• Michael Jordan Documentary ‘Last Dance,’ the Latest Project for Havertown Producer Mike Tollin

    Michael Jordan Documentary ‘Last Dance,’ the Latest Project for Havertown Producer Mike Tollin

    Havertown producer and director Mike Tollin got noticed early in his career when he convinced basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain to be part of his “Greatest Sports Legends” series, writes Layla A. Jones for billypenn.com. Forty years later, the 64-year-old producer/director convinced Michael Jordan to be featured in “The Last Dance” chronicling Jordan’s career, particularly the…

  • Villanova Grad’s App Links Pets to Their Vets Virtually

    Villanova Grad’s App Links Pets to Their Vets Virtually

    Pet owners can now receive medical care for their animals during this pandemic thanks to an app invented by a graduate of Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, writes Erin Arvediund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. My Virtual Veterinarian, from Villanova University and Wharton School graduate Felicity Johnson, incorporates telemedicine for veterinarians. The app won the University…

  • Neumann University Student Teams make Top 2 Percent in International Business Strategy Competition

    Neumann University Student Teams make Top 2 Percent in International Business Strategy Competition

    Two teams of Neumann University business students cracked the top 100 in an international Business Strategy Game that involved 5,649 teams from 269 colleges. The management skill of the teams, based on the performance of fictitious footwear companies that they operated, placed them in the top two percent of teams that entered the competition. The…

  • In Delaware County, Small Business Owners Ask State for a Reopening

    In Delaware County, Small Business Owners Ask State for a Reopening

    Some Delaware County small business owners struggling to survive in the COVID-19 pandemic are asking the state to move the southeast region into the yellow phase of the reopening plan, reports Jeff Cole for fox29.com. Robert Napoletano owns Napoletano Brothers, an Italian food specialty market in Springfield. The business has been in his family for…

  • 72 New COVID-19 Cases Overshadow Previous Day’s Low of 35

    72 New COVID-19 Cases Overshadow Previous Day’s Low of 35

    Delaware County’s COVID-19 cases ticked up again on Wednesday, May 13, with 72 new cases reported, for a total of 5,208. Fourteen more people died from complications of COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the county to 419, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that total number, 330…

  • Havertown’s Carl’s Collectibles Tracks 2020 Baseball Cards in Chaos of an Unknown Season

    Havertown’s Carl’s Collectibles Tracks 2020 Baseball Cards in Chaos of an Unknown Season

    The up-in-the-air baseball schedule for 2020 is also wreaking havoc in the baseball collectibles market, writes Jack McCaffery for pottsmerc.com. “People have asked me if 2020 cards are going to be worth anything because of the season or because of no season, said Carl Henderson of Carl’s Collectibles in Havertown. Cards are actually tough to…

  • SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties Hosts Free June Webinar on Starting a Small Business

    SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties Hosts Free June Webinar on Starting a Small Business

    SCORE Chester & Delaware County is hosting a free webinar June 18, “How to Start and Operate a Small Business.” The webinar, 1 to 2:30 p.m., will be hosted by attorney Frank P. Farmer, Jr., who has a private law practice in Kennett Square. If you are in the early stages of thinking about starting…

  • Shopping Experience May Change Significantly at King of Prussia Mall Once Shopping Mecca Reopens Its Doors

    Shopping Experience May Change Significantly at King of Prussia Mall Once Shopping Mecca Reopens Its Doors

    The shopping experience at King of Prussia Mall will most likely be significantly different once the shopping mecca reopens its doors, writes Natalie Kostelni for the WHYY. While there has been no date set for the reopening yet, once owner Simon Property Group decides to reopen the mall there will be a series of safety…

  • Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Reports Only 35 New COVID-19 Cases for a Total of 5,136

    Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Reports Only 35 New COVID-19 Cases for a Total of 5,136

