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Immaculata’s Fashion Show Fundraiser Donates Prom Dresses to High Schoolers In Need
Immaculata University is holding its annual fashion show fundraiser on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Immaculata’s Great Hall at 6:30 PM. This year’s theme is “Hollywood SweetHearts.” The annual fundraiser raises money to provide prom dresses for struggling high school students so they can attend their prom. “While creating this show, the first thing we wanted to do was figure out how to…
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Weekend Pet Expo in Oaks Highlights All Things Furry, Feathered, or Finned
The 2023 Greater Philadelphia Pet Expo is trotting, crawling, swimming, and even slithering into the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, Mar, 10–12. The popular event is an all-encompassing celebration of the various animals humans choose to share their lives with. It fills the center’s halls with attractions, performances, animal encounters, adoption opportunities, pet essentials for…
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Movie ‘Grease’ Inspired by Radnor High and the Director’s Time as a Student There
The musical comedy film “Grease” was inspired in part by Radnor High School and now it’s going to be re-imagined as a series for HBO Max, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A 1964 Radnor alum, the movie’s director, Randal Kleiser, told the Inquirer in 1998 that “a lot of the stuff we put…
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Swarthmore College’s Matteo Sollecito Makes World Baseball Classic
Matteo Sollecito, a baseball senior at Swarthmore College, is on Great Britain’s taxi squad roster for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, which started today, March 8, and runs until March 21. Sollecito is serving initially as a reserve, but has a chance to be added to the active roster of the tournament. Great Britain’s…
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White House Expert Gives Neumann Talk on Building’s History
Stewart McLaurin will visit Neumann University in Aston March 23 to reveal little-known details about the history of the White House and share some untold stories about its past. This free presentation is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in the Meagher Theatre on campus. McLaurin is president of the White House Historical Association, founded by First…
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Philadelphia Union Wants Respect but the Dog Just Wants to Play
When the Philadelphia Union, home-based in Chester, played an away game in El Salvador Tuesday night, they knew there would be the usual challenges of playing an away game. There was one thing they didn’t count on, reports the MLSSocer staff for mlssocer.com. The team was taking on Alianza FC at the Estadio Cuscatlan stadium…
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TLC – Top 5 TED Talks for School Counselors
School counselors have borne the brunt of much of the turbulence experienced in education over the last few years. These five TED Talks speak to some of the biggest challenges school counselors face. Self-Care: What It Really Is | Susannah Winters Susannah shares how she learned that if she wanted to be successful in her…
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Teenager Raises Funds to Fight Cancer While Waiting for Own Heart Transplant
Matthew Hauser, a 16-year-old Malvern resident, is not letting his own struggle with health prevent him from continuing to raise funds to fight cancer, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC. Hauser is currently hoping to get a lifesaving call that will tell him there is a heart available for him. “When I was two and a…
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One-of-a-Kind Bachelor’s, Master’s Program Takes Quantum Leap at WCU
As the first and only bachelor’s/master’s program of its kind in the U.S., a new 3-2 dual degree program in Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) has launched to prepare students for a technical revolution — the emerging $3.2-billion quantum-computing market. In partnership with the University of Delaware (UD), the 3-2 dual-degree program allows students to spend three…
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Wawa Hoagie Costume Catapults Conshohocken Corgi to Internet Fame
A Conshohocken corgi Miles was catapulted to internet fame in October 2019 after his owner Paul Watcko posted an image of him in a Wawa hoagie Halloween costume on Philadelphia Subreddit, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The costume, complete with a receipt, elicited many delighted reactions from Reddit users and secured Miles over…
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Scientist Dad Hoping to Cure Daughter Aided by $25M Donation
Swarthmore scientist Ben Prosser devoted 10 years to heart failure research, then shifted gears suddenly in August 2018 when his daughter Lucy was born with a rare disease. Now an anonymous donor has given $25 million toward his work, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Baby girl Lucy was born with a rare gene…
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Success Follows Villanova Coach Denise Dillon and Her Players
Villanova University Women’s Basketball head coach Denise Dillon has coached this year’s two top scorers in women’s basketball, writes Keith Gabriel with a video by Margo Reed for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist has led the nation in scoring, with 29 points per game in the regular season. Drexel’s Keishana Washigton, who was recruited…
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A Success in Upper Darby, Pride Parade Planned for Delco
Delaware County hosts its’ first-ever LGBTQ Pride parade June 3 in Media, with a festival to follow June10, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The Delaware County Pride event follows a precedent set in Upper Darby which hosted the Upper Darby Pride Festival for two years under the auspices of UDTJ. The 2022 Upper Darby pride…
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Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choirs Challenge Their Kansas City Counterparts to Canned Goods Contest
During Super Bowl week last month, the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Philadelphia Girls Choir got into the competitive spirit by challenging the Kansas City Allegro Choirs to a canned food collection competition. The choirs competed to see who could collect the most canned goods in their home team’s colors. The Philadelphia choirs collected more, with…
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Bipartisan Bill Could Ban Cellphone Usage Behind Wheel in the Keystone State
Pennsylvania could soon join the growing list of states banning cell phone use while behind the wheel, writes Anthony Hennen for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A bipartisan bill in the state Senate would punish motorists using their phones and not paying proper attention to the road ahead with legal penalties for distracted driving. The existing law…
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19th Century Equestrian Estate in Malvern Prepares to Hit Market for Almost $5 Million
A 19th-century Malvern estate will soon hit the market, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 8.8-acre property is part of Hunting Hill Farm. It has a Malvern address, but its technically in Willistown Township. The property includes a five-bedroom, four-bathroom house and a two level “party barn,” a property feature that is…
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Photography Exhibition by Haverford College Professor Exposes Obscured, Unacknowledged History of Slave Trade
A solo photography exhibition by Haverford College professor William Earle Williams exposes the silenced and unacknowledged history of the slave trade, according to a story in Hyperallergic. A Wicked Commerce: The U.S. and the Atlantic Slave Trade through the Lens of William Earle Williams is currently being hosted by Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.…
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With Energy Costs Up, Some Homeowners Are Rethinking Solar
John Y.K. Lee of Havertown saw his electric bill double this past fall and that was enough to get him investing in solar energy, writes Erin McCarty for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “All of a sudden there is all this perturbance in the energy market,” said the 50-year-old Penn neurosurgeon. “I really started getting interested in…
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