• Local Five Star Senior Living Community Raises Funds for Parkinson’s Foundation

    Local Five Star Senior Living Community Raises Funds for Parkinson’s Foundation

    Exton Senior Living, a Five Star Senior Living community on Pottstown Pike, has partnered with the Parkinson’s Foundation to support its mission to improve the quality of care for people with the disease through research, education, and outreach. Exton Senior Living recently promoted the Foundation’s passionate vision by hosting a live auction of raffle baskets…

  • Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square to Host Job Fair for LPNs and CNAs on Thursday

    Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square to Host Job Fair for LPNs and CNAs on Thursday

    Dunwoody Village – a continuing care retirement community offering residents unparalleled comfort, award-winning healthcare and rehabilitation, and a vibrant lifestyle – is hosting a job fair for LPNs and CNAs on Thursday, May 9 from 3-7 PM in its auditorium. At Dunwoody, Licensed Practical Nurses provide excellent resident care according to the applicable plan of…

  • Open to Residents and Visitors, Dunwoody Village’s ReSale and Gift Shops Fund Resident Programs

    Open to Residents and Visitors, Dunwoody Village’s ReSale and Gift Shops Fund Resident Programs

    Dunwoody Village is a continuing care retirement community that has offered residents high-quality residential living, healthcare, and rehabilitation since 1974. The general public is always welcome to tour the Village at its picturesque wooded setting in Newtown Square, where it can also shop at two popular venues that are available to both residents and visitors.…

  • Child Guidance Resource Centers Receives Prestigious Recognition for Its Evidence-Based Practices

    Child Guidance Resource Centers Receives Prestigious Recognition for Its Evidence-Based Practices

    Child Guidance Resource Centers, a Havertown-based nonprofit with additional locations in Coatesville and Philadelphia, has been awarded the prestigious EPIC (Evidence-Based Practice and Innovation Center) seal for exemplary use of evidence-based practices in serving the community. “EPIC was established in 2013 to advance system-wide strategies that support implementation, sustainability, and accessibility of behavioral health practices…

  • Five Star Senior Living at Exton Teams Up with Active Day

    Five Star Senior Living at Exton Teams Up with Active Day

    Exton Senior Living is a Personal Care and Memory Care Community that is happily involved in the local community. It provides apartment-style living, along with personalized care, including 24/7 nursing assistance, all-day dining, daily housekeeping, rehabilitation services, and much more. Exton Senior Living understands the importance of daily activities centered around the well-being of its…

  • Flower Show Official Teaches Her Fellow Residents of Dunwoody Village the Art of Flower Arranging

    Flower Show Official Teaches Her Fellow Residents of Dunwoody Village the Art of Flower Arranging

    Residents of Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square can now learn the art of flower arranging at the community’s Floral Design Studio created by fellow resident and Philadelphia Flower Show official Francesca Northrup, writes Tamala Edwards for 6ABC. Northrup became interested in floral design decades ago. Her interest was piqued following a trip to the Philadelphia…

  • Covanta’s Trash Incinerator in Chester Works Overtime Following China’s Ban on Recyclable Materials

    Covanta’s Trash Incinerator in Chester Works Overtime Following China’s Ban on Recyclable Materials

    Covanta’s trash incinerator in Chester has seen a huge increase in the materials sent there to be destroyed after China banned imports of several categories of recyclable materials, writes Oliver Milman for Wired magazine. Now, the incinerator is receiving around 200 tons of recycling material a day and the staggering amount has local residents worried.…

  • Tour Exton Senior Living’s Award-Winning Community and Enjoy a Free Happy Hour

    Tour Exton Senior Living’s Award-Winning Community and Enjoy a Free Happy Hour

    Residents of Five Star Senior Living in Exton, as well as their family and friends, enjoy a free Happy Hour from 3-4 PM, Monday through Friday, at their community located at 600 Pottstown Pike. The Happy Hour at Exton Senior Living’s tavern is a wonderful time to enjoy a drink, freshly baked appetizers, and music.…

  • Form Follows Function as Power Home Remodeling Expands to Fifth Floor of Former PECO Station

    Form Follows Function as Power Home Remodeling Expands to Fifth Floor of Former PECO Station

