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It’s a Chamber Concert for All Ages From the Delaware County Symphony Orchestra
A Delaware County Chamber Concert for All from the Delaware County Symphony takes place April 14 at Neumann University. The fun and family-friendly performance will feature ragtime music and a symphony for toys. The concert takes place at 3 PM in Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre. Purchase tickets on the symphony orchestra website here. With guest…
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Delaware County Human Services, CHOP Newest Drexeline Center Tenants
Two new Drexeline tenants will be occupying an office building being built at the Drexeline Town Center in Drexel Hill, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The building, behind PNC Bank, will house Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offices in March or April of next year. The Delaware County Department of Human Services will…
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Proposed Budget Shows a Bigger and Better Philadelphia Airport
A $556 million 2025 budget proposal from the Philadelphia International Airport to Philadelphia City Council presents a bigger and better Philadelphia airport, focusing on expanding international destinations, infrastructure upgrades and cargo development. The proposed budget is about $11 million more than fiscal 2024, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Here are some budget highlights:…
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SCORE Offers Small Business Help with These April Workshops
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is announcing free April SCORE webinars to help small business owners. Live In-Person Event Starting a Small Business From Vision to Execution Join business attorney Joe Greco on April 16, from 6 to 7:30 PM, at the Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental Center as he discusses issues to think about when…
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Wild Temperature Swings Threaten Peach, Other Crops at Linvilla Orchards
Crazy up and down temperatures has Linvilla Orchards farm manager Norm Schultz frantically trying to save the orchard’s peach and other crops, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Temperatures hit 75 degrees over a mid-March weekend, causing peach blossoms to bloom early, then it plummeted to 20 degrees just a few days later. The…
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Think Delaware County for All Your Gardening Needs, and More
Delaware County has plenty of places to help with all your spring garden preparations. Here’s a list of Delaware County nurseries and gardening centers for all your gardening needs, according to Visit Delco. Chadds Ford Greenhouses specializes in exotic plants and is associated with growing and selling bulbs in Holland. GreenHorn Gardens is a boutique…
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Area Man, Former Eagles Owner Among World’s Auto Industry Giants
According to Forbes 2023 ranking of the richest people in the world, seventy-three of 2,640 billionaires are in the automotive industry, including West Chester native Norman Braman, writes Nick Bunkley for Automotive News. Braman started as a water boy for the Philadelphia Eagles, eventually buying the team in 1985 and selling it in 1994. As…
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Penn State Brandywine Entrepreneurship Club Hosts Student Pitch Competition
Penn State Brandywine’s Entrepreneurship Club hosted a student pitch competition, its first major event as a student organization, on March 28, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. The competition featured six students in the club pitching their startup ideas to a panel of judges. The Entrepreneurship Club is a new student organization on campus,…
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Delaware County Ticketholder Wins Million Dollar Powerball Prize
A Delaware County Powerball ticket holder is a million dollars richer after hitting five of the numbers drawn on Wednesday, March 27, reports the 6abc Digital Staff. There continues to be no top winners of the Powerball jackpot, which stood Monday, April 1, at $1.026 billion, the fifth time that jackpot has reached so high.…
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Don Guanella Park Property Gets New Name; Mental Health Facility Planned
Delaware County’s newest and largest park now has a name—Delco Woods. The name was approved by Delaware County Council April 3 for the former 213-acre Don Guanella property in Marple after 518 names were submitted in a contest, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. A second action had mixed responses. Delaware County…
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1 Delaware County Hospital Makes US News List for Best Maternity Care
Eleven Philadelphia-area hospitals, including one from Delaware County, received U.S. News & World Report’s top “high performance” rating for the country’s top hospitals for providing the best maternity care, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Riddle Hospital in Media made the top list from a U.S. News evaluation of 680 hospitals nationwide that offer…
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Aston Buys Sisters of St. Francis Land for New Open Land Park
A 46-acre vacant tract owned by the Sisters of St. Francis in Aston, founders of Neumann University, has been sold to Aston Township to create a new park, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sisters of St. Francis land, close to Neumann University at North Convent and Red Hills Road, was bought for…
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Springfield Mall Owner’s Chairman Glenn Rufrano ‘Bullish on Malls’
Fans of the Springfield Mall may be a bit nervous with all the news surrounding mall owner PREIT’s two bankruptcy filings, but the new executive chairman of the PREIT board, Glenn Rufrano, sees a bright future, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. Rufrano was approached by PREIT”s new owners, Redwood Capital Management and Nut…
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First Bank House of the Week: Luxurious Colonial in Newtown Square
A luxurious Newtown Square Colonial home on 1.92 beautiful acres with four bedrooms and four bathrooms is available for sale. As you step inside, you are greeted by the two story foyer, providing an abundance of natural light to the inviting entryway. From there, you will notice the seamless flow throughout the first level of this…
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Remembering Donald N. Bersoff, Groundbreaking Lawyer and Psychologist
Donald N. Bersoff, a law professor emeritus at Villanova and Drexel University law schools who lived in Haverford and Radnor, was both a lawyer and psychologist who created a joint graduate program at the two law schools and at Hahnemann University. The innovative programs were among the first in the country. “He educated us all…
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‘Cabrini’ and ‘Lucky Louie’ headline Neumann University Film Festival
A free screening of Cabrini, the new film about the life of Mother Francesca Cabrini, is the headline attraction of the Neumann Inspires Film Festival, set for April 19 and 20. The film tells the powerful story of an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime,…
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Haverford College Hopes to Fuel New Campus Projects With $1B Endowment
Haverford College will be shifting into high gear in fundraising over the next several years as it works on procuring an ambitious $1 billion endowment to fund several new campus projects, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Haverford College President Wendy Raymond said they need about a 50 percent increase in donations to push…
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Delaware County Health Department Looks Back at a 2-Year Journey
The Delaware County Health Department is two years old this year and look how much it’s grown! The department was an urgent necessity created out of the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic but its moved way past that point, say department officials. During the pandemic Delaware County had no health department and relied on…
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