• MLB partner EL1 Sports Acquires Newtown Square Training Site

    MLB partner EL1 Sports Acquires Newtown Square Training Site

    Youth sports company EL1 Sports, an MLB partner, has purchased On Deck Baseball and Softball Training Center in Newtown Square as a new training site, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Tacoma, Washington-based company added On Deck, along with D1 Baseball and Softball Academy in Huntington Valley and sites in Michigan and Illinois…

  • AmeriHealth Caritas CEO Paul Tufano Leaving Post

    AmeriHealth Caritas CEO Paul Tufano Leaving Post

    Paul Tufano, the CEO of the region’s largest Medicaid managed care company, AmeriHealth Caritas in Newtown Square, is stepping down effective Sept. 1, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Paul A. Tufano has been CEO since 2014. The company quadrupled in size under his watch, generating $20 billion in revenue last year. “I am…

  • DELCO Careers-Dunwoody Village

    DELCO Careers-Dunwoody Village

    Dunwoody Village job openings are available to qualified candidates. Dunwoody Village is a five-star ranked not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Newtown Square located in a picturesque wooded setting, combining comfort with award-winning high-quality healthcare and rehabilitation. Dunwoody job openings are for career people who want a “decidedly different career,” people who share a commitment to excellence, and who want…

  • DuMor 520 Series Seating Brings Versatility to Your Recreation Project

    DuMor 520 Series Seating Brings Versatility to Your Recreation Project

    For those who like to casually stroll through or visit a cultivated landscape, garden, park, playground, or recreational area, finding a place to rest or enjoy a snack or meal can be an important consideration. It’s a consideration that goes into any playground, park, or streetscape design. Now there’s equipment that can easily accommodate your…

  • Beer Park Comes to Newtown Square From Tired Hands

    Beer Park Comes to Newtown Square From Tired Hands

    The popular brewery Tired Hands Brewing Company in Ardmore is planning a “beer park” for Newtown Square, writes Emmag Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The new concept from Tired Hands Brewing Co. envisions a 15-acre “beer park” at an undisclosed address in Newtown Square, according to a June 14 social media post from the company. …

  • Good for Each Other, Former Co-Workers Celebrate 30 Years of Love

    Good for Each Other, Former Co-Workers Celebrate 30 Years of Love

    Todd and Rose Anne both worked for TV Guide in the 1980s, but it was a co-worker friend, Emma who would bring them together, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rose Anne, from Newtown Square, divorced in 1991. She and Todd had both left TV Guide by then, but Emma suggested they all…

  • Northampton Playground in Bucks County Expands to Include Everyone

    Northampton Playground in Bucks County Expands to Include Everyone

    It’s been nearly a year since a grand re-opening of a municipal park-inclusive playground in Northampton Township, Bucks County, and community leaders are looking back at the park’s impact. The grand re-opening of the Miracle League Municipal Park Inclusive Playground took place in September 2022. The event was a milestone for a cherished community gathering…

  • Striking Writers Shut Down Newtown Square Set of Apple TV’s ‘Sinking Springs’

    Striking Writers Shut Down Newtown Square Set of Apple TV’s ‘Sinking Springs’

    The impact of the Hollywood writers’ strike hit home this week when workers picketed the “Sinking Spring” set at the Newtown Square Meeting House, writes Franki Rudnesky for Philly Voice. The set of the Apple TV+ series was picketed Tuesday, May 9. The crime drama has been filming in Philadelphia and the surrounding region over…

  • Aronimink Golf Club Pro Jeff Kiddie Earns Major PGA Award

    Aronimink Golf Club Pro Jeff Kiddie Earns Major PGA Award

    Aronimink Golf Club’s Jeff Kiddie has been named 2023 PGA Golf Professional of the Year, writes Jim Finnegan for Main Line Today. The award recognizes leadership, strong moral character, and a substantial record of service to the PGA and the game of golf. Kiddie is the head pro at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square…

  • Watching Playgrounds Evolve at Montessori Academy of Lancaster

    Watching Playgrounds Evolve at Montessori Academy of Lancaster

    Montessori Academy of Lancaster is a unique school nestled in the beautiful Pennsylvania countryside of Manheim Township. The school takes a holistic approach to student learning, encouraging student-tended gardens and offering nature trails and a taste of farm life. It also values the use of play to build relationships. The school built its first playground,…

  • AmeriHealth Leases Building Under Construction at Ellis Preserve

    AmeriHealth Leases Building Under Construction at Ellis Preserve

    AmeriHealth Caritas is expanding its operations at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square less than three years after it moved its headquarters there, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The company has signed a lease to take the entire five-story mass timber office building under construction at 203 Square Drive. The 106,000-square-foot building is slated…

  • Man Who Negotiated the Dominion/Fox News Settlement Lives in Newtown Square

    Man Who Negotiated the Dominion/Fox News Settlement Lives in Newtown Square

    It was a Newtown Square man, Jerry Roscoe, who negotiated a settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News. Roscoe is a mediator at JAMS, an international alternative dispute resolution firm. He was actually with his wife on a cruise in Romania last Sunday when he received an email from Dominion and Fox News attorneys…

  • General Recreation: A Community Jewel for Treasure Lake

    General Recreation: A Community Jewel for Treasure Lake

    Treasure Lake in DuBois, PA is a semi-private gated residential community with public access to a variety of activities. The congregation at Treasure Lake Church is 65 percent from Treasure Lake and 35 percent from around DuBois. But they are 100 percent focused on community outreach. Following a large financial gift from congregation member Charlotte…

  • Record-Breaker at Episcopal Academy Runs at the Penn Relays

    Record-Breaker at Episcopal Academy Runs at the Penn Relays

    You might say that Abaas Hunter, an Episcopal Academy freshman, was born to run. “As soon as he was able to walk,” said Hunter’s father, Ron Asaad Hunter. “I don’t even think he crawled. I think he went straight from sitting on all fours, to waddling, and then running.” Earlier this month, Hunter set a…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Contemporary Colonial in Newtown Square

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Contemporary Colonial in Newtown Square

    A beautiful contemporary colonial home with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Newtown Square. Owners Judy Olsen and Charles Jones fell in love with the house and its open floor plan and stunning views of the pond and woods in 2007. Now after retiring, they have decided to…

  • As Spread Bagelry Expands Nationally, It’s Also Coming to Newtown Square

    As Spread Bagelry Expands Nationally, It’s Also Coming to Newtown Square

    Spread Bagelry is opening at the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square as part of an expansion that includes other states for the first time, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. Seven locations are opening in 2023. Regionally, stores are coming to Newtown Square, Wynnewood, Ambler, and Upper Dublin, but it’s also opening up in…

  • General Recreation: Allentown Brings the Best of the Gym to the Outdoors

    General Recreation: Allentown Brings the Best of the Gym to the Outdoors

    When Allentown residents needed a membership-free fitness workout location, General Recreation was there to help them design an outdoor fitness system at Jordan Park. Park Superintendent Rick Holtzman and his team worked with Steve Hemler of General Recreation to design a complete outdoor gym experience using Landscape Structures’ HealthBeat equipment. Steve and Rick have worked…

  • Local Estate Planning Councils Host Joint Social Event April 20

    Local Estate Planning Councils Host Joint Social Event April 20

    The Delaware County Estate Planning Council and its sister next door, the Chester County Estate Planning Council, will hold a joint social event on Thursday, April 20 from 5 to 7:30 PM. at PJ Whelihan’s in Newtown Square. According to the two councils’ presidents Frances Sheehan, president of The Foundation for Delaware County, and Kathleen…