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Local Tech Company Aids Emerging Restaurant Amidst COVID-19
In an already heavily saturated market, Newbolds Food & Libations opened their doors in 2020, during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite opening during arguably one of the worst times in history for the food service industry, Newbolds partnered with local technology consulting company, IT Edge, to grow their company into the staple it…
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In the Aftermath of Ida, Brandywine River Museum Gives Thanks
A flood recovery ceremony took place Tuesday afternoon to mark the Sept. 1 flooding of the Brandywine River Museum from Hurricane Ida and to thank those who restored the museum so quickly, writes Rich Schwartzman for Chadds Ford Live. Floodwaters damaged or destroyed the ground floors of all the buildings at the Brandywine Conservancy’s Chadds…
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Steve Courtin, a Delco Hall of Famer Who Made It to the 76ers
Steve Courtin, a Delaware County Hall of Famer who came from St. James High in Chester and made it to the 76ers, died Saturday. He was 79, writes Terry Toohey for the Daily Times. “He was an exceptional all-around athlete,” said former Saint Joseph’s athletic director Don DiJulia, a teammate of Courtin’s at St. James.…
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Radnor’s NewSpring Holdings Sells Software Firm for $590M
The Radnor-based private equity firm NewSpring Capital has sold a company that provides software to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the intelligence community and other federal agencies for $590 million, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The sale of Avantus Federal to QuinetQUS took place through NewSpring’s buyout strategy platform, NewSpring…
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Delaware County Leadership: Bev Weinberg, Founder and Executive Director at Integrate for Good
Bev Weinberg, Founder and Executive Director of Integrate for Good, spoke with MONTCO Today about her life growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood in Montgomery County and how an early experience in elementary school shaped the work she does today. After being kept on the sidelines of gym class because of an orthopedic disability, Weinberg…
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Essential Utilities Appoints New Chief of Staff to Ensure Company’s Vision, Core Values
Essential Utilities has promoted Dave Kralle to Chief of Staff to the Essential Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin, who created the role shortly after his appointment in 2015. Franklin created the role in recognition that “people are the company’s greatest asset,” and that managing a large, geographically dispersed organization naturally presents challenges. As chief of…
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Inn at Grace Winery in Glen Mills–‘A Little Bit of Heaven’
“Coming out here is just a joy, to see the guests respond to the landscape, the old house and barn, is really what makes it worthwhile.” Christopher Levine, owner of the Inn at Grace Winery in Glen Mills has a lot of history going on at the property and in his family, reports Jessica Kartalija…
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Cookie Designer in Brookhaven Loves the Challenge
Looking for a Delco-centric cookie? How about a get-well cookie for someone recovering from bunion surgery? Chrissy Pascua-Povey in Brookhaven at Pomp and Splendor is the lady to see, writes Amanda Brady for abc11.com. Pascua-Povey owns Pomp and Splendor by Chrissy, an online artisanal decorated sugar cookie shop. She started Pomp and Splendor a year…
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Church Partners With Ridley Man to Supply New Homes in Ukraine
Illya Zayarchenko, owner of Ardour Bakery and Coffee Café in Folsom, is working with members of Hope Community Church of Delaware County to supply mobile homes to Ukrainians who have been displaced by the war, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The church jumped into the project after Zayarchenko told congregants about conditions in…
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Her 1st Novel at 70 Is All About Rum Raisin and Romance
Harriet Fry, a 1995 alumna of Neumann University, decided it was time to try her hand at fiction writing. After decades of writing non-fiction, Harriet Fry started with a fictional short story that soon took on a life of its own, culminating in the novel Rum Raisin Rendezvous, about a breezy summer romance set in…
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SCORE: The Do’s and Don’ts of Turning Your Hobby into a Business
Do you or someone you know enjoy a hobby such as working with textiles – weaving, spinning, tie-dye, fabric bleaching – or crafts/artistic items made of wood, bamboo, glass, jute, soil, etc.? Many talented artisans have been creating handicrafts as a hobby for centuries, locally and nationally. There’s no need for “technical training” to start…
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Billy Penn Review: Wawa’s Shore Tea Hard Seltzer has Wide Appeal
Wawa’s new peach-flavored hard tea product, Shore Tea, will appeal to craft beer fans for its rich flavor, to hard seltzer fans for the fact that it’s not beer, and to iced tea fans for its childhood-favored flavors, writes Danya Henninger for BillyPenn. Wawa partnered with Cape May Brewing Co. to create Shore Tea,…
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Kamira Evans Named Chief of Staff at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media announces that P.I.T.’s Director of Student Affairs Kamira Evans has accepted a new role as Chief of Staff and Student Engagement. In this role, Kamira will take over HR functions for P.I.T. She will also serve as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees and will assist with…
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Permanent Child Care Tax Credit, One-Time Property Tax Relief Now Available in Pa.
Families in Pennsylvania will now be able to claim thousands of dollars in benefits, thanks to a new, permanent child care tax credit approved by Gov. Tom Wolf. The break is part of the state’s new $45.2 billion budget, writes Kate Huangpu for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The budget also contains a onetime, $140 million expansion…
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Monkeypox Reaches Delaware County, with 9 Cases
The Delaware County Health Department has confirmed nine cases so far of monkeypox among county residents, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. It joins the Bucks County Health Department, which has confirmed six cases, Montgomery County with four cases and Chester County with one case as of Aug. 4. Each health department has performed contact tracing…
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Dunkin’ Scholarship to Cardinal O’Hara Student Aids in Her Education Finances
Dunkin’ of Greater Philadelphia — in conjunction with Scholarship America (a Minn.-based philanthropic organization) — has poured $100,000 in academic scholarships to 20 students in the Lehigh Valley, Phila. collar counties, South Jersey, and Del. The goal is simple: to ease the financial burden, even in small increments, faced by local families sending their high-school…
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They Met at Philadelphia Airport. Now He’s Running for President of Kenya
She was a flight attendant when she met her future husband, George Wajackoyah, in 2010 at a departure gate at Philadelphia International Airport. Meller Cheatham, an American, thought Wajackoyah was full of himself, but was intrigued that he wanted to be president of Kenya to help the lives of ordinary Kenyans, writes Michael M. Phillips…
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Meet Ellen Cooper, the New CEO at Lincoln Financial in Radnor
The new CEO of Radnor-based Lincoln Financial is far away from her early goal of being a Broadway singer, but Ellen Cooper has done all right. Cooper heads one of the country’s largest public companies, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Lincoln Financial was her client when she was headed insurance strategy at Goldman…
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