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Julia Rae Gives Back to CHOP With Gifts to Young Patients
Julia Rae is a successful professional singer and actress from Delaware County but there was a time when she was a young patient being treated for cystic fibrosis at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS Philadelphia. Now the former patient is back at the hospital, but this time, she’s easing the lives…
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Penn State Brandywine Engagement Expo Highlighted Student Work
Penn State Brandywine’s student engagement expo, held April 9 in the campus gymnasium, showcased the academic, co-curricular and experiential work of more than 100 student presenters, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Students displayed a wide variety of work created as part of a class, internship, research project or student organization during the 2023-24…
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West Chester Native, NFL Linebacker Talks Coming Out as First Gay Active Football Player
Carl Nassib, a West Chester native, has been known as the first out gay active NFL player, writes Donald Padgett for AOL. Nassib spoke about both his experience coming out and his football career. Nassib came out in June 2021 in an Instagram video. “What’s up people,” Nassib said. “I’m at my house in West…
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Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers Pulls Out of Apartment Development in Ardmore
Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers has decided to part ways with King of Prussia-based Piazza Auto Group on an apartment project in Ardmore, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The development, which is slated to be Ardmore’s largest apartment building, would replace the Acura and Volkswagen dealerships owned by Piazza. The auto group does not…
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Greenwood Racing Buys Two Office Buildings by Parx Casino for $12.5 Million
Greenwood Racing Inc., the owner of Parx Casino, has expanded its real estate holdings with the acquisition of two office buildings near its Bucks County gaming hub for $12.5 million, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Purchased in February, the buildings at 3329 and 3331 Street Road in Bensalem are part of…
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WSJ: Penn Hospital Doctors Perform Revolutionary Procedure Involving Brain-Computer Implant
Doctors at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia recently performed a revolutionary procedure by temporarily implanting a brain-computer interface device onto a patient’s brain, writes Jo Craven McGinty for The Wall Street Journal. Jeffrey Keefer was undergoing brain surgery to relieve Parkinson’s disease symptoms at the hospital. Since his skull would be open for hours anyway, he…
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This Delaware County Community Is 1 of 50 Best Places to Live in the US
Those looking to escape the frantic city scene have plenty of suburban options outside Philadelphia, but one community in Delaware County seems to be a favorite, writes Brenden Rearick for Money. Media continues to be an eclectic, renter-friendly borough community of about 6,000 residents. While there are plenty of amenities to enjoy from a Media…
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SEPTA Lays Out $75M Improvement Plan for 69th Street Terminal
SEPTA plans to do an extensive remodeling of the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, which it described as its second busiest transit hub in the SEPTA system. Ryan Judge, SEPTA’s deputy chief planning officer, presented a $75 million master plan this week to modernize the 1907 facility, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times.…
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Swarthmore Professor Explains Why School Funding System in Pennsylvania Is Unconstitutional, but Difficult to Change
A new book written by Roseann Liu, a visiting professor in Asian American Studies and Education Studies at Swarthmore College, shines the light on the deficiencies in Pennsylvania’s school funding, writes Nate File for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia and other predominantly Black and brown districts throughout the state receive less funding than the predominantly white…
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Spring Brings the Allure of the Delaware County Farmers Market
With the warmer weather many of us may be hearing the call once again of a Delaware County farmers market and the fresh produce they provide. Here in Delaware County and nearby, there are plenty of options for locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables as well as fresh and meats and cheeses, home good and other…
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Goalie Doctor Is Brainchild of Former Neumann Ice Hockey Coach
Goalie Doctor, a training program based in Aston, Is helping many ice hockey goalie upstarts advance their athletic careers, reports Main Line Today. The program is run by Matt Tendler, who was a freshman netminder at Neumann University when the school won an NCAA Division III championship. He also coached goalies there for three years,…
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Pennsylvania Dutch Class Aims to Connect Local Students to History, Heritage
Pennsylvania Dutch, which is a variety of German, was a popular language used in the state from the 17th to 20th century, writes Daniel Patrick Sheehan for The Morning Call. Recently, there was a Pennsylvania Dutch class held, taught by Bradley Smith, which brought in 40 students. One of the students, Dave Heilman said, “For…
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Bryn Mawr-Raised Kat Dennings Joins Forces with Tim Allen in ABC’s Latest Pilot ‘Shifting Gears’
Kat Dennings, a Bryn Mawr native, is teaming up with Tim Allen in a new ABC sitcom pilot titled “Shifting Gears,” writes Chris Compendio for The Philly Voice. In this family comedy, Dennings will play Riley, an estranged daughter who moves back in with her father after her divorce, bringing her two teenagers along. Allen…
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Neshaminy Creek Releases New Watermelon Sour as Part of Rita’s Fruit Brews Line
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is expanding its popular Rita’s Fruit Brews line with a new addition, Watermelon Sour. This latest offering is officially on the shelves at their Croydon and Dublin taprooms, joining the likes of Mango, Peach Ring, and Cherry Lemonade flavors. Inspired by Rita’s Italian Ice, the Watermelon Sour draws its taste profile…
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Sixers Unveil New Allen Iverson Statue Outside Training Facility in Camden
The Philadelphia 76ers honored NBA legend Allen Iverson with the unveiling of a new bronze statue outside the team’s training facility in Camden, write Josh Sanders and Tom Gardiner for CBS News Philadelphia. The statue commemorates Iverson’s iconic crossover, and sits on 76ers Legends Walk, alongside statues of 9 other Sixers legends. After the unveiling,…
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All Roads Lead to Pittsburgh, But These Days It’s Cheaper to Fly
In a fluke of modern economics, a cheap Pittsburgh airfare makes it currently cheaper to take a flight out to Pittsburgh then make the 4-hour 46-minute drive there, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. At the moment, there are “dirt cheap” flights from Philadelphia International Airport on Frontier Airlines. A Pennsylvania Turnpike drive with EZ-Pass…
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Fearless Restaurant’s New Event Venue Opens at Radnor Hotel
Fearless Restaurants has opened the first phase of its Triple Crown Restaurant, Events and Garden venue at the Radnor Hotel in Wayne, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. Hotel owner Stephen Bajus approached Fearless last August asking if they could operate the hotel’s restaurant and event space. The first event took place there April…
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Teen Swimmers Volunteer to Help Special Olympics Swim Team
Swimmers hoping to compete in the Special Olympics are getting some extra help from a dedicated volunteer group of 30 excellent high school swimmers. The Delaware County teens devote between 2 to 3-1/2 hours a week every Sunday providing coaching lessons mid-January through May at the Ridley Y to help special needs athletes develop their…
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