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This Pennsylvania Comfort Food Looks Pretty Familiar
Everyone has their favorite comfort food, but now, thanks to comfortablefood.com, we know what the favorite comfort food is in Pennsylvania, writes Anne Erickson for wmmr.com. The comfort food study lists the favorite comfort food for every state in America. “Depending on where you stay in America, the comfort food peculiar to each state can…
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Priceless: Man Takes Springfield Mom to See the Phillies
Chris Richman discovered tickets to the National League Championship Series were a pretty hot item this week, worth hundreds of dollars. Richman nabbed two tickets for $150 after game 1 of the series so he could take his mother, Angela, who lives in Springfield, to a game, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Those…
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NY Post: Sexy ‘Boom Boom Room’ at Broomall Home Triggers Bidding War and 13 Offers to Buy
A sexy basement at a Broomall split level generated 48 showings in 48 hours and 13 offers to buy the home in September, writes Jordi Lippe-McGraw for the nypost.com. “As people came through, they told me how they heard about the Boom Boom Room over the years. It was a local legend for a certain…
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Crozer Health Still Favors Plan to Close Delco Hospital
Crozer Health maintains that closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital and converting it to a behavioral health care facility is still the best strategy for Delaware County, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. “Crozer Health is confident that transitioning Delaware County Memorial Hospital to a behavioral health facility with an urgent care center is the…
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The Delaware River: A Clean Water Act Success Story
Back in the 1960s, if you measured the oxygen level from the water in the Delaware River, it would read zero, writes Susan Phillips for WHYY. The dead zone ran from Philadelphia to about 25 miles downriver to Marcus Hook. It meant that migratory fish like shad could not breed. Fisheries, plentiful caviar, and sturgeon…
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General Recreation: The New Shape of Play– Hedra
Play is the universal language of fun, collaboration, and growth. It’s the key to helping kids become better adults. So kids’ play structures need to amaze and inspire, challenge and empower, and promote empathy and pride. Play structures like the Hedra give children every opportunity to play from every angle. Hedra™ for children ages 5…
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Now You Can Volunteer to Help Delco Plan America’s 250th
Delaware County is joining with communities across the nation to celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary on July 4, 2026, so it is encouraging county residents to be part of the planning process through the work of the America250PADelco Committee. Delaware County officials have formed the committee to lead the planning process, which will include events from…
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Free SCORE Workshops in October for Business Owners
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free SCORE workshops and webinars in October. Grow Your YouTube Channel to Grow Your Business Besides knowing what equipment to use and how long videos should be, small business owners REALLY should know about the quality of the video content and customize it for YouTube. Video…
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St. Joseph Parish Pastor in Aston Pens Book on Purpose of Angels
An archdiocesan pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Aston, Brian Bransfield, has written a book that explores the purpose of angels, writes Gina Christian for Catholic Philly. Msgr. Bransfield’s book “Angels: Our Guardians in Spiritual Battle,” explores angels found in Scripture, the writings of the Church Fathers, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the lives…
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It’s Another Invasive Creature in Pennsylvania, but This One Swims
First we had to worry about the Lanternfly devastating our crops. Now there’s an invasive fish known as the snakehead. Also known as frankenfish, or channa argus, it is submarine-shaped, with a toothy mouth and can grow in excess of 33 inches, writes Susan Miers Smith for the Reading Eagle. Native to China, Russia and…
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Darby Borough Names Street for Ethel Smiley, a Voice for Civil Rights
Darby Borough’s leading voice on civil rights, Ethel Smiley, will be honored today by having a street named after her, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Ethel Glenn Smiley will be recognized in a street naming ceremony 2 PM today at the corner of Wymcombe Avenue and Mulberry Street, near where she lived. Smiley…
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Villanova Actress Breaks Boundaries at Arden’s ‘Glass Menagerie
Hannah Brannau is a Villanova actress who is breaking boundaries as she makes her debut in Arden Theater Company’s new staging of “The Glass Menagerie”, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. Brannau has Cerebral Palsy. She developed a passion for acting at age 13 after participating in Acting Without Boundaries, a Delaware County theater group. Acting…
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Acme Supermarket Owner Albertson Sold to Kroger
The owner of Acme supermarket, Albertsons, is being sold to Kroger for $20 billion, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Acme Markets once dominated the Philadelphia supermarket scene. The Malvern-based supermarket chain was sold to Idaho-based Albertsons. Now Albertsons and its more than 21 supermarket chains are being sold to rival Cincinnati-based Kroger.…
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Bloomberg: Bankruptcy Haunts Chester as Pension Fund Runs Out of Cash
Chester is looking bankruptcy in the face, especially after its police pension fund runs out of cash in a few months, writes Hadriana Lownekron for Bloomberg. Chester’s financial decline has been happening for decades. The city’s population is half of what it was at its mid-century peak. Closed factories near the Delaware River have been…
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Monster House Delco Brings High-Tech to Halloween Decorations
Technology is bringing a new kind of Halloween decorating to Monster House Delco in Broomall, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. John DiMeo and his wife, Jen, use high-tech projection and audio equipment to turn their home into a spooky storyteller. Exterior walls pulsate as hands push to get out. Suddenly his home is…
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24 Beers on Tap, and That’s Just to Start at Thornton Bierhaul
Delaware County’s got its own version of a European beer hall with the opening of Bierhaul in Thornton, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. The relaxed family-oriented hangout is a dream of James Mullally, who brought Bierhaul to life with restauranteur Loic Barnieu. “Bierhaul was conceived to share something Loïc and I experienced growing…
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Chester Still Bucking Gun Violence Trend Thanks to Initiative
The Chester Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods (CPSN) continues to have a positive impact in the city of Chester even as gun violence elsewhere makes the daily news. At a press conference Thursday, officials gathered to give a progress report on the program. “CPSN has continued to have an extraordinary impact on the level of gun…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Graceful Tudor Revival in Bryn Mawr
A graceful Tudor revival with eight bedrooms and eight full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Bryn Mawr. Situated on stunning 2,89 acres, the grand and character-laden “Littlefield Farm” offers exceptional appeal and timeless quality. Designed in 1912, the home boasts an eye-pleasing stone and half-timber exterior along with carved fascia board…
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