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Penn State Brandywine Graduates 50 at Fall Commencement Dec. 18
More than 50 graduates received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Brandywine’s fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18, in the campus gymnasium. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells described Commencement as “one of the greatest days in the life of a university,” and a”memorable day in the lives of our graduates.”…
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9/11 and a Dream Influenced Ridley YA Novelist Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Diana Rodriguez Wallach was working as a magazine writer at One Penn Plaza in New York City when the Sept. 11 terrorist attack took place. The incident made her re-examine her life, writes Kim Douglas for Main Line Today. “You could smell the rubble and the death every time you were outside—and I decided I…
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Cosmetic Surgeon Lifts Area Professional’s Spirits, Among Other Things
When a 56-year-old marketing manager from West Chester realized her reflection in the mirror was starting to look saggy, she decided to make an appointment with Wayne’s Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgical Center to consider her options. Debra Wallace profiled the resulting perk-up for Main Line Today. “I know we age, but I felt what I…
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Conshohocken-based IKEA Plans to Restore 3,000 Acres of Florida Land Damaged by Hurricane
IKEA recently purchased over 3,000 acres of land in Florida that was damaged by Hurricane Michael, with plans to plant a forest on the damaged land, writes Sophie Hirsh for Green Matters. The two plots of land that were purchased by Ingka Group, the company that controls most of IKEA stores, is called Tupelo Honey…
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God Was His Co-Pilot, Daniel Moore Proclaims in Miraculous Helicopter Crash
Pilot Danial Moore told reporters he “had God as my copilot” last Tuesday when he crash-landed a medical helicopter onto Burmont Road and the lawn of Drexel Hill United Methodist Church. “And we landed in His front yard, so that was kind of nice,” said Moore, 52, writes Oona Goodin-Smith for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The…
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Phoenixville to Build First Hydrothermal Carbonization Plant in North America
Phoenixville plans to build the first hydrothermal carbonization plant in North America at a municipally-owned wastewater treatment center, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. “We could spend money doing the same old, same old and not change anything,” said Borough Manager Jean Krack. “Or maybe we can spend the money and improve the outcome and be…
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MLK Jr’s Social Gospel Approach Was Learned at Crozer Seminary in Chester
Martin Luther King Jr. was greatly influenced by his time as a young seminary student at Crozer Theological Seminary near Chester, but his first year there was tough, writes Noah Zucker for Philly Voice. King enrolled at Crozer after graduating Morehouse College in 1948 so he could follow in his father’s footsteps as a minister.…
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Neumann University Names Theresa Pietsch New Dean of Nursing
Neumann University has named Dr. Theresa Pietsch as the new dean of its School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Pietsch succeeds Dr. Kathleen Hoover, who served as the school’s dean for the last 17 years. Pietsch came to Neumann in 2008 as an assistant professor of nursing and has risen through the ranks, serving as the associate dean…
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Forecast of Vanguard CEO, Top Strategists: Next Decade One of More Modest Returns
Vanguard CEO Mortimer “Tim” Buckley and the firm’s two top strategists have offered investors a lackluster stock market forecast for the following decade, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They warned investors that they should expect to see far more modest returns this year with those returns continuing over the coming decade, while also…
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Crumbl Cookies Arrives in Wynnewood – and 76ers’ Tobias Harris Was There to Celebrate the Opening
Crumbl Cookies, the popular cookie chain known for rotating its eclectic menu each week, opened its doors in Wynnewood with help from 76ers’ Tobias Harris, writes Christie Ileto for 6abc. Harris is an ambassador for the chain’s latest location – a job he was more than happy to accept. “A lot of fun, being an…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Appoints Alicia Beauchamp to Chief of Organic Chemistry in Environmental Lab
Aqua Pennsylvania has promoted Alicia Beauchamp to the position of chief of organic chemistry within its environmental laboratory. In her new role, Beauchamp supervises a team of chemists who analyze water samples for volatile organic compounds, trihalomethanes, taste and odor compounds, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). “Ensuring safe water and protecting public health and…
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Southeast PA Regional COVID Testing Site Comes to Mercy Fitz in Yeadon Next Week
Starting early next week, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Yeadon will be the site of a Southeast regional high-volume COVID-19 testing site, it was announced Friday by Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter. The location will be staffed by U.S. Health and Human Services contractors with support from the hospital. “The Southeast regional location was…
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What Pandemic? Holiday Philly Air Travel Nearly Hits Pre-Pandemic Levels
Passenger volume at Philadelphia International Airport over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday was up, reaching 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the same time period, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. PHL is forecasting 925,699 passengers from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4, down only 20 percent from the 1.5 million that flew over…
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Over or Under? Chester Paper Plant Managers Give Official TP Ruling
You hang toilet paper rolls over, not under. “That is the official Scott Paper answer,” says Robert Barkhau, senior engineering manager at Chester’s Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill where 60 percent of the national supply of Scott 1000 toilet paper is created. A recent visit to the plant gave a behind-the-scenes look at toilet paper operations, reports…
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$8,000 Grant Will Help With Expenses for Crozer Keystone Lung Cancer Patients
The Foundation for Delaware County, headquartered in Media, announces an $8,000 grant received from Ride Hard Breathe Easy will help meet the urgent financial needs of patients receiving lung cancer care at the Crozer-Keystone Health System. The funds can be used to help patients pay for rides to appointments or to pay utility bills, for…
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Weekend Wanderer: Getting ‘Stuck’ with a Christmas Tree
So I never got to my butchered Christmas tree last week. I have a word limit. Not a self-imposed word limit – my husband’s grandfather once told me I talk too much. His other grandfather also told me I talk too much. My word limit is editor-imposed. I’m pretty sure no matter how awesome I…
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2 New Food Establishments Planned for Lawrence Park Center in Broomall
Food lovers will have to wait a bit, but there are two establishments getting ready to take up space at the Lawrence Park Shopping Center in Broomall, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. A P.J. Whelihan’s Pub is slated to open a new location at the center in about nine months. It will be the…
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Jim Pappas Ends 4-Year Mission Today With 1,000th Cheesesteak in Essington
Four years ago, he pledged to eat 1,000 cheesesteaks. Today, Jan. 13, Jim Pappas fulfills that pledge, writes Tayler Bunge for philly.eater.com. Pappas, a Delaware County native, got into cheesesteaks big time after he lost his job in 2008. It was a bad year. He had been diagnosed with Leukemia and was going through a…
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