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Pioneering Oncologist Dr. Audrey Evans Subject of Villanova Native’s Film
Film producer Julia Fisher Farbman, a Villanova native, recalls her first encounter with pioneering oncologist Audrey Evans. Farbman was 10 or 11 and had appendicitis. Dr. Evans was a family friend and the first female chief of pediatric oncology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. She greeted Farbman heading…
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Villanova’s Collin Gillespie Named B-Ball Male Performer of the Year
Villanova University’s men’s basketball guard Collin Gillespie has been voted the 2021-22 Overall Male Performer of the Year by 30 schools that make up the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area program, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gillespie helped lead the Wildcats to 30 Wins and an NCAA Final Four. He started his five-year career as…
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Wawa’s Hoagiefest Enters New Territory With NFT Sweepstakes
Wawa is taking a non-traditional approach to its Hoagiefest campaign this year with a sweepstakes contest running through July 24 that awards a potential “rare” NFT, or non-fungible token, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. An NFT is a digital asset that represents something in the real world, like art, a video, an image…
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SCORE Webinars: Video Marketing Strategies That Generate Engagement and Leads
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free webinar events in July. On Tuesday, July 12, at 1 p.m., learn how to use video marketing strategies to generate customer engagement and new business leads. With so many different types of cameras, audio equipment, and lighting kits, video marketing can be a complex medium…
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Record Gas Prices Leave Delaware County Drivers Trimming Budgets Elsewhere
Road travel in Delaware County, having been squelched for months by the pandemic, was just on the verge of returning to normal when national and global factors played havoc with the price of crude oil. Residents, freer to roam, found themselves just as stuck, their travel budgets curtailed by the record-high gasoline prices that resulted.…
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Juice Pod Expansion Is the Work of a Newtown Square Entrepreneur
Danielle Leonhardt of Newtown Square made a bold business move with her healthy foods and smoothies company Juice Pod, writes Maddy Vitale with Downbeach. When other businesses closed or shrunk during the pandemic, she expanded. New Juice Pods opened. “It was just that with the pandemic, everyone was focusing on their health,” Danielle said “We…
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Twitter Leads to Huge Response in New Player Request at Cheyney
Alishia Mosley, the new women’s basketball coach at Cheyney University, has a gym, new basketballs, and new uniforms. She just needs players, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Building from scratch, that’s my motto. Fresh ingredients and I’ve got to go out and handpick every ingredient. I can’t just go to the grocery store.”…
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Exploring a Chinook Helicopter at Valley Forge Military College
Qualified students from Valley Forge Military College had an opportunity to get an insider’s look at a CH47 Chinook helicopter as part of a week-long June session on the Wayne campus. The students are part of a two-year early commission scholarship program, which gives them a free education at Valley Forge and the opportunity to…
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Drexeline Town Center Becomes Reality as Redevelopment Progresses
The gateway to Drexel Hill is underway as the decades-old Drexeline Shopping Center at 5100 State Road undergoes a $100 million redevelopment to become the Drexeline Town Center, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. MCB Real Estate of Baltimore and its partner, the Hampshire Cos. of Morristown, New Jersey, have started work on the…
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Here’s 4 Delaware County ZIP Codes Where Homes Flew Off the Market
Four Delaware County communities are on a regional list where homes for sale are flying off the market, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Most homes for sale in the Philadelphia metro area in June were on the market for a median of 37 days, but 27 ZIP Codes in Greater Philadelphia saw median…
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Havertown Homeowner Opens His House to Visit from Former Resident Who Grew Up There
Whoever buys into the notion that “You can’t go home again” has never experienced the power of Facebook. Dan Weckerly — a Limerick resident originally from Havertown — belonged to a Facebook group centered on the 19083 ZIP Code. Months back, he posted an online question: Has anyone ever revisited the Havertown home in which…
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From Sharon Hill to NBA Draft: Jalen Duren’s Story
In spring 2017, there was talk of a 6-foot-5 seventh-grade basketball player originally from Sharon Hill named Jalen Duren who was easily beating the competition, writes Sam Cohn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On June 23, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Duren’s name at the NBA draft at the Barclays Center. Duren moved from Delaware County…
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Delaware County Welcomes Electric Vehicles Head On
A growing number of municipalities in Philadelphia’s collar counties are transitioning their gas-powered vehicles and investing in the infrastructure required to support electric vehicles, writes Kenny Cooper for the WHYY. Delaware County has received grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to help pay for 84 electric vehicles and 28 chargers. “The annual greenhouse…
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2 of the Best Eagles Movies of Course Have Delco Connections
Delaware County can be associated with two of the best-known and arguably the best Philadelphia Eagles movies — “Invincible” and “Silver Linings Playbook”, writes Colin Newby for Philly Sports Network. Delco is a visual presence in “Silver Linings Playbook”. For “Invincible”, its main character, Vince Papale, played by Mark Wahlberg, went to Interboro High School…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Welcomes New Board Members
The Foundation for Delaware County has elected three new board members and appointed four new officers to its board of directors. Joining as new board members are James N. Harper, Jr., Michael N. Mattise, CFP®, and Mia I. Mendoza . The new officers are Cyrise L. Dixon as chairman; Michael B. Magnavita, CPA, as vice-chairman;…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Authentic Farmhouse in Glen Mills
A beautiful authentic stone and stucco PA farmhouse with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Glen Mills. The lovely four-acre PA farmhouse property is also home to a separate three-bedroom guest house that was renovated in 2019, a three-level spring house, gorgeous mature gardens, a pond, and several…
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Penn State Brandywine, SAP Partnership Fosters Cybersecurity Professional Development
Hoping to create the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, Penn State Brandywine in Media and SAP in Newtown Square have partnered to support the university’s Next-Gen Lab. The Next-Gen Lab provides University resources to companies so students can gain experience and utilize recruitment opportunities. SAP is funding Penn State Brandywine undergraduate research. This summer’s undergraduate…
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New York Times: Nile Swim Club in Yeadon Brings Swimming to Black Children
In 1959, the Nile Swim Club in Yeadon celebrated its grand opening, the first Black-owned swim club in the country, writes Campbell Robertson for The New York Times. But as the Black children waded into the water, there was a realization. “None us knew how to swim,” said Bill Mellis, who was 13 at the…
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