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Delaware County Leadership: Arthur Weisfeld, director Senior Community Services
Arthur Weisfeld is director and one of the founders of Senior Community Services, a Delaware County non-profit which provides activities, information and support to older persons throughout the county. Mr. Weisfeld is himself a youthful 72 years old. DELCO.Today recently spoke to Arthur Weisfeld about his work with Senior Community Services and about the role SCS…
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Haverford High’s Trey Blair Puts It All Out on the Field for His Team and School
Haverford High School senior Trey Blair has it all when it comes to football, writes Matt Smith for the Daily Times. He can defend, run, pass, punt and block field goals. Blair proved just that last Friday when he led Haverford High’s Fords to their first playoff victory in program history, 49-14, against Spring-Ford in…
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Families Pick Up Pieces After Thornbury Tornado Severely Damages Eight Homes
Kristin Bevilacqua-Nowell’s house in Thornbury sustained catastrophic damage but her family got out safely, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They are five of about 20 people who had to leave their homes Friday when an EF-2 tornado touched down in Thornbury, leaving eight homes completely ravaged. Others suffered broken windows, missing siding and…
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Delco Man Feels He’s a Target as Philadelphia Police Grapple With Racial Profiling Issues
Jamel Workman from Delaware County has been stopped seven times by Philadelphia police driving to a barbershop he owns in West Philadelphia because his car has tinted windows to keep the car interior cool, writes Samantha Melamed for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 38-year-old is also black. He’s been stopped, searched two or three times, and…
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Radnor Home Has the Unique Ability to Offer Seclusion and a Convenient Commute
Mary Lou and Rob Boyd found a house in Radnor that has it all—10 minutes from the train station, but deer and foxes within sight, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They were looking for privacy but also the convenience of getting to Center City, where Rob Boyd worked as an attorney. The three-bedroom,…
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Power Home Remodeling Expands Operations With Building Purchase in Arizona
Power Home Remodeling in Chester is expanding into Tempe, Arizona with a $4.69 million purchase of an industrial building, writes Corina Vankek for the Phoenix Business Journal. The company plans to hire 200 people at the site for sales, customer development and installation services jobs. Keith Lammersen and Brad Crosley of JLL represented Power Home…
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Musician Finds Perfect Outlet to Propose Marriage: the TLA Concert Marquee
Sean Fisher, a 28-year-old musician with the Philly band The American Standard found a unique way to propose—on the TLA concert marquee, writes Gina Tomaine for phillymag.com. There’s a reason the TLA marquee on South Street is so special for Sean and his bride-to-be, Morgan Sarton, 27. TLA was the location of their first date.…
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Giving Circles Offer a New Way to Pool and Target Charitable Giving
People like dietitian Dania Green of Wallingford are donating these days to women’s giving circles, a newer concept in charitable giving, writes Lini S. Kadaba for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Giving circles pool membership fees to make larger donations possible and they give control to its individual members over where the money goes. The 46-year-old Wallingford…
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Eagles Zach Ertz Brings Donated Sports Gear to Chester Youth Athletics Group
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz met with the Chester Panthers Youth Empowerment and Athletic Association last week, and presented a donation of $30,000 in sports gear, writes EJ Smith for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The donation was made in partnership with several local Dunkin’ Donuts shops. The association has been receiving donations from Dunkin’ Philly…
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For the Record, William Penn Landed in Chester First
William Penn stopped by William Penn Park in Chester Oct. 30 to mark the 337th anniversary of his landing in the Province of Pennsylvania, and to celebrate his 375th birthday, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. Re-enactor Tom Roy Smith of Drexel Hill portrayed Penn, joined by Chester historical preservationist Carol Fireng dressed as…
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Upper Darby Names First Black Female Police Sergeant
Laina Stevens, the first African-American woman to join the Upper Darby police force has hit a new milestone as Upper Darby’s first African American female police sergeant, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. “This is all surreal, really. When I started my career as a police officer I never thought that I would be…
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Michael McKenzie Made Sure U.S. Presidents Could Be Heard. Now He’s in the Prendie Hall of Fame.
Michael McKenzie of Springfield has always been a behind-the-scenes kind of guy, whether aiming the spotlight on the Monsignor Bonner High School stage, or providing audio support to a visiting U.S. president, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. His actions did not go unnoticed, however. McKenzie was awarded Bonner’s St. Augustine Medal in 1994,…
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Barnaby’s in Ridley to Open Under New Owners as The Ridley House
The same New Jersey firm that bought the old Towne House in Media is now poised to open The Ridley House where Barnaby’s once stood in Ridley Township, writes Barbara Ormsby for the Daily Times. “I did meet with them (the new owners) and the plans look great,” Ridley Board of Commissioners President Bob Willert…
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New Indie Thriller Is Full of Delaware County Personality, Like Its Creators
Joshua Coates of Upper Darby has brought the flavor of Delaware County to the big screen with his new indie thriller, “Hollywould,” writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The film’s idea was conceived and shot in Delco. Several residents and business owners appear and executive producers Mitchell Bass, Marcia Bass and Steven Bass are…
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This Villanova Man Wants to Bring a Sports Museum to Philadelphia
Villanova’s Lou Scheinfeld is the man behind the Spectrum. Now he’s ready to take his decades of sports experience and turn them into a sports museum. All he needs is money, writes Michael Bradly for Main Line Today. He’s got the exhibits, an address (the corner of Darien Street and Pattison Avenue in Philadelphia), and…
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No Right Answer: Communities Weighed Trick or Treat Postponements With Threat of Bad Weather
Fear of heavy winds and rain caused some communities in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region to cancel Trick or Treating Halloween night, or relocate it to Friday. Other townships left it to parents to decide, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I’m seeing more people saying, don’t cancel it. Growing up, we never…
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Tastykake Promised Her a Doll for Posing in an Ad. She didn’t get it.
Tastykake gave her a moment of fame, but Phyllis Blumenthal, formerly of Havertown, never did get the doll she was promised, writes Ralph Vigoda in a Dec. 16, 1990 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The image of Phyllis, 3, was in Gimbel’s picture studio in 1931. The portrait was a Father’s Day gift. Someone from…
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Savvy Business Traveler Reveals Ways to Make Your Philadelphia Airport Experience Easier
Gene Marks, a business owner who’s a frequent flyer, offers some inside knowledge of Philadelphia International Airport for phillymag.com. Fly American: They have more options for travel. Join the Admiral’s Club: It’s quiet, has coffee, oatmeal with cinnamon, a bar and working internet. Ignore those “available spaces” lights at the parking garages: They don’t work.…
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