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Cruisers Weigh In on New Cruise Line Coming to Tinicum Port
Norwegian Cruise Line’s arrival in April at the newly built PhilaPort Cruise Terminal in Tinicum Township is generating conversations among cruisers, writes Nusreta Beranac for Cruise Critic. Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl will operate seven-to-nine-day itineraries departing from the Terminal. Destinations include Bermuda’s Royal Naval Dockyard and Charleston, South Carolina. About 41 calls per year…
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Upper Darby High Capital Project Means a Temporary Summer Stage Move to Haverford High School
Upper Darby Summer Stage, which has called Upper Darby High School home for decades, will be moving temporarily to Haverford High School for its summer season because of renovations at the high school. The move provides an opportunity to partner with the Haverford Township School District, states a Summer Stage release. “This collaboration marks an…
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With 17 Recipients, Villanova Named Top Fulbright Producer
For the 18th straight year, Villanova University has earned Top Producer status for Fulbright Scholars, with 17 students receiving the prestigious award, writes Margaret Miller for the Villanova Newsroom. The university joined Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale, as well as local colleges including Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford, as top producers. “Our students…
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Chester Shipyard Built Ship That Retrieved Soviet Sub in CIAs ‘Greatest Deception’
The Glomar Explorer is part of the greatest deception ever perpetrated by the CIA, and it was built at the Sun Shipbuilding yard in Chester, reports Mike Rosenwald for the Washington Post’s Podcast, Retropod. In 1968, a Soviet submarine called K129 sank in the Pacific. The sub was carrying three nuclear missiles and cryptography equipment.…
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DELCO Careers – The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth
Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1983, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities. Headquartered in Audubon, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed…
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Philadelphia International Airport CEO Atif Saeed Leaving Post
Atif Saeed, the CEO of Philadelphia International Airport and the city’s Department of Aviation, is leaving to take a new job in San Diego, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Saeed will step down Feb. 27 after three years in the position. Atif will become the president and CEO of the San Diego…
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Kevin Willard Updates Wildcats, as He Honors Jay Wright Legacy
Kevin Willard, taking over after three underwhelming years for Villanova basketball, is ready to update the program’s approach while respecting the foundation built by Jay Wright, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His first season has begun well, with the Wildcats moving to 17-5 following a recent win over Willard’s former team, Seton Hall.…
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Broomall Twins Were Raised on Curling. Now They’re Champions
Twins Sarah and Taylor Anderson of Broomall first stepped on to the ice at age 4. Today at 24 they are prepping for the national championships of curling, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. By 16, the Marple Newtown High School students were already traveling internationally for curling competitions. They live in Minneapolis now,…
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New Vintage Shop Opens in Phoenixville for ‘Oddballs’
Described as a shop “for oddballs, by oddballs,” Great Scott Vintage specializes in vintage clothing, eclectic home decor, and gifts. A Phoenixville native and graduate of Phoenixville High School, owner Molly Ferguson is returning to her roots to launch her new venture, located at 26 S. Main Street. Ferguson brings over nine years of high-level…
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Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin Brings Fanatics Super Bowl Spectacle to San Francisco
Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin is at it again, turning Super Bowl weekend into a full-blown celebrity spectacle, writes Michael Saponara for Billboard. The Montgomery County native and founder of Fanatics is hosting his annual Fanatics Super Bowl Party in San Francisco. Cardi B will headline the invite-only event. Set for Feb. 7, the party has…
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Residents at Ann’s Choice in Warminster Connect Over Olympics Experience
Norman Denbigh and Andre Brillaud, residents of Ann’s Choice in Warminster, recently met and connected over their shared experience as Olympic torchbearers for the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, writes Petra Shaw for Patch. Denbigh was visiting Brillaud’s apartment when he noticed a plaque on the wall given to him for acting as a torchbearer for the 1996 Games. That summer, Denbigh, then a Flemington resident, carried the torch through…
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Phillies Truck, Packed with Gear and Hot Dog Launcher, Heads to Spring Training
Heading to spring training in Clearwater, Florida, the Philadelphia Phillies are bringing along a truck stocked with hats, gloves, and even a hot dog launcher, writes Ariel Simpson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Decorated for their All-Star Game on July 14 at Citizens Bank Park, the truck will travel 1,054 miles across eight states to reach its destination. Spring training begins on February 11 for…
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Aronimink Golf Club Readies Itself for the World’s Best Golfers
Lush fairways hidden under the snow will soon reveal themselves as the Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square preps for the May 11 to 17 men’s PGA Championship, Philadelphia’s first in decades, writes Isaac Avilucea for Axios. The tournament will bring 156 of the world’s best players, with celebrities and powerbrokers among the 200,000 attendees.…
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Swarthmore Public Library Brings Overdue Book Fees to an End
There will no longer be fines for overdue books at the Swarthmore Public Library, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Overdue fees discourage people from using the library, said Swarthmore Library Director Alec Staley. It joins other libraries that have eliminated the late fee. The Upper Darby Township and Sellers Memorial Free Public Library,…
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Paranormal Investigators to Check Out Haunted Marcus Hook Plank House
The one-bedroom Plank House in Marcus Hook is one of the oldest operating houses in Delaware County, and is said to be the home of the pirate Blackbeard. “It dates back to the 1700s,” said Joshua Chjaires, founder of Phantom Detectives LLC. “At that time, Marcus Hook was a well-known shipping port. It has a…
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Beyond Pennsylvania: Exploring a Nation of Delaware Counties
There’s a certain pride that comes with saying you’re from Delaware County. We feel we’re a unique people living in a county with a unique identity and culture. While that may be true, there are other Delaware Counties out there, each with its own cultural and historical identity. There are at least five in the…
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For a Romantic Valentine’s Meal, Try La Belle Epoque in Media
Sometimes the most romantic meals are in those neighborhood restaurants known mostly to locals, writes Michael Klein, Beatrice Forman, Kiki Aranita, and Craig LaBan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Such a place is La Belle Epoque at 38 W. State St. in Media Borough. It made an Inquirer list of 12 under-the-radar restaurants in the region…
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2 Delaware County Reform Schools Inspire Young Adult Novel
Delaware County’s two reform schools inspired Ridley native Diana Rodriguez Wallach to write the young-adult novel, “The Silenced,” writes Gina Lizzo for Main Line Today. Wallach started research on the Glen Mills School, a boys-only reform school in Delaware County that closed in 2019 because of abuse allegations. It reopened as Clock Tower Schools in…
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