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Delco’s Mary Lopez Leaves Retirement to Start Construction Company
Mary Lopez raised a family and built a career in insurance. Now, post-retirement, this Delaware County woman is the owner of a construction company, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com Lopez created Anson Construction LLC in 2017, named after her hard-working father. She previously worked for State Farm Insurance for 42 years before retiring. “I was…
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Chester Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court for Involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol Riots
A Chester man told a federal judge Friday he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, took photos and wandered into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, writes Jeremy Roebuck for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lawrence Earl Stackhouse III pleaded guilty in a videoconference before U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell to a misdemeanor of illegally parading,…
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Delaware County among Places in Pennsylvania with Highest GDP Growth
2021 was a prosperous year in Delaware County compared to the rest of Pennsylvania, if you’re looking at GDP figures. Delaware County ranked among the highest counties in Pennsylvania for GDP growth, according to a recently released report by SmartAsset. The county ranked in seventh place in the state with a GDP growth of $520…
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Delco’s Personic Health Care Expands Beyond COVID Testing to Behavioral Health
Three years ago, business partners and brothers-in-law Dr. Azmat Husain and Fahad Hashmi started a Delaware County business, Personic Health Care, combining Husain’s medical experience and Hashmi’s technology and finance background. The company planned to produce remote monitoring devices to track patient health like blood pressure, heart rate and blood sugars. The focus of the…
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Ukrainian and Russian Students Link Up at Haverford College Against the War
A Haverford College student from Moscow never imagined that the genocide she learned about in a “transitional justice” class would be perpetrated by her own country, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Oleh Shostak, 21, a sophomore from Ukraine, told the student she was not on the side of the perpetrators. “You come from…
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New STEM Program Comes to Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester
A ribbon-cutting March 16 launched a new STEM program for fourth-through-eighth graders at Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester. Neumann University is a sponsor and partner for the school. Drexel Neumann Academy partnered with Chemours, a global chemistry company; the NHL, and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation to help make a new STEM Studio and…
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Pizza Expert’s New Book Credits Essington Pizza Shop With Stromboli Invention
Peter Reinhart is a Philly native and self-proclaimed “pizza freak” who gives a nod to the Stromboli Delco origin, writes Diane Peterson for The Press Democrat. Reinhart, who also happens to teach bread baking at the Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina, wrote his first pizza-related cookbook, “American Pie” in 2003, exploring a…
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New Edgmont Elementary Plan Pushes Ahead With Some Resident Opposition
Rose Tree Media School District is moving ahead with plans to build a $35-$40 million 5,000 square-foot elementary school on 37 acres at 1501 Middletown Road in Edgmont, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. It will be located at the property of the former Immanuel Independent Church building. The district bought the property in…
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Vote for the Lincoln Center Community Garden and Help Local Kids Get Some Garden Funds
The Lincoln Center for Family & Youth in Audubon is partnering with Trellis for Tomorrow to create a community garden for its students to grow fresh produce, prepare healthy dishes, provide them with authentic STEM experiences, and give back to the community. This garden is especially sentimental to TLC, as it will include a memorial…
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King of Prussia District Hosts 8th Annual Dining & Shopping Week Benefitting Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia
KOP Restaurant Week & KOP Shops for CHOP, April 4-10, features lunch and dinner prix-fixe menus at fine dining restaurants, donation days, and deals from KOP’s fast-casual restaurants and retailers. With the Middleman Family Pavilion at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia now welcoming patients, there is renewed excitement around King of Prussia District’s…
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Havertown Filmmaker’s Kabul Love Story Nominated for an Oscar
“Three Songs for Benzair,” a film by Havertown native Elizabeth Mirzaei and her Afghan-born husband Gulistan, has been nominated for an Oscar in the “Documentary Short Subject” category. The film is a love story that takes place in a camp for displaced people in Kabul, writes Alicia Vitarelli for abc11. “This was something that really…
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Jay Schwartz Keeps Film Alive With Showings From His Secret Cinema
Jay Schwartz has been showing bits and pieces of his Secret Cinema for 30 years, writes Shaun Brady for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He maintains a 1,000 square-foot workshop and warehouse in Kensington piled high with more than 4,000 canisters of unique films, commercials and television shows. He has a “Best of Secret Cinema Screening and…
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Villanova Remembers All-Time Track & Field Great George Sydnor
George Sydnor, a two-time world record holder in the 60-yard dash from Villanova, who also was a longtime local civic leader and a popular Garrett Hill crossing guard, has passed away. He was 86. Sydnor died March 18. The life-long resident of Villanova ran on some of the greatest teams in Villanova University track &…
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PA DEP Secretary to speak at Penn State Brandywine April 1 at Social Justice Fair
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell will speak at Penn State Brandywine on April 1 about environmental racism and justice. The event will be held noon-1:20 p.m. on campus in the Student Union and by Zoom. The program is open to the public. Registration is required to attend virtually. More details and the…
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Dive Team Solves 18-Year Mystery of a Cardinal O’Hara Graduate’s Disappearance
A special volunteer diving team has brought closure to a Ridley Township family after James Amabile disappeared in 2003 without a trace, writes Jason Nark and Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Adventures with a Purpose used sonar equipment to locate a submerged Ford Explorer found Saturday in the murky waters of Darby Creek. The…
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Housing Trends in Delaware County ‘Reaching Implausible Levels’
Housing stock in the region and Delaware County is continuing to reach record-low levels, causing prices to skyrocket and reach heights that far outweigh the income of potential homebuyers, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Kevin Gillen, a senior research fellow at Drexel’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, the inventory trends…
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Here’s What to Expect When New Lansdowne Theater Opens
The Lansdowne Theater, a product of the Roaring ’20s, was once a regional hub for the arts. Now there’s a chance it will hold a similar role as a live performing arts center. Here’s what to expect if a projected 2023 reopening comes about, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Matt Schultz, executive director of the…
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State Trooper Killed in I-95 Crash was a Bonner High Graduate
Pennsylvania State Trooper Martin Mack III, killed in a crash on I-95 early Monday, was a Monsignor Bonner High School graduate, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. A funeral mass for Mack is set March 31 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Levittown to accommodate an expected large contingent of law enforcement from…
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