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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Arts and Crafts Home in Rose Valley
A stunning Arts and Crafts-style home nestled on a beautiful 2.65 acres with seven bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Rose Valley. Designed by William Lightfoot Price, the arts and crafts home impresses with the luxury and opulence of early 20th-century architecture. You are welcomed by a grand…
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Brinton Run Preserve Attracts Conservationists and Historians
In Chadds Ford, there’s 72 acres of pristine fields untouched by development, known as the Brinton Run Preserve, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. The land is close to Dilworthtown Village across from the Brinton 1704 House off Oakland Road. A network of nonprofits keep the fields as they were hundreds of years ago.…
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Family Keeps This Villanova Wide Receiver Focused on the Field and Off
Family is on the mind of Rayjoun Pringle mind, and a part of his game-day routine at Villanova University, writes Bridget Hyland for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The a wide receiver wakes up Saturday mornings and calls his mother, sister and brother. Then the phone stays off until the game is over. “They definitely stay in…
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Bonner Priest Father Atkinson a Step Closer to Sainthood
Father Bill Atkinson is one step closer to sainthood, writes Chris O’Connell for fox29.com. After an hour-long ceremony at Villanova University Oct. 19, Archbishop Nelson Perez signed off on a package going to the Vatican and to Pope Francis. The package contains hundreds of documents and interviews, evidence that Atkinson should be considered for the…
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Upper Darby Mayor’s Plan Moves Publicly-Funded Summer Stage to Private Nonprofit
Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer announced a proposal Tuesday night to preserve the future of Upper Darby Summer Stage, writes the staff for CBS 3 Philly. Her proposal calls for the program to be administered by the nonprofit Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation. It would have “full artistic, personnel and financial control,” according to…
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Thanks to John Furey of Bryn Mawr Being ‘Hands-On’, Bio-Tech Firm Triples in Size
It seemed the right thing for John Furey to do—take 20 years of experience in different pharma roles, including as COO of Spark Therapeutics, and become an advisor to various companies. But Imvax Chief Executive Officer John Furey of Bryn Mawr soon realized his passion was to stay hands-on, writes Elaine Quilici for pharmexec.com. “I…
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Chester Panthers and Charles Thompson Celebrate 25th Season of Empowerment
The Chester Panthers have good reason to celebrate their 25th season, writes J.F. Piro for Main Line Today. The youth football organization, officially the Chester Panthers Youth Empowerment and Athletic Association, has won 20 championships in 10 years. It’s come back stronger than ever after folding in 2000. It’s fielded multiple players and a coach…
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Chestnut Hill College Celebrates Special Golden Griffins Ceremony
At Chestnut Hill College, their alumni are the heartbeat of our institution. Every year, it is the great pleasure of the College to celebrate and honor a very special group of alumni, their Golden Griffins. Golden Griffins are alumni who have graduated from the College 50 years ago or more, and each year, a new class is…
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Local Inn Rated to Serve the Finest Brunch in All of The Delaware Valley, and One of the Best in the US
What’s better than brunch? Nothing! The mimosas, the bloody marys, the combination of breakfast AND lunch—you don’t have to decide! Have both! Open Table, the online restaurant reservation resource, has released its best-of assessment of brunch across the U.S. The rankings resulted from more than 12 million verified diner reviews of over 30,000 restaurants. Open Table…
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Working Families, U.S. Senator Looking to Make Childcare Affordable
Affordable childcare for working parents was a hot topic Monday when U.S. Sen. Bob Casey stopped by the Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County in Lansdowne to promote his Five Freedoms for America’s Children policy plan, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Sen. Casey supports expanding the federal child tax credit that provides working…
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These Philadelphia Flyers Are Being Paid the Most in the 2021-22 Season
Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes will be earning $9 million for the 2021-22 season, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. For the second straight year he will be the highest-paid player on the team. Hayes is starting the third year of a seven-year contract. It’s expected abdominal surgery will keep him out of…
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Circus Dream Comes True for Aston Woman on Her 90th Birthday
Peg Maher had always dreamt of joining the circus, especially after seeing the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus come to town in the 1940s, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. On her 90th birthday, it came true. Peg Maher always loved seeing the circus train pass through Darby each Memorial Day. She…
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Coast Guard Honors Former NFL Player, Radnor High Grad, Emlen Tunnell
Emlen Tunnell, a graduate of Radnor High School, is the first African American inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, For most, that would be enough. But Tunnell, born in Bryn Mawr, is also a Delco hero who recently had a Coast Guard cutter named after him, writes Ashley Johnson and the 6abc digital…
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9/11 Hero, Valley Forge Military Academy Graduate, Honored With Order of Anthony Wayne
On January 18, 1929, several cadets of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College ran into the burning building that housed the school. At great risk, they assured all their brothers escaped the inferno. On September 11, 2001, VFMAC graduate, Durrell V. Pearsall Jr., VFMA class of ’86, ran into the burning World Trade Centers…
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Preseason Poll Puts Villanova Wildcats 4th in College Basketball
Villanova Wildcats go into the new season ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press preseason top 25 men’s basketball media poll, writes Joe Juliano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Villanova returns to the college basketball court with four starters from last season’s team that advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Veteran starters Collin…
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Brumbaugh Wealth Management: Do Your Kids Know the Value of a Silver Spoon?
You taught them how to read and how to ride a bike, but Brumbaugh Wealth Management wants to know if you’ve taught your children how to manage money? One study of households with student loan debt showed that the average amount owed was $47,671. And more than 20 percent of recipients with outstanding loans will…
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Chestnut Hill College Receives PSMLA Award For Excellence in World Languages
In celebration of a fervent commitment to the study of world languages, Chestnut Hill Chestnut is proud to be the recipient of the 2021 Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) Merit Award. Given annually, the PSMLA Merit Award recognizes the dedication of individuals and institutions who have provided exceptional service in promoting and supporting the…
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Qlik Teams Up with Blacks In Technology Foundation to Increase African-American Tech Inclusion
King of Prussia-based Qlik is teaming up with the Blacks In Technology (BIT) Foundation to support efforts to increase representation of people of African descent in the Greater Philadelphia technology industry. As a regional sponsor, Qlik will collaborate with BIT Philadelphia to provide training and upskilling for workers who are transitioning into tech and technology…
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