Norwood
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Two Norwood Friends Amass Tens of Thousands of Aluminum Can Tabs for St. Eugene Project
When longtime Norwood friends Mark Loomis and Stephen Mellon pulled into the St. Eugene School parking lot last week, they came with a pickup truck packed with bags, boxes, and containers, all filled with tens of thousands of tiny aluminum can tabs, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. It was a haul that would have been…
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Norwood Stars on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’ as Philly Family Finds Their Suburban Dream
A city family’s search for a small suburban home that led them to Norwood was featured Tuesday night on HGTV’s “House Hunters” writes Peg DeGrassa for The Times Herald. Luciana “Luci” Villar and her husband Ryan Nugent, living in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, dreamt of getting out of the city and moving to a…
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Teacher, Classmates Save Choking Norwood Third-Grader
Eight-year-old Damian Pascale was eating a salt-and-vinegar chip at lunch on Tuesday when he suddenly started choking. “I was looking forward to eating my chips, and the chip went sideways, and it got stuck in my throat,” said Pascale, a student at Norwood Intermediate School. Three of his friends saw that something was wrong. Jaxson…
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Meet Alfred D. ‘Fred’ Hagen, the Renaissance Man From Norwood
Alfred D. “Fred” Hagen is a modern-day renaissance man, a carpenter born in Norwood and raised in Delaware County who is among the nation’s most successful corporate builders. He has created sprawling residential developments, corporate headquarters, hospitals, industrial facilities, airports, and museums nationwide. Locally, his company, Hagen Construction Inc., helped complete many prestigious projects, from…
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A Norwood Woman, Sam the Popcorn Girl, Heads to the Open Seas
A Norwood woman who gained fame as ‘Sam the Popcorn Girl’ at Citizens Bank Park won’t be around much for this season of the Phillies. After 10 years, Samantha DiMarco will instead be spending her summer working on a Carnival Cruise Line ship, writes Nick Kariuki for Billy Penn at WHYY. DiMarco, who has a…
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Norwood Sisters Dance With Legend House on the ‘Today’ Show
Sisters Jael and Calah Ingram of Norwood shared some time in the national spotlight recently when they appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Jan. 21 as part of The Legends House dance ensemble. Their national television debut came after performing this past summer at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, writes Peg DeGrassa for the…
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Norwood’s Greg Grillone Managed Vet Stadium, and Took Some of it Home
Greg Grillone of Norwood managed Veterans Stadium for 20 years. Now he’s got some of the best parts of it in his house and garage, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Like a pair of bright blue stadium seats, signed baseballs, signed pennants, Vet hard hats, bomber jackets, old concert programs, even a piece…
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2 Months Old, the Interboro Bucs Are Heading to the World Series
The Interboro Bucs girls’ softball team is traveling to the Babe Ruth League World Series in Alabama for the first time ever, writes Aziza Shuler for CBS News Philadelphia. Not bad for a 10U district team that formed just two months ago. The new team is on a historic championship run after winning the Babe…
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Apple TV Uses Norwood Bar Matthew’s Tavern for Scene in New ‘Sinking Springs’ Series
The Norwood bar, Matthew’s Tavern, is seeing more curious customers after a film crew shot a scene there for the new Apple TV drama series “Sinking Springs.” Crews were at Matthew’s Tavern on Winona Avenue two weeks ago. writes Madeleine Wright for CBS Philadelphia. “It was extraordinary,” said Matthew Ernst, owner of Matthew’s Tavern. ”…
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When Fire Took Norwood’s Manny Vibez Restaurant, Customers Rallied to Help
She opened Norwood’s Manny Vibez, a family restaurant in memory of her late brother, Manny Ruiz, as a fulfillment of his dream, writes Jesse Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Manny had big plans to open a restaurant with his sister, Christiana Ruiz-Penaloza, but died in 2022 before his dream could be realized. Now a Jan.…
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For at Least a Decade, Tractor-Trailers Keep Hitting the Prospect Park Bridge. Why?
Things are generally quiet in Prospect Park, except for the occasional sound of a tractor-trailer striking the railroad bridge, writes Israel Ojoko for bnn. It’s a recurring issue in the borough, a problem that goes back decades. Despite signs that clearly show the bridge’s clearance height, oversized trucks continue to collide with it. The latest…
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First Bank House of the Week: Attractive Victoria in Norwood
An attractive Norwood Victorian home with four bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When the Ram family first bought the residence in 2012, it was “a total fixer-upper.” Since then, the home has been fully renovated. It now boasts new paint and…
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Fostering Hope Delco Serves Needs of Foster Families
A Delaware County nonprofit is helping foster parents by providing free essentials to families in need, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. Fostering Hope Delco runs a closet in the basement of Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Norwood filled with T-shirts, pajamas, shoes, winter coats, hats, gloves, and more. It’s a place where foster…
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Interboro’s Andrea Bitner Urges Support for Students Learning English
By 2025, one in four students across the country will come from homes where multiple languages are spoken, writes Andrea Bitner, an English Learner (EL) teacher in the Interboro School District. Interboro alone has more than 300 EL students speaking at least 25 different languages. Bitner, with 23 years’ experience as an EL instructor, stresses…
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Get Your Cute Cat Fix at the Cat Nook Café and Help a Local Rescue
Thinking of adopting a cat but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you just like to hang around cats. If so, The Cat Nook Cafe in Norwood can help, writes Dan Sheridan for 6abc. The local non-profit Café invites guests just to come in and share some space with friendly foster felines. The Cat…
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Norwood’s St. Stephen’s Church Champions Child Nutrition with Blessing Bags Program
Norwood’s St. Stephen’s Church is making sure that Delaware County kids get fed. The Blessing Bags for Children Program includes snacks, drinks, and all three meals of the day, so kids reliant on subsidized lunches can get the food they need over the weekend, writes Nick Iadonisi for 6 ABC. The program started by…
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Woman’s Norwood Restaurant Honors Late Brother, Manny
Christiana Ruiz has opened Manny Vibez restaurant in Norwood in honor of her beloved older brother, Manny, who passed away a year ago, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The high-energy 33-year-old mother of three has always dreamed of being a chef and opening a restaurant. Her brother joined her in that dream, and…
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Norwood Woman Is A Head of the Popcorn Game at Citizens Bank Park
If you visit Citizens Bank Park, you’re bound to see a woman balancing a tub of popcorn boxes on her head. That’s just Samantha DiMarco of Norwood, a park vendor who wanted to take some of the boredom out of her job, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. DiMarco, 26, sells popcorn to supplement…
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