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Prendie Campus Project Getting Up and Down Votes From School Boards
Delaware County Community College officials are visiting the college’s 12 sponsoring school districts to convince them to support a $55 million capital improvement bond for a new campus at the former Prendergast High School, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The support of two-thirds of the college’s sponsoring school districts is needed to create…
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Rooftop Dining May Be Coming to Wayne
Those who enjoy dining alfresco when the weather is pleasant may soon be able to sit on a rooftop in Wayne, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. The Hemcher Family Partnership, which owns the Great American Pub, asked the Board of Commissioners at a recent meeting to change the township zoning code to…
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Upper Providence Hotel Continues Delco’s Hotel Boom
Upper Providence Council approved the preliminary plan for a 58-room hotel at the former Little Inn site, 7-13 State Road, writes Susan Serbin for the Daily Times. A final plan submission is pending for the $7 million project. The Avid Hotel is a new brand of the Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG). Architect Bob Linn has…
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Clifton Heights Says It Will Keep Fighting to Stop Proposed Middle School
Building a school on the Clifton Heights Athletic Fields is in limbo and is not going to happen as far as the borough is concerned, writes Linda Reilly for the Daily Times. Meanwhile, the Upper Darby School District has submitted plans to build a $60 million structure to address overcrowding in its existing two middle…
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Lansdowne Breaks Ground for $12 Million Senior Housing Project
A $12 million project to provide more affordable senior apartment housing is under construction in Lansdowne, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The Simpson Gardens II building in the first block of North Lansdowne Avenue will provide 41 new single- or double-occupancy units next to the Simpson Gardens I building opened in…
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Going Behind the Scenes at Villanova University’s Campus-Changing Building Project
Villanova’s project management team, led by senior project manager Marilou Smith ’84, is helping transform Lancaster Avenue, writes Colleen Donnelly for Villanova Magazine. The $285 million project entails construction of the Commons residence hall complex, a Performing Arts Center, a pedestrian bridge, a 1,200-vehicle parking garage, a two-story addition to the existing parking garage, a…
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Major Alleyway Makeovers Planned in Upper Darby
Forty two miles of residential alleyways in Upper Darby will be repaved over five years, announced Upper Darby Mayor Tom Micozzie at a June 5 Upper Darby Council meeting. “The dilapidated condition of some of the residential alleyways in our neighborhoods is one of the top issues I hear about from residents who call my…
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Radnor Board of Commissioners Nixes New Wawa
All five members of the Radnor Board of Commissioners present Monday night voted against a new Wawa convenience store with gas pumps for the corner of Lancaster and Aberdeen avenues, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. Plans for the Wawa had drawn opposition from nearby neighbors who fought against it for more than a year. In…
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Tinicum Rescues Building That Once Helped Immigrants
Like the 19th century immigrants who sweated through the deadly yellow fever epidemic in the wards of the Lazaretto quarantine station, the red-brick hospital on the banks of the Delaware River in Tinicum Township was not expected to survive, writes Inga Saffron for the Philadelphia Inquirer. It was too big to be converted into a…
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New School in Havertown: Lynnewood Elementary Breaks Ground
HAVERFORD – A new school will soon rise for the Lions of Lynnwood Elementary School in Havertown, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Line Media News. On Monday, June 3, hundreds of the school’s students along with faculty, staff, board members, and township officials gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking. “We’re going to be putting a state-of-the-art,…
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Delco Firm Seeks Second Facility As Demand for Its Recycled Glass Product Grows
A Delaware County company that turns old glass into a stone-like product for construction projects raised $10 million to open a second facility outside the region, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eddystone-based AeroAggregates turns recycled glass, often an undesirable product on the recyclables market that municipalities struggle to dispose of, into lightweight…
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Delco to Investors: Our Opportunity Zones Are Open For Business
The Chester waterfront is blessed with two major economic entities–the Talen Energy Stadium, hosting the Philadelphia Union soccer team, and Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack. Beyond that there’s a smattering of businesses and a lot of undeveloped property. Over in Lansdowne Borough, the downtown is poised to experience a growth in shops and restaurants, urged…
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Upper Darby Turns to Clifton Construction, Aronimink Expansion to Fight Overcrowding
The Upper Darby School Board looked at traffic impact and environmental studies May 28 tied to a proposed new middle school in Clifton Heights and an expanded Aronimink Elementary School in Drexel Hill, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. KCBA Architects shared a traffic impact and phase 1 environmental impact study. New turn lanes…
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St. Charles Seminary Property Sold, Aston Site Planned
The property and buildings of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood have been sold to Main Line Health, paving the way for the seminary’s move to Aston, near Neumann University, writes Matthew Gambino for catholicphilly.com. Price and details of the landmark sale have not been made public. It concludes a nearly seven-year process to sell…
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Williamson Trade School Students Help With Media Theater Renovations
The Williamson College of the Trades brought a talented group of carpenters and other student tradesmen to the Media Theatre recently to do some work, reports the Daily Times. The project was a part of the School’s annual Community Service Week, May 13-16. For four days every May, the School gives back to the region…
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Radnor Planning Commission Rejects New Wawa
The Radnor Planning Commission denied a proposal May 6 by Wawa to build a new store and gas station on Lancaster Avenue at Aberdeen Avenue, writes Natalie Kosteni for the Philadelphia Business Journal The board’s action didn’t necessarily bring the project to an end, but issues will need to be resolved before it can move…
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Proposed Middle School Faces Zoning Obstacles in Clifton Heights
Zoning changes proposed by Clifton Heights officials could prevent or slow down construction of the new Upper Darby School District middle school on what the township residents call the ”Field of Dreams,” writes Kathy Boccella for Philadelphia Inquirer. The changes would also require new environmental and traffic-impact studies before the project is implemented on the…
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Alternative Proposal for Development in Wallingford Still Worries Neighbors
A decision is pending over a duplex proposal on a five-acre tract on Wallingford Avenue in Walllingford, writes NeilSheehan for the Delaware County News Network. Neighbors have expressed concerns about house density, storm water runoff, and increased traffic. The tract would have to be rezoned and undergo evaluations before the project could be approved by…
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