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Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford On the Rebound After Being Destroyed by Hurricane Ida
Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford plans to return better than ever after it was destroyed by Hurricane Ida in September last year, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. When the storm hit, the river flooded the restaurant, leaving everything inside the restaurant floating in more than seven feet of water. Owners Katie and Anthony…
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Chester’s Police Pension Problems Familiar to Pa. Auditor General
Chester’s mayor Thaddeus Kirkland asked Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor to investigate alleged police pension “spiking” in the city and was told recommendations were given many times in the past but not acted upon, writes Kathleen E. Cary for the Daily Times. Pension spiking involves giving public sector employees large raises, bonuses or incentives to…
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Craig LaBan Gives a Nod to Delco in Best 2022 Dining Scene Review
The Delco dining scene made it onto a list of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s best dining scenes for 2022, writes Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan. “After our Center City furnace went kaput in January, we spent a tasty week in Delco exploring the culinary draws of the region’s most underappreciated food county, from scrapple fries to…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Tudor Revival in Wayne
An outstanding Tudor Revival home with seven bedrooms and seven full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Wayne. Situated on a beautiful 2-acre lot in the South Wayne Historic District and surrounded by old-growth oak, birch, and Japanese maple, the home offers highly coveted privacy while being within walking distance of downtown…
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TLC: Your Life Is Not a Holiday Movie, and That’s OK
The latest holiday movie just started and even if it’s the first time we’ve seen it, we all know what to expect: holiday magic will work its spell on everyone in the town, and just in time, everything will work out perfectly. In the holiday movie, the hero falls in love, the antagonist has a…
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Christmas Movies Inspire Purchases of Yuletide Sweaters in Delco — and Elsewhere
Christmas sweaters have emerged as a holiday-couture must-have. Boohoo, a West Hollywood online clothing retailer, reported on a popular variation of the seasonal look: the Christmas movie-Christmas sweater. Boohoo’s analysts parsed U.S. search volume for Christmas movie-themed clothing to discern which film franchises yields the most sought-after sweaters. For 2022, the top-four ranked images relate…
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A Professor from Wayne Was 1 of the Lockerbie Bombing Victims
A Delaware County man, Robert Eugene McCollum, was one of 10 passengers from Pennsylvania who died in the Dec. 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, writes Deb Kiner for Penn Live. McCollum, 61, of Wayne, was an associate professor of early childhood and elementary education at Temple University. Dr. McCollum…
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Rt. 420 Wanamaker Bridge Reopened Tuesday After Repairs
The Route 420 bridge southbound in Prospect Park that closed suddenly and indefinitely Dec. 7 is now open again, writes Robert Moran for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bridge reopened Tuesday evening, though contractors will remain on-site through the end of the week. PennDOT closed the bridge after seven inspectors found “significant beam and bearing pedestal…
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Valley Forge Military Academy & College Receives Wreath Donations From Area Scouts
Evergreen wreaths are common at this time of year but none are more special than those which mark the graves of heroes or honor those lost in battle. Valley Forge Military Academy & College recently received 10 wreaths and evergreen bundles to place on graves and monuments from Devon 50 Boy Scouts of America, a…
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Upper Darby ‘Elves’ Bring Holiday Joy to Elementary Students
Over 600 donated toys found their way to children from six Upper Darby schools through Operation: Upper Darby Elves Collaborative Toy Drive. Thanks to some Upper Darby ‘elves’ who also happen to be caring Upper Darby High School students, the toys were distributed on Saturday, Dec. 17. This is the second year for the toy…
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1 Delaware County University Saw Endowments Come Out Ahead, Others, Not So Much
College and university endowments took a ride with the capital market slumps felt in 2022, though in Delaware County, one university came out ahead, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Villanova brought in $77.7 million in gifts this fiscal year, compared to $44.4 million the previous year, boosting its endowment. It saw a 3.8…
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Food Insecurity Is on the Rise in Delaware County
The pandemic continues to impact the lives of many Delaware County residents who face food insecurity and need more mental health service help than before the pandemic began, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. “I’m sure you can imagine that with the fact that everything — whether it’s the heating cost or food costs or housing…
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Another Delay for Cobbs Golf Course Over Tree Clearing Concerns
The Cobbs Creek Foundation plans for revitalizing the Cobbs Creek golf course, which seemed to be back on track, now face another delay, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. The historic golf course rests in Upper Darby and West Philadelphia. The city-owned public golf course welcomed players of color decades before the PGA, but fell into…
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98 Percent of Neumann Nursing Grads Pass National RN Exam
Neumann University nursing graduates achieved the third-highest pass rate among all 84 nursing programs in Pennsylvania on the licensed RN exam. Fifty-six of 57 Neumann nursing graduates passed the NCLEX-RN exam from October 2021 to September 2022, more than 98 percent of Neumann University nursing graduates. That’s significantly higher than the average pass rate in…
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Red October Nostalgia: Kyle Schwarber Revisits SchwarberFest
It seems like a long time ago, but it was only in October when all of our hopes turned toward a Phillies World Series win and SchwarberFest. They couldn’t pull it off in the end, but it was still a memorable Red October thanks to some sports heroics from players like Kyle Schwarber who gave…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
Find your work-life balance at CCRES, They are looking for qualified candidates with entry-level and advanced experience to work with children and adults in their local schools and communities CCRES, Downingtown, specializes in providing over 1,500 professional, dedicated staff members to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental…
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Tina Fey Touts Upper Darby-Based Mean Girls Musical in 2019 Philly Visit
Tina Fey stopped at the Kimmel Center recently to talk about her “Mean Girls” musical coming to Philadelphia Nov. 19, writes Neal Zoren for the Daily Times. After achieving a movie triumph in 2004’s “Mean Girls,” she rode the same vehicle, with music by her husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, to Broadway…
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Airport CEO Atif Saeed Confident in New Projects to Revive PHL
New capital projects at Philadelphia’s two airports and changes in procedure will take them beyond the pandemic and bring new growth, said Atif Saeed, the new CEO of Philadelphia’s Division of Aviation. With that formula in hand, his main goal is making sure everyone has the resources they need, writes Ema Dooling for Philadelphia Business…
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