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Groundbreaking Last Week for New Senior Living Facility at Maris Grove in Glen Mills
A new three-story, 76,000 square-foot assisted living senior living facility, Evergreen Pointe, is being built on the Maris Grove campus in Glen Mills, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. “The start of construction on this new building is exciting and supports our desire to increase the scope of person-centered care available on campus,”…
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Main Line Health plans $327 million modernization of Riddle Hospital
Main Line Health plans to build a new patient pavilion at Riddle Hospital, as part of a $327 million modernization of the hospital, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Main Line Health acquired Riddle in 2007. The Riddle plan awaits final approval from Middletown Township. Plans call for a new main entrance and reduction…
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Louis J. Vastardis, Greek Immigrant Known for Quality Restaurant Construction, Has Died
Greek builder Louis J. Vastardis of Newtown Square, whose Lansdowne company built more than 100 restaurants and diners in the Philadelphia area and New Jersey, died Jan. 12. He was 97, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr. Vastardis was a Greek immigrant born on the island of Andros. He learned carpentry and…
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Judge Orders Clifton Heights, UD School District to Mediate Middle School Dispute
Clifton Heights Borough and the Upper Darby School District are going to try mediating a dispute over district plans to build a new middle school on Clifton Height’s athletic field, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Common Pleas Court Judge Barry Dozor signed an order Jan. 6 to allow the parties to enter into…
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Holiday Shipping Brings ‘Controlled Chaos’ to Philly Airport; New Shipping Facility Planned
Philadelphia Airport’s shipping center is on overload this holiday season, writes Michaela Winberg for billypenn.com. The scene is best described as “controlled chaos.” Forklifts weave around thousands of cargo workers in the 400,000 square foot facility. “It can be a little crazy at times,” admitted Brian Cooley, GM of cargo service at Philly’s American Airlines…
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Shoppes at Ellis Preserve Sell for $60 Million; Hotel, Restaurants, Office Building, Town Houses on the Way
The Shoppes at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square has been sold for $60 million to Ellis Preservation LLC, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The retail center at 3735-3741 West Chester Pike is anchored by a Whole Foods and a Firepoint Grill. It is part of a 218-acre Ellis Preserve mixed-use development at…
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Who’s Coming to the New Clifton Heights Middle School? Residents Express Concern.
A meeting Tuesday night about a new middle school in Clifton Heights shifted focus to the students who would be going there, reports Kimberly Davis for cbslocal.com. The Upper Darby School District presented preliminary plans of the $65 million middle school to be built on an athletic field off Springfield Road. Students from Garrettford, Westbrook…
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Lynnewood Students Have a Chat With the Architect Who’s Designing Their New School
Lynnewood Elementary School students got to learn about the new school being built on their property from the architect who’s designing it, writes Linda Stein for the Daily Times. Ryan Orr, 29, with KCBA Architects of Hatfield, talked with third, fourth and fifth graders Nov. 26 about architecture and the new $34.2 million school being…
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Pennsylvania’s Economy Hurt by Aging Roads, Bridges, Mass Transit, Report Says
Pennsylvania’s economic growth could be adversely affected if more attention isn’t paid to the state’s aging highways, bridges and mass transit, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Times. An assessment report from a Pennsylvania House task force released in November shows funding is badly needed to fix our transportation infrastructure. “With today’s growing economy placing…
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Man Who Helped South Korea Become Independent Once Lived in Delco
The man who helped create an independent nation of South Korea once lived in a house at 100 E. Lincoln Street that skirts Media and Upper Providence, writes Susan L. Serbin for Delco News Network. Philip Jaisohn (1864-1951) moved to the Jaisohn Memorial House in 1925, practicing medicine and raising a family there. He remained…
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Wawa Continues Expansion Plans With Proposed Philly Wawa Gas Station Along Delaware River
A hearing is underway before the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment over whether to allow a Wawa gas station near the Delaware River, writes Jacob Adelman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Developer Bart Blatstein is arguing a Wawa on South Columbus Blvd. fits in well with the area, which is transforming from blighted industrial to a…
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Architects Seeking Public Input for Development of Chester Waterfront
People had a chance to talk about what they’d like to see at the Chester waterfront as architects begin creating a masterplan, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delco News Network. Casual dining and bars, fitness centers and housing were all suggested at a public meeting last week asking for resident input. Connecting the Riverwalk to…
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Brandywine Realty Trust Brings First New Office Development to Radnor in 30 Years
Brandywine Realty Trust is developing a new office building as part of its 155 Radnor project that is a part of the 26.6-acre Penn Medicine campus at King of Prussia Road in Radnor, according to a staff report from the Mainline Media News. “Brandywine has deep roots in the Pennsylvania suburbs, so we are delighted…
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Micro farm, wild flower meadow part of proposed Radnor office building
The new office building at 155 Radnor off King of Prussia Road in Radnor will include landscaped grounds that have more than 250 trees, a seasonal micro farm, two-foot-tall wildflower meadows, and three rain gardens that will serve as a stormwater management system, writes Natalie Kostelni.for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Brandywine Realty Trust enlisted Ballinger,…
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Delco Firm Managed Construction for New $14.5 M Kensington Health Center
The Crum Lynne firm, Target Building Construction, was construction manager for the $14.5 million transformation of a former historic bank in Kensington into the four-story Esperanza Health Center, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 35,000-square-foot health center is providing medical services in a medically underserved area. “We are excited to invest in the…
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Families Pick Up Pieces After Thornbury Tornado Severely Damages Eight Homes
Kristin Bevilacqua-Nowell’s house in Thornbury sustained catastrophic damage but her family got out safely, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They are five of about 20 people who had to leave their homes Friday when an EF-2 tornado touched down in Thornbury, leaving eight homes completely ravaged. Others suffered broken windows, missing siding and…
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Former Delco Man Helped Create Nittany Lion Shrine and Led WWII Engineers to Allied Victories
Col. David Pergrin, formerly of Delaware County, helped create the Nittany Lion Shrine and led one of the most decorated U.S. Army engineering units of World War II, reported news.psu.edu. Pergrin played for the Nittany Lions at Penn State. He headed the committee that commissioned Penn State’s stone sculpture of a Pennsylvania mountain lion, the…
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Drexel Hill Neighbors Put Up Mock ‘For Sale’ Signs to Protest Aronimink School Expansion
It looks like a massive home sell off on Bond Avenue, but these Drexel Hill neighbors are putting up ‘for sale’ signs as a form of protest, reported Rebeccah Hendrickson for 6abc.com. The school district is contemplating a $24 million expansion for Aronimink Elementary School that would encroach on an adjacent large field across from…
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