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These Christmas Tree Farms Are a Cut Above
If you blink, you may miss it. Halloween was a mere 18 days ago, and now we’re cutting down Christmas trees. As Thanksgiving speeds toward us, many are starting the annual ritual of decorating their homes inside and out for the Christmas holidays. For those looking to bring some of nature indoors, there are several…
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A Delco Town had a Role in Making Scrapple Available. You Can Thank Us Later.
Scrapple is often thought of as a Pennsylvania Dutch product, but it actually first became commercially available in Media, from Habbersett Pork Products, in 1863, writes Ashley Adams for The Keystone. It’s still the same product with some minor tweaks sold in stores today. The Pennsylvania delicacy dates back to pre-Roman Europe. It was originally…
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Revi Products Can be an Active Addition to Your Community or School Playground
Landscape Structures’ Revi products, available from General Recreation, Inc. in Newtown Square, feature a sculptural form that can be added to your playground project to create three play experiences. The ReviRock Bouncer provides bouncing, rocking fun. The ReviWheel Spinner includes a grab wheel in the center so kids can spin themselves around, and the ReviWhirl…
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Jason Kelce Asks Travis to Join Him for Eagles Christmas Album Duet
Philadelphia Eagles Center Jason Kelce has asked his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, to help him sing a special duet for the second volume of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Christmas album, A Philly Special Christmas, writes Natasha Dye for People. An NFL video shows Jason, 36, in the recording studio asking Travis, 34,…
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Developer Puts N.C. Wyeth House in Chadds Ford Up for Sale
Developer Wayne Megill of Chadds Ford has acquired the NC Wyeth house and is relisting the Chadds Ford home for sale using two different approaches—one with renovations and one as it is, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 15-acre property at 1597 Baltimore Pike is being sold by Megill’s homebuilding and renovation company,…
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Where’s Everybody Going? Philadelphia Airport Lists Top Holiday Flight Destinations
For people looking to escape for the Thanksgiving holiday, the top holiday flight destinations out of Philadelphia International Airport are Orlando, Florida, and Atlanta, Georgia, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. For the third year in a row, Philadelphia International Airport will see its busiest Thanksgiving travel since 2019. It’s expected there will be…
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This Delaware County Community Made a Top List for Its Historic Downtown
If you were a tourist visiting historic downtowns in Pennsylvania, which Delaware County community would you spend your time in? According to The Traveler, one of your top 10 destinations in Pennsylvania would have to be Media’s historic downtown. The borough came in 9th on the magazine’s list of the ten best historic downtowns to…
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First Bank House of the Week: Stately Colonial in Newtown Square
A stately center-hall colonial home on 1.12 beautiful acres with five bedrooms and five full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in the heart of Newtown Square. The home impresses from the get-go with its spacious front-to-back foyer with an elegant staircase and access to the lovely outdoors. Many highlights include a formal…
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Meet Rachelle Acevedo, a CCRES Behavioral Health Technician
Rachelle Acevedo has been a behavioral health technician with CCRES since November 2021. The Behavioral Health Technician is a home and community-based professional who works with other professionals to support students with social, emotional, and behavioral concerns. The Behavioral Health Technician provides one-on-one emotional and behavioral support to children and adolescents. They implement behavioral treatment…
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Penn State Opening Victory Tied to Dual Role by Haverford’s Jameel Brown
Jameel Brown is continuing his star performance in basketball at Penn State from his three years at Haverford High School and as a high school senior during a state championship season at Westtown School. The college sophomore guard had a career-high 20-point performance during the Nittany Lions’ season-opening victory over Delaware State on Nov. 6,…
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This Delaware County College Offers the Greatest Return on Your Investment
The average cost of tuition and fees to attend private college these days in the United States exceeds $40,000, according to U.S. News and World Report. Many universities are actually much more expensive. Harvey Mudd College, for example, costs nearly $90,000, according to the college’s website. With such a large investment in play, it’s important…
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The Bridges of Delaware County. Here’s How We Rank in the State
There are more than 600,000 bridges in the United States. That’s about 14.7 bridges per 100 miles of public roadway, according to the federal government. Pennsylvania is the state with the 11th most bridges in the country, with 19.2 bridges for every 100 miles of public road, reports Stacker. Delaware County can lay claim to…
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Delaware County Nonprofit Is There for Grandparents Raising Children
For grandparents raising children, there’s help out there, thanks to Karen Barnes. The 60-year-old grandmother founded Grands Stepping Up, a Delaware County non-profit that provides a support system for grandparents raising children when biological parents can’t. An opioid and mental health crisis, gun violence, incarceration, death, and illness have left grandparents and extended family members…
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Arc of Chester County’s Holiday Fun Fest Returns on Dec. 2
The Arc of Chester County has brought back its memorable holiday event, the Holiday Fun Fest. This cherished annual event, which began in 2010 as a breakfast with Santa, has been a favorite for many years. The Holiday Fun Fest will take place on Dec. 2, from 9 to 11 AM at The Arc of…
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Philadelphia Union Academy Preps Young Players for Greater Things
Kris Shakes, a fifth-year goalkeeper for the Nittany Lions men’s soccer team, credits the Philadelphia Union Youth Academy with his Penn State athletic success, writes Max Ralph for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The academy trains at Subaru Park in Chester, where the Philadelphia Union is headquartered and where it plays its home games. Shakes moved on…
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Levee Flooding Fix for Eastwick Makes More Water Rise in Delaware County
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to build a 1,400-foot levee to stop flooding in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Eastwick. Unfortunately, it would increase flooding slightly in parts of Delaware County during a 100-year storm. That is not sitting well with affected Delaware County residents, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. “You can’t push that…
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Gentrification Is Making a Historically Black Neighborhood in Swarthmore Disappear
A historically Black Neighborhood has been in Swarthmore for more than a century, but now its identity and history are being erased as gentrification prices out longtime residents, writes Zane Irwin for WHYY. Houses in the three-by-two block area that was home to Swarthmore’s only majority-Black neighborhood are mostly owned by whites these days, with…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
CCRES jobs are open to those looking to improve the lives of children and adults challenged by behavioral health issues. CCRES staff work in schools, homes, and the community. CCRES, Downingtown, provides over 1,500 professional behavioral health career staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities,…
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