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2 Penn Wood Students Weigh in on PA School Funding Lawsuit Trial
Two Penn Wood High School graduates, Victoria Monroe and Nasharie Stewart studied a landmark trial that’s challenging how Pennsylvania is funding its public schools, writes Mallory Falk for WHYY. The civil suit trial concluded Thursday. A judge’s ruling is not expected for several months. . The lawsuit argues the state violates its constitution by underfunding…
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Skincare Solution Search Led 2 Women to Start Successful Sweet and Kind Product Line
Suzanne Zelov of Villanova and Mary Katherine Schenkel of Phoenixville have been sharing just about everything since they met 17 years ago, including skincare problems, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. “At this point in our lives, we have tried almost everything that’s out there, barring surgery,” Schenkel, said. As they researched topical skincare…
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Student Nora Deskis Captures Cherished Memories for Wallingford Seniors
Nora Deskis, 19, a student at Strath Haven High School, is using her scrapbooking skills to help senior citizens find memories, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com. Deskis is working at Chestnut Ridge, a senior living facility in Wallingford. She comes to them through Tall Transitions, an agency that finds unique employment and job training for…
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RKL’s 2021 Regional Transaction Report Tracks Surge in M&A Activity
Regional and national merger and acquisition (M&A) activity surged in 2021 following a pandemic-driven depression in 2020, according to a new report from advisory firm RKL LLP, which has an office in Exton. The number of transactions in central and southeastern Pennsylvania increased 55 percent over 2020. The RKL 2021 Regional Transaction Report found this…
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YouTube Pranksters Trespass at Target in Exton to Fulfill Bizarre Challenge
A couple of YouTube pranksters have been charged with trespassing at the Target in Exton as part of a social media challenge — staying late after closing while filming their crime — writes Gary Hall for 6ABC. Charlotte Fischer and Johnson Larose, otherwise known by their YouTube handle as “Saucy and Honey,” hid in the…
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COVID Took a Cavan Society St. Patrick’s Day Float Away. Now It’s Back
A father and son team from Cavan Construction in Aston is recreating a Cavan Society float for Sunday’s 250th St. Patrick’s Day parade in Philadelphia that never saw the light of day in 2020 because of the pandemic. The Cavan Society started back in 1907. The organization has had a float in the parade for…
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McDade-Cara Irish Dance School Has Kept Part of Ireland in Newtown Square for 60 Years
They’ve been Irish step dancing for six decades. Now you’ll be able to see the McDade-Cara Irish School of Dance in Newtown Square in action at Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Philadelphia, writes Janelle Burre for CBS 3. “My mom started the school in 1962 and she found herself surrounded in this area by…
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Medical Optometry America Starts National Branding With New Newtown Square Office
Medical Optometry America (MOA), hoping to one day create a national brand, has opened a new office in Newtown Square, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Medical Optometry America’s new office on West Chester Pike is its second location and the first in the Philadelphia region. The new office will open early next month.…
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Weekend Wanderer: One Wedding and Zero Funerals
You know how sometimes you find yourself in a situation and wonder how you got there? Is this, in fact, your beautiful house? Is this your beautiful wife? Yes. I’m feeling some Talking Heads this weekend. And welcome to my beautiful house, of which I am the sole architect. It was supposed to be my…
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WCU to Host First-of-Its-Kind Production of Lincoln vs. Douglass Debate That Never Was … but Should Have Been
The complicated relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and famed Abolitionist/Statesman Frederick Douglass will be brought to life during the world premiere of a heated debate that never was but should have been. Charles Cook, an Emmy-nominated documentarian who resides locally, has reached back in history to create a riveting stage production that draws from the…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Sells 150-Acre Property for $31.5 Million in Montgomery County
Gwynedd Mercy University has announced that an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, LLC purchased a 150-acre piece of property that sits adjacent to the University’s Main Campus on Sumneytown Pike for $31.5 million. Marking a significant step toward the university’s vision of becoming the Catholic University leader in professional and healthcare education, a portion of the…
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These Delaware County Towns Are Among 14 Most Walkable Philadelphia Suburbs
Walkable suburbs and neighborhoods are currently all the rage in the real estate world as developers rush to add foot-friendly amenities to car-centric places. Meanwhile Philadelphia region towns – including those in Delaware County – were built for strolling in the first place, according to the Philadelphia Magazine. According to Walk Score, a real estate…
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Restored 1912 Radnor Tudor Owned by Daughter of Late Philadelphia Flyers Owner Hits Market for $5 Million
A restored 12,000-square-foot Main Line Tudor revival in Radnor owned by Lindy Snider, the daughter of late Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider, recently entered the market for $5 million, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Her husband, Dr. Larry Kaiser, is the former CEO of Temple University Health System. The eight-bedroom home features a…
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‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Servant’ Actor Rupert Grint Stops in at Minella’s in Wayne for Some Sunday Breakfast
Actor Rupert Grint created a small stir when he showed up Sunday morning for breakfast at the Minella’s Diner in Wayne, writes Pat Ralphi for Philly Voice. Grint is known for his role as Ron Weasley in the “Harry Potter” film series and more recently for his role in M. Night Shyamalen’s Apple TV thriller…
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Acme Could be Sold as Part of a Business Review Underway by Parent Company Albertsons
Albertsons, parent company of Acme Markets, may be selling off its almost two dozen grocery chains in a business strategy review, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Acme could be sold “as real estate,” to other store chains, said John Stanton, a St. Joseph’s University professor of food marketing. Acme has about 161…
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PUC OKs PECO Gas Facility in Broomall That Was Rejected by Marple Zoning Board
A proposed “gas reliability station” in residential Broomall for a PECO natural gas pipeline was OK’d by the PUC, which declared the station exempt from local zoning laws, writes Andrew Maykuth for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The station would reduce gas pressure on the pipeline before It is distributed in neighborhoods. Residents near the site complained…
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Ukrainian Bakery Owners in Ridley Park, Featured in DELCO.Today, Taking Donations
Ukrainian Illya Zayarchenko and his wife, owners of Ardour Bakery + Coffee in Ridley Park, featured Feb. 8 in DELCO.Today, are now rallying around their home country and collecting donations to take to the war zone, writes Kerri Corrado for CBS 3. “This is our ministry,” Illya Zayarchenko said. Sometime in the next several days,…
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Upper Chichester 10-Year-Old Makes Broadway Debut as Simba in Lion King
Ten-year-old Donovan Bazemore from Upper Chichester just got the Broadway role of a lifetime, writes Christie Ileto for 6abc. Starting Tuesday, Donovan will make his debut playing Simba from The Lion King. The Lion King, a Disney classic, is one of the longest-running stage productions. Donovan has been working to secure the role for two…
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