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Penn State Brandywine Athletics Inducts 2025 Hall of Fame Class
The Penn State Brandywine Athletics Hall of Fame in Media added four new members during an induction ceremony on Jan. 24, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Members of the class of 2025 include former women’s soccer and softball student-athlete Arianna Segich, ice hockey student-athlete and ice hockey assistant coach Jeff Wild, women’s basketball…
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First Bank House of the Week: Contemporary for Sale in Media
An amazing contemporary home at 425 Oak Valley Road in Media, sitting on 1.34 lovely acres, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms is available for sale. This stunning architectural gem has been meticulously restored and redesigned. These changes include gorgeous details such as floor-to-ceiling glass doors, flooding the space with natural sunlight, top-of-the-line fixtures, and…
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Delco Natives Show Enthusiasm at ‘Delco: The Movie’ Media Premiere
Delaware County residents lined State Street outside of the Media Theatre in Media Borough on Friday night, Jan. 17, to witness the highly anticipated Delco: The Movie premiere, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Viewers donned a variety of outfits from ballgowns and tuxedos to Eagles jerseys. Others wore shirts that proudly declared their…
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Brandywine Professor Receives Professional Development Grant
Laura Evans, teaching professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Brandywine, recently received a grant through Penn State’s Opportunity Grant Professional Development Program. The program, which just launched and distributed funding for spring 2025, offered $289,183 in grants to 51 awardees, who were teaching and clinical non-tenure-line faculty. The Opportunity Grant is supporting Evans…
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Civil Rights Historian to Speak at DCCC in Honor of MLK Day
Delaware County Community College (DCCC) will present a special lecture and musical event in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 6-8:00 PM at the College’s Marple Campus (901 S. Media Line Road, Media). The event will begin at 6:00 PM with live music and continue at 7:00…
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Ten Thousand Villages Shop Closing End of March in Media Borough
The fair trade gift shop Ten Thousand Villages is closing in Media Borough, one of 13 stores, to focus more on online sales and to channel its resources toward its work with underserved communities. The stores will close by the end of March, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice. The nonprofit chain, headquartered in Lancaster…
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Media’s ‘Marker Lady’ Robyn Young Publishes 2nd Women’s History Book
Media resident and historian Robyn Young has written her second book, “Women’s Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920,” covering 165 suffragists and “suffragents”, men who supported a woman’s right to vote. “The book was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920 and to acknowledge…
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Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz Celebrates the Season with Community Giving and Team Spirit
This holiday season, Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz LLC embodied the spirit of giving by supporting their community and celebrating their team. The firm adopted a family from Drexel Neumann Academy and two families from Home of the Sparrow, providing gifts and essentials to make their holidays brighter. Drexel Neumann Academy is a Catholic elementary…
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Elwyn Launches $100M Campus Plan With Developer Hire
The behavioral health nonprofit Elwyn, headquartered in Media Borough, is spending $100 million to redevelop its main campus, including a new $45 million school, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. It will take a decade to redevelop the 260-acre campus. Redevelopment planning began last year. A master plan is being created to include “state-of-the-art…
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Penn State Brandywine Students Study With Incarcerated Through Inside-Out Program
Eighteen students, 10 from Penn State Brandywine and eight incarcerated at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornbury, overcame their apprehensions, challenged their ideas about the criminal justice system, and studied public speaking together. The participants were taking a semester-long course offered through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, writes Christina Billie for Penn State…
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Elwyn CEO Charles McLister in Media Makes Admired CEO Series
Philadelphia Business Journal recognized Elwyn CEO Charles McLister as one of its most admired CEOs in 2024. The resolute CEO, originally from Pittsburgh, has headed the Media-based nonprofit for more than seven years and has turned around its finances. Elwyn, through recapitalization, has seen a 72 percent increase in net assets since 2020 and a…
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This Media Bar Really Knows How to Do Festive Up for the Holidays
Christmas-themed bars have emerged as a new trend during the holiday season, writes Emily Kovach for PA Eats. Beyond a mere string of lights and a few wreaths, these special establishments create a self-contained world of holiday glow, with good tidings, cozy drinks, indulgent snacks and a soundtrack to go with it all. Here in…
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Delaware County’s First Black Woman Lawyer, Gail Whitaker, Remembered
Gail M Whitaker, a longtime member of Media Borough Council, and the first Black woman to practice law in Delaware County, died Dec. 5. She was 81. The Media Borough resident valued the borough’s small-town charm while championing its business district along State Street as representing Main Street USA. Ms. Whitaker was a community advocate…
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Philadelphia Filmmaker to Screen Documentary ‘Pardon Me’ at DCCC Dec. 10 for Human Rights Day
Pennsylvanians with criminal records continue to experience prejudice and lose employment opportunities long after they have completed their sentences. Documentary Filmmaker Shuja Moore, a fourth-generation West Philadelphian and Community Advocate who himself served 12 years in prison, will screen his short documentary, Pardon Me, at the College’s Marple Campus (901 South Media Line Road, Media)…
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First Bank House of the Week: Custom Colonial in Media for Sale
A beautiful colonial home on 0.35 lovely acres with four bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Media. This amazing residence boasts a custom-built design with an open floor plan and soaring vaulting ceilings. Highlights include a grand foyer with two-story ceiling, front sitting room, gourmet kitchen with large…
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Shoppers Turn Out in Media Borough for Small Business Saturday
It was busy in Media Borough the Saturday after Thanksgiving as shoppers rushed out to support local businesses. Small Business Saturday was started by American Express in 2010 to drive consumers to small and local businesses after Black Friday, reports Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. Drew Arata, owner of Earth and State in Media Borough, couldn’t…
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Jessica Kartalija Joins 6abc Action News Following Split with CBS3
Jessica Kartalija joined 6abc Action News around three months after her split with CBS3, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Kartalija announced her move to Action News on social media last week, without giving any specifics about her new role. At the time, she said she was “so grateful to be on this…
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Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz LLC Announces Merger with William E. Howe & Co.
Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz LLC (BGA&F), a full-service accounting and advisory firm, has announced its merger with William E. Howe & Co., effective December 2, 2024. This merger brings together two highly respected firms based in Delaware County. William E. Howe & Co. has served the Delaware County community for over 100 years, building…
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