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AbbeyFest Returns to Paoli on Sept. 16 with Five-Time Grammy Nominee
AbbeyFest — Greater Philadelphia’s premier celebration of faith, family, friends, and contemporary Catholic/Christian music — will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli. The day-long festival will include food trucks, merchandise tents, kid-friendly activities, music, eucharistic adoration, confession, and holy mass celebrated by Archbishop Nelson Pérez. “AbbeyFest is a wonderful opportunity…
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Following Super Bowl Season, Philadelphia Eagles’ Franchise Value Soars to $5.8B
The value of the Philadelphia Eagles franchise went up by 18 percent to $5.8 billion in the last year, according to Forbes’ new NFL team valuations, writes Michael Potter for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The increase follows a 2022-23 season that wrapped up with a Super Bowl appearance and saw the team set its records…
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American Community Journals Seeks Experienced Editors to Join Its Fast-Growing Team
American Community Journals (ACJ) — the parent company of VISTA Today, MONTCO Today, DELCO Today, BUCKSCO Today, and PHILADELPHIA Today — is riding a tidal wave of growth this year and is currently looking to fill the following three positions in its rapidly expanding editorial department: Executive Editor This position will oversee ACJ’s editorial operations;…
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Rittenhouse Square’s Bankroll Sports Bar Auctions Equipment Five Months After Opening
Just five months after it opened on two floors in part of the former Boyd Theater near Rittenhouse Square, the splashy sports bar Bankroll Club auctioned off all of its equipment and furnishings, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 350-seat restaurant opened on March 3 with a purported $25 million budget. Now, its…
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Bubble Gum Is One of Philadelphia’s Greatest Exports: It Was Invented By Local Candy Accountant
One of Philadelphia’s biggest exports comes in a small but tasty package: bubble gum, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn at WHYY. It was invented by a 23-year-old accountant who worked for the Fleer Corporation. The company was started by Frank Fleer, a German immigrant who arrived in Philadelphia in the 1880s. He established a…
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Two Philadelphia Sites Are Among America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently unveiled its 2023 list of America’s Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places, and two Philadelphia sites have found their spot among them, writes Ron Bernthal for Global Traveler. A North Philadelphia rowhouse on West Diamond Street in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, built in 1871, was home to Henry Ossawa Tanner,…
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Treasure Hunters Take on FBI in Pennsylvania’s Civil War Gold Case
Three treasure hunters believe that a huge batch of lost Civil War-era gold has been found in Pennsylvania and clandestinely taken by the government, writes Kris Maher for The Wall Street Journal. “It’s definitely a major coverup,” said Dennis Parada, who has been chasing the gold for over 40 years. The gold Parada was looking…
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Rare Wilt Chamberlain Lakers Jersey From NBA Finals Up For Auction
A Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain in the 1972 NBA finals is being auctioned by Sotheby’s. Wilt Chamberlain’s Philadelphia experience began with his standout performance at Overbrook High School, continued with his professional career with the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers, where he won an NBA championship in 1967,…
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Saga of Tiffany Windows Found in Philly Church Continues with Bank Claiming Profits of Sale for Itself
The saga of two Tiffany windows found at a historic church at 50th and Baltimore in West Philadelphia continues with another stakeholder entering the picture, writes Zoe Greenberg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The windows were about to be destroyed when they were acquired by Paul Brown, an architectural salvager based in Lancaster. When he discovered…
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Delaware County Leadership: Leslie Heffernen, Chair of the Board, Ambler Savings Bank
Leslie Heffernen, Chair of the Board of Ambler Savings Bank, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Syracuse, New York, punctuated by frequent visits to Queens and Colombia, where her mother is from. She shared how cheerleading and her first job at Kmart taught her about speaking up for herself and the value of…
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Washington Post: Historic Human Remains Create Ethics Clash at Mütter Museum
Body parts from the 19th century exhibited at the Mütter Museum on 22nd Street in Center City have become the center of an ethics clash as they are being reexamined under the modern lens of medical consent, writes Maura Judkis for The Washington Post. The Philadelphia museum has collected and displayed various historical medical implements,…
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Philadelphia Teacher Rebuilds Her Childhood Collection of Barbies During Pandemic
When the pandemic started and she found herself bored and lonely, Ilana Volain, a first-grade teacher in the School District of Philadelphia, turned to her old friend Barbie for help, writes Wendy Grossman Kantor for People. Volain had always felt a connection with the classic toy that is currently going through a renaissance of sorts…
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Philadelphia’s Southeast Asian Market One of Nation’s Best Food Markets
To no surprise of anybody who has ever visited and eaten one of its many delicious offerings, Southeast Asian Market in Philadelphia has emerged as one of the best food markets in the nation, writes Alexandra Domrongchai for Food & Wine. The market at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in Packer Park in South Philadephia had its…
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A Tolkien Tribute: A Unique Hobbit House in West Chester
In the heart of Pennsylvania, a unique ‘Hobbit House’ stands as a testament to the enduring allure of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world. Conceived by architect Peter Archer a partner at Archer & Buchanan Architecture, a West Chester-based commercial and residential architectural firm, and a Chester County couple, this dwelling is more than a home—it’s a…
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Leslie Richards’ Revolutionary Vision for SEPTA Aims to Modernize the System To Make It Appealing to More People
SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards, who took over the job in early 2020, shortly before the pandemic hit, and her team have rolled out an innovative new vision for the nation’s sixth-largest transit system that aims to modernize SEPTA and make it more appealing to a greater number of people, writes Tom McGrath for the…
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FMC Corporation Once Again Makes Barron’s List of 100 Most Sustainable U.S Companies
For the second consecutive year, Philadelphia-based FMC Corporation, a global agricultural sciences company, has made Barron’s annual list of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies. FMC Corporation is also the only agriculture company to make the list for the second year in a row and one of only 29 companies on the list that posted…
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Delaware County Leadership: Justin Brame, Senior Manager of Operations, Pennsylvania American Water
Justin Brame, senior manager of operations for Pennsylvania American Water, recalled the difficulties of growing up poor, including living in a camper and doing odd jobs for neighbors to earn money. He found his comfort zone in hunting, fishing and being outdoors and developed a strong work ethic, at first, out of necessity. Brame enlisted…
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Ultra-Wealthy Focused on These Alternative Investments in 2023
The ultra-rich have access to alternative investments that are usually unavailable to average investors, and they have been taking full advantage of them, writes Lyle Daly for The Motley Fool. Among ultra-high-net-worth investors, whose net worth is at least $30 million, alternative investments make up an average of 50 percent of assets. Meanwhile, that share…
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