• Two Delaware County Shops Make Philadelphia Magazine’s Savory Pie List

    Two Delaware County Shops Make Philadelphia Magazine’s Savory Pie List

    A Philadelphia Magazine guide to savory pies, from chicken pot pie to British meat pies, included English Offerings in Media and Hill’s Quality Seafood, with shops in Newtown Square, Media and Glen Mills. The list of piping hot pies, compiled by Sarah Maiellano, seems fitting  in these cold and snowy winter days and nights. Hill’s…

  • Rye BYOB Joins Media’s Restaurant Scene With a Different Dining Approach

    Rye BYOB Joins Media’s Restaurant Scene With a Different Dining Approach

    Local artwork adds to the décor and the food at Media’s Rye BYOB is layered with texture, color and playfulness, writes Ed Williams for mainlinetoday.com. This recently-opened restaurant foregoes traditional first- second- and third- course descriptions, focusing instead on starters, pastas and proteins. “We prefer that our diners create their own personal pick-and-choose tasting experience,”…

  • Media Business Authority Welcomes Dave Fairman as New Executive Director

    Media Business Authority Welcomes Dave Fairman as New Executive Director

    Dave Fairman is joining the Media Business Authority as its new Executive Director. The lifelong resident of Delaware County is a successful entrepreneur, small business advocate and a seasoned community leader.  He begins his tenure March 1. Fairman has spent most of his professional career in Chester County. He opened Fairman’s Skate, Snow & Surf…

  • This ‘Hope’ful Contender at the 2021 Puppy Bowl Comes from Media

    This ‘Hope’ful Contender at the 2021 Puppy Bowl Comes from Media

    Hope, a 4-month-old combination Beagle, American foxhound, chow chow, and golden retriever represented the Providence Animal Center in Media at this year’s 17th  Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet, writes Grace Dickinson for  The Philadelphia Inquirer. It airs this Sunday at 2 p.m. The Bowl is a pregame Super Bowl tradition. The three-hour even features 70…

  • Vigil Planned Friday in Memory of PIT President Will Robinson

    Vigil Planned Friday in Memory of PIT President Will Robinson

    A virtual Friday vigil is planned at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in memory of former president, William B. Robinson Jr., who died Monday from complications of COVID-19, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Robinson enrolled at the former engineering school as a student 50 years ago when it was still in Upper Darby,…

  • Will Robinson, President of PIT in Media, has Died From Complications of COVID-19

    Will Robinson, President of PIT in Media, has Died From Complications of COVID-19

    The president of the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media, Will Robinson, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, from complications of COVID-19, it was announced by Tom McDuffie, Jr., chairman of the board of trustees at the school. Mr. Robinson served as president at P.I.T. for four years, since February 2017. He was also chairman of the…

  • Holiday Greeting Cards Take on a Unique 2020 Flavor

    Holiday Greeting Cards Take on a Unique 2020 Flavor

    The coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the typical holiday card/family newsletter with many improvising their own 2020 version, writes Ellie Silverman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Liz Costa of Media wanted to introduce her daughter, Hallie, born July 28, to family and friends and offer joy in a dark year. Her holiday card has daughter Hallie…

  • This Local ‘Santa Claus’ Brings Holiday Gift to Restaurant Workers

    This Local ‘Santa Claus’ Brings Holiday Gift to Restaurant Workers

    Brittany Scharr is doing a little Santa Claus-ing this holiday season on behalf of restaurant workers in Media, reports Becca Hendrickson for 6abc.com. Saturday, Dec. 26, was her 91st visit to a Media restaurant to surprise a worker with a $100 gift. The philanthropic work started after the state issued a recent second ban on…

  • Customers Brave the Cold to Support Their Local Restaurants

    Customers Brave the Cold to Support Their Local Restaurants

    Customers are doing what they can to support their local restaurants, even eating out in the cold, writes Kate Katro for 6abc.com. “I’m tired of cooking, my kids are home full time,” said Latanya Owens, from Southwest Philadelphia. Owens was dining out in Media and getting a lot more takeout this holiday than in previous…

  • Media Musician Jay Carlis Releases First Album With a Prescient Theme

    Media Musician Jay Carlis Releases First Album With a Prescient Theme

    Jay Carlis decided the theme of his first album, “Here We Are”, would be about how life was changing. He finished the album in March, just before the pandemic and had no idea how accurate a theme it would be, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Daily Times. Now the Media musician is hoping just to…