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Haverford College Alums’ City Tour Shines Light on Lesser Known Local Heroes of History
Joey Leroux and Rebecca Fisher hope their company, Beyond the Bell Walking Tours, will tell people about the Philly pioneers that changed history, but are virtually unknown, writes Elizabeth Warner for The Philadelphia Citizen. People like Barbara Gittings, a lesbian activist, the first person to link queer rights to civil rights. Or Gloria Casarez, who…
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Upper Darby St. Eugene Teacher Benefits From National Movement to Donate Classroom Supplies
When the boxes started arriving — stuffed with markers and paper, stickers, novels, and a butterfly garden — it felt like Christmas morning to second-grade teacher Valerie Hart, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hart typically spends hundreds of dollars every summer on supplies for her students at St. Eugene School in Upper…
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Women’s Names Noticeably Absent From College Campus Buildings, But There’s Hope in Swarthmore
As a student at Penn, Carmina Hachenburg was surrounded by buildings named after men, 90 percent in fact, she writes for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “As a woman, seeing mostly men be recognized through these naming processes is troubling. It signals who has power and who doesn’t,” she wrote. Hachenburg checked around. At colleges in our…
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Cardinal O’Hara Grad: Puerto Rico’s Ex-Education Secretary Railed Against Corruption, Then Was Indicted
Puerto Rico’s former education secretary, Julia Keleher, a Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate, would often rail against the island’s culture of corruption, reports the 74million.org. Yet she and five others were indicted in July as part of an alleged conspiracy to illegally direct more than $15 million in federal funds to organizations with personal and…
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From Broomall to Vermont, Chef John Patterson Embraces New Role at Scenic Inn
It was a big leap for Broomall native John Patterson to go from executive chef at Fork in Old City Philadelphia to executive chef at the Inn at Shelburne Farms in Vermont, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But it was a leap well worth it. Shelburne Farms on the shores of Lake Champlain…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers to Benefit from Havertown Giant’s Bags 4 My Cause Program
Child Guidance Resource Centers in Havertown has been selected as a beneficiary of the GIANT Bags 4 My Cause Program for September at the Quarry Center store in Havertown, 116 Township Line Road. Child Guidance Resource Centers will receive a $1 donation every time a $2.50 reusable Bags 4 My Cause Bag is purchased at…
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Washington Post: Expect Average Wait of 13.3 Minutes in Philadelphia Airport Security Line
If you’re going to fly out of Philadelphia International Airport, head over on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday from 10 to 11 p.m. Average wait in the security line is a whopping one minute, writes Natalie B. Compton for The Washington Post. Worst time? Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon. Expect a 32 minute wait.…
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Villanova Professor’s Love of Golf Has Made Him a Golf Course Archivist
A Villanova University professor from Wayne has taken his love of golf and created an online catalog of 500 golf courses, writes Jim Finnegan for Main Line Today. Each course is documented hole by hole with pictures, scorecards, a map and other factoids. Joe Bausch was a competitive high school golfer in the Midwest and…
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Parx Casino Joins Philadelphia Union’s Roster of Corporate Partners
The Philadelphia Union has added Parx casino to its roster of corporate partners, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Financial terms of the sponsorship deal are being kept confidential. Under the agreement, Bensalem-based Parx Casino will be the presenting partner of the halftime show on local broadcasts of Union games. Parx street teams will…
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Haverford Teen Named a Tennis Ace in New U.S. Tennis Association Program
Saige Roshkoff, 16, of Haverford has been chosen to be part of the inaugural Net Generation Aces Program from the United States Tennis Association, writes Max Bennett for Patch.com. The program identified athletes between 13 and 17 making a positive difference in their local communities through creative and impactful tennis programs. Roshkoff is most recognized…
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Tinicum’s Lazaretto Quarantine Station to be Transformed into Township Offices, Museum
The Lazaretto, an 18th century quarantine station that protected our new nation from Yellow Fever will now be re-purposed into part township offices, part museum, writes Kristen De Groot for The Philadelphia Tribune. Tinicum Township went out of its way to save the oldest surviving quarantine station in the Western Hemisphere from demolition. Now it…
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Newspaper Man Pens Book on Failed Wyeth Art Heist
In 1982, a dubious crew of local career cat burglars and con men plotted to rob Andrew Wyeth. Former newspaperman Bruce Mowday wrote about the art heist gone wrong in his new book “Stealing Wyeth”, writes Amy Stark for Main Line Today. When Bennie LaCorte saw a Wyeth original fetched about $600,000 at a New…
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Community’s Invited to Join the Fun and Meet Everyone at Elwyn Day Oct. 19
For runners, there’s a challenging (but not too challenging) 5K. For those who like a more leisurely stroll, there’s a Fun Walk for families. For everyone, there’s a festival, with games like Ring Toss and Skee Ball, a Bounce House, arts and crafts, face painting and delicious food. It’s Elwyn Day Saturday, Oct. 19, that…
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Folcroft Architectural Firm Makes Major Move to Center City
Formcraft, an architectural firm in Folcroft, has decided to relocate its headquarters in November to Two Commerce Square in Philadelphia and bring 31 jobs to the city, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The move comes after the company opened a Philadelphia satellite office in 2016 at 1515 Market St. “Our goal at…
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Tending Golf Courses Is in His Blood, Going Back to the 1956 PGA Championship at Llanerch
It was the first year of his new job as superintendent of two golf courses at the Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Elizer “Eli” Rodriguez was stymied by a plague of dollar spot fungus, writes Rick Woelfel for Golf Course Industry. An agrochemical product soon had him back on track. Another golf…
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New Libraries, Labs and Programs Greet College Students on Campus This Fall
Here’s a sampling of what’s waiting for students when they step on to regional college campuses this fall, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Haverford College has completed a major library renovation, with vaulted ceilings and large windows, meeting spaces, group and individual study rooms, galleries, and a café. Swarthmore College has opened the…
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Mural in 69th Street to Depict History and Highlights of Upper Darby Township
The history of Upper Darby Township is being painted on to a 135-foot long mural at 44 S. 69th Street, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The mural is up the street from the Tower Theater and the 69th Street Transportation Center. It will include depictions of the Swedish Log Cabin, Collenbrook…
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Delco’s Bio-tech, Natural Gas Hiring Fuels PA Job Growth, Keeping State on Pace With National Rate
Natural gas-related growth and bio tech hiring in Delaware County helped keep Pennsylvania’s job growth in pace with the rest of the nation, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Growth was seen during the first half of 2019, according to Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo. Statewide gross domestic product rose 2.1…
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