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Chester’s Power Home Remodeling, Sheetz Make Best Places to Work List
Power Home Remodeling in Chester and Sheetz were both once again named to a list of 100 Best Companies to Work for by global business media company Fortune Media and Great Place to Work, writes Donna Rovins for The Mercury. This is the eighth year that Power Home Remodeling, a national exterior home remodeler headquartered…
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Rising Jet Fuel Prices Lead to American, Southwest Bag Fee Increase
Checked bag fees for Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have each jumped by $10, a result of surging jet fuel prices, writes Mike Albanese for Philadelphia Business Journal. Americans’ jet fuel prices surged to $2.75 per gallon from $2.42 per gallon in the fourth quarter of 2025 due to the conflict in Iran. American Airlines…
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Drexel Hill Native Derek Frey Passion for Film Drives His Career
Drexel Hill native Derek Frey recalls as a kid sitting next to his grandparents at the Lansdowne Theater watching the films of Tim Burton, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg. It started his journey as a filmmaker, writes Dara McBride for Main Line Today. That journey really took off when he got to be Tim Burton’s…
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Radnor to Acquire 14 Acres at Valley Forge Military Academy
The Radnor Township Board of Commissioners plans to acquire 14 acres of land owned by Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne to limit development there, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Academy is closing this year. The property covers 70 acres. The Board unanimously approved a motion Monday night to begin eminent domain…
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An L.L. Bean Store Is Coming to Delaware County in May
L.L. Bean is expanding nationally, and it’s targeting Glen Mills as a new location, its first store in Delaware County, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. It plans to open a store in May 2026 at the Concordville Town Center in Glen Mills. The outdoor apparel retailer has a 20,300-square-foot stand-alone store planned for…
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Delco Gives Kicks Off May 6 at Media’s Dining Under the Stars
Delco Gives is just 22 days away. The third-annual event will take place on May 6-7, 2026. In just two years, Delco Gives has raised nearly $4 million for hundreds of local nonprofits. Local causes include local organizations providing support for animals, the arts, veterans, immigrants, and several organizations providing food, shelter, and educational opportunities,…
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Chester Names Street After Hometown Grammy Winner Avery*Sunshine
Chester City officials celebrated Avery*Sunshine Day on Friday and named a street after the homegrown Grammy Award winner, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Also known as Denise Nicole White, Sunshine has had global success and won the Grammy Award in 2025 for Best Progressive R& B Album with “So Glad to Know You.”…
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Paris Baguette’s Regional Expansion Includes New Airport Shop
Paris Baguette is opening its 300th North American café in the coming months at Philadelphia International Airport, writes Emma Dooling and Lara Schwartz for Philadelphia Business Journal. The chain will open in Terminal C at the airport in the second quarter of this year. It currently has 10 locations in Greater Philadelphia. There are 18…
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Garnet Valley Student-Led Initiative Looks to Cut Cell Phone Use
Garnet Valley High School students are teaching third graders how to use cell phones without becoming addicted, writes Madeliene Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. They visited Bethel Springs Elementary School on April 8. “The fact that we have such an abundance of technology and easy access to so many potentially harmful things really leaves an…
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Take a Visit to Pennsylvania’s Oldest House Right Here in Delaware County
Pennsylvania’s oldest house is over 300 years old, built around 1640. It’s also in Delaware County, on Creek Road in Drexel Hill, writes Ava Peluso for AZ Animals. Swedish immigrants built the Lower Swedish Cabin near the Darby River, close to the Great Minquas Trail, a trade route and a way for farmers to get…
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Pope Leo Now Has a Flyers Jersey, Thanks to a Delaware County Family
A Delaware County family had a moment on March 18 when they were able to hand Pope Leo a custom-made Philadelphia Flyers jersey during their visit to the Vatican, writes Danylo Chebanenko for 6abc. The Flyers are making a play this year for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Video of the jersey handoff has gone viral…
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Villanova University Makes U.S. News Best Law Schools Top 50 List
Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law has once again earned a spot on the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools rankings, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Villanova tied for No. 49 with Temple University and Indiana University, after ranking No. 48 last year. The last two years have…
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Tom Garvey of Ridley Park Had a Sweet Apartment at the Vet, and the Rent Was Great
Tom Garvey is a former Ridley Park native now living in Ambler, but for a time, he and the Philadelphia Phillies had the same address. Apparently, it was very easy to hide at the former Veterans Stadium, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. Tom Garvey, now 80, lived in a converted storage room under the…
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Pennsylvania Game Commission OKs Edgmont Game Land Deal
The Pennsylvania Game Commission voted 6-3 Saturday in favor of a land swap deal that gives Delaware County its first state game land in Edgmont, but is largely opposed by Limerick residents in Montgomery County. The commission voted in favor of a contract with developer Limerick Town Center LLC that gives the developer 55…
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Developers Are Descending on Rare Open Space in Upper Darby
Open space in the area of Township Line and State roads in Upper Darby has become a lightning rod for developers. The latest proposal is a car wash near the intersection on three undeveloped acres known as the Mozino property, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. It would sit next to and behind the…
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Breakfast Joint The Wiz Café Replaces Wilson’s Secret Sauce in Upper Darby
Wilson’s Secret Sauce on Township Line Road in Upper Darby will be replaced with an all-day breakfast and brunch restaurant, The Wiz Cafe, writes Victor Firillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The barbecue restaurant is closing soon, a year after Gordon Ramsay showed up in a new reality show, Gordon Ramsey’s Secret Service, to give the restaurant…
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Cruise Ship Terminal Delays in Tinicum, but Ship Will Still Sail
Passengers anticipating an inaugural cruise out of Tinicum will still sail as scheduled, despite delays in constructing the new PhilaPort Terminal, writes Nydia Han and Cheryl Mettendorf for 6abc. Norwegian Cruise Line and PhilaPort say the inaugural voyage will happen from a temporary facility. “There will be no delay for cruise passengers,” according to a…
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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Presents Small Business Awards
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce presented five awards honoring a variety of small business achievements for 2026 in Delaware County. The awards were presented at a Chamber breakfast on March 27 at the Drexelbrook Catering and Event Center in Drexel Hill. “The businesses we are recognizing today are not just special,” said Chamber President…
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