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WSJ: Comcast’s NBCUniversal Prepares a $2.5 Billion Yearly Bid For NBA Rights
NBCUniversal, owned by Comcast, is preparing to offer a massive $2.5 billion a year bid for the rights to air NBA games, write Joe Flint, Amol Sharma, and Isabella Simonetti for The Wall Street Journal. This comes as rival Warner Bros. Discovery is making its own last-ditch efforts to keep those rights. TNT, owned by…
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Wild Yeast Bakehouse in Rosemont Regularly Sells Out at Local Farmers Markets
Wild Yeast Bakehouse is a one-man sourdough bakery churning out 350 loaves each week from owner John Goncher’s Rosemont home, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Goncher runs the business from his living room, where he installed an industrial refrigerator and a large wood-top table with a stainless-steel shelf underneath. The walls are lined…
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Mural Arts Philadelphia To Celebrate 40th Anniversary With Annual Wall Ball on May 3
Mural Arts Philadelphia announced the return of its Wall Ball 2024, celebrating its 40th Anniversary to be held on Friday, May 3, 2024 at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia. Presented by Citizens, the organization’s signature fundraiser will take on its year-long theme – Roots & Reimagination – honoring its past and present that have…
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Set For Demolition, A Rittenhouse Square Property Has a Prospective Buyer
A Rittenhouse Square property set for demolition has a prospective buyer eyeing it, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The property located at 1812-14 Chestnut Street is owned by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and is mostly vacant. A demolition permit was approved on April 12. “We have a buyer interested in the…
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WSJ: Regulators Seize Philadelphia Bank, Republic First, and Sell It to Fulton Bank
In the latest development in what has been a tumultuous several months for Republic First, regulators have seized the bank and sold it to fellow regional lender Fulton Financial, write Gina Heeb, Lauren Thomas, and Justin Baer for The Wall Street Journal. The bank was closed by the Pennsylvania state regulator and sold after an…
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Philadelphia Housing Authority Unveils First Phase of Southwest Philadelphia’s Bartram Village Redevelopment
The Philadelphia Housing Authority recently unveiled its plans for the initial phase of the sweeping redevelopment of Bartram Village in Southwest Philadelphia, which will include 64 units of mixed-income rental housing, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At its peak, the Bartram Village public housing site was home to 500 units constructed in barracks-style…
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National Cancer Institute Designates Jefferson’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center As a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jefferson recently announced that its Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) has earned a National Cancer Institute (NCI) “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, the highest recognition awarded by the NCI. This recognition places SKCC among an elite group of only 57 cancer centers nationwide, providing exceptional and personalized cancer care and superior outcomes, fueled by a…
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“Don’t Let It Get Under Your Skin” When It Comes to Skin Cancer – Prevention and Early Detection
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide, with over 5 million cases diagnosed each year in the United States alone. While people usually associate only melanomas with the diagnosis of skin cancer, there are in fact three major types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Non-melanoma skin…
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3 Philadelphia Cultural Institutions Organizations Propose Creating a Children’s World Fair in 2026
The Please Touch Museum, the Philadelphia Zoo, and the Mann Center for the Performing Arts have partnered on a proposal to create a Children’s World Fair and implement it as part of the 2026 celebrations, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Currently in its initial concept and planning phase, the fair would take…
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This Bowling Alley Was Voted the Best in Philadelphia
The Keystone recently did a voter’s choice survey on the top bowling alleys in Pennsylvania, and Harp & Crown was selected as the top one in Philadelphia, writes The Keystone staff. The Center City bowling alley embraces elegance, transcending the traditional alley experience and entering the realm of luxury. The historical building combines the fun…
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Campbell Soup Heir’s Former Estate in Gladwyne To Sell At Auction
Linden Hill, the former home of Campbell Soup heirs for nearly 50 years, will be heading to auction in May, writes Lauren Peacock for Mansion Global. The French Norman-style stone mansion, which spans some 14,467 square feet and is accompanied by 26.3 acres, is being sold by Robert Burch, a venture capitalist. “We are really…
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Hardy Williams Academy Joins Forces with CHOP to Help Ensure Graduates Get Jobs
Hardy Williams Academy Mastery Charter School in Southwest Philadelphia and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia recently joined forces to help the school’s graduates secure full-time positions at the hospital, writes Stephen Williams for WHYY. The two institutions recently received a $19.6 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies that will be used to facilitate the development of…
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Temple College of Engineering Receives $2.5M Gift, Largest In Its 54-Year History
Temple University’s College of Engineering recently received its largest gift in the school’s history, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Brian Butz, a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Temple and his wife, Susan, a 1985 Temple graduate, gifted the school $2.5 million. The donation will go toward expanding the school’s…
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Former Montgomery County Prison in Norristown Saved From Demolition
Montgomery County has taken a controversial proposal to demolish the former prison on Airy Street in Norristown off the table and will instead look for other purposes for the long-vacant landmark, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The decision to save the imposing Gothic structure on one of the major streets in the county…
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Since Leaving Her Financial Services Job to Attend Culinary School, Tanesha Trippett Now Owns A Restaurant
Tanesha Trippett has lived in West Oak Lane her whole life, but spent her summers as a girl with her mother’s family in Savannah, Georgia, where all women pride themselves on their cooking, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Trippett graduated from Martin Luther King Jr. High School and started building her career in…
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Chase Bank To Open New Branch At Former Wawa Flagship Location in Center City
The former location of Wawa’s flagship location in Center City had been vacant since it chose not to reopen in 2020 due to the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Chase Bank recently filed to open a branch at the very location on the southeast corner of Broad and Walnut streets, writes Jeff Blumenthal…
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A New Restaurant and Speakeasy is Coming to Northern Liberties in the Next Few Months
A new speakeasy and restaurant is coming to Northern Liberties as New York-based Rose Hospitality plans to enter the Philadelphia market, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Rose Hospitality is planning to open its second location of The Newsroom in Philly after debuting the concept in Long Island last fall. Michael Kanevsky, managing…
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Breezy’s Deli & Market Opens in South Philly, and Its Like a ‘Neighborhood Wawa’
When a chef decides to start something similar to Wawa but focused on a neighborhood, the result is the highly anticipated new Breezy’s Deli & Market that opened this past weekend in South Philadelphia, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chef Chad Durkin spent a decade working on Washington Avenue, on the line that…
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