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Survey Reveals What’s Considered the Most-Irritating Driving Habits on Pennsylvania Roads
A Harrisburg Patriot-News survey on bad driving habits on Pennsylvania roads has found that “driving too slowly in the left lane” is what people consider the most irritating. The survey received more than 2,000 votes and 200 comments, the majority of which had something to say about “inconsiderate” and “clueless” Pennsylvania drivers. “Hanging out in…
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Swarthmore Among Growing Number of Colleges Courting Students from Rural Areas
Swarthmore College is among a growing number of institutions of higher education that are looking to recruit students from rural and politically conservative areas, writes Douglas Belkin for The Wall Street Journal. This year, Swarthmore has created Small Town Swarthmore, a new recruiting program aimed at rural students by funding their visits to the campus.…
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DNB First House of the Week: Grand Tudor of Stone, Stucco in Swarthmore
Built in 1920, a grand Tudor home of six bedrooms and five bathrooms set on picturesque grounds is available for sale in Swarthmore. Constructed for the Curator of Paintings of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, it has several elegant, entertaining spaces that were originally used for private art exhibits. The first floor features a formal…
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Musical Co-Written by Strath Haven Grad Arrives in New York City
The Mad Ones, a musical co-written by Strath Haven grad Brian Lowdermilk, has arrived off Broadway for its New York City premiere, writes David Gordon for TheaterMania.com. The musical, which tells the story of a young woman who is getting ready for a life-changing move, was originally titled The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown. The…
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Delco Home to Two of the Best Catholic High Schools in Pennsylvania
Niche.com has unveiled its list of the 2018 Best Catholic High Schools in Pennsylvania, and the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova checked in at No. 5, while Sacred Heart in Bryn Mawr is 13th. Niche.com ranked the state’s 69 Catholic high schools based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of…
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Delaware County’s Reassessment Process Begins
Delaware County Council has contracted with Tyler Technologies to provide property appraisal services for the county’s 2020 general reassessment. The reassessment, which was ordered by the Court in March 2017, will be effective for the 2021 tax year. The project, which is being implemented through the Delco Treasurer’s Office, will utilize Tyler’s appraisal and street-imaging…
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Delaware County Community College Prof Creates Tutorial on Disability and Society
The Dr. L. Joy Gates Black era at Delaware County Community College began with her being recognized for the outstanding work she did at her previous employer, perhaps foreshadowing the great things that lie ahead for one of Pennsylvania’s premier community colleges. Dr. Gates Black received the 2017 Maury Cotter Leader of Change Award from…
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Axalta Ends Merger Talks with Paint Manufacturer in Japan
Axalta Coating Systems, the paint manufacturer with its North American headquarters in Glen Mills, has announced the end of merger talks with Nippon Paint, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The talks have ended after the Japanese company said it was not willing to borrow funds to pay Axalta’s asking price. Charles W. Shaver,…
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Sunoco Pipeline Trained More Than 750 First Responders in Pipeline Safety Just This Year
First responders consider and plan for every conceivable emergency in their communities, and Sunoco Pipeline is providing the specialized safety training they need to respond to pipeline incidents. Sunoco Pipeline recently completed the Mariner Emergency Responder Outreach (MERO) program for the Mariner East 2 pipeline project. MERO has hosted specialized training sessions this year for…
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Former CIA Agent Visits Alma Mater, Discusses How Catholic Education Helped Him as a Spy
Former CIA agent Jack Devine recently visited his alma mater, Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast, to talk about how attending a Catholic high school helped him in his career as a spy, writes Lou Baldwin for CatholicPhilly.com. Devine, a 1958 Bonner graduate, worked as a teacher at the Drexel Hill school in the early 1960s,…
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Clyde’s Home Supplies in Upper Darby to Close After Four Decades of Operations
After nearly four decades, Clyde’s Home Supplies in Upper Darby will close its doors early next year, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The hardware store has been owned and operated by the father-son team of Sam and Kevin Clyde for the last 12 years. It’s popular with locals who have a love for…
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Good Year for Greater Philadelphia’s Economy; Next Year May Be Even Better
While this was a good year for Philadelphia’s regional economy, next year could see Greater Philadelphia become even stronger, writes Joel Naroff for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This year, employment growth in the region was higher than the national average, a rare occurrence over the last 25 years. And while Philadelphia lagged a bit, the surrounding…
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Creating a Walkable Chadds Ford, Where You Can ‘See 300 Years of History’
Chadds Ford supervisors are working with residents and business owners to make the area more walkable, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. The goal is to lure people outdoors, and create an easier way for tourists to reach popular destinations. The concept began to come to fruition three years ago, when the township partnered…
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Penn State Brandywine Partners with Tyler Arboretum for Lesson in Sustainability
Penn State Brandywine’s Sustainovation Club recently partnered with Tyler Arboretum in Media for an innovative lesson in sustainability, writes Haleigh Swansen for Penn State News. The partnership gave an educational twist to the arboretum’s annual Pumpkin Days festival with a “sustainability research station” run by 26 volunteers from Penn State Brandywine. During the two-day event,…
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Chadds Ford Artist ‘Blurs the Lines of Time’ with Old-Fashioned Pet Portraits
Chadds Ford’s Andrew Pinkham is using his camera to immortalize pets by creating beautiful portraits that resemble 18th-century oil paintings, writes Max Marin for Philadelphia Weekly. To create his Instagram-ready photographs, Pinkham uses an intense lighting style reminiscent of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. However, his pet portraits are in a league of their own, thanks…
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Delaware County Council Urges Both Young, Old to Kick the Nicotine Habit
Delaware County Council and the Delaware County Tobacco-Free Coalition urge all county residents, young and old, to quit using any kind of nicotine product, including cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Every year, on the third Thursday in November, the American Cancer Society and its partners encourage people to give up all tobacco products for one day…
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Marple Township Reaches Deal on New Royal Farms Site
Marple Township, its zoning board, and Royal Farms have reached an agreement on the site for a new store, writes Leslie Krowchenko for the Delaware County News Network. The settlement was negotiated in response to a decision by the zoning board in December last year. It had denied the request based on the 24-hour operation…
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Brookhaven Couple Proves It’s Never Too Late for Love
Proving it’s never too late for love, Vera Burlew, 90, and Peter Hosler, 91, tied the knot last month in Brookhaven, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. The young-at-heart couple met at the Brookhaven chapter of the American Association of Retired People. Two years ago, the former Sunoco engineer took the former office manager…
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