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Wawa Closes 6th Store in Philadelphia Amidst Crime Concerns
Trouble with panhandling, crime, and drug use has led to a Wawa store closing at Headhouse Square, 2nd and Lombard, writes Mike Newall for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The store will close July 16. It is the sixth Center City Wawa to close since 2020. “While closing a store is always a difficult decision to make,…
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Start Off Summer Right With These Helpful SCORE Workshops
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free SCORE summer workshops, to help your small business reach its potential. How to Start and Operate a Small Business On June 21, from 6 to 7:30 PM, at the Chester County Library and District Center, learn how to start a small business. You have come to the right place, if you…
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Havertown’s Patrick Creed Returns Home for Good From Ukraine
A Havertown man who took his U.S. Army experience in Iraq over to Ukraine to help them in their fight has returned home for good, writes TaRonda Thomas for 6abc. Patrick Creed made returned home to Havertown Thursday, surprising his daughter at Haverford Middle School. His daughter had been told she’d be visiting with an…
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A New Casual Italian BYOB Comes to Ardmore with Quiet Flair
Villa Artigiano Ristorante, a casual Italian BYOB, opened quietly in Ardmore two months ago after eight months of renovations, writes Caroline O’Halloran at SAVVY/Main Line. The BYOB took over the old A la Maison space in downtown Ardmore. It has 90 seats inside and outdoor seating for 16. A family affair, it is run by…
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Book Recalls Impact of a Marple Neighborhood Unsolved Murder
On Aug. 15, 1975, 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was walking to Bible school from her Marple Township home, writes Kim Douglas for Main Line Today. She never arrived. Her body was discovered two weeks later. Joanna Falcone Sullivan and Mike Mathis were 9 years old at the time, living in Marple. Now their story is captured…
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CEO Hopes I-95 Collapse Shows SEPTA’s Worth to Riders, Officials
SEPTA has been adding routes in Northeast Philadelphia for travelers who can no longer drive on Interstate 95 near the Cottman Avenue exit following the road collapse there Sunday. Now, with the expected increase in ridership and a $240 million hole in SEPTA’s 2025 budget, CEO and General Manager Leslie Richards is hoping its quick…
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Marines Give First-Person Accounts of Fighting in Iraq in New Book
Retired Marine Lt. Col David E. Kelly from Springfield recently published his second volume of interviews with combat Marines deployed to Iraq, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. He was one of two Marine Corps field historians sent there to conduct the interviews, “First Fights in Fallujah” includes interviews with infantrymen, tankers, helicopter crews,…
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Here Are Delaware County’s Best Places to Work–Small to Large Companies
Eleven Delaware County companies, large, medium, and small, have been recognized by Philadelphia Business Journal as the top Delaware County workplaces in 2023, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Each year, the Journal recognizes the region’s top employers, partnering with Quantum Workplace using employee surveys. This year’s list includes 96 companies in the region…
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Riddle Hospital in Media Doubles Its Size as Modern Addition Opens
A $327 million expansion and modernization project years in the making at Riddle Hospital in Media will have its grand opening June 14, with service beginning July 10, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The five-story 230,000 square-foot addition gives Riddle 10 modern surgical suites, 76 new patient rooms, and a 174-space parking…
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Bonner-Prendie Grad Kevin McGonigle Makes State Gatorade Player of the Year
Pennsylvania’s premier baseball player graduated from Bonner-Prendergast High School June 9, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kevin McGonigle, who grew up in Aldan, is expected to be a first-round pick in July’s MLB draft, and has been named Gatorade’s Pennsylvania Player of the Year. The Bonner-Prendergast graduate hit .474 this season. He was…
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Region’s Housing Market Stalled but Delaware County Homes Still Going Fast
The Greater Philadelphia housing market is stuck, except not really for Delaware County homes. Buyers aren’t looking due to rising prices and high mortgage rates. Sellers aren’t selling because they don’t want to give up mortgages refinanced at historically low levels during the pandemic. That said, buyers in the Philadelphia suburbs still need to be…
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Secane Man Sues Amazon, Says Pest Repellent Caused House Fire
A Secane homeowner and his insurance company have filed a lawsuit in Delaware County Common Pleas Court alleging that a pest repellent he ordered from Amazon.com caused a fire in his home, writes Nicholas Malfitano for The Pennsylvania Record. James Marchesano of Secane and Palisades Property & Casualty Insurance Company filed the suit June 8…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Fully Renovated Colonial for Sale in Chadds Ford
Steep yourself in history with this fully renovated 1900 Colonial-style home with four bedrooms and 3.1-baths available for sale in West Chester, Chadds Ford Township. The historic Brinton 1704 House is across the street and the 71-acre Brinton Run Preserve is just steps away. The home has been meticulously renovated by J. Stevens in 2021…
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TLC: Shaping Schools, Shaping Lives: Transformation Through Environment
The Power of Physical Environments. “We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us,” asserted Sir Winston Churchill. Andrew L Ross, Gary Grenier, and Frank Kros, transformational education experts, echo this sentiment in their book, Creating The Upside Down Organization: Transforming Staff to Save Troubled Children. They underline the distinct messages that all environments convey. For…
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Recreation Area Near Bucks County Could Become America’s Next National Park
A beloved outdoor area near Bucks County is being considered as the location of the country’s next national park. Miles Howard wrote about the location for National Geographic. The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, located between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is one of several outdoor areas in the United States being considered to become…
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Herr’s Releases 3 New Chip Flavors Inspired by Local Small Businesses
Nottingham-based Herr’s released their newest chip flavors for people to buy, try, and vote to determine the winner of their Flavored by Philly: Local Eats contest. After the success of last year’s Flavored by Philly contest, Herr’s added a new spin to this year’s contest by asking Philadelphians to nominate flavors they crave from local…
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Abandoned Puppy Recovering at Animal Rescue in Phoenixville, Looking for Her Forever Home
A resilient puppy who was found abandoned in a Philadelphia park with rubber bands tied tightly around her muzzle is recovering at Main Line Animal Rescue in Phoenixville and waiting for her forever home, writes Franki Rudnesky for PhillyVoice. The one-year-old pit bull mix, named Marigold, had her muzzle wrapped so tightly that the wounds…
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Eddystone Facility Providing Backfill Material for I-95 Collapse Repairs
AeroAggregates of North America in Eddystone is providing a recycled foam glass material to help make quick temporary repairs to an I-95 overpass that collapsed June 11, writes Marc Levy for NBC Philadelphia. The company is using an aggregate glass material from its Eddystone manufacturing plant. AeroAggregates diverts glass bottles and jars from landfills and…
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