondering what they are and what they mean. Hopefully this article helps answer your questions!

What are these ...

2023 Budget

On December 15th Media Borough  Council passed the FY 2023 General Fund, Capital Fund, Recreation, and Liquid Fuels budgets. The general operating fund is approximately $10.9 million. It includes a 2.00 millage rate, which is a 0.19 mills increas...

The Media Fire Company, Your Hometown First Responders

Learn the ways you can support the Media Fire Company

The Media Fire Company was founded in 1891 and was an entirely volunteer fire company until about 25 years ago when the EMS (ambulance) began being staffed with paid personnel. Although the earliest eff...

Meet the Media Borough Historic Architectural Review Board:

Media Borough is fortunate to be a community of diverse housing structures and styles built over time and maintained with thoughtful consideration for historical preservation. The oldest structures in Media date back to the 18th century and are tucked in ...

Media Historic Archives Commission Receives Grant to Go Digital

Together with the Delaware County Institute of Science, the Media Historic Archives Commission has recently been awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to digitize the photographs and manuscripts of the Delaware County Inst...

Welcome Jenn Metzger!

Media Borough welcomes Jenn Metzger as the newest Recreation Coordinator. In her new role, Jenn will be providing administrative and event support for the Media Recreation Board, host community events like the Fourth of July parade, Halloween parade, outd...

Information on Parking in Media Borough

Parking in the Borough

The Borough of Media has changed and evolved over the years and currently is known as a destination to visit in Delaware County. It is also home to over 2,800 households who either rent or own homes in the borough. Residents of Media...

Invitation to join Media Borough’s Curbside Compost Program: One’s a bag, one’s a bucket

Many of us already partly participate in Media’s Curbside Compost Program by putting out Yard Waste in brown bags on Wednesday mornings. Did you know that if the Borough already picks up your Yard Waste, you can also put out your Food W...

Media Borough Tax Season Updates

Borough of Media Real Estate Taxes were mailed out in February.

The total tax rate for the 2023 calendar year is 2.000 mils of assessed valuation. The discount collection date ends March 31st. 2023. If your taxes are in escrow, please forward your bill to ...

SEPTA Trolley Modernization Update

View the latest update from SEPTA's Trolley Modernization Program

Parking in the Borough

Beginning January 2, 2023, parking rates in Media Borough will be $1.50 per hour and will be enforced from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday through Saturday. Fees can be paid at the parking kiosk locations or online using the Passport Parking app.

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May Pet of the Month: Io and Milky Way

Io and Milky Way are two sweet brothers who love to see all their neighbors in Media whenever they can! They are named for Jupiter's Moon Io and the Milky Way galaxy.

April Pet of the Month: Pepper!

Pepper is a white bellied caique. He’s a very smart little guy and quite stubborn. He has two younger siblings, who he teaches to sing and yell and preen. Pepper loves digging and apples are his favorite food. He also enjoys a head rub or just r...

April Pet of the Month: Nellie!

Nellie is a 7 year old Siberian Husky who we rescued 01/01/2016 at Providence Animal Center. She likes to be outside in the cold then snuggle up at your feet inside. She loves to do “zoomies” & have her ears rubbed!

March Pet of the Month: Ollie!

Ollie is an equal part sassy and spunky double doodle. He loves strolling State Street, hanging with his many Media doodle pals and being the center of attention. He’s originally a West Coast dood but his mom is wild and flew across country in O...

March Pet of the Month: Pavel!

Pavel is a very sweet Seppala Siberian husky with lots of energy that he likes to burn off with walks and runs. His loves include playing with other dogs, squeaky toys and bacon.

February Pet of the Month: Chloe!

Chloe was found as a sick and hungry stray in 2019. We took her in, cared for her, and brought her back to great health! She’s now 4 and loves to cuddle, play with string toys, and lounge in the funniest positions. Her favorite food flavor is sa...

February Pet of the Month: Murphy!

Murphy likes to sit in the window and watch our neighborhood! He loves to run down the stairs, dive bomb at the bottom and roll all over, waiting for belly rubs or to be fed!

December Pet of the Month: Granger, Indy and Coco!

Granger is cuddly and Indy likes to adventure. Granger's loud purrs can be heard from afar and he loves to eat, while Indy is always on the move. They enjoy wrestling and snuggling with each other.

Coco loves going on long walks and going to Rose...

November: Meet Meatball!

Hi my name is Meatball, and I just love meeting new people. I hope you like cats because I would love to hop on your lap right now and get to know you better. When I’m not busy making friends, my hobbies include chasing string, cleaning the kitc...

October Pet of the Month: Meet Margot!

Margot, often affectionately called “Tiny”, packs a lot of love into her very small body. She is well known around Media as a “chatty Kathy”- often meowing loudly in her attempts to spill the tea (which is probably ...

September Pet of the Month: Meet Sky!

Sky loves to take walks around the borough and is thankful for the merchants who supply a water bowl outside their shops!

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May 2023 Construction Updates

The following construction projects are ongoing as of May 15, 2023:

• Utility work on State and Jackson Streets are being performed by PECO to replace needed gas line infrastructure. Utility work on Front and West Streets are being performed by AQUA for need...

Summer Movie Nights are Back!

Media Recreation Board invites you to join us for Media Family Movie Night. Yes, that is right, a movie under the stars on a 2-story inflatable movie screen at Barrall Field.
Minions Rise of Gru is the first movie on June 2nd at 8PM

FREE Pick-Up Tennis on Monday Evenings This Summer

The Media Borough Recreation Department and Board Members are pleased to bring you FREE summer pick-up tennis at the Barrall Field tennis courts on Monday nights from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Tree Tenders Plant 14 Trees Throughout Media Borough

Last week, in partnership with Media Borough's Shade Tree Commission, 19 Media Tree Tender volunteers planted 14 native trees throughout the Borough to add beauty, help our community breathe, help with stormwater, help wildlife, and help our over...

Tree of the Month: December 2022

Swamp White Oak---Quercus bicolor

The Swamp White Oak possesses a range of valuable characteristics both within its native habitat and when planted within an ornamental setting.  Some of its more noteworthy characteristics include:&n...

Tree of the Month: November 2022

The Black Gum is an excellent ornamental and deserves much consideration for use in the home landscape. 

Some of its many attributes include:

• Excellent autumn color, with the leaves changing from orange to bright red to burgundy each fall.
• Its bluei...

Third Street Update

On March 17th, Judge Dozor signed the settlement agreement and, as a result, the former litigation between Borough of Media, County of Delaware, and Broomall’s Lake Country Club is officially “settled, discontinued and ended.” This means that the Borough ...