Commerce
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New Spirit Filling the Halls of Chester Upland School District
Local students are set to come back this fall to a Chester Upland School District that looks much the same but feels newly inspired. The oft-disadvantaged school district has caught a fresh breath of air with a new superintendent, new teacher contract, and new shipment of elementary school supplies, according to a Daily Times report…
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Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series to Focus on a Transitioning Society
Perhaps now more than ever, America is in a state of transition. The things we do, the way we do them, and the impact they have are changing. Rapidly. Whether it’s the economy, education, energy, or entertainment, the change is happening all around us. Transition is the theme of DELCO Today’s Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series,…
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House of the Week: Historic Mansion in Villanova the Most Expensive Home in Delco
An eight-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion is on the market in Villanova, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. This beautiful Main Line estate offers a stunning private home, clock tower offices, guest houses, entertainment facilities, and walking access to Overbrook Golf Course & Country Club. The entire estate has also recently undergone a complete renovation, including extensive landscaping…
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Springfield Pasta Gets Makeover
Patrons of Springfield Pasta are in for a treat this summer as the store at 186 Saxer Avenue has updated its premises with an open-air look and expanded into new products, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Springfield Press. Last year, the store that offers homemade pasta and other Italian specialty foods moved some of its…
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Partner at Media’s Raffaele Puppio Recognized as One of The Best Lawyers in America
Michael A. Raffaele – a partner at Raffaele Puppio, a full-service law firm in Media – has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publications. Raffaele has been named among the Best Lawyers in America…
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View the Solar Eclipse at Neumann University
The Big Dark is coming on Monday, Aug. 21 at 2 PM. That’s when the first solar eclipse in years will occur in Delaware County, and Neumann University is offering the public a safe way to view this stellar phenomenon. Dr. Randall Detra, associate professor of science and technology, will have a telescope and two…
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Tavern Owners in Media Rally for Video Gambling
With beer and wine sales freely flowing away to grocery and convenience stores, local tavern and restaurant owners are tossing the dice on video gambling revenues to help them survive. Jack’s Tavern owner and Pennsylvania State Tavern Association delegate Jerry McArdle led a recent rally to legalize video gambling on the Media Courthouse steps, according…
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Petitioners Halt Progress on Shops at Ridge Road in Chadds Ford
Construction of a new Shops at Ridge Road retail destination has waited nine years to break ground just off Route 202 near the border of Concord and Chadds Ford, and a seemingly insignificant condition of approval — No. 19 of 21 — is now making the project wait longer. Prompted by an online petition of…
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Delaware County Community College President Receives Leader of Change Award
Delaware County Community College President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black received a 2017 Maury Cotter Leader of Change Award last month from the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation, an international professional association that promotes innovation and collaborative networking in higher education among its more than 1,000 members worldwide. Dr. Gates Black was one of…
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Amazon Market Helps Turn Lansdowne Woman’s Hobby into a Career
A decision to make her own wedding invitations has led Lansdowne’s Liz Moorhead to an unexpected but successful journey into a new career making handcrafted cards, writes Peg DeGrassa for the News of Delaware County. Moorhead created her own invitations after she could not find a commercial card that was not overly embellished or too…
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Upper Darby Peace Activist Not Slowing Down at 72
Alice Elle Rader, 72, of Upper Darby, has spent decades campaigning for peace and she has no intention of slowing down any time soon, writes Ruth Rovner for Delaware County News Network. Rader is a member of the Philadelphia-area Granny Peace Brigade, which is made up of an army of strong women committed to bringing…
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Utilities Stock Analyst Sees Lucrative Investments in Philadelphia Area
Michael Gaugler, the utilities stock analyst who recently rejoined financial planner Janney Montgomery Scott, believes that water and gas companies in the Philadelphia area are a potentially lucrative investment option, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gaugler predicts that despite the current low price of natural gas, the Marcellus Shale gas boom – combined…
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Six Delco Schools Among State’s Top 50 Public High Schools
Radnor and Strath Haven are the lone Delaware County schools in the latest statewide Top 10 public high school rankings, but four more joined them in the Top 50. Based on academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs and activities, and health and safety as determined by U.S. Department of Education data and Niche analysis, Radnor…
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Chamber of Commerce Touts Delco’s State-Leading Workforce Growth
No other county in Pennsylvania is creating more job growth than Delaware County, and the local Chamber of Commerce is thanking the resurgent energy business for much of that action. Led by investments in energy infrastructure and the revitalization of the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, Delaware County grew its workforce by 4.71 percent based on…
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Looming Reaccreditation Pivotal as New Business Model Could Save Cheyney
A new business model has the potential to save Cheyney University — if a reaccreditation inspection doesn’t close the book on the new chapter of the historically black university’s history first. “We cannot let Cheyney collapse under our watch,” said U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans in a Daily Local News report by Kathleen Carey. “Our HBCUs…
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Aston’s 2SP Brewing Mobilizes Community to Help with Beer Canning
Turning 60 barrels of beer into 800 cases of cans every few weeks is a daunting task for a small independent brewery, but Aston’s 2SP Brewing Company has found the perfect way to achieve it, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Local News. Ahead of transfer day, the Delaware County brewery places a post on…
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Chadds Ford Barn Shops Set to Make a Comeback
The Chadds Ford Barn Shops are being given a new lease on life thanks to the efforts of its new owner John Anderson and his daughter Bri Brant, writes John Chambless for the Chester County Press. Once a popular shopping destination, the complex had been all but forgotten as excitement waned and shops often closed…
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Five-Member Team from Penncrest High School Wins National Envirothon
A five-member team of students from Penncrest High School recently won the 2017 National Conservation Foundation Envirothon – the world’s largest natural resources education competition – besting 53 other teams from the U.S., Canada, and China. Cole Gaboriault, Thy-Lan Gale, Dennis Harrsch, Rachel Hughes, and Abigail Schwartz took the top prize, a $15,000 check, at…
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