Delaware County
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Wawa Stakes Out Indiana and Builds Up in Florida
Don’t look now, Wawa’s on the move again, this time in Indiana. The Delaware County convenience store chain is opening its first Indiana location in Noblesville, Indiana, at the Midland Pointe housing and commercial development, writes John Tuohy for the IndyStar. The Wawa will sit next to a Crew Car Wash and other businesses in…
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Delaware County Native Helped Homeless Living in Beer Cave
A remnant of Reading’s 19th century brewing industry, the former Deppen beer vault, has fascinated Delaware County native Paul Zenone, writes Michelle N. Lynch for the Daily Times. The beer cave was built in the 1850s on South Ninth Street for brewer Nicholas A. Felix to store barrels of beer. Zenone discovered the beer vault,…
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Episcopal Academy Student Co-founds Nonprofit to Help Refugees
Daniel Adibi, a student at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, has created a nonprofit with the help of The Foundation for Delaware County to make sure refugees have the school supplies they need for their education, writes Massarah Mikati for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Adibi was a middle school volunteer with HIAS PA, a refugee and…
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Guinness Says It’s the Largest of Its Kind and It Was in Aston in 2019
The world’s largest bouncy castle, according to the Guinness World Records, is coming to Delaware County beginning May 24 to the Maplezone Sports Village, 4881 Chichester Ave. in Aston, writes Sinead Cummings for the Philly Voice. According to Guinness, The Big Bounce America measures 11,433 square-feet 132-square inches and was achieved by Grahame Ferguson and Cammy…
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Cheyney University Project Links Minorities and Life Sciences
The thinkUbator at Cheyney University is a building redevelopment project for the nation’s first historically black college or university to entice life science companies to on-campus lab space, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Cheyney University thinkUbator project is the result of a partnership with Mosaic Development Partners and Integrated Project Services. It…
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Here’s How Financial Problems at Local Hospitals Impact Patient Care
A hospital crisis in Delaware County looms between staffing shortages, rising costs, and more patients, writes Davis Giangiulio for Main Line Tonight. Angela Neopolitano, a 40-year registered nurse, has watched Delaware County Memorial Hospital slowly close since early 2022 as Crozer Health transitions it from a medical facility to a behavioral health center. By the…
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Sign Up for a February Webinar From SCORE
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a February webinar to help your small business achieve success. How to Start and Operate a Small Business If you are thinking about “becoming your own boss” this is a chance to get an overview of the things you need to know at this February webinar Feb. 21, 6…
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Citadel Credit Union Earns High Praise from Fortune Magazine
Citadel Credit Union has earned some high praise from Fortune this month. Not only has Citadel been named one of the nation’s 10 best banks and credit unions for February 2023 by Fortune Recommends, the global media organization’s independent arm dedicated to helping readers make smart decisions about the financial and business-related products they use…
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Can’t Get Enough Wawa in Your Life? Here’s a Spotify Playlist of Wawa Tunes
For years, Wawa fans have written songs to their favorite convenience store. Now, a playlist of four songs entirely dedicated to Wawa and its HoagieFest has dropped on Spotify, writes Stephanie Farr for philly.com. Lettuce break these songs down for you: “H.O.A.G.I.E.F.E.S.T” by The Meatball Mann and Shorti K. This sounds like the Delco version if Taylor Swift wrote…
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What’s Life Expectancy in Delaware County? Read On
Delaware County is on a list of 34 counties out of 67 in Pennsylvania where the average life span for residents matches or exceeds the state average. A resident here can expect to live an average of about 78 years. That’s the state average, according to Stacker.com. On health outcomes, Delaware County was 17th in…
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A Valentine’s Gift From the Delco Health Department: Free Condoms
For sexually active couples on Valentine’s Day and beyond, the Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) has a gift for you–Doing Delco Safely. It’s a free mail-order condom distribution program in recognition of Valentine’s Day and National Condom Week Feb. 14 to 21. “Doing Delco Safely” offers a variety of condom options. Residents can order up…
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Foundation Hosts ‘Get to Know Us’ Event for Black-Led Nonprofits
The Foundation for Delaware County is hosting its first “Get to Know Us” event Feb. 21 for Delaware County’s Black-led nonprofits and funders committed to racial equity and inclusion. In partnership with the Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia, the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, and the Boys and Girls Club of…
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Sign Up for This February Frenzy of SCORE Webinars
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a wide range of February SCORE webinars to help small business owners achieve success with their businesses. Get Your Local Business on Google Search and Maps Learn how your business can appear on Google search and Google maps by creating a Google Business Profile in this Tuesday, Feb. 14…
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Former Chiefs From Delco Weigh in on Super Bowl
Three Eagles fans from Delco happen to be former players for the Kansas City Chiefs so they’re coming into Sunday’s Super Bowl with mixed emotions, writes Terry Toohey for the Daily Times. Bill Maas, Joe Valerio and Matt Blundin grew up rooting for the Eagles. But they’re also grateful for the time they spent with…
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Folds of Honor Opens its 2023 Scholarship Application Window
Folds of Honor, an organization that works with families of disabled or fallen veterans and first responders, has opened up this year’s scholarship application window. The organization began with Lt Col Dan Rooney’s flight home from his second tour of duty in Iraq. An F-16 fighter pilot in the Oklahoma Air National Guard, he became…
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2 Delco ZIP Codes Make List of Fastest Selling Homes in Region
Even with the housing market cooling in the Philadelphia region there are still two ZIP codes in Delaware County where home sales were quick and demand high as of January, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Journal listed 12 ZIP codes with higher housing turnover. Marcus Hook, at ZIP Code 19061, tied for…
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Delco Native in Arizona has a Special Video for Eagles Fans
Philadelphia Eagles fans can take a comical video tour of Phoenix’s light poles before they head out to the Super Bowl next week, writes Christie Ileto for 6abc. The video was created by journalism student Grace Del Pizzo, a Merion Mercy Academy graduate and an Arizona State University sophomore who hails from Delaware County. “Anytime…
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Aqua Invests $1.2 Million in Main Replacement Project in Springfield Township
Aqua Pennsylvania announced that a $1.2 million main replacement project is underway in Springfield Township. This investment is part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program to improve service and reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. Crews are working to replace 4,674 feet of aging 6-inch water mains with new 8-inch ductile iron water mains, which…
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