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Fall Bird Migration Is On, Making Wissahickon Valley Park Prime Bird-Spotting Destination
Many bird species are moving across Pennsylvania during their fall migration south, making Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia a prime spot for bird watching, writes Kalena Thomhave for The Keystone. Birds of prey are among the most well-known fall migrants, including falcons, eagles, vultures, and hawks. They draw a large number of birdwatchers as they…
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Newtown’s Exact Solar Celebrates 20 Years of Service Across the Mid-Atlantic
Newtown-based Exact Solar, founded by Mark and Dara Bortman, is celebrating twenty years of installing solar systems throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, writes Aaron Nichols for the Solar Power World. The company was founded after the couple, who had spent a year in Costa Rica gaining hands-on experience in solar energy projects, returned to Pennsylvania and…
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Delaware County Has a Bell in Honor of the Nation’s 250th
Delaware County got its own bell as part of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the nation, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. A fiberglass bell sculpture was unveiled Oct. 20 and is on display at the ShopRite in the Drexeline Shopping Center in Drexel Hill. It’s all part of the Bells Across PA public…
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Missing Love Letters From Havertown Couple Find Their Way Home
Love letters between a Havertown husband and wife that disappeared years ago have been found by a stranger and are being returned, reports Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. Debi Mercuri was walking with her 4-year-old granddaughter, Parker, through Merwood Park in Havertown. She stopped to pick up a book that was in a Little…
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Widener Announces Students Named to Homecoming Court, Royals
Widener University in Chester announced the students named to its homecoming court for 2025. Members of the court are nominated by their peers for their leadership, spirit, integrity, achievement, and contributions to the Widener community. Homecoming was celebrated over the week of Oct. 6, and culminated with the football game at Leslie C. Quick Jr.…
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Toll Brothers Plans Massive Age-Restricted Community on 100 Exton Acres
Toll Brothers has paid $70 million for a 100-acre site in Exton, where it plans to construct its largest age-restricted residential development in the Philadelphia area, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The luxury homebuilder, based in Fort Washington, acquired the parcel at 301-305 Church Farm Lane. The planned project will have 317…
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Elites, A-List Celebrities Are Finding Their New Escape in New Hope
As some of the most famous glamorous retreats like Aspen and Palm Beach start to lose their luster, the elite have found a new escape in New Hope, writes Maureen Coulter for Philadelphia Magazine. There has been an invasion of A-list celebrities in the charming Bucks County town, with big names including actor Bradley Cooper,…
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Philadelphia Has Some of the Rudest Residents in the Nation, According to New Study
Philadelphia ranks among the top 10 cities in the United States when it comes to rude residents, writes FOX 29 staff. This is according to a new study conducted by researchers at Clever Real Estate, who surveyed 1,000 adult Americans in June to determine where Americans want to live in 2024. Each individual surveyed answered…
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Springfield Hospital to Remain a Hospital, Prospective Owner Says
The prospective owner of the Springfield Hospital property said future plans call for the hospital to remain a hospital, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Restorative Health Foundation Inc., the high bidder for the property in a bankruptcy auction, “plans to reopen the hospital and have it mirror the same services that it…
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Fall Colors Await. Check Out These Hiking and Walking Trails in Delaware County
A chill in the air brings autumn colors and an opportunity to hike past some beautiful foliage, writes Anne E. Hill and Ben Silver for Main Line Today. Here are some prime spots to visit in Delaware County. Bring binoculars on your hike in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum for some optimum…
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First Graduates of DCCC/Downingtown Teacher Academy Land Jobs in Area School District
Two of the Downingtown Area School District’s newest teachers this fall, Lauren Klunk and Leah Cramer, began their journey to their new positions while still in high school. As students in the first Downingtown Teacher Academy cohort with Delaware County Community College (DCCC), they were able to earn 13 college credits, experience field observation opportunities in…
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Restaurant Critic Defends Wawa Pizza for Being Exactly What It’s Supposed to Be
Philadelphia Magazine’s restaurant critic Jason Sheehan is asking people to get off their high horse and embrace Wawa pizza for what it is—pizza from a convenience store. Wawa pizza’s being called the worst. Here’s why those critics are wrong, Sheehan wrote for Philadelphia Magazine. He and his family ate their first Wawa pizza after they…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Annual Halloween Story
We have an October tradition in this space. Near Halloween, I tell you an eerie story. You get scared. We call it a day. These stories have always been ghostly, possibly demonic. This year, we’ll switch horror genres to the slasher, the home invasion. Home invasion is the most disturbing genre. As much as I’d…
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King of Prussia-Based Vertex Names Microsoft Exec Christopher Young Its New CEO
King of Prussia-based Vertex has named Microsoft executive Christopher Young as its new CEO, who is taking over from longtime leader David DeStefano, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Young is the fourth person to hold that title at the publicly traded tax and compliance software maker. DeStefano will officially step down as…
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Identifying HBO’s ‘Task’ Filming Locations in Chester County
HBO’s hit show Task has put Chester County in the spotlight, with scenes filmed across the area, from Coatesville to Phoenixville and beyond, write Nick Vadala and Sam Morris for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Coatesville makes its first appearance in episode two, when the Dark Hearts motorcycle gang rides through the Lincoln Highway and 2nd Avenue…
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End Of an Era: Owner of Bristol Irish Pub Ready to Retire, Building Hits Market
After 31 years running Phinny Magee’s, his Irish pub in Bristol, owner Max Magee is preparing to retire and has put the building up for sale, writes JD Mullane for the Bucks County Courier Times. The listing includes the bar, drinks and the huge mirror etched with “Céad Míle Fáilte.” “It means ‘A Thousand Welcomes’…
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David Fajgenbaum, Penn Immunologist Who Repurposed a Drug to Save His Own Life, Wins John Scott Award
David Fajgenbaum, a Penn Medicine immunologist who gained notoriety for saving his own life by repurposing an existing drug, has won the prestigious John Scott Award, writes Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He will be presented with the award, one of the oldest science awards in the United States, and the accompanying $10,000 cash…
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Even the Wardrobe in ‘Task’ Is Delaware County-Themed
“Task,” the HBO crime drama is Delaware County through and through, even in the clothing the characters wear. There’s Rita’s water ice and Wawa coffee, but there’s also a hoodie promoting Delco’s Victory Cleaners chain and clothing from the Havertown Bicycle Shop, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. The character of Cliff wears a sweatshirt for…
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