    Delaware County saw a significant drop in new confirmed COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, May 12, with only 35 cases reported, bringing the total number of cases to 5,136, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Six more COVID-19-related deaths were reported, bringing that total to 405. Of that total number, 316 occurred in…

  • Delaware County Ups COVID-19 Test Sites as State Announces Weekly Tests at Nursing Homes

    Delaware County Ups COVID-19 Test Sites as State Announces Weekly Tests at Nursing Homes

    Additional COVID-19 testing sites are opening up in Delaware County, even as the state announced Tuesday that it would be testing nursing home residents and staff once a week for the coronavirus. Health experts support sufficient testing as critical to reduce the spread of the virus. Proper testing identifies and isolates those who are carrying…

  • Delaware County Saw Lower Number of New Daily Cases Monday, at 69

    Delaware County Saw Lower Number of New Daily Cases Monday, at 69

    There were 69 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Delaware County, raising the total number of cases to 5,101. That is the lowest number of new cases reported since April 1, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Four more residents lost their lives from complications of COVID-19, bringing the county’s death totals…

  • Villanova University Study Looks at Long-term COVID-19 Stress on Frontline Workers

    Villanova University Study Looks at Long-term COVID-19 Stress on Frontline Workers

    A national study was launched this week by Villanova University’s Fitzpatrick College of Nursing looking at the long-term effect of the pandemic of up to 20,000 front-line workers over the next two decades, writes Lisa Gartner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The front-line workers include nurses, police officers, firefighters, ambulance drivers and hospital workers such as…

  • Neumann University Celebrates Graduation in Time of Isolation With Virtual Messages, Videos and U.S. Mail

    Neumann University Celebrates Graduation in Time of Isolation With Virtual Messages, Videos and U.S. Mail

    Neumann University’s graduation, originally set for May 16, has been postponed because of the stay-at-home guidelines to quell the coronavirus pandemic. A new date for the ceremony has not yet been scheduled. In the days leading to May 16, however, Neumann will celebrate graduating seniors in a number of ways: Dr. Chris Domes, university president,…

  • State Stay at Home Order Extended in Delaware County to June 4

    State Stay at Home Order Extended in Delaware County to June 4

    Governor Wolf has extended the stay-at-home order to June 4 for areas in the red phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, including Delaware County and the surrounding counties. The extension continues the same order and conditions announced April 1. Only essential businesses can operate and residents are asked to stay home unless travel is essential. Details…

  • 1,000 Meals a Day: Springfield Country Club Chef Uses Skills to Feed the Elderly

    1,000 Meals a Day: Springfield Country Club Chef Uses Skills to Feed the Elderly

    The executive chef at the Springfield Country Club, used to making a lot of meals every day, decided to donate 1,000 meals a day to help feed the elderly during the pandemic, reports Bill Anderson for fox29.com. “We’re just so used to cooking for everyone every day and it’s hard for us to watch people…

  • Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Tops 5,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 395 Deaths

    Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Tops 5,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 395 Deaths

    Delaware County has 5,032 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, May 10, an increase of 293 cases since Friday, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Delaware County also lost 13 more residents to the coronavirus, bringing the county’s death toll to 395. Of that total number, 306 occurred in a nursing…

  • Delaware County Observes National Day of Prayer Virtually and at a Distance

    Delaware County Observes National Day of Prayer Virtually and at a Distance

    Like the rest of the nation last Thursday, Delaware County observed a National Day of Prayer, but this year’s pandemic meant virtual observances and a parade of vehicles at Rose Tree Park, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The mission of the participants was the same—to spread the good news of God’s presence, particularly…

  • Gritty Heads First Responders Parade in Middletown to the Delight of His Quarantined Fans

    Gritty Heads First Responders Parade in Middletown to the Delight of His Quarantined Fans

    Hoping to take some of the sting out of weeks of staying at home, The Philadelphia Flyers sent Gritty into Delaware County Thursday evening atop a fire truck, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The masked Flyers mascot made his first public appearance since everything was closed down by the coronavirus, and he chose…