    Power Home Remodeling has completed its expansion to the fifth floor of the former PECO Chester Waterside Station with a contemporary spin on the architectural maxim of “form follows function,” writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delaware County News Network. The design of each office space is tailored to the company’s in-house departments, which each do…

  • Delco Home to Pair of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

    Delco Home to Pair of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

    SAP, the German software company with a North American headquarters in Newtown Square, and Chester-based Power Home Remodeling are among Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, writes Roberto Torres for Technical.ly Philly. SAP is No. 28 on the annual list, the same as last year. “What makes (this) particularly special is that it’s…

  • Devereux Program Helps Adults on Autism Spectrum Achieve Their Goals

    Devereux Program Helps Adults on Autism Spectrum Achieve Their Goals

    Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health’s Community Adult Autism Partnership Program is helping local individuals on the autism spectrum achieve their goals, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. John Pagnoni, who grew up in Glen Mills and was diagnosed with Asperger’s in high school, wants to operate his own restaurant. Currently, he is using his…

  • In U.S., Students Default on a College Loan Every 28 Seconds. This Local Startup Is Here to Help

    In U.S., Students Default on a College Loan Every 28 Seconds. This Local Startup Is Here to Help

    Newtown Square-based PayForEd is among the startups helping people navigate their student loans both before and after they go to college, writes Erin Arvedlund for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In the U.S., students default on a college loan every 28 seconds, and the number of those who are forced into default is increasing each year. In…

  • Chester-Based Power Home Remodeling Focused on Hiring More Women in 2019

    Chester-Based Power Home Remodeling Focused on Hiring More Women in 2019

    Asher Raphael, the co-CEO of Chester-based Power Home Remodeling, is focused on hiring more women and expanding the growth of those already working at the company for 2019, writes Michaela Althouse for Philadelphia magazine. Two years ago, the company launched a women’s initiative to help battle the stigma that the home improvement industry is not…

  • Delco Native, Owner of Ammos Glass in Upper Darby Helps to Restore Historic Boyd Theater

    Delco Native, Owner of Ammos Glass in Upper Darby Helps to Restore Historic Boyd Theater

    Christina Sioutis, the owner of Ammos Glass in Upper Darby, helped to restore the Art Deco glass on the façade of the Boyd Theater in Philadelphia, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia magazine. The 30-year-old Delco native was not originally planning to become a glass artist. She majored in design and merchandising at Drexel, before moving…

  • Charlotte Native Enjoys Life at Five Star Senior Living

    Charlotte Native Enjoys Life at Five Star Senior Living

    Becky Saunders, 92, was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., graduated from Queens University of Charlotte, and was married to her husband Glenn for just short of 50 years. In this Q&A, Saunders shares what brought her north, what she likes most about Five Star Senior Living in Exton, and her words of wisdom. Q:…

  • Health Mats Sponsors Eagles Autism Challenge, Participates in Fundraising for Autism Research

    Health Mats Sponsors Eagles Autism Challenge, Participates in Fundraising for Autism Research

    On May 18, 2019, Health Mats will sponsor and participate for a second year in the Eagles Autism Challenge. Team Health Mats will join the entire Philadelphia Eagles organization and thousands of supporters as they collectively ride, run, or walk to raise funds for cutting-edge autism research and programs. One hundred percent of participant-raised funds…

  • Power Home Remodeling the Only Pennsylvania-Based Company Among Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work

    Power Home Remodeling the Only Pennsylvania-Based Company Among Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work

    Power Home Remodeling in Chester is the only Pennsylvania-based company among Glassdoor’s 100 Best Places to Work for 2019, writes Peter Economy for Inc. magazine. The company that provides services primarily related to energy and cost-saving exterior remodeling products placed 15th. The rankings stand out because they are based on anonymous, voluntary feedback directly from…

  • Modern Auto Crafters in Upper Darby a Body-Shop Empire Built on Customer Satisfaction

    Modern Auto Crafters in Upper Darby a Body-Shop Empire Built on Customer Satisfaction

    Modern Auto Crafters on West Chester Pike in Upper Darby is a body-shop empire built on customer satisfaction, writes David Bjorkgren for Autobody News. The business that began as a single garage with one part-time employee has grown into a thriving collision repair business. This is thanks to the promise its current owner, Pete Kathopoulis,…