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This Pennsylvania Comfort Food Looks Pretty Familiar
Everyone has their favorite comfort food, but now, thanks to comfortablefood.com, we know what the favorite comfort food is in Pennsylvania, writes Anne Erickson for wmmr.com. The comfort food study lists the favorite comfort food for every state in America. “Depending on where you stay in America, the comfort food peculiar to each state can…
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Get the Latest Strategies and Tips in RKL’s 2022 Year-End Tax Planning Guide
The year is almost over, which means it’s time to start thinking about your taxes. While the thought of filing your taxes may inspire stress or overwhelm for many, a painless tax season is possible, if you take the proper time to prepare. To help you get ready, professional services firm RKL, which has an…
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Harcum Professor Publishes Guide to Engage Online Learners, Highlights Dozens of Virtual Teaching Tips
When Early Childhood Program Director Dr. Joanne Ricevuto had to take a few classes online toward her doctoral degree, it wasn’t always the best experience. Often, she felt disengaged from her instructors. While the desired outcome (earning her doctorate degree in education) was attained, she knew there had to be a better way to reach…
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Priceless: Man Takes Springfield Mom to See the Phillies
Chris Richman discovered tickets to the National League Championship Series were a pretty hot item this week, worth hundreds of dollars. Richman nabbed two tickets for $150 after game 1 of the series so he could take his mother, Angela, who lives in Springfield, to a game, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Those…
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NY Post: Sexy ‘Boom Boom Room’ at Broomall Home Triggers Bidding War and 13 Offers to Buy
A sexy basement at a Broomall split level generated 48 showings in 48 hours and 13 offers to buy the home in September, writes Jordi Lippe-McGraw for the nypost.com. “As people came through, they told me how they heard about the Boom Boom Room over the years. It was a local legend for a certain…
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Crozer Health Still Favors Plan to Close Delco Hospital
Crozer Health maintains that closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital and converting it to a behavioral health care facility is still the best strategy for Delaware County, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. “Crozer Health is confident that transitioning Delaware County Memorial Hospital to a behavioral health facility with an urgent care center is the…
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The Delaware River: A Clean Water Act Success Story
Back in the 1960s, if you measured the oxygen level from the water in the Delaware River, it would read zero, writes Susan Phillips for WHYY. The dead zone ran from Philadelphia to about 25 miles downriver to Marcus Hook. It meant that migratory fish like shad could not breed. Fisheries, plentiful caviar, and sturgeon…
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General Recreation: The New Shape of Play– Hedra
Play is the universal language of fun, collaboration, and growth. It’s the key to helping kids become better adults. So kids’ play structures need to amaze and inspire, challenge and empower, and promote empathy and pride. Play structures like the Hedra give children every opportunity to play from every angle. Hedra™ for children ages 5…
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Now You Can Volunteer to Help Delco Plan America’s 250th
Delaware County is joining with communities across the nation to celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary on July 4, 2026, so it is encouraging county residents to be part of the planning process through the work of the America250PADelco Committee. Delaware County officials have formed the committee to lead the planning process, which will include events from…
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Free SCORE Workshops in October for Business Owners
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free SCORE workshops and webinars in October. Grow Your YouTube Channel to Grow Your Business Besides knowing what equipment to use and how long videos should be, small business owners REALLY should know about the quality of the video content and customize it for YouTube. Video…
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Pennsylvania Ranks in Middle of Pack Based on 2022 Cost of Voting Index
According to a nonpartisan study published in the Election Law Journal, voters in Pennsylvania are met with higher barriers on casting a ballot than most other states in the nation, write Isaac Avilucea and Mike D’Onofrio for the Axios. The Keystone State ranked at No. 32 in the 2022 Pennsylvania Voting Index for voting access…
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St. Joseph Parish Pastor in Aston Pens Book on Purpose of Angels
An archdiocesan pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Aston, Brian Bransfield, has written a book that explores the purpose of angels, writes Gina Christian for Catholic Philly. Msgr. Bransfield’s book “Angels: Our Guardians in Spiritual Battle,” explores angels found in Scripture, the writings of the Church Fathers, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the lives…
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It’s Another Invasive Creature in Pennsylvania, but This One Swims
First we had to worry about the Lanternfly devastating our crops. Now there’s an invasive fish known as the snakehead. Also known as frankenfish, or channa argus, it is submarine-shaped, with a toothy mouth and can grow in excess of 33 inches, writes Susan Miers Smith for the Reading Eagle. Native to China, Russia and…
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Darby Borough Names Street for Ethel Smiley, a Voice for Civil Rights
Darby Borough’s leading voice on civil rights, Ethel Smiley, will be honored today by having a street named after her, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Ethel Glenn Smiley will be recognized in a street naming ceremony 2 PM today at the corner of Wymcombe Avenue and Mulberry Street, near where she lived. Smiley…
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Villanova Actress Breaks Boundaries at Arden’s ‘Glass Menagerie
Hannah Brannau is a Villanova actress who is breaking boundaries as she makes her debut in Arden Theater Company’s new staging of “The Glass Menagerie”, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. Brannau has Cerebral Palsy. She developed a passion for acting at age 13 after participating in Acting Without Boundaries, a Delaware County theater group. Acting…
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Weekend Wanderer: Surviving the Haunted Hotel
Well, guys, here I am. I survived the haunted hotel. And I’m like 98 percent sure nothing followed me home. But that two percent sure gives me chills when I jolt awake at two in the morning. Which I’ve done every night since I slept at the haunted hotel. Kidding, guys, kidding. Our drive to…
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Immaculata Presents Fall Concerts, Symphony to Travel to Philly High School
On Nov. 5, the Immaculata Symphony will perform their fall concert entitled “Inspired Visions.” The concert begins at 7:30 PM in Alumnae Hall. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. The fall concert will begin with Malcom Arnold’s Peterloo Overture, Op.…
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Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Donates $60,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits
The Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Malvern Bank, has made financial grants totaling $60,000 to 15 nonprofits. The grants were made possible in part through the proceeds of the foundation’s Charity Polo Match held on Sept. 25, 2022, at the Brandywine Polo Club in Toughkenamon, Pa. Proceeds benefited nonprofit organizations in Malvern…
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