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Family-Owned Brewery Coming to Phoenixville
Phoenixville is about to get another brewery, to the joy of many local beer aficionados, writes Breweries in Pennsylvania. Phoenixville locals Steve and Kara Rogacki are planning to open their Twelve78 Brewing Company at 35 Bridge Street this fall. The family-owned brewery previously took part in the first-ever Pennsylvania Homebrew Invitational where it received rave…
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A Year in, Partnerships and Flexibility Highlight Delco’s Health Department
Partnerships are key components of Delaware County’s one-year-old health department in its fight against chronic health problems, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The department manages health issues in the county, tracks emerging infectious diseases, and educates the public. It’s also looking at the complex interplay of environment, economics, race, and access to…
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Crozer Landlord MPT Working to Minimize Impact of Troubled Investment
Crozer Health’s landlord, Medical Properties Trust Inc., known as MPT, is converting its lease on Crozer’s hospital buildings into a first-lien mortgage, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It could conceivably give MPT some protection in the event of a Crozer bankruptcy because MPT would likely have higher seniority to be paid back as…
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Havertown Historian Tells the Philly Baseball Story of Us
If you want to know what a Philadelphia sports fan was like 128 years ago, ask Matt Albertson, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. “What I’ve come up with is they’re no different than the fan today,” Albertson said. “They’re passionate, they enjoy situational hitting, they enjoy power hitting, they enjoy fine defense and they…
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Freedom Village Residents Thespians Perform Musical Western
The Village Players, a group of resident actors at Freedom Village at Brandywine, showcased their theatrical talents April 14 and 15 when they premiered their third musical, “Way Out West in a Dress.” “Village Players is a fantastic opportunity for residents looking to get involved in our community and for other residents to enjoy the…
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Penn State Brandywine Celebrates Graduates at Spring Commencement
Ninety graduates received their bachelor’s degree during the Penn State Brandywine graduation ceremony May 6 in the campus gymnasium. The graduates were commended by Brandywine Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells for their persistence that led to the ceremony and conferring of diplomas. “Persisting through college matters, which is why we celebrate commencement day with admiration and…
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Uses Cloud Technology
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has decided to implement a cloud migration project to transfer its operations to Oracle’s cloud-based financial and supply chain solutions to help it navigate major changes in both its business model and customer expectations, writes Oracle. “We’re a government agency, but we’re in a retail/wholesale environment,” said Michael Demko, the PLCB’s…
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Two WCU Women Take on Gender Gap in Computer Science
Over the last two months, Jessica Arriaga and Erin Shaughnessy, WCU Honors College computer science majors, have been addressing the gender gap within the field of computer science. Realizing the magnitude of the issue, they decided to work within the campus and local communities at the younger level to encourage more women to go into…
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What’s In a Name? For Trans Student at Arcadia University, Everything
The acceptance he felt at Arcadia University helped student Ethan Rodriguez to reclaim his name, according to his self-authored entry in the Glenside educational institution’s blog. Rodriguez chose Ethan as his name when he was 13, and he legally changed it when he was 16. Once he turned 17, however, is choice of identifier started…
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Home Prices Are Rising Fastest in These 4 Delaware County Towns
Four Delaware County communities made a top 50 list of fastest-growing home price rises in Pennsylvania based on a change in home values, according to Stacker. Swarthmore ranked 47h on a list of 50 top fastest-growing home prices in Pennsylvania. A typical home is valued at $392,745. Prices have seen a 6.4 percent rise in…
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Delco State Rep. Introduces Bill to Prep Communities for Hospital Closings
A proposed state bill would give communities six months to prepare should a hospital be closed, writes Peter Hall for Tioga Publishing. Legislation introduced in the state House by Delaware County State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara, Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Luzerne, and state Sen. Carolyn Comitta, D-Chester would double the required notice of a hospital closure,…
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Darlene Luther From Glenolden Makes Top Nurse List
Meet one of the top nurses in our area, Darlene Luther, MHSA, BSN, RN, one of several top nurses profiled by Kim Douglas in Main Line Today. Luther, who was raised in Glenolden, started her career at Hahnemann University Hospital, but she’s spent the longest time, 33 years, at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park. “I’ve…
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Learn More About How P.I.T. Can Help Grow Your Career
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media is hosting several information sessions in May and June highlighting its programs and how you can enroll as a student in time for its upcoming summer term that starts July 10. During the sessions, you can gather program-specific details about the admission process, courses required, outcomes beyond graduation,…
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Give Your Business a Boost in May With These Programs
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free SCORE May programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential. Three Key Strategies for Getting the Best Consulting Clients On May 9, from 10 to 11 AM, get a better understanding of the three basic approaches that every consultant needs to attract the…
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Historic Ferris Wheel Returns to Phoenixville to Become 74-Foot Statue of Americana
Phoenixville Borough Council has formally reserved a location where a Ferris wheel — that was built with Phoenixville steel and served, for almost 100 years, as the signature feature of the boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey — will return to its birthplace to become “74-foot statue of Americana,” writes Jerry Carino for The Asbury…
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Bala Cynwyd’s BMW Main Line Owner Buys Most Expensive Home in Palm Beach
Bala Cynwyd’s BMW Main Line owner has some new digs. Michael Cantanucci — the owner of the parent company that has dealerships in multiple states, including Pennsylvania — purchased a record-breaking $170 million home in Palm Beach, Florida. The Wall Street Journal reports that Cantanucci bought it from Robert Stiller, founder of Green Mountain…
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Philadelphia Ranks Among 20 Cities with Lowest Income Limits for Middle Class
It takes much less to be part of the middle class in Philadelphia than for the majority of the 100 largest U.S. cities, writes Patrick Villanova for SmartAsset. The middle class is considered to be a backbone of the American economy, but it has been continuing to shrink. In the past 50 years, the percentage…
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West Chester Technology Consultant Helps Fellow IT Company Find Their Footing
As we all know, running a small business can be extremely difficult. Whether you’re going through periods of extreme business where you don’t have enough staff to keep up with demand, or if you’re going through periods of extreme slowness when it feels like it might not pick back up again. Regardless of what stage…
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