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Two Family-Friendly Performances Light Up March as Part of the WCU Live! Performing Arts Series
Tickets are now on sale for two family-friendly performances that are part of the WCU Live! Performing Arts Series at West Chester University. Both WCU Live! performances take place in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, located in the Philips Memorial Building at 700 South High Street. Information available at the box office. On Friday, March…
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Immaculata to Host Adult Undergrad Admissions Events This Month
Immaculata University will hold various admissions events in March for adult students interested in earning an associate or bachelor’s degree to improve their job prospects. An accelerated B.S.N. information session will be held on Saturday, March 5 from 10 AM-12 PM. It is located in Room 18 of Loyola Hall on Immaculata’s campus. The accelerated…
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Springfield Malls’ PREIT Faces Investor Challenge
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), the owner of Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Mall, faces another challenge as it continues to struggle to get its share price above $1, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Cygnus Capital, an Atlanta-based owner of PREIT’s outstanding preferred shares, put the Philadelphia-based owner of the…
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SIW Vegetables Farm in Chadds Ford Gets Neighbor Help After Ida
Hurricane Ida took its toll on the Hill Girt Farm and market, home of SIW Vegetables, but the community rallied and helped get the market back on its feet, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. The farm is located near the Brandywine River in Chadds Ford. “Thirty-six years of buildings, coolers, and wagons were…
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Episcopal Academy Senior Plays on U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey Team
Episcopal Academy senior Ashley Sessa just finished her final field hockey high school season in Newtown Square, writes Jamie Apody and Mark Meany for 6abc.com. She scored 34 goals, leading her team to a 20-1 record. She also plays for the WC Eagles and has been named to the U.S. Women’s National Team. The 17-year-old…
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Kate Winslet Takes SAG Award Sunday for Her Role in ‘Mare of Easttown’
Kate Winslet has a companion “Mare of Easttown” award to go on the shelf with the Emmy she won for portraying detective Mare Sheehan, writes Luca Giliberti for GoldDerby. Winslet took a Screen Actors Guild Award Sunday night in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress category for her work in the Delco-centric HBO series. She…
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Lansdowne’s Theresa Pettaway Gives New Moms a Helping Hand
Theresa Pettaway of Lansdowne is a mother figure to women across the Delaware Valley, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com. Two of the three babies for this teen mom were premature births. The first time, she didn’t even know she was pregnant, and doctors didn’t think she would make it. Now she works hard so other…
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Lower Merion’s Kobe Bryant’s Rarest Cards Fetches a Record $2Ms
One of the rarest Kobe Bryant cards sold last week for a record $2 million, making it the most expensive card ever sold of the Lower Merion and Los Angeles Lakers star, writes Eduardo Gonzalez for the Los Angeles Times. The sale of the 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Emerald Kobe Bryant card occurred…
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Broadway’s Christopher Jackson to Speak at WCU on March 19
Christopher Jackson of Broadway’s Hamilton will speak at West Chester University as part of the President’s Speaker Series on Saturday, March 19 at 8 PM in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, located in the Philips Memorial Building at 700 South High Street. Purchase tickets. Jackson is the first speaker as part of this series…
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Boathouse Row to Light Up for Rare Disease Day, Says King of Prussia’s CSL Behring CEO
“Our collective hope shines a light on the progress made and challenges ahead,” CSL Behring Limited CEO and Managing Director Paul Perreault said in a video message to 25,000 employees. “Today, the rare disease community joins together to recognize Rare Disease Day. It’s a day, above all, that represents connection and hope. On February 28th, as…
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Casino Workers at Harrah’s, Elsewhere Frustrated by Worker Shortages
It’s a sure bet that Pennsylvania and Atlantic City Casinos are being hit with casino worker shortages similar to what’s happening in other industries, writes Katie Kohler for playpennsylvania.com. In fact, casino hotels saw the largest decrease in casino worker employees among private industries, more than 3.5-times the next largest job loss industry. In 2020/21,…
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Delaware County Symphony Orchestra Concert Highlights Russian Composers
The Delaware County Symphony will be performing a concert celebrating Russia’s long history of classical music on Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m. The concert, titled “Pictures of Russia”, will showcase pieces by some of the country’s greatest 19th and 20th Century composers. This is the third symphony concert of the season. It begins with…
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Weekend Wanderer: When Wallpaper Becomes Stallpaper
Betrayal. It is a deep pain when it comes from something beloved. And believe me – that wallpaper was beloved. It’s a red, blue, and beige floral print perfectly mimicking the wallpaper of a 1980s country kitchen. It lines my powder room, an adorable little nook with a tiled counter and gleaming white chair rail.…
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Only 2 Delco School Districts Signed Up for Free COVID Tests From the State. Guess Which Ones?
Throughout Pennsylvania, there hasn’t been much enthusiasm from school districts to take advantage of a free COVID-19 testing program, writes Jamie Martines for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Here in Delaware County, only two school districts signed up; Chester-Upland, one of the poorest districts in the county; and Radnor, one of the wealthiest. For whatever reason, despite…
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Unique Prairie-Style Wallingford Home With Influences of 2 Architects for Sale
A one-of-a-kind Prairie-style midcentury modern Wallingford home is for sale, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The style is a pinch of Mies van der Rohe and a dash of Frank Lloyd Wright at 100 Brent Drive. And there’s a 1962 bomb shelter on the ground floor. The main floor of this Wallingford home has…
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World Champ Havertown Irish Dancer Comes Home to Philly Region to Perform
A world champion Irish dancer and Havertown native came home to the Philadelphia region to perform Friday night, reports Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.com. Ali Doughty was on stage at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, performing with the Trinity Irish Dance Company. The Chicago-based company performed traditional Irish dances with modern innovations. Sixteen company…
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Collingdale Teen, Police Officer Rescue 3 Kids Who Fell Through the Ice
Anthony Alexander was with his three friends at Collingdale Park Monday afternoon when he heard screams from the partially-thawed pond, writes Jaclyn Lee for 6abc.com. Two little girls and a boy fell through into the icy water. Alexander tried to pull them out with a stick but then jumped in after them. “It was…
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Parents of Interboro Grad Killed in Carjacking Receive His Temple U. Diploma
Sam Collington, a Temple University student activist from Prospect Park, killed Thanksgiving weekend, was remembered Saturday with a diploma presented to his parents, writes Barbara Laker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Collington , 21, an Interboro High School graduate, was supposed to graduate from Temple in May as a political science major, with plans to attend…
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