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Southwest Philadelphia ‘CEO Big Duke’ Creates Opportunity, Gives Back to His Community
Saul Landers, better known as “CEO Big Duke”, creates opportunities in his native Philadelphia to give back to the community that raised him, reports Mike Jerrick for FOX 29 Philadelphia. He buys properties in Southwest Philadelphia to build up the area. He also often hosts community events that provide various resources to those in need.…
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PA’s New House Speaker Thought About Life as a Preacher, Actress, and Hairdresser
Joanna McClinton is the first woman to hold the House speaker seat in Pennsylvania so a lot of people want to talk to her, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. As a bonus, McClinton also happens to represent parts of Yeadon and Darby Boroughs. “When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to…
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Villanova Student Helps in Suspect Arrest by Giving Police a Lift
Villanova University student Phil Sandor recently gave a Radnor police officer a ride in the middle of a foot pursuit, reports Fox 29. Sandor was driving to class April 17 when he saw Radnor Police Officer Kyle Hand chasing someone who ran from a traffic stop on Lancaster Avenue. The suspect seemed to escape after…
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Give Your Business a Boost in May With These SCORE Programs
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free May SCORE programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential. National Small Business Week Virtual Summit Registration for the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit is open! This event, hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE, will run May 2-3, 2023.…
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Iron Chef Jose Graces Brings Personal Touch to Radnor’s Amada
The Main Line has seen its share of great chefs opening restaurants here, writes Caroline O’Halloran for Savvy Main Line. “Top Chef” winner Nick Elmi opened Lark in Bala Cynwyd. Philly chef Mar Vei brought Fiore Rosso, an Italian steakhouse to Bryn Mawr. Now Iron Chef Jose Garces has hit the ground running with Amada…
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Delaware County Symphony Presents: The Koussevitsky Connection
The Delaware County Symphony presents the final symphony concert of its season–The Koussevitzky Connection. The concert program on May 7, 3 PM, features varied and inspiring music of the 20th Century. The concert takes place in Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre. Serge Koussevitzky was the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949…
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For World Champion Sisters, Baton Twirling Is Family Legacy
Downingtown sisters Sterling and Shay Busza, baton twirling world champions, followed in the footsteps of their mother, Alysha Busza, writes Melissa Kiebort for BVM Sports. Alysha was four-years-old when she started twirling. She took to the sport with a passion and over the years started performing first individually and then with the highest nationally ranked…
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North Carolina’s First Wawa Store Will be in the Outer Banks
North Carolina is preparing for its first Wawa when the convenience store giant breaks ground next month on an Outer Banks store, right across U.S. 158 from a new Target, writes Kari Pugh for The Virginian-Pilot, as reported in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Wawa submitted a site plan to the town of Kill Devil Hills for…
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Neighborhood Nurseries Beckon for Your Spring Gardening
Spring is peeking around the corner and it’s time to get planting. Here are six recommended neighborhood nurseries that have what you need, writes Steven White and Michelle Myers for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Terrain Terrain at 914 Baltimore Pike in Glen Mills has plenty of on-site plants and gardening hardware. You can even eat at…
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Neumann University Named a Top Transfer-Friendly University
For the third consecutive year, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has named Neumann University to its transfer honor roll, a list that recognizes the top 25 percent of colleges in the country for creating systems and processes that support transfer students. The latest national honor roll includes 171 colleges. Colleges were selected based on their…
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Haverford Caddie Wins Full Scholarship After a Hard Fight to Succeed
Robbie Starankovic a Llanerch Country Club golf caddie and Haverford High senior was diagnosed in middle school with dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Now he has received a four-year scholarship to attend Penn State University. The scholarship is a culmination of everything Starnkovic has been fighting for all his life, writes Aaron Carter for The…
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Dollars to Doughnuts, 3 Delco Towns are Among Wealthiest in PA
Delaware County is a big place, big enough to have three out of 10 of Pennsylvania’s wealthiest towns, writes Joselynn Chua for Suburbs 101. That’s based on median household income and home prices between March 2022 and March 2023. Villanova was second on a list of 10 for wealth in PA. The affluent suburb of…
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Couple Keeps Love and Memory of Havertown Farmhouse Alive
Rose Smith heaped a lot of love on her Havertown 1860 farmhouse, nearly a half-century worth, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She lived there with her husband, Ken, and then alone as a widow, until the retired social worker had to move to a senior residence. She worried about the house and that…
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Tucker Carlson Closed His Fox Career Chatting With Aston Pizza Delivery Guy
Tucker Carlson’s final guest before he was let go by Fox News was Tyler Morrell, the Delco pizza delivery driver for Cocco’s who tripped a stolen car suspect fleeing police in Middletown, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice. The April 16 incident was captured on video, which went viral. Morrell was making a pizza delivery…
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Man Who Negotiated the Dominion/Fox News Settlement Lives in Newtown Square
It was a Newtown Square man, Jerry Roscoe, who negotiated a settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News. Roscoe is a mediator at JAMS, an international alternative dispute resolution firm. He was actually with his wife on a cruise in Romania last Sunday when he received an email from Dominion and Fox News attorneys…
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There Are Signs of This Business All Over Delaware County
Signs by Tomorrow has been part of the local landscape for 25 years, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. In fact, the signs are everywhere. The company on Rt. 420 in Morton is owned by Joyce Carpenter of Brookhaven. It’s been a major supplier of signs, banners, shirts, and more to schools, governments, sports…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Custom-Built Craftsman in Glen Mills
A splendid craftsman home on 2.23 amazing acres with six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Glen Mills. The Farmhouse-style residence is custom-built and move-in ready. The first-floor amenities include the gourmet eat-in kitchen with its huge center island, granite countertops, ample cabinet space, and abundant natural light. There…
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General Recreation: A Community Jewel for Treasure Lake
Treasure Lake in DuBois, PA is a semi-private gated residential community with public access to a variety of activities. The congregation at Treasure Lake Church is 65 percent from Treasure Lake and 35 percent from around DuBois. But they are 100 percent focused on community outreach. Following a large financial gift from congregation member Charlotte…
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