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Penn State students travel to Oaxaca, Mexico for Maymester
Twelve Penn State students had the opportunity to travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, for “Maymester in Mexico: Language, Culture & Community,” a four-credit Penn State study abroad program, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. The Maymester in Mexico program was designed by faculty in the College of Education in partnership with Penn State Brandywine…
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Penn State Brandywine’s Bill Tyson Chosen to Head Domestic Abuse Project
Bill Tyson, director of strategic communications at Penn State Brandywine, has been elected president of the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County (DAP) board of directors. He joined the DAP board in 2016. Founded in 1976, DAP provides safety, advocacy, and supportive services to victims of domestic abuse. Each year, the organization assists thousands of survivors and…
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Media’s Two Fourteen Has Turned a Summer Salad Into a Cocktail
Caprese is a lovely summer salad of tomato, basil and mozzarella. Now Two Fourteen, a restaurant/lounge in Media Borough, has re-imagined a caprese as a cocktail, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Two Fourteen has only been open for 18 months but beverage director Jeremy Winkler has created at least 40 new cocktails, with…
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New Playground Set to Open July 21 at Rose Tree Park
The new destination playground at Rose Tree Park in Media is scheduled to open next Friday, July 21, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. ”Last week, we completed installation of new rubberized surfacing for the new destination playground that will be opening at Rose Tree Park,” county Public Works Director Danielle Floyd told…
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Riddle Hospital’s New 5-Story Pavilion Now Officially Open to Patients
Patients began receiving services and care at Riddle Hospital’s new five-story, 230,000 square-foot pavilion Monday, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The pavilion is a key component of a $327 million campus modernization at the Media hospital. Main Line Health began work on the hospital in 2020. “We are thrilled to arrive at this…
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Penn State Brandywine Installs Public-Use Electric Vehicle Charger
Penn State Brandywine in Media has a new electric vehicle charging station that is open to the public. The university received a certificate of recognition from the Delaware County Transportation Management Association (DCTMA) for opening the station, writes Katie Chriest for Penn State Brandywine. “The Brandywine campus is excited to make this equipment available to…
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An Act of Charity in Media Created the Student-Run Food4Philly
Ethan Chan was a high school freshman living in Media when he saw his suburban neighbors struggling to get by in the pandemic, writes Nate File for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He and his sister, Megan, delivered letters in the neighborhood asking for donations. A week later, his family drove around to collect the food and…
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Riddle Hospital in Media Doubles Its Size as Modern Addition Opens
A $327 million expansion and modernization project years in the making at Riddle Hospital in Media will have its grand opening June 14, with service beginning July 10, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The five-story 230,000 square-foot addition gives Riddle 10 modern surgical suites, 76 new patient rooms, and a 174-space parking…
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Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library Offers LGBTQIA+ Pride Plus Collection
Anyone looking for a comprehensive all-in-one collection of resources representing the diversity of LGBTQIA+ experiences need to look no further than Penn State University Libraries’ Pride Plus Collection, located on the upper level of Vairo Library on the Penn State Brandywine campus. Introduced in summer 2022, the Pride Plus Collection brings together materials related to the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
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Artist With Down Syndrome Teams Up to Create Pet Portraits
A partnership between Jake Spencer, an artist with Down Syndrome, and his support professional, Caron Lee, is generating some impressive pet art, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Lee works for The Arc of Chester County helping adults with disabilities get out into the community. She partnered with Spencer about six years ago. “And we started…
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Charlie Gracie Remembered With ‘Forever Fabulous’ Tribute
Tributes and condolences continue to pour in worldwide from fans remembering rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Charlie Gracie of Drexel Hill, who died on Dec. 16. Thousands of friends, musical peers, and fans have reached out to his family, including video messages from Paul McCartney, Graham Nash, Van Morrison, and other celebrities. On June 23, a…
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For 70 Years, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology has Guided Students to Worthwhile Careers
You could say the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is not the same school it was when it started 70 years ago, and you’d be right. The college, celebrating a 70th anniversary this year, has moved a few times since it started back in 1953 out of founder Walter R. Garrison’s Upper Darby home. Eventually, it…
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2 Media Borough Spots Ready to Fix Your Immediate Taco Needs
Soft or hard shell, there’s plenty of places in and near the Main Line to satisfy your taco cravings, including two spots in Media, reports Main Line Today. These days, taco fillings can vary from chicken and shrimp to beef, birria, and mushroom. Curb your taco cravings at these two popular Media locations. Hidalgo A…
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Can Media Borough Neighbors Out Fox the Foxes? Hopes Are High
Shoes, sports equipment, and newspapers are once again disappearing from the porches and yards of neighbors in Media Borough, but this time, they know who is behind the thefts, reports Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. The foxes have returned. “Back again,” said Tom Acquarola, whose yard has been a favorite fox dumping ground for two years…
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Dr. John Gibbon, Heart-Lung Machine Inventor, Was Media Retiree
Dr. John Gibbon, the doctor who performed the world’s first successful open-heart surgery 70 years ago on May 6, 1952, was a retiree at Lynnfield Farm in Media. Dr. Gibbon, who died in 1973, devoted himself to painting and poetry in his retirement, but earlier in his career, he invented the heart-lung machine with his…
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Empowerment Summit Speaks to Girls and Lets Them Learn From Each Other
Hundreds of girls attended a recent Girls Spark empowerment summit at Penn State Brandywine in Media, writes Hadas Kuznits for KYW Newsradio. The summit was created five years ago by Julia Kasper, a high school junior at the time. That first year about 100 girls showed up. This year’s summit signed up 135 middle school…
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Penn State Brandywine Softball Team Crowned PSUAC Champions
Crystal Cassario pitched a four-hit shutout and delivered a game-ending three-run double Monday afternoon as No. 1 Penn State Brandywine’s softball team captured its eighth consecutive Penn State University Athletic Conference championship by defeating third-seeded Penn State New Kensington 8-0 in five innings. In NCAA Division I softball, a run-rule states that the game can be…
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Celebrating a Media Sporting Goods Store and Its Owner Kirk Emmons
As Kirk Emmons celebrated his 97th birthday with a party at Pinnochio’s Thursday in Media, others recalled how much the man and his business, Bill Battey Sporting Goods, did for the Media Borough community. Emmons was more of a friend with customers than the owner, as he talked about sports and life, writes Bob Grotz…
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