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This Broomall Neighborhood’s in Bloom Thanks to Anne Pearlman
There’s a hidden street garden in Broomall along the curb on Richard Drive and it’s there because of Anne Pearlman. The piece of paradise lining the curbside of Richard Drive, was created and is maintained by 88-year-old resident Anne Pearlman, writes Peg Degrassa for the Daily Times. “When you turn the corner on my street,”…
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Jason and Travis Kelce Are Now the Proud Owners of Garage Beer
Jason Kelce is not sitting still in retirement. He and brother Travis have teamed up to become “significant’ owners and operators of Ohio-based Garage Beer, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. “People crave quality and simplicity, and Garage Beer nails both for me,” Jason Kelce said in a statement. “For me, the brand fits…
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CCRES Sponsors and Gives a Helping Hand at Special Olympics
The CCRES team along with our partners at the Chester County Intermediate Unit had a blast at this year’s Special Olympics celebrating the talented athletes. The CCRES-sponsored Special Olympics took place May 3 at the Coatesville High School campus. CCRES was a premier sponsor and ran the basketball hoop station where the participants and their…
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Montgomery County Mom Pleads for Minority Bone Marrow Donors
Vivian Cheng Larson is a 44-year-old Montgomery County mom with a rambunctious 3-year-old named Chase who is looking for minority bone marrow donors. She’s a full-time health care professional battling acute myeloid leukemia, writes Heather Grubola for 6abc. For many, a bone marrow transplant is their best hope for a cure, but finding a match…
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Romano’s in Essington, Stromboli Inventor, Celebrates 80 Years
Romano’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant in Essington, where it’s said the stromboli was invented, is celebrating its 8oth anniversary, writes Tarnala Edwards for 6abc. Pete Romano Jr. runs the business now like his father and grandfather. Nazzareno Romano started the business after he immigrated from Italy when the former stone mason decided to get into…
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‘Blair Witch’s’ Heather Donohue From Upper Darby Cut Out of Film’s Financial Success
In 1999, Heather Donahue, an Upper Darby High School graduate, was working a temp job driving a broken down 1984 Toyota Celica. This despite the fact that she had starred in “The Blair Witch Project,” a debut $35,000 film that’s been described as one of the most profitable independent films ever made, writes Adam B.…
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General Recreation Designs All-Inclusive Playground in Lower Paxton Township
The latest improvements to the 41-acre Brightbill Park in Lower Paxton Township includes a new inclusive, multi-part playground designed by General Recreation Inc. of Newtown Square. The new $1 million playground and picnic plaza officially opened June 13. The playground includes areas for children of all ages, a “sound garden,” and a paved path leading…
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Lakers Legend Jerry West, Who Brought Kobe Bryant To the Team, Remembered
Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player, coach, and executive Jerry West, who was instrumental in bringing Kobe Bryant from Wynnewood to the West Coast, died on June 12 aged 86, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. West worked with Arn Tellem, a powerful player agent, to ensure Bryant went straight to the Lakers from Lower…
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Area Patients Rank Riddle Hospital in Media as Loudest in the Region
It’s not a designation you particularly want, but a patient survey has named Main Line Health’s Riddle Hospital in Media as the loudest hospital in the region at night, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. More than a quarter of Riddle patients in the survey rated the area around their room at night as…
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A Second Season of ‘Mare of Easttown’ Is In ‘Early Discussions’
Even as the new mystery crime drama “Task” continues to film in our region, negotiations are underway at HBO about a “Mare of Easttown” Season 2 with Kate Winslet returning as Detective Mare Sheehan, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice. A network executive said the 2021 crime drama could return for Season 2. Discussions have…
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Boeing Laying Off 69 Employees at Ridley Plant Even As New Contracts Come In
Boeing is laying off 69 employees from its Ridley plant, effective Aug. 16, according to a state filing, but there’s nothing unusual in the move, according to a Boeing spokesman. The majority of the positions are hourly employees, including 35 aircraft technicians, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Others facing layoffs include assemblers,…
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First Bank House of the Week: Stone-front Traditional in Newtown Square
A magnificent stone-front Newtown Square traditional home on 6.95 lovely acres with five bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms is available for sale. This attractive residence is set in a serene surrounding that offers highly coveted privacy while being just minutes from shopping, restaurants, and much more. Built in 1965, the home was…
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Landfill Moves Designed to Reduce Waste, Trash Incineration in Delaware County
Within three years, more than a quarter million tons of trash from Delaware County will find its way to a Berks County landfill in an effort to reduce Chester trash incineration at the ReWorld, formerly Covanta, waste to steam plant, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Right now, about 40,000 tons of Delaware…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Receives Reaccreditation
The Foundation for Delaware County announced it recently received full reaccreditation with Community Foundations National Standards, the highest standard for philanthropic excellence. One of 900 community foundations across the U.S., the Foundation brings together funders, nonprofits, and elected officials to address critical community issues, responds to major challenges and crises as they arise, helps generous…
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Delaware County Drops Mental Health Facility Plan at Delco Woods
A mental health residential treatment facility will not be going into a former Don Guanella School building at Delco Woods in Marple, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. It would cost too much to renovate the school buildings for the new use, according to a Delaware County statement. The possibility of a mental health facility on…
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Where History and Art Come Together: A Guide to Chadds Ford
Chadds Ford is named after a settler, John Chads, who in 1725 built his home and operated a tavern and ferry on the banks of the Brandywine Creek near a ford, but the community is best known as the home of the famous Wyeth artist family. Chadds Ford combines the former Delaware County township of…
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Islands Protect Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester From Collisions
The Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester is well protected should a ship ever approach on a collision course like the container ship Dali that took out the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore March 26, writes Larry Higgs for NJ.com. The bridge’s two piers are surrounded by large artificial stone islands in the Delaware River.…
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Jason Kelce Muses About Being a Minority Owner of the Eagles
Jason Kelce admits the price would be a little steep, but he’d love to be a Eagles minority owner, a Philadelphia team he’s been a part of for 13 seasons, writes Liz Rocher for Yahoo Sports. Kelce, retired now for three months as a Philadelphia Eagles center, said during a recent New Heights podcast that…
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