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Marketing Mastery with IT Edge: Why Is Social Media Important?
In today’s day and age, everybody knows how popular social media is. From Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, there are countless ways for people to share their message to the world. While many people may think that social media accounts are only for personal use, there are several reasons why plugging your business into social…
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Firstrust Bank’s Time-Tested Experience Warded Off High-Profile Industry Woe
The Silicon Valley Bank failure has caused a banking industry uptick in diligence, as reported by Joseph N. DiStefano in The Philadelphia Inquirer. At Firstrust Bank, Conshohocken, the increased oversight comes atop its vast experience. Early in the industry unsteadiness, Firstrust accented high-quality consumer and home mortgage loans, related Tim Abell, president. That action precipitated…
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First Resource Bank Works to Paint a Brighter Future for the Community
Last week, employees of First Resource Bank teamed up to help the Westside Community Center paint its newly acquired building. The revitalization of the former car wash, located on West Washington Street in the Borough of West Chester, will allow Westside Community Center to expand its robust after-school programs, providing youth in the community a…
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2 Chester Youth Programs Score Circuit Trail Grants
Two youth-oriented groups in Chester are benefitting from community grants from the William Penn Foundation promoting projects and programs along multi-use trails in the Circuit Trails Network, reports the Circuit Trails Coalition. Ten groups total received one-year or two-year grants of $1,000 to $10,000 per year for projects and activities that range from tree plantings…
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Remembering Edward ‘Ned’ Foley, Haverford High Grad and Former IBEW Local 98 President
Edward “Ned” Foley, former president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98, passed away at age 86 in his Linfield home. He was taken by lung disease. Lizzy McLellan Ravitch authored his Philadelphia Inquirer notice. Foley was born in Havertown, the youngest of 14 children, and attended Haverford High School. Later, as…
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Spring Into Action With These April SCORE Business Webinars
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free April SCORE programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential. Hybrid Event: Quick Ways to Improve Your Website for Better User Experience and More Conversions This presentation is being offered both online in a webinar and as an in-person event April 25, 6:30…
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Radnor Raptors Rose to Legacy Status This Basketball Season
The boys’ basketball team at Radnor had the kind of season that could leave a permanent mark in the record books, writes Matthew De George for PA PrepLive. “That would be awesome,” said Radnor Raptors’ Jackson Hicke. “There’s certainly potential for that. What we did this year was memorable and kind of hard to replicate…
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Philadelphia Tops List of Cities Where Inflation Is Rising Most
If it seems prices are rising higher in Philadelphia than elsewhere, you may be right. Philadelphia came out on the top among the nation’s 22 largest metropolitan areas based on where inflation is rising the most, according to a recently released report by WalletHub. To determine in which cities inflation is rising more quickly than…
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Margaritas Mexican Restaurant Celebrates Cinco Days of Cinco de Mayo
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is holding a “Cinco Days of Cinco” celebration. The five-day extravaganza (May 3–7) will feature daily happenings, free raffles, exciting giveaways, and DJ sets at both the Lansdale and Langhorne locations. The Cinco de Mayo celebration launches Wed., May 3 with the Cinco Kickoff. Customers will receive a free order of churros…
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Penn State in Malvern Hosts Virtual Open House for Graduate and Professional Programs
Penn State Great Valley will host a virtual open house on Wednesday, April 26 from 12 to 1 PM. The event will cover the campus’ academic programs, admissions process, student life, career services, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities. Attendees will receive a $65 application fee waiver for campus-based programs and complimentary registration for the Leading…
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Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Names Cynthia Westphal Its Chief Administrative Officer
Cynthia Westphal will now lead the day-to-day operations at Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates after being named its Chief Administrative Officer. The Flourtown-based firm supports patients in the Greater Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and Seattle areas through its innovative Mobile Care Coordinator Program and patients all over the U.S. through its advocacy services programs. “With…
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Jaworski’s Freedom Day Golf Tournament Honors Military and First Responder Families
Folds of Honor will be hosting a mass golf outing to honor members of the military, first responders, and their families. On July 3, more than 750 golfers of all skill levels will participate in playing 117 holes of exceptional golf across six Ron Jaworski Golfproperties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to help the families…
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Bucks County Opportunity Council Receives Donation Worth $10,000 from C&N
C&N, a financial services company, has donated $10,000 to Bucks County Opportunity Council through the Neighborhood Assistance Program. For more than half a century, Bucks County Opportunity Council has been serving the area’s low-income families by providing them with assistance when in crisis. To this end it garners resources to help them achieve a livable…
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A Mysterious Penn State Mural Traced to a Holmes Artist
For 40 years, a hidden green-and-orange mural of tall plant stalks and geometric patterns with the initials “MPF82” has been underneath the Willard Building of Penn State’s University Park campus. It’s in a dank, sometimes flooded tunnel, under some grating and surrounded by electrical equipment, writes James Engel for The Daily Collegian. No one knew…
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Nostalgia Mixes with Future at St. Joe’s Parish School Tour
In mid-May, two historic Catholic elementary school buildings in Collingdale will turn into senior housing, but before that happens, alumni of St. Joseph Parish School got one last look around April 4, reports the staff for Catholic Philly. About 200 alumni and friends of the school came out to tour the building.. St. Joseph’s School,…
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TLC: Practical Tips for Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility
Although some states (Pennsylvania included) require financial literacy to be taught in public schools, children’s understanding of money largely begins and develops at home. Parents can help foster financial literacy with the following tips and resources, which can make learning about money fun and set children on a path to achieving their financial goals and…
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Weekend Wanderer: What Does It Take to Raise a Kid?
If you read this column with any regularity, you may ask yourself how, exactly, one raises an adult fearful of reptiles and swimming over sunken ships. Well, you surround her, as a child, with a few good men. I don’t mean Marines, although 50 percent of the men I’m about to discuss are Marines. What…
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Local Tech Company IT Edge Featured In Western Chester County Chamber Video
Founded over 30 years ago, local technology consulting company IT Edge has been dedicated to helping small businesses find IT solutions that work for them. From center city Philadelphia to Coatesville, IT Edge operates all over the greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties. Recently, IT Edge was the subject of a video series brought to…
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