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Mike Scioscia, of Springfield, Lands on New Turf at the Olympics
Mike Scioscia has done it all in his Major League Baseball career. Except the Olympics, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Scioscia signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers right out of Springfield High School in 1976, drafted in the first round. He was a two-time All-Star catcher for the Dodgers and two-time World Series…
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Bobbi Morgan Hired as Basketball Head Coach at Agnes Irwin School
Bobbi Morgan, recognized for her 35 years of basketball coaching along the Main Line, has been hired as the new varsity head basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Agnes Irwin School, writes Bruce Adams for paprelive.com. Morgan, from Havertown, has been head woman’s basketball coach at Haverford College for 13 years. She’s coached at…
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Startup Brings Workers Over 50 and Labor-Starved Companies Together
Media resident Zave Smith has been a photographer for more than three decades. Now he’s created a startup, xBound.us, writes Molly Green for philly.metro.us. The free dual-sided platform is a response to three things: People laid off at 50 and above have a hard time getting their careers back on track. 10,000 people a day…
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Shocker: In 2020, Philly Drove Less; Traffic Congestion Down 58% Over 2019
Traffic congestion was still high in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in 2020, but it was down 58 percent when compared to the previous year, according to a staff report from the News Chant. The recently launched 2021 Urban Mobility Report ranked the City of Brotherly Love in 11th place in 2020 based on traffic delays…
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Musician Earns Family’s Thanks for Soothing Upset Child With Song
Matt Atwood used his skills as a musician to sooth an upset autistic child outside the Bryn Mawr Wawa this past weekend. Now he’s received a public thanks from the family, reports Bill Anderson for fox29.com. He played his guitar and sang, offering a rendition of Hank Williams’ “Lost Highway” to calm the boy down.…
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Strafford’s Nick Mead Gave All He Had to Make the Olympic Rowing Team
Nick Mead from Stafford is competing with the United States Rowing Olympic Team men’s 8 in the Tokyo Olympics, writes Justin Feil for towntopics.com. “I’m unbelievably excited,” said Mead, a 2017 Princeton University graduate, and a former men’s heavyweight star rower for the Tigers. Mead has put everything into his training since graduating. It’s come…
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Chris Jelepis, Former School Superintendent in Chichester, Dead at 89
Chris T. Jelepis, an 89-year-old educator and school administrator who for a time was a school superintendent in Chichester, died June 22, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr. Jelepis enjoyed people, whether playing music, sharing children’s stories he wrote, or just sharing conversation. His career in education included teaching students from middle school…
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Foundation Brings HOPE When Access to Decent Housing Is Blocked
The Foundation for Delaware County is launching a new program, HOPE, to provide housing assistance. The Housing Opportunities Program for Equity (HOPE) will assist with case management, placement, tenant rights education, financial literacy, referral services and direct financial relief. It will also conduct housing policy advocacy. The new program builds upon the foundation’s existing Housing…
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Summer Rappaport at Olympic Triathlon Keeps Villanova Tradition Going
Summer Rappaport held up her end of the bargain for Villanova University, competing in her first Olympic triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics, writes Ed Barkowitz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rappaport, a 2013 Villanova graduate, continued the university’s trend of having at least one Villanova track and field athlete compete in every Olympics since 1948. She…
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Wesley Makes Staff Vaccines Mandatory, Adding to Delaware County List
Wesley Enhanced Living, manager of six senior living facilities, including one in Delaware County, is the latest in a growing list of health care providers requiring COVID-19 vaccines for its employees, writes Aubrey Whelan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nearly all of its 1,200 residents have been vaccinated. Employee vaccinations are hovering between 50 and 60…
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Temple Lutheran Church in Havertown Goes 100 Percent Solar
Temple Lutheran Church in Havertown has installed a solar array on its roof large enough to offset 100 percent of its annual electricity usage. It’s expected the new array will eliminate 24 tons of carbon emissions annually. It was made possible through the church’s environmental committee and through the Solarize Delco program. The 44 kW,…
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Neumann University Launches Leadership Certificate Program
Neumann University is offering a 14-week leadership certificate program for working professionals who want to enhance their ability to lead teams thoughtfully, strategically, and ethnically. The certificate program, starting Aug. 20, is presented by Neumann’s Center for Leadership. The Leadership Values certificate is organized into two online seven-week modules: Leadership Values and Better Leader, Better…
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Experience Summer from a Kayak: The 2021 Schuylkill River Sojourn is Here
The 23rd Annual Sojourn is a 5-day guided paddling trip down the river, usually from inside a canoe or kayak. This year’s event will begin from Jim Dietrich Park in Muhlenberg Township on Saturday, July 31, and end at Boathouse Row in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 4. People can register for one day or multiple days. “Veteran sojourners…
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Former Philadelphia Eagle Josh Adams Returns to Upgrade Park He Once Played In
Pro football player Josh Adams and Warrington Township officials broke ground at Willow Knoll Park, kicking off its renovation and renaming. Bucks Local News reported on the soon-to-be DocterAdams Community Park. Growing up, Adams, a Central Bucks High School – South alum and now New York Jets running back, spent hours at Willow Knoll Park.…
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Fencer Jake Hoyle From Wallingford Found His Own Way to the Olympics
Wallingford’s Jake Hoyle took a different path to the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His personal coach, Aladar Kogler, who has coached 11 Olympic Games, calls his Olympic Game qualification a miracle, showing just how talented he is. Fencing practitioners usually enter the sport at age 8 or 9.…
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Library Foundation to Aid Delco Libraries With New Development Director
The Library Foundation of Delaware County (LFDC) has hired Mary Pat Lynam as the foundation’s first Director of Development. Lynam has extensive experience as a library advocate serving at the local and county level for more than 25 years. The Library Foundation of Delaware County was created in 1995 to find resources and funding to…
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Child Guidance Named Beneficiary of Sun East Golf Classic
The Child Guidance Resource Centers have been chosen by the Sun East Foundation to be the beneficiaries of its annual Sun East Foundation Golf Classic Sept. 21 in Malvern. Child Guidance is a nonprofit community-based provider of behavioral health services to children and families across Southeastern Pennsylvania. Since 2011, the Foundation has supported local charities…
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A Free SCORE Webinar Keeps Small Businesses a Step Ahead in July
These free July webinars from SCORE offer helpful advice to small business owners. How To Leverage LinkedIn for Lead Generation On Tuesday, July 27, learn “How to Leverage LinkedIn for Lead Generation.” The webinar, starting at 1 p.m., will be hosted by Lead Generation Expert Mike Corso. If you are wondering how to use LinkedIn…
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