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‘Beer Me.’ Here’s Two Great Places to Get Single Serve Craft Beer in Delco
Neighborhood beer stores are often overlooked as places to get single servings of the latest and greatest in craft beer but two of those popular bottle shops can be found right here in Delaware County, writes Nick Vadala for philly.com. Delco’s 320 Market Café focuses on “craft beer” only for its’ 650 selections of beer…
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Radnor-Based Avantor IPO Most Valuable Seen in Years
Avantor, a drug-laboratory equipment and chemical supplier, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Friday, raising about $3 billion for investors with an initial public stock offering of $14 a share that closed at $14.48, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for philly.com. It is one of the most valuable IPOs by a Philadelphia-area company in…
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2 Delco Business Owners Grateful to Small Business Champion For Help Provided
A “small business champion” has spent 25 years helping women in the Philadelphia area start businesses, including two in Delaware County, writes Diane Mastrull for philly.com. Lynne Cutler, who grew up in Wallingford and Swarthmore, is founder and president of Women’s Opportunities Resource Center, (WORC). She was recently named the SBA’s Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business…
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Delaware County Historical Society Embarks on Funding Campaign
Stored at the Delaware County Historical Society, minutes from the initial public meeting capture the organization’s founding on Sept. 3, 1895 when a motion was made to start a county historical society, writes the Society for Delaware County News Network. Reflection of the founding meeting is especially poignant today, as the Delaware County Historical Society…
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See Which Local Universities Nabbed a Top 100 National Spot According to U.S. News
Six Pennsylvania’s universities found themselves in the top 100 national rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s annual report, writes Kim Strong for the York Daily Record. All of the schools tied with other schools in the nation. University of Pennsylvania ranked No. 8. U.S. News.noted the success of its graduate programs like the Wharton School and its…
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The Wright Steps: ’ I Was Not Going to Give Up’
In 2004, his father was shot and killed. In 2014, his brother met the same fate. In 2015, he flunked out of college. And on May 11, 2019, Tyreek Wright graduated from Neumann University with a degree in Sport Management and a job awaiting him. “Often, when you grow up where I did in Philadelphia,…
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Radnor Alum Named to Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
A Radnor High School alum was one of two Main Line natives inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. Colby Cohen, a star ice hockey player who won a state championship with Radnor High School, was inducted April 30. Cohen’s hockey career saw him play Division…
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Glen Mills Farm Gives 2-Year-Old a Chance to Be a Kid
Two-year-old Jackson Guernsey recently got a chance to pet his favorite animals and walk with them at Hidden Valley Farms, reports CBS Philly. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Jackson and his family came to the Glen Mills farms for a very special Saturday. Jackson has a rare gene abnormality known as leukodystrophy that affects the brain,…
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CNN Report: Outfit Bar at Havertown Kohl’s Taps Millennial Shoppers
Kohl’s wants to give Millennials a positive shopping experience, so it’s testing 50 new outfit bars. The first opened late April in its Havertown store, writes Nathaniel Meyersohn for CNN Business. On-the-go Millennials don’t want to spend time roaming big-box retail stores searching for the right size and style. The outfit bar helps them put…
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Penn Delco Teacher Makes Time for Students, In and Out of Class
For Pennell Elementary School Reading Specialist Michele Raucci, being involved in the students’ lives outside the classroom makes all the difference., writes Colin Ainsworth for Delaware County News Network. “If the kids feel you care about them as a person and not just as their third-grade teacher or reading specialist, that’s the buy-in—and the same…
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Urgent Care Center in Springfield Will Focus on Children’s Medical Needs
A pediatric urgent care center is coming to Springfield in the fall, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. PM Pediatrics, a New York-based operator of pediatric urgent care centers founded in 2005, is getting ready to open centers in Springfield Township and Wynnewood. It opened its first Pennsylvania center in Wayne last year and…
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Veteran-owned Breweries Release Special Beer for Memorial Day
Brewers from veteran-owned breweries in Pennsylvania have collaborated on a beer due to be released in time for Memorial Day weekend, writes Sue Gleiter for Penn Live. Twenty veteran-owned breweries, including Aston Abbey Brewing in Aston, will serve “Hurry Up and Wait,” a collaboration beer dedicated to veterans. The beer is scheduled to be released…
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Historic Home With Frank Furness Library For Sale in Wallingford.
Lindenshade, a historic home with a library designed by legendary architect Frank Furness, is for sale, writes Clara Lefton for Philadelphia Business Journal. The home, at 26 Furness Lane in Wallingford, has four bedrooms, three baths and whole lot of history. This is from Coldwell Banker’s Jessica Mudrick, the co-listing agent on the property: Lindenshade’s two-story library…
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Which Delco School Districts Made Top 100?
Seven Delaware County school districts made the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 2019 Honor Roll of top 100 public school districts in Pennsylvania, writes Ethan Lott for the Pittsburgh Business Times. The rankings are based on three years of standardized test scores. Marple Newtown School District came in 71st, rising three positions from 2018, when it placed…
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Ardrossan Estate Lot Plan Leads to Rapid Sales
Eddie Scott has a new approach to develop the Ardrossan Farms in Radnor, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Scott divided the property into 64 1.25-acre lots and priced them at $1.5 million. Prospective purchasers could combine sites if they wanted a bigger plot and donate a portion to be preserved by the North American…
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Holiday Inn Is Open For Business in Drexel Hill
The first brand-name hotel in Upper Darby has opened, adding another property to Delaware County’s already high-performing and fast-growing lodging market, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Holiday Inn & Suites Philadelphia at Drexelbrook had a soft opening Friday, May 10, with a grand-opening May 30 at 2:30 p.m. The 100-room hotel,…
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Liquor in Lansdowne? Voters Will Decide
Voters in Lansdowne Borough will mull over whether to allow beer, alcohol and hard liquor into their community when they vote in the May 21 Primary, writes Kathleen E. Carey for Delaware County News Network. There is a similar referendum in Marple Township, where only beer distributors, state stores and licensed restaurants can sell alcohol.…
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After 110 Years, Fire Service Ends in This Tiny Borough
The last official meeting of the Millbourne Fire Company lasted about one hour. By the end of the April 23 meeting, members unanimously voted to let the company go out of business after 110 years of service, writes Rose Quinn for the Daily Times. “It was excruciating,” said Chris Cosfol, a 42-year member whose job…
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