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Empowerment Summit Speaks to Girls and Lets Them Learn From Each Other
Hundreds of girls attended a recent Girls Spark empowerment summit at Penn State Brandywine in Media, writes Hadas Kuznits for KYW Newsradio. The summit was created five years ago by Julia Kasper, a high school junior at the time. That first year about 100 girls showed up. This year’s summit signed up 135 middle school…
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Neumann Students Win Award for Best Collegiate Radio Show
Neumann University students won two national awards for journalism in a contest sponsored by the Catholic Media Association (CMA). A group of nine students took home the Best Collegiate Radio Show prize for a program entitled Living Black History that was broadcast on WNUW 98.5, Neumann’s radio station. Four students interviewed Regina Paige Garrettson, a…
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‘I was in Shock’: Local Teen Fights Off Shark Attack in New Jersey
Maggie Drozdowski, a Chester County teenager, survived a shark attack during a surfing outing over the weekend in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, write Matt Petrillo and Alicia Roberts for CBS News Philadelphia. “I was in shock and I didn’t even realize what was going on until I was out of the water,” said Drozdowski. The…
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Let AI Pick Your Next Home. Wayne Firm Launches HomegeniusIQ
Homegenius Real Estate, a subsidiary of Radian Group in Wayne, has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered home search portal to help homebuyers and sellers. Through the portal, www.homegeniusrealestate.com, searchers get an “unprecedented level of property intelligence about active listings,” states a release. The proprietary artificial intelligence uses image recognition and computer vision technology, analyzing real…
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New Broomall Clinic Focuses on Children’s Medical Needs
Parents of children coping with serious medical issues can now turn to a new Nemours children’s health clinic that has opened in Broomall, writes Aubrey Whelan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nemours Children’s Health has opened a specialized pediatric medical office in Broomall that includes doctors who are experts in 14 medical and surgical specialties, including…
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St. Joseph Place Opens at Former St. Joseph’s School in Collingdale
Saint Joseph Place, the new 50-apartment housing community for seniors, opened Monday in the historic St. Joseph’s Elementary School in Collingdale, which closed in 2010, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The new affordable community for independent seniors, developed by the Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, received a warm…
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DELCO Careers–CCRES
CCRES is looking for professionals who want to make a difference and are looking to start or expand their behavioral health careers by working with children and adults challenged by behavioral health issues. Several key positions are available. CCRES is hiring qualified staff to work in schools, homes, and the community. CCRES, Downingtown, specializes in…
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Widener University Announces New Dean of School of Engineering
Widener University has named Pamela McCauley, a renowned scholar, educator, university administrator and entrepreneur, as dean of the School of Engineering. McCauley will assume the role on July 1 following the retirement of Fred Akl, who led the school for more than two decades. MaCauley comes to Widener after serving as associate dean for Academic Programs, Diversity,…
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Visit Philadelphia CEO Angela Val Helping Develop Post-Pandemic Philadelphia
Angela Val took over as CEO of Visit Philadelphia at one of the worst moments for the organization, writes David Murrell for the Philadelphia Magazine. The city did not have a triumphant reopening following the pandemic. It came out of the dark period changed, with worse conditions on public transit, fewer businesses and less foot…
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Check It Out: Auto Dealership Lots Are Full Again
For a while there, car dealerships were looking pretty deserted, writes Ryan Felton for The Wall Street Journal. “We had times where you could have a helicopter land on my lot,” said David Kelleher, president of a dealership group based in Glen Mills that sells the Chrysler, Ram, Jeep, and Dodge brands. But now new…
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They Saved Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas After Falling in Love at Swarthmore College
Amy Vedder and Bill Weber fell in love at Swarthmore College and even got married on campus, but that’s not why they got an honorary degree at Sunday’s commencement. It was, in fact, because they successfully helped save the Rwandan mountain gorilla from extinction, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The college recognized their…
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Chester’s Likely New Mayor Ready to Tackle Bankruptcy Problem
Chester’s probable new mayor, Stefan Roots, will make getting Chester out of bankruptcy and straightening out the city’s finances his top priority, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. Roots, a Chester native, Villanova University graduate, and city councilman, beat incumbent mayor Thaddeus Kirkland in the Democratic mayoral primary. No Republican was on the ballot so…
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Penn State Brandywine Softball Team Crowned PSUAC Champions
Crystal Cassario pitched a four-hit shutout and delivered a game-ending three-run double Monday afternoon as No. 1 Penn State Brandywine’s softball team captured its eighth consecutive Penn State University Athletic Conference championship by defeating third-seeded Penn State New Kensington 8-0 in five innings. In NCAA Division I softball, a run-rule states that the game can be…
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The Wall Street Journal: Brainstorming at Work — A Good Idea or a Waste of Time?
Brainstorming sessions at work is a highly suspicious activity of loosely formed thoughts that’s unlikely to show any real benefit, according to research from Sheena Iyengar, a professor at Columbia Business School. She’s written a book “Think Bigger” based on her research and interviews. She concludes group brainstorming is a waste of time, writes Callum…
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Central High Robotics Team RoboLancers Inspires, Prepares Philadelphia’s Next Generation of STEM Leaders
The robotics team at Central High School in Philadelphia known as the RoboLancers is helping students build relationships while it prepares the next generation of STEM leaders, reports Matt DeLucia for NBC10 Philadelphia. The robotics team started as a small group, but today it has 168 members. “The team has grown from a sort of…
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Celebrating a Media Sporting Goods Store and Its Owner Kirk Emmons
As Kirk Emmons celebrated his 97th birthday with a party at Pinnochio’s Thursday in Media, others recalled how much the man and his business, Bill Battey Sporting Goods, did for the Media Borough community. Emmons was more of a friend with customers than the owner, as he talked about sports and life, writes Bob Grotz…
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Nurses, Lawmakers Picket Crozer as Financial Worries Grow
Community members and lawmakers joined picketing nurses outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center Friday amid growing concerns over Crozer Health’s finances, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The four-hospital Crozer Health, owned by the for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings, has struggled to pay bills and laid off 215 workers in March. The picketing nurses say Prospect is allegedly “disrespecting…
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State Rep. had Post Partum Depression. Now She’s Looking to Help Other Moms
Delaware County State Rep. Jen O’Mara has had her own experiences with postpartum depression. She is now working to pass legislation to increase awareness of this condition among new mothers and their families. Rep. O’Hara had a difficult road to motherhood, she writes in the Keystone Newsroom. The birth of her daughter Katherine was complicated…
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