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Tours of Gardens, Estates and Museums Await in Delaware County
Beyond the day-to-day, there are Delaware County special places that stand out for their history and beauty. Here are six places to spend some leisure time exploring, writes Sarah Maiellano, Emily Goulet, and Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Drive through a private community at the Ardrossan Estate in Villanova and check out investment banker Robert…
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Dunwoody Village Hosts Open House of Octagonal Schoolhouse in Newtown Square
Dunwoody Village is hosting an open house of the Hood Octagonal Schoolhouse located on its property at 3500 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, on Saturday, June 7. The Schoolhouse will be open from 10 AM to 3 PM. The public is invited to attend. The Hood Octagonal School was built in 1842 by William Hood…
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Delaware County to Host 4th Annual Sustainability Conference
The Delaware County Office of Sustainability is hosting the 4th Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference, a week-long series from Monday, June 9, through Saturday, June 14, 2025. Launched in 2021, the Delaware County Sustainability Conference is the County’s signature event for engaging residents, businesses, and community leaders in meaningful conversations and action around climate, clean…
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Fed Funding Uncertainties Create Unique Swarthmore College Budget
Swarthmore College’s board of managers is taking the unusual step of adopting a three-months-only budget starting in July as it faces federal funding uncertainties, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That includes a potential endowment tax increase from 1.4 percent to 14 percent that could cost the college between $18 million and $28 million…
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3 Delaware County Towns Feature a Good Main Street Experience
Many of Philadelphia’s suburban communities have some charming main streets, including three in Delaware County, writes Regan Fletcher Stephens, Emily Goulet, Shaunice Ajiwe, Victor Fiorillo, and Claudia Gavin for Philadelphia Magazine. If you have the time, try strolling down Media Borough’s State Street, Ridley Park’s Hinkley Avenue, and Haverford’s Brookline Blvd. Media’s downtown highlights community…
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Penn State Brandywine Hosts Undergraduate Research Symposium
Students from nine eastern Penn State campuses (Abington, Berks, Brandywine, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and York) presented their research at the 14th annual Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 26, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. The symposium, which took place in Brandywine’s Commons/Athletics Center gymnasium in Media Borough,…
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Here’s How Pope Leo XIV Has Changed Villanova University
The fact that Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert “Bob” Prevost, went to Villanova University is definitely being felt on campus, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. The first reaction has been one of jubilation and pride of association. Dorms, dining halls, and lecture rooms are sacredly discussed as students reflect that the current pope…
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A Gym in Morton Brings Some Life-Changing Jiu Jitsu to 2 Men
A former Cabrini student and local veteran who lost his legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq had to learn how to walk again in 2006. Now, nearly 20 years later, he has found new strength and freedom through Jiu Jitsu, a Japanese martial art that focuses on ground fighting techniques, reports Stephanie Stahl for…
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Ridley Costumer James May Tapped to Make Jason Kelce’s Suit for ESPN Show
When Jason Kelce made the jump to ESPN with his own late night talk show, a part of Ridley costumer James May went with him, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. May, a Rose Valley resident, is the owner of the James May Costume Co. in Ridley Township. He’s the guy that outfitted Kelce…
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DELCO Careers – Dunwoody Village
Dunwoody Village job positions are available to qualified candidates. Dunwoody Village is a five-star ranked not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Newtown Square located in a picturesque wooded setting, combining comfort with award-winning high-quality healthcare and rehabilitation. Dunwoody job positions are for career people who want a “decidedly different career,” people who share a commitment to excellence, and who want…
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Villanova Invests $40M as Part of Rosemont College Merger Agreement
Villanova University’s merger with Rosemont College includes a $40 million investment by Villanova, writes Susan Snyder and Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The two Catholic universities agreed in March to merge by 2028. Rosemont College will merge into the larger Villanova University beginning in 2027. Students now enrolled will have until June 2028 to…
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Haverford Library Reopens on Mill Road with $22M in Renovations
A new and improved Haverford Township Free Library on Mill Road reopened Thursday, thanks to $22 million in renovations, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Library board member Phil Goldsmith, who kept the project alive over 10 years of planning, compared it to Homer’s “Odyssey.” “Years and decades in the making, with our own…
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DELCO Careers: The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth
Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1983, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities. Headquartered in Audubon, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed…
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Media Could See Its First Black Woman Mayor, Depending on Voters
If Joi Washington, a Democrat now serving on Media Borough Council, wins the General Election in November, she would be Media Borough’s first Black woman mayor since the borough was founded in 1850, writes Kate Benard for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Washington won the Democratic nomination for mayor unopposed in Tuesday’s Primary Election. She will face…
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Marcus Hook Mom Thanks Paramedics for Saving Baby’s Life
Shaniqua Whitaker of Marcus Hook, the mother of a 5-month-old girl who stopped breathing, is thanking officers and paramedics who saved the girls’ life, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. The girl’s aunt, Dai’shanik Dickerson, said she was driving to Hobby Lobby May 15 with her niece Shyanne Glen in the back seat when…
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Wawa Celebrates First Store Opening in Indiana Amid Expansion
Wawa had a grand opening celebration on May 14 for the first Wawa in Indiana, inviting fans, staff, and Wawa company officials to the opening, reports inkFreeNews. The store in Daleville, off SR 67 and Interstate 69, is about 50 miles from Indianapolis. It was filled to near capacity. Music played as workers provided free…
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Owners Create Forever Ranch Home in Media, Then Life Took a Turn
They put their hearts and craftsmanship into their forever home, a customized contemporary in Media, but now work is taking them in a different direction and this ranch is up for sale, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The stylish “cabin in the woods” is actually in a wooded subdivision on Oak Valley Road in…
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Westbrook Park Man’s 20-Year Memorial Day Flag Tradition Honors His Father
The first Memorial Day flag placed by Ken Rucci Sr. on a veteran’s grave at SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery was for his father, writes Charles Fox for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That was back in 2004, when his father and five other veterans’ graves received flags. Now Rucci, 70, returns every Memorial Day with 500…
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