• Philadelphia Union Now Has ‘Proud Style Partner’ in Levi Strauss

    Philadelphia Union Now Has ‘Proud Style Partner’ in Levi Strauss

    The Philadelphia Union now has a “Proud Style Partner” in Levi Strauss, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Chester-based Major League Soccer team has entered into a partnership with the clothing company. The terms were not disclosed. Under the partnership, Levi’s will outfit the Union’s front-office staff on game days. The San…

  • Chester Company Buys Three Billboards in Cleveland in Attempt to Lure LeBron to Philly

    Chester Company Buys Three Billboards in Cleveland in Attempt to Lure LeBron to Philly

    Chester-based Power Home Remodeling has bought three billboards in Cleveland in an attempt to lure LeBron James, who will be a free agent this offseason, to the Philadelphia 76ers, writes Darren Rovell for ESPN.com. The billboards are spaced a few hundred feet apart along I-480 in Cleveland, just miles from Quicken Loans Arena, where the…

  • Chester Water Authority to Invest $11.6 Million in Capital Improvements in 2018

    Chester Water Authority to Invest $11.6 Million in Capital Improvements in 2018

    The Chester Water Authority’s Board of Directors has approved a capital budget that will invest $11.6 million in capital improvements in 2018 as part of its ongoing commitment to enhance its infrastructure and deliver excellent quality drinking water to its customers. The investment in the coming months is part of a three-year capital improvement plan…

  • Get the Scoop on Sports Journalism at Delaware County Press Club’s Upcoming Luncheon

    Get the Scoop on Sports Journalism at Delaware County Press Club’s Upcoming Luncheon

    Daily Times reporter and assistant sports editor Matthew De George will discuss his experiences as a sports journalist on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Delaware County Press Club’s luncheon at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester. De George has worked at the Daily Times since 2010 as a copy editor and reporter. His beats include the…

  • Delaware County Leadership: Vince Del Rossi, Owner and President of Health Mats

    Delaware County Leadership: Vince Del Rossi, Owner and President of Health Mats

    By the time he was a junior in high school, Vince Del Rossi, Owner and President of Health Mats, was a self-made man. When he was 16 years old, Del Rossi turned his father’s diaper delivery service around while his parents summered at the Jersey Shore, then partnered with his father to grow a fledging…

  • Chester Upland One of Several School Districts Finding Ways to Keep the Arts Alive

    Chester Upland One of Several School Districts Finding Ways to Keep the Arts Alive

    A number of schools in the region, including the Chester Upland School District, are finding new ways to keep their arts programs going despite budgetary cuts, writes Melanie Burney for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Juan Baughn, the superintendent of Chester Upland School District, is an educator who believes in the importance of the arts in youth…

  • Remains of WWII Pilot from Chester Finally Discovered, Buried with Full Military Honors

    Remains of WWII Pilot from Chester Finally Discovered, Buried with Full Military Honors

    Stanley Stegnerski, a fighter pilot from Chester who was reported missing in action over Germany during World War II, was finally laid to rest in Millsboro, Del., after decades of searching, writes Rae Tyson for the Wilmington News Journal. Stegnerski, whose remains had recently been discovered in a field in central Germany, was buried with…

  • New Exhibit at Delco Historical Society Museum Celebrates Building Trades

    New Exhibit at Delco Historical Society Museum Celebrates Building Trades

    A new exhibit at the Delaware County Historical Society Museum, Library & Research Center in Chester celebrates the work of building trade union members, according to a report in the Daily Times. Throughout the year, “Honoring Delaware County Building Trades: Celebrating the Charitable and Volunteer Work of the Unions of Delaware County in Our Local…

  • Philadelphia Union Signs Teenager from Drexel Hill

    Philadelphia Union Signs Teenager from Drexel Hill

    The Philadelphia Union has signed defender Matthew Real, an 18-year-old native of Drexel Hill who debuted as a professional last season. Real joins the Union after playing for Bethlehem Steel FC, the Union’s affiliate in the United Soccer League, in 2017. He joins Media native Auston Trusty, 19, as a Homegrown Player on the Union’s…

  • DELCO Careers – Philadelphia Union

    DELCO Careers – Philadelphia Union

    The Philadelphia Union, the professional soccer team based in Chester and whose name alludes to the union of America’s original thirteen colonies, has the following career and intern positions posted to its career page: Assistant to the CBO The Assistant to the CBO is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the office, including planning…

  • Documentary Depicts Life in Chester and Issues the City Faces

    Documentary Depicts Life in Chester and Issues the City Faces

    A Chester Story, a documentary by Ulysses “Butch” Slaughter depicting the life and times of the people of Chester, debuted on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to a sold-out crowd at the MJ Freed Theater on the Avenue of the States in Chester, writes Rick Kauffman for the Daily Times. Slaughter, project manager for Chester…