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Upper Chichester’s Dr. Anna E. Broomall: Maternity Clinic Pioneer
Anna E Broomall was a trailblazer for women medical practitioners, opening one of the nation’s first out-patient maternity clinics, writes Ali Davis for Pennsylvania Heritage. She was an obstetrician, teacher, and surgeon, born in 1847 in Upper Chichester Township to a Quaker family who supported higher education for women. Broomall started out pursuing a career…
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The Nets Tap Villanova Power With Rookie Mark Armstrong
When the Brooklyn Nets traded Mikal Bridges to their rival, Knicks on June 26 it left them with no former Villanova University players, and bumped the Knicks up to four from Villanova. That changed two days later when the Nets signed undrafted free agent Mark Armstrong from the Villanova Wildcats to their Summer League roster,…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
CCRES in Downingtown provides staff for schools, in the home and out in the community that work with children and adults who have various behavioral health needs. CCRES job openings are available. CCRES provides more than 1,500 professional staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and physical…
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Raising Cane’s to Open Two New Montgomery County Locations
Raising Cane’s is planning on opening twelve new restaurants in Greater Philadelphia over the next three-and-a-half years, and two will be in Montgomery County, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based chain has been rapidly expanding and has opened ten locations in the Philadelphia region since May 2022, with six…
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Chester Providing Grants for Business District Aesthetic Upgrades
The City of Chester has taken the next step to revitalize its Central Business District with a Façade Enhancement Initiative. The program will elevate the aesthetic appeal of Chester’s commercial buildings by providing up to $50,000 in grants to eligible business owners to do façade upgrades and improve the look of their business. The FEI…
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Dermatology Pioneer Anthony Benedetto Sells Drexel Hill Practice
Dr. Anthony Benedetto, the first doctor in Pennsylvania to perform Mohs surgery to treat different types of skin cancer, has joined his Drexel Hill practice with Berks County-based Dermatology Partners. Dr. Benedetto had his practice for nearly 40 years, opening the Drexel Hill office in 1992. His practice now joins one of the fastest growing…
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Delaware County Sportswear, Lice Help and Green Homes Make Best of Philly List
Philadelphia Magazine has named B&E Sportswear of Broomall, Ilene “The Lice Queen” Steinberg of Havertown, and Gen3, with a location in Glenolden, to its list of Best of Philly Helpers and Fixers. B& E Sportswear was named Best Sports Apparel Company. This friendly, family-run establishment has been keeping customers happy since 1983 by being able…
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Reggie Jackson’s Childhood Wyncote Home to be Demolished
Reggie Jackson’s childhood home at 149 Greenwood Avenue in Wyncote is facing demolition, writes Michael Tanennbaum for Philly Voice. His father, Martinez Jackson, ran a tailor shop there on the first floor in the 1950s and 1960s, and for a time operated a bootleg whiskey business from the home. Martinez Jackson, a World War…
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Manufacturer With Aston Plant Expands as State Program Unveiled
Production Systems Automation Inc., a Duryea, Pa.-based robotics and automated equipment manufacturer with a plant in Aston, is expanding and plans to add 100 employees over the next 36 months, writes Borys Krawczeniuk for WVIA News. The announcement was made by PSA president and CEO Michael McHale during a July 19 event with Pennsylvania Gov.…
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For Fine Dining and Bread, These 2 Delaware County Locations are Stand Outs
Philadelphia Magazine has named the Ridley Park restaurant Rosemary as the Best New Restaurant in the Suburbs on its Best of Philly Top 50 list for Food and Drink. The magazine noted that Rosemary is one of the few restaurants that has been able to get city dwellers to travel to Delaware County for dinner.…
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Taylor Swift in Haverford for Easter? So Sorry We Missed You
Taylor Swift got to meet Travis Kelce’s nieces for the first time Easter Sunday when she stopped by Jason and Kylie Kelce’s Haverford home, writes Laura Colins for the Daily Mail. Swift and boyfriend Travis, who plays tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, spent Easter at the home of his brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles…
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Joe Vaillancourt Celebrates 20 Years Working at CCRES
Joe Vaillancourt is a senior professional with 20 years experience in Human Resources at CCRES. “We are so thankful to have Joe on the CCRES team for 20 years!,” said Jennifer Hernandez, CCRES coordinator of Business Development. He has an MBA from West Chester University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the…
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This Chadds Ford Jewel, Windmill Hollow Manor, Is for Sale at $20 Million
Take a look at one of Chadds Ford’s’ most beautiful properties, Windmill Hollow Manor, overlooking meadows, rolling hills, and the Brandywine River. This 17th-century Cotswold-style manor has stables, gardens, a pool house and 188 acres of land, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. The manor was actually built in 1997-98, but was modeled after…
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Father Bill Atkinson’s Road to Sainthood Now Includes 3 Bronze Sculptures
Supporters for the canonization of Father Bill Atkinson are memorializing his legacy with three bronze sculptures. The late Father Atkinson is an Upper Darby native, and the Catholic Church’s first quadriplegic priest, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Atkinson was both a student and a teacher at Monsignor Bonner High School. Artist Timothy Schmalz…
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Senator Comitta Secures Funding for The Arc of Chester County
To help further The Arc of Chester County’s mission to advocate, educate and provide services to empower individuals with disabilities, state Sen. Carolyn Comitta secured new state grant funding for security upgrades at the organization’s West Chester facility. “The services provided by The Arc of Chester County help ensure our neighbors with intellectual and developmental…
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Owner at Haverford’s Roache & O’Brien’s Balancing Old and New
Dan Clark has been working to balance history and modern expectations as the newer owner of the 91-year-old Roache & O’Brien’s tavern in Haverford, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Clark, who also operates restaurants in Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, and Avalon, New Jersey, acquired the tavern in May. Roache & O’Brien’s opened on Lancaster…
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Joe Gentile Has Put 70 Years of Work Into the Newtown Square Family Business
Joe Gentile was 7 when he started working at a small farm stand in Broomall owned by his father back in 1954. “It was just a wooden structure my father built,” Gentile recalled. That farm stand became known as Gentile’s Market and moved in 1970 to its current location in Newtown Square, writes Matteo Iadonisi…
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The Kelce’s Haverford Garage Went From Clutter to Better After Makeover
Jason Kelce and Kylie Kelce lead busy public lives, they’re both athletes, and they’re raising three young daughters. The combination created a messy garage of randomness at their Haverford mansion, writes Amanda Lauren for Forbes. It had become a challenge to find a spot for everything, from golf equipment to toys and Kylie’s field hockey…
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