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Vote for the Lincoln Center Community Garden and Help Local Kids Get Some Garden Funds
The Lincoln Center for Family & Youth in Audubon is partnering with Trellis for Tomorrow to create a community garden for its students to grow fresh produce, prepare healthy dishes, provide them with authentic STEM experiences, and give back to the community. This garden is especially sentimental to TLC, as it will include a memorial…
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King of Prussia District Hosts 8th Annual Dining & Shopping Week Benefitting Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia
KOP Restaurant Week & KOP Shops for CHOP, April 4-10, features lunch and dinner prix-fixe menus at fine dining restaurants, donation days, and deals from KOP’s fast-casual restaurants and retailers. With the Middleman Family Pavilion at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia now welcoming patients, there is renewed excitement around King of Prussia District’s…
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Havertown Filmmaker’s Kabul Love Story Nominated for an Oscar
“Three Songs for Benzair,” a film by Havertown native Elizabeth Mirzaei and her Afghan-born husband Gulistan, has been nominated for an Oscar in the “Documentary Short Subject” category. The film is a love story that takes place in a camp for displaced people in Kabul, writes Alicia Vitarelli for abc11. “This was something that really…
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Jay Schwartz Keeps Film Alive With Showings From His Secret Cinema
Jay Schwartz has been showing bits and pieces of his Secret Cinema for 30 years, writes Shaun Brady for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He maintains a 1,000 square-foot workshop and warehouse in Kensington piled high with more than 4,000 canisters of unique films, commercials and television shows. He has a “Best of Secret Cinema Screening and…
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Villanova Remembers All-Time Track & Field Great George Sydnor
George Sydnor, a two-time world record holder in the 60-yard dash from Villanova, who also was a longtime local civic leader and a popular Garrett Hill crossing guard, has passed away. He was 86. Sydnor died March 18. The life-long resident of Villanova ran on some of the greatest teams in Villanova University track &…
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PA DEP Secretary to speak at Penn State Brandywine April 1 at Social Justice Fair
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell will speak at Penn State Brandywine on April 1 about environmental racism and justice. The event will be held noon-1:20 p.m. on campus in the Student Union and by Zoom. The program is open to the public. Registration is required to attend virtually. More details and the…
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Weekend Wanderer: Dressed for Success — with Rope and Ribbon
I didn’t want to speak with a stranger in my gynecologist’s waiting room. But adventure follows me wherever I go. So yes. I spoke with a stranger in my gynecologist’s waiting room. I was minding my own business. I really was. I sat down next to a charging station. I plugged in my phone. I…
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Dive Team Solves 18-Year Mystery of a Cardinal O’Hara Graduate’s Disappearance
A special volunteer diving team has brought closure to a Ridley Township family after James Amabile disappeared in 2003 without a trace, writes Jason Nark and Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Adventures with a Purpose used sonar equipment to locate a submerged Ford Explorer found Saturday in the murky waters of Darby Creek. The…
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Housing Trends in Delaware County ‘Reaching Implausible Levels’
Housing stock in the region and Delaware County is continuing to reach record-low levels, causing prices to skyrocket and reach heights that far outweigh the income of potential homebuyers, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Kevin Gillen, a senior research fellow at Drexel’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, the inventory trends…
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Here’s What to Expect When New Lansdowne Theater Opens
The Lansdowne Theater, a product of the Roaring ’20s, was once a regional hub for the arts. Now there’s a chance it will hold a similar role as a live performing arts center. Here’s what to expect if a projected 2023 reopening comes about, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Matt Schultz, executive director of the…
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State Trooper Killed in I-95 Crash was a Bonner High Graduate
Pennsylvania State Trooper Martin Mack III, killed in a crash on I-95 early Monday, was a Monsignor Bonner High School graduate, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. A funeral mass for Mack is set March 31 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Levittown to accommodate an expected large contingent of law enforcement from…
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Ever-Expanding, Wawa Takes a Look at North Carolina
Wawa continues to bring its Delco and Philly goodness to the rest of the country, this time with plans by 2024 to open stores in North Carolina, writes Catherine Muccigrosso for the Charlotte Observer. Wawa’s already listing 17 new store openings by the end of 2022 in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. “We…
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Playing a Little Lacrosse at Soccer’s Subaru Park in Chester
Subaru Park in Chester is known for soccer as home stadium for the Philadelphia Union, but on Sept. 18, it will host the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) title game, writes Olivia Reiner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Subaru Park hosted the inaugural PLL title game and inaugural championship game in 2019 between the Whipsnakes and Redwoods.…
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Long-Time Dunwoody Village Dining Services Director John Alberici Retires
When Dunwoody Village began Phase 1 of its expansion and renovation of its community-building in November 2020, part of that expansion included all-new dining venues. Now, as April brings to completion that first phase, and as residents and staff transition into the new settings, there is also a change in its leadership. John Alberici, who…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Charming Traditional Home Next to Kent Park in Broomall
A charming traditional home on one beautiful acre adjacent to Kent Park with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Broomall. This custom residence is within walking distance of the variety of trails in the area. Highlights include an ultra-modern kitchen with granite countertops, abundant cabinet space, and top-of-the-line…
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DELCO Careers — CCRES
CCRES — the Chester County resource for supplying professionals to assist with the unique needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities and physical disabilities — is holding a Virtual Interview Day. The March 28 online event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Participants are…
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Penn State Laureate Shara McCallum to Speak at Penn State Great Valley on Tuesday
Shara McCallum, 2021-22 Penn State Laureate and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, will discuss her creative process and read from her works on Tuesday, March 29 at 7 PM at Penn State Great Valley. According to McCallum, her latest book, No Ruined Stone, is a “novel in verse” based on a thread from the life…
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Franklin Mint/Wawa Employee Credit Union Merger Gets Final OK
A planned merger of Chadds Ford-based Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union (FMFCU) and the Wawa Employees’ Credit Union (WECU) has been greenlighted, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal will close June 2. FMFCU is the sixth-largest credit union in the Philadelphia region. It has $1.6 billion in assets, 125,000 members, and 15…
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