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Haverford Area Y Opens State-of-the-Art Gymnastics Facility
The Haverford Area YMCA has opened a $1 million state-of-the-art 11,000 square-foot gymnastics center at 4 Raymond Drive, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The facility, which occupies two warehouses, will accommodate more than 700 young athletes, including 50 members of the Haverford Gymnastics team. It also has a dance space, a mezzanine, and plenty…
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Havertown Native/CEO Michael McDermott Makes It to the Masters, Again
Havertown native Michael McDermott, CEO of Kathmere Capital Management, played some top-level professional golf this past weekend at the Masters Tournament in Georgia, playing as a “marker,” writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s the second time in three years McDermott has had that honor. A marker joins the game when an odd number…
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Havertown’s JoAnn Meyer Likes to ‘Run Strong’ With Others
JoAnn Meyer of Havertown has been running since she was a child, when her parents signed her up for the winter track team, and she’s been loving it, writes Caroline Goggin for 6abc. “I was never that number one-seated person. I was more back of the pack,” she said. That didn’t make her less determined,…
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Sophie’s BBQ and Four Birds Distillery in Havertown Is Back
There’s a new and improved Sophie’s BBQ and Four Birds Distillery in Havertown following a devastating fire in 2023, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Local. The restaurant at 1901 E. Darby Road has been re-imagined by executive chef and owner Greg Herman with a menu that brings new, exciting tastes to the region. Herman’s…
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1920s Colonial at Merion Golf Estates Has It All; Now It’s Up for Sale
Chris Rhodes has lived his life in Main Line houses, most recently at a home in the Merion Golf Estates. “I love the Colonial look,” he said. The one he currently occupies in Havertown was built in the 1920s, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He bought the five-bedroom, 2-1/2-bath home for himself and…
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Havertown Author Marguerite de Angeli Made Visiting the Amish a Thing
The Amish are a tourist attraction today largely because of a 1936 children’s book written by Havertown author Marguerite de Angeli. The award-winning Henner’s Lydia, focusing on the Pennsylvania Dutch, included sketches of Amish school children drawn by de Angeli, writes Mark E. Dixon for Main Line Today. The story was about the fictional Lydia…
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Haverford Psychologist Offers Memoir as a Life Lesson for Others
Haverford psychologist Dr. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann has published a book, “Lost Found Kept,” that details her trauma and eventual understanding of her mother’s hoarding and mental illness, absent fathers, and sexual trauma. Dr. Kossman had kept journals all of her life. Now, the memoir lets other people understand her stories, writes Pete Bannan for the…
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Cake Swap: Havertown Acme Quickly Switches From Travis to Jason Kelce Cake
A viral X photo Monday that showed a Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce cookie cake for sale prompted a quick Havertown ACME cake switch, replacing it with an Eagles-themed cake focusing on Travis’ brother, Jason, who lives in Haverford, writes Henry Savage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Obviously, we bleed green,” said an ACME spokesperson. The original Swift-Kelce…
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Take a Cold Plunge at New Wellness Center in Havertown
Cold Plunge Philly, Havertown’s newest wellness center at 1213 Darby Road, invites you to experience the benefits of heat and cold-water immersion. “The hardest part is that first 45 seconds. After that it’s relaxing,” said owner Alex Rosengarten, a Haverford High School graduate. “As soon as you hop out, you feel instantly better.” It’s the…
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Abi Young, 12, Helped Bring a Gymnastics Center to Haverford
Persuasive letters from a life-long gymnast to the CEO of YMCA Greater Philadelphia paved the way for a state-of-the-art gymnastics center in Haverford Township, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Abi Young, 12, has been involved with gymnastics at the Haverford Area YMCA since she was 3. Yet somehow, the experience was always lacking.…
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Beyond Books, Havertown’s Janet Mount Has a Puzzle Exchange
Little Libraries have grown popular in recent years as a convenient way to share books. Now a Havertown woman is doing the same with puzzles, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Janet Mount has a puzzle exchange in her front yard. “We’ve been doing puzzles since we were kids. We always had a puzzle…
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AI, Other Innovations, Bring Tax-Avoidance Options to the Masses
Technology like AI is making it possible for the average taxpayer and investor to access the same tax avoidance products offered now to the wealthy private jet crowd who have millions of dollars, writes Jon Sindreu for The Wall Street Journal. Smaller competitors like Alpha Architect in Havertown can now launch their own tax-busting products…
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New Water Treatment Plant Coming to Havertown PCP Superfund Site
The EPA is building a new water treatment plant for the Havertown PCP Superfund site on Eagle Road, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times. It’s being built at the former National Wood Preservers property, located in the 900 block of North Eagle Road. The wood treatment business chemically treated telephone poles and for decades…
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Iacobucci Formal Wear in Havertown Collects for Hurricane Helene Relief
Iacobucci Formal Wear in Havertown has stepped up to help Bruce McClay and his wife Sherry provide relief to victims of Hurricane Helene, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. The small business has been collecting donations like food, water, batteries, diapers and chainsaws to donate to Hurricane Helene survivors after hurricane winds and rain…
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Wonderland’s Roy Gillian, From Havertown, Made Ocean City What It Is Today
Roy Gillian, the owner of Gillian’s Wonderland Pier and former mayor of Ocean City, New Jersey, helped define “America’s Greatest Family Resort,” writes Annabelle Williams for The Wall Street Journal. Up to a million people visit the resort in the summer and many of those head up to the boardwalk for the arcade games, minigolf,…
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In the Internet Age, Paper Boys and Girls Are Still on the Job
Paper carriers still deliver news door to door in Havertown, largely due to the efforts of one woman, writes Matt DeLucia and Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia. Nancy Saul has been guiding paper carriers on their Havertown routes for four and a half decades. They deliver The News & Press of Delaware County, as…
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Havertown Girls’ Room Gets a Surprise Phillies Makeover
Rosie McKenna, a little girl in Havertown being treated for brain cancer, was surprised Thursday with a room makeover from the Philadelphia Phillies, writes John Paul for 6abc. Rosie McKenna, 6, has had a rare form of brain cancer since she was 11 months old and has gone through 64 rounds of chemotherapy and four…
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Havertown Native Roy Gillian, Founder of Wonderland Pier, Remembered
One week after it was announced that Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City, New Jersey would be closing after this season, its founder, Havertown native Roy Gillian, has died, writes Amy Rosenberg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr. Gillian, who was a former mayor of Ocean City, and father of the current mayor, Jay Gillian, died…
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