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Top 10 Garden Store List Includes These Seven from Delaware County
Delaware County’s garden enthusiasts may picture nurseries in far off Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Berks counties, but green thumb-quality garden centers are right here at home, according to a top 10 garden store list by Lauren DePiero and Danielle Fusaro of Main Line Today. Seven of the top 10 list included these Delco stores: The…
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Veteran real estate agent Lavinia Smerconish bets on Compass
Haverford real estate agent Lavinia Smerconish has been selling houses on the Main Line for 36 years and is excited by a new chapter in her career, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com In Janaury, Smerconish joined Compass, a combination real estate/technology company that has been expanding from its roots in New York City and is…
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Upper Darby Student From Liberia Got Into Penn State With Non-Profit’s Help and a Leap of Faith
An organization in Philadelphia is helping some first-generation college students break down the barriers that keep them from getting a higher education, reports CBS 3. If anyone understands what it means to take a leap of faith, it’s Lestine Paye and her family. “My parents were born in Liberia, so was I,” Paye said. “My…
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It’s the Third Annual Havertown Irish Festival This Saturday
The Third Annual Havertown Irish Festival takes place Saturday, June 22, noon to 9 p.m., in the rear parking lot of the Manoa Shopping Center, 1305 West Chester Pike in Havertown, reports havertownirishfestival.com Widely referred to as the 33rd County of Ireland, the rain or shine Havertown celebration will feature all things Irish in music,…
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Lansdowne Breaks Ground for $12 Million Senior Housing Project
A $12 million project to provide more affordable senior apartment housing is under construction in Lansdowne, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The Simpson Gardens II building in the first block of North Lansdowne Avenue will provide 41 new single- or double-occupancy units next to the Simpson Gardens I building opened in…
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Villanova University’s Female Athletes Celebrate 50 Years as Trailblazers and Visionaries
The Villanova alumnae who gathered for a November 50th anniversary celebration all had one thing in common. They were Villanova University’s women athletes, writes Shawn Proctor for Villanova Magazine. Built over the decades into a powerhouse that has won national championships, more than 300 women are now Villanova student-athletes on 13 teams. Women became a…
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Philadelphia Soul and Child Guidance Resource Centers Promote Inclusion at June 29 Festival and Game
A unique festival hosted by Child Guidance Resource Centers promotes family inclusiveness June 29 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The festival is free and open to the public. It begins with a Welcome Festival from 1 to 3 p.m., with family-friendly activities, mental health awareness education for caregivers, mental health screenings, music and…
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Former New York Jets Linebacker Al Atkinson Has Delco Roots
Linebacker Al Atkinson’s journey to the Jets wasn’t easy, but it certainly paid off, writes Jim Gehman for NYJETS.com He played high school ball at Monsignor Bonner and in 1965 played tackle at Villanova. He signed with the Buffalo Bills but in training they made him a middle linebacker and he only got to play…
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Ethics Reform Hearing Proposal Not a Big Hit at Delaware County Council Meetings
Democratic Delaware County Councilmen Kevin Madden and Brian Zidek thought their proposal to hold “ethics and conflict of interest reform” hearings was an easy bipartisan victory. Instead, it landed like a lead balloon, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal was twice voted down by the three Republicans on the County Council. Republicans…
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Chester”s Mahir Johnson Goes All Out at Sixers Workout
Mahir Johnson, a Chester native, was working out when he got a call from his agent, writes Sarah Todd for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Buck had landed Johnson a workout with the 76ers. Johnson, a 6-foot-2 guard, spent two years at Delaware State before transferring to Division II Goldey-Beacom for his junior and senior seasons. In…
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Looking for the Unusual? Check Out the Chadds Ford Sanderson Museum
The Christian Sanderson Museum, 1755 Creek Road in Chadds Ford, offers an unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia, reports Atlas Obscura. Christian C. Sanderson was a local schoolteacher in Chadds Ford in the early 20th century, and a prolific collector of historical memorabilia, particularly from his hometown. This included many unusual artifacts related…
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Time for a Philly Swim in the Delaware? Not Yet, But River’s A Lot Cleaner Than It Used to Be
The Delaware River watershed was once so toxic it killed fish, and could be smelled by pilots from 5,000 feet up, writes Michaela Winberg for the Philadelphia Inquirer. But it’s been 50 years since the Clean Water Act was implemented. Today, experts note the river is the cleanest it’s been in decades, but not enough…
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CPR Ready Gets a Boost, Thanks to Foundation for Delaware County
This past spring, CPR Ready and The Foundation for Delaware County celebrated the completion of their first year of partnership. CPR Ready is a campaign that strives to increase bystander response and cardiac arrest survival rates in Delaware County and surrounding counties. The organization’s objective has been made possible through the support of the Foundation for…
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Wallingford Students Change Drinking Straw Policy at Uno Pizzeria & Grill Restaurant Chain
A fourth-grade class at Wallingford Elementary School has changed a restaurant policy at Uno Pizzeria & Grill that will help the environment, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. UNO will now issue drinking straws upon request only at its over 100 stores. The policy change will save an estimated six million single-use plastic drinking…
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Health Tech Firm Buys Broomall Wellness Company, Doubling Its Size
Philadelphia-based health tech firm GlobalFit is acquiring Broomall-based employee wellness company Charge Group, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. Charge Group offers insurance-funded health and nutrition programs to employees. Its 34 employees will join GlobalFit’s staff of 32. Both organizations plan to increase hiring next year. Charge will be a subsidiary of GlobalFit, remaining…
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Public Input Sought on Recreation Trail Connecting Smedley Park to Glen Providence Park in Media
Delaware County is considering a multi-use trail that would connect Smedley Park in Springfield with Glen Providence Park in Media. The county was recently awarded a $35,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to prepare a feasibility study for the Media-Smedley Connector Trail. A public meeting to discuss the trail…
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Local Legislators Seek Protection of Boeing Helicopter Plant Jobs in Ridley
The military’s Future Years Defense Program doesn’t fund upgrades for Chinook Ch-47F helicopters at Boeing Corp.’s Ridley Township factory, as the previous year’s budget did, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Democratic-led House Armed Services Committee is asking for an extra $28 million to keep the “Block II” upgrade program active during…
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Glen Mills Firm Southco Shares How It’s Bringing Younger Workers Into Manufacturing
Over the next decade, 2 million of 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled due to a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills gap, writes Al Frattarola for machinedesign.com. Frattarola is director of global engineering & technology at Southco in Glen Mills. Southco is addressing the STEM crisis by reaching out to local communities to…
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