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Penn State Campuses Partner With Community Colleges for Student Opportunities
Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration to expand educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and remove barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education. As part…
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Penn State Brandywine Staff Member Brings Lunar New Year Back to Media
Systems administrator Hoi Michael Cheung, in Penn State Brandywine’s Office of Information, recently helped Media ring in the Year of the Dragon. Hoi Michael Cheung brought Asian representation at Media’s celebration of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10, joining more than 1,000 people in the borough. Media’s annual Lunar New Year celebration was previously…
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A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Not, and A Lot of Remodeling
Lynne and Skip Shuda had opposite ideas on where they’d like to live. Skip liked being in the woods. Lynne liked being with neighbors. So they found an ordinary ranch house in Media back in 2017 that had a rural setting but was only a half mile from downtown. After a few years living there,…
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Delaware County Leadership: Joe Watson, Former Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman
Joe Watson, the former defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers who lives in Media with his wife Jamie, spoke to DELCO Today about his childhood in British Columbia as the oldest of six brothers. He discussed his love of sports, from watching his first baseball game with his cousin in Michigan to getting recruited for the…
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First Bank House of the Week: California Craftsman in Media
A beautiful California craftsman home on 0.82 lovely acres with six bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Media. This lovely 1905 residence, boasting conservative east-coast-style finishes, was originally owned by James Renwick Kerr and his wife Anne Rulon Wetherill Kerr. The wife’s father started Robert Wetherill & Co., one…
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Elwyn’s $1 Billion Merger with Merakey Falls Through
In 2023, Lafayette Hill’s Merakey had announced a merger with Elwyn, a Delaware County nonprofit, but according to Behavioral Health News, the agreement is now off, writes Kevin Tierney for More Than The Curve. Both non-profits serve those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The merger would have created a new $1 billion organization of 12,000…
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Here’s an Update on a New European Café Coming to Media
Cafesphere, a European-style cafe with a roof deck, is opening at 25 E. State Street in Media this October, writes Emmag Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 1,500-square-foot café will seat 60 people and cover two stories. It’s the creation of entrepreneur and Delaware County resident Magdalena Pasciak. She and her husband, Pawel, began outfitting…
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Welcome to ‘Bird Town,’ Formerly Known as Media Borough
Media Borough is embracing its new designation “Bird Town,” ‘given to it in a resolution adopted last fall by Media Borough Council, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The resolution establishes Media’s commitment to protect avian species within its borders. Area birds are struggling, and officials need to address issues like window collisions, habitat loss, and…
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Media Realtor Making It Easier for New Eagles Players to Find Homes
Elizabeth Herremans, the wife of Philadelphia Eagles player Todd Herrremans, saw first-hand the difficulties players and their families have in moving to a new city offseason, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Todd Herremans was with the Eagles for 10 years, but in the 11th year, the newlyweds were uprooted to Indianapolis. They…
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Penn State Brandywine Athletics Inducts 2024 Hall of Fame Class
The Penn State Brandywine Athletics Hall of Fame added four new members on Friday, Jan. 26, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Members of the class of 2024 include former men’s soccer student-athlete Stephen Bucci, women’s basketball and volleyball student-athlete Carolyn Hilden, women’s basketball student-athlete Rachel Hurwitz-Casey, and women’s basketball coach Brian Donoghue. “On…
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First Bank House of the Week: Elegant Colonial Home in Media
An elegant colonial home in Media on an attractive acre of land with five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale. The Atwater Model at Arbor Preserve by Westfield Construction Company is designed by award-winning architect McIntyre & Capron. It offers an open floor concept ideal for entertaining with just the…
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Elementary School in Media Earns Special Olympics National Recognition
Indian Lane Elementary School in Media is one of only 22 schools in the country and the first elementary school in Pennsylvania to be recognized by Special Olympics for being a top-inclusive school. It is one of only four schools in total in Pennsylvania to receive the title. Indian Lane school runs a unified sports…
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There Are Plenty of Great Sledding Hills in the Philadelphia Area, Including 1 in Delaware County
With a lack of any significant snowfall in nearly two years, sledding may be a forgotten art in these parts. But now that the landscape is once again snow-bound, local hills are just waiting for some eager sledders to stop by. Fortunately, you won’t have to go far to find a favorite sledding hill, writes…
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Fox 29 Meteorologist Drew Anderson on Penn State Brandywine Faculty
Fox 29 Meteorologist Drew Anderson joined Penn State Brandywine’s Earth Sciences department as a part-time lecturer in August, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. He received his bachelor of science in meteorology from Penn State and immediately jumped into broadcast news, working as a meteorologist at NBC in Lancaster and NBC in Scranton. He’s…
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Penn State Brandywine Forms Partnership with Media Restaurant
Penn State Brandywine has established a partnership with local restaurant Epic Double Decker in Media. Ted Kardon, president of Epic Double Decker, approached the university with the idea as a way to increase his company’s appeal to the college-student demographic. “During a staff meeting, we tasked our marketing team with reaching out to Penn State…
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Skateboard Culture on Display at Media Art Council Exhibit
Skateboarding and skateboard culture moves beyond sports and recreation with a new art exhibition opening Jan. 12 in Media, writes Jason Udo for KYW Newsradio. “We know in our community just how creative skating is not just as a sport but sort of bleeds over into the visual arts,” said Stacy Olkowski, founder of the…
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Erin Dolan of Media Created a Niche at ESPN as a Sports Betting Analyst
Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate Erin Kate Dolan started off expecting to be a physical or occupational sports therapist. But she discovered a love for sports broadcast journalism and now has created her own niche as ESPN’s sports betting analyst, writes Devin Jackson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dolan, who grew up in Media, graduated in…
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This Delaware County Home Was 1 of the More Unique Homes for Sale in 2023
There were some pretty amazing homes that went up for sale in 2023 in Greater Philadelphia, including one unique Delaware County home. A list of the most viewed properties for sale compiled by the Philadelphia Business Journal includes Lakewood Drive in Media, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 12,000-square-foot mansion is off Providence…
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