Delaware County
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Legislation would Keep Private Equity Firms Away From Hospitals
National legislation introduced last week would take hospitals and nursing homes out of the hands of private equity firms. U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-5) of Swarthmore and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced the Take Back Our Hospitals Act, which prevents private equity ownership of hospitals and nursing homes. They announced the introduction in…
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Rahel Solomon, CNN Anchor and Delco Native, Is Leaving the Network
Archbishop Prendergast graduate and Delaware County native Rahel Solomon is leaving her position at CNN as an early morning program anchor, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. “I have decided that this will be my last week at CNN,” Solomon said before signing off from “Early Start with Rahel Solomon.” “More to come…
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Author Takes Heat When One of Her Characters Orders a Wawa ‘Sub’
An award-winning rom-com author who dared to have one of her characters order “a sub” from Wawa is taking some online heat, but she’s sticking to her guns, writes Emily Bloch from The Philadelphia Inquirer. And Now, Back to You, a book from B.K. Borison, about two competing meteorologists in Baltimore, is winning general praise…
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Delco Swimmers Bring Home 5 Medals From PIAA Class 3A Championships
Delaware County swimmers manage to deliver a strong performance at the PIAA Class 3A Championships, earning five medals, including four for girls and one for boys, writes Matthew DeGeorge for the Daily Times. On the girls’ side, Springfield’s Addyson Despeaux earned a silver medal on the second day of competition, posting a 54.96 in the…
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For Your Dining Pleasure, Here Are New Eateries in Delaware County
The Philadelphia region’s restaurant renaissance continues in 2026, with the opening of 40 new restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, and other eateries. Included will be several places in and near Delaware County, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Wonder is a New York-based multi-menu quick-service takeout chain that has been rapidly expanding in the…
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Delaware County Leadership: Dr. Austin Duckett, Chief Student Affairs Officer, Penn State Brandywine
Dr. Austin Duckett, Chief Student Affairs Officer at Penn State Brandywine, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Conshohocken — spending time outdoors with his brother, exploring neighborhood parks, and learning early lessons in leadership and responsibility while delivering newspapers and serving customers as a cashier at the local ACME. Those early experiences helped…
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Imagine Delco: A Conversation About Helping Our Children
Delaware County leaders from different backgrounds gathered March 17 to figure out how to protect the county’s most precious resource: its youth. The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce hosted a World Cafe-style conversation that asks the question, “What kind of county are we building for the next generation—and how do we build it better together?”…
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Delaware County in Top 100 Best Counties to Live in Nation, 4th in PA
Delaware County is one of the best counties to live in Pennsylvania as well as one of the top 100 in the nation, according to a new report by Niche. To determine the ranking, Niche compared counties in the country based on relevant metrics, such as public schools, cost of living, job opportunities, and local…
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Celebrating a Delaware County Chicken Invasion 50 Years Ago
The first Chick-fil-A came to Delaware County in 1974, when owner Gene Ontjes of Middletown brought the fast-food restaurant to the Granite Run Mall, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. It’s been 50 years since the Granite Run Mall store opened, and even though the mall is gone, Ontjes keeps the popular franchise going…
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First Responders Thrilled by Delaware County’s New 911 Radio System
Delaware County officially unveiled its new $38 million state-of-the-art 911 radio system Friday, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The system was tested over the last summer, went online in December, and became fully operational in the new year. The county has switched to a P25 JVC Kenwood system that includes 3,700 digital…
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Delaware County Fisherman Discovers Alligator-Like Creature in Philadelphia Park
An alligator-like creature later identified as a caiman was caught Sunday, March 5, by Ike Peyton from Delaware County, writes Neirin Gray Desai for the Daily Mail. Peyton was fishing at FDR Park in South Philadelphia when he spotted the 3.5-foot animal relaxing on the shore at about 10 a.m. He captured it with his…
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Mid-Atlantic Buying: Delaware County Still Has Affordable Homes
Delaware County is one of only five counties in the entire Mid-Atlantic where a typical homebuyer can still afford a typical home, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The median asking price of homes in Delaware County in the last quarter of 2025 was $289,450, and the median household income was about $89,500. An…
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Try This New Coffee Flavor and Other Recommended Wawa Foods
There’s a new, fun coffee flavor being added to Wawa’s hot coffee lineup—banana bread. This could be a winner amongst Wawa’s limited-edition flavors, writes Shawn Michaels for 94.3thepoint.com. Time will tell if it’s as popular or as good as the peanut butter fudge coffee and the blueberry blend. Meanwhile, here are 12 recommended foods to…
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First Resource Bank Leader Recognized for Community-Focused Leadership
First Resource Bank is celebrating one of its own following recent recognition, highlighting the impact of strong, people-centered leadership in community banking. Jennifer MacMullen, a member of the bank’s leadership team, was recently recognized in the Philadelphia Business Journal for her commitment to serving customers and strengthening local communities. The acknowledgement underscores her dedication to…
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Crozer Closure Added 1,000 Clients to MVP Recovery Programs
The impact that Crozer Health’s closing had on Delaware County can be clearly seen in the caseload of MVP Recovery, a behavioral health service in the county, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The same year that Crozer Health and its remaining two hospitals closed, MVP Recovery picked up 1,000 more clients, about…
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US News’ 30 Beautiful College Campuses Include 2 From Delaware County
Two Delaware County college campuses, less than 12 miles from each other off Interstate 476, were chosen in January by U.S. News and World Report to be among its 30 most beautiful college campuses, reports 95.7BEN FM. Swarthmore College and Villanova University both made the list. Swarthmore was recognized for Parrish Hall, a Reconstruction-era Victorian-style…
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Delaware County Mystery Histories Found in Old Postcards
Delaware County historian Keith Lockhart offers a view of Davis Road in the Llanerch section of Haverford Township, as reported in the Daily Times. The photo was apparently taken in a time before electrification when there was far less traffic on the road. Here’s a previous Keith Lockhart photo that ran in the Daily Times.…
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Irish Are Well Represented in Pennsylvania, Delaware County
They say on St. Patrick’s Day, everybody’s Irish, but how many of us in Delaware County actually are? In Pennsylvania, about 14.8 percent of us can claim Irish ancestry. That’s 1.9 million Pennsylvanians, writes Kathryne Rubright for the Pocono Record. Pennsylvanians with German ancestry pull out ahead of the Irish, representing 21.7 percent of the…
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