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Celebrity Poster Lands Chester Springs Man on Hit TV Show ‘Pawn Stars’
Keith Stahl of Chester Springs found himself in the national spotlight on Nov. 2 after appearing on an episode of the popular TV show Pawn Stars, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. Stahl had his Jimi Hendrix poster appraised by the show’s hosts. “Seeing yourself on national TV is a unique experience that…
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Gifted Students Across the U.S. Reap Benefits at Radnor High
There’s a unique Community Schools program at a Radnor Victorian home that gives 10 gifted students from around the country a chance to attend Radnor High School, writes Wakisha Bailey for CBS Philadelphia. “I’m here to just have better opportunities in life, like a better education,” said ninth-grader Malachai. “Back home in Chicago, the system…
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Cooks Who Care Release Cookbook Supporting Mental Health
Cooks Who Care, a not-for-profit organization based in Media founded by Maria and Scott Campbell, supports the health and well-being of food and beverage industry workers, reports New Jersey Stage. Now it’s selling its first-ever cookbook, the Cooks Who Care Community Cookbook: Entertaining for Mental Health (Philly Edition). Book sales will support mental health support…
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Tree Plantings in Upper Darby This Weekend Have Ties to Phillies
Thousands of trees are being planted across the Delaware Valley, including in Upper Darby this weekend thanks to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, PGW and the Phillies, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. About 2,000 trees are being planted. “So we can reduce the temperatures in the summertime, to reduce the effects of the heat island that’s…
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5 Delaware County Towns Host PA’s Highest-Valued Homes
Five Delaware County towns made a list of 30 communities with the most highest-valued homes in Pennsylvania, reports Stacker. Stacker used data from Zillow for its list, based on the Zillow Home Values Index as of September 2022. The state’s average home value was $268,984. Coming in at No. 30 was Boomall. A typical…
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Chester Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Filed by State Receiver
Chester’s state-appointed receiver made it official Thursday. He filed for bankruptcy on behalf of the city of Chester, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Michael Doweary hopes that by filing for Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, it will give Chester protection against creditors while it tries to fix its debt problems. He expects the…
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Phillies Fever Turned Aston Mom Into an Entrepreneur
The Phillies playing in the World Series has led to some entrepreneurial work for Aston mom Ellen Paskill, writes Jennifer Joyce for Fox 29. Paskill makes sweatshirts for family and friends as a hobby. She had already made a sweatshirt to highlight her son’s football team. “This is the one that started it all,” Ellen…
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Cobbs Creek Golf Course Restoration Plan Back on Track
Renovating the historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course, which rests in Upper Darby and West Philadelphia, appears to be back on track, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. The city-owned public course welcomed players of color decades before the PGA, but closed after it fell into disrepair. The Cobbs Creek Foundation had a lease agreement with the…
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Craig LaBan’s Delco Hoagie Tour Highlights Some Favorite Shops
Food critic Craig LaBan from The Philadelphia Inquirer completed a restaurant tour of Delaware County and gave the scene high marks. But no trip to Delaware County is complete without a hoagie circuit. Part of his tour included trips to several hoagie shops in the county. That includes the DiConstanza family in Boothwyn, who have been…
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Get Ready for Thanksgiving Week Travel Crowds, They’re Going to be Big
If you’re thinking of flying in or out of Philadelphia sometime during Thanksgiving week, expect to share your air travel experience with about 867,000 other travelers, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nationally, Thanksgiving week is expected to be the busiest travelers have seen in the past 20 years. From Wednesday, Nov. 23, through…
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WalletHub Arms Black Friday Shoppers with 2022 Info on Where Their Budgets Will Go Further
WalletHub has released its 2022 list of Black Friday best deals, culled from survey data on 4,000 deals from 16 of the biggest U.S. retailers. Adam McCann, WalletHub financial writer, amassed the details. Analysts from the Miami credit-score, credit-report provider scanned ads, looking for discounts on products in categories that included appliances and jewelry. It…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Historic Echo Valley Farm in Newtown Square
Historic Echo Valley Farm with a five-bedroom, six-full-and-two-half-bathroom main home is available for sale in Newtown Square. This 1.83-acre Echo Valley Farm property is part of the original William Lewis Farmstead. It offers rural serenity and five dwellings, including the main house, renovated barn, a secondary barn, and the original hay and milk houses. Each…
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Project W Scholarship Grants to Aid P.I.T. Women Nursing Students
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media has received a $12,000 grant from Project W that will provide academic scholarships to women nursing students at P.I.T. who are living in Delaware County. Project W is “a women’s giving circle that harnesses the power of collective giving to address the needs of women in Delaware…
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Desirable Eddystone Industrial Site Sells for $239.4M
Investment demand for warehouses in the Philadelphia region remains high as demonstrated by a recent $239.4 million purchase of the Delco Logistics Center and its two newly-constructed industrial buildings in Eddystone, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. Both buildings, totaling 770,000 square feet, are vacant and the new owner, WPT Capital Advisors of Minneapolis,…
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There’s No Substitute for Wawa. Or Is There? How About Sheetz in Center City?
There’s speculation about what should go into the two now-vacant Wawa stores in Center City. Some are suggesting Wawa’s archrival—Sheetz, writes Lizzy McLellan Ravitch for Billy Penn. Not that Wawa’s exit didn’t leave a door open. When the closures were announced in October, a Wawa statement said it “hope [s] to repurpose these two locations…
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TLC – Trust and Authentic Engagement Pt. 2: “Open Trust-Building Conversations”
In Part 1 of this “Trust and Engagement” series, we discussed strategies to help school counselors build and restore student trust where it would not evolve naturally, particularly in diverse school environments. Since trust grows to the extent that each student feels meaningfully supported by their counselor, it can be challenging for counselors to sustainably…
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Josh Shapiro Adds Attorney General Petition to DCMH Dispute
Pennsylvania’s governor-elect and Attorney General Josh Shapiro has entered the fray over Delaware County Memorial Hospital, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Shapiro’s office is petitioning to have DCMH owner Crozer Health and parent company Prospect Medical Holdings held in contempt for violating an Oct. 11 Common Pleas court order that requires them to…
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Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie Surprises Tailgaters at Monday’s Game
Some Delco fans had a chance to tailgate with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie at a recent Lincoln Financial Field game, writes Sharifa Jackson for 6abc. These faithful fans along with those living outside of Delaware County showed up before sunrise Monday and tailgated the entire day away before the late-night Eagles-Washington Commanders game. Fans appreciated…
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