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Philadelphia One of Most Racially Segregated Metros in U.S., Data Shows
Philadelphia ranks as the 13th most racially segregated urban area out of the 100 largest metros in the country, write Chad Pradelli, Cheryl Mettendorf, and Maia Rosenfeld for 6abc. According to an ABC Owned Television Stations analysis of 2019 U.S. Census Bureau data, more than half the neighborhoods in the tristate area ranked as extremely…
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DELCO Careers: Lincoln Center Hiring School-Based Counselors
Public school students often face mental health challenges as they cope with anxiety, depression, substance abuse issues and other past or current traumas. The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth has stepped in to help by placing mental health professionals in public school districts. Student in-school services are provided by mental health counselors, behavior specialists,…
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Signing Bonus Brings Workers to Wawa, Mixed Results Elsewhere
The worker shortage has created a new job market practice previously reserved for top executives, professional athletes or special workers—the signing bonus, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The signing bonus is now being offered to dishwashers, day care teachers and gas station attendants. Locally, Wawa is giving $500 new-hire bonuses for customer service,…
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Mike Scioscia, of Springfield, Lands on New Turf at the Olympics
Mike Scioscia has done it all in his Major League Baseball career. Except the Olympics, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Scioscia signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers right out of Springfield High School in 1976, drafted in the first round. He was a two-time All-Star catcher for the Dodgers and two-time World Series…
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Bobbi Morgan Hired as Basketball Head Coach at Agnes Irwin School
Bobbi Morgan, recognized for her 35 years of basketball coaching along the Main Line, has been hired as the new varsity head basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Agnes Irwin School, writes Bruce Adams for paprelive.com. Morgan, from Havertown, has been head woman’s basketball coach at Haverford College for 13 years. She’s coached at…
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Startup Brings Workers Over 50 and Labor-Starved Companies Together
Media resident Zave Smith has been a photographer for more than three decades. Now he’s created a startup, xBound.us, writes Molly Green for philly.metro.us. The free dual-sided platform is a response to three things: People laid off at 50 and above have a hard time getting their careers back on track. 10,000 people a day…
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Shocker: In 2020, Philly Drove Less; Traffic Congestion Down 58% Over 2019
Traffic congestion was still high in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in 2020, but it was down 58 percent when compared to the previous year, according to a staff report from the News Chant. The recently launched 2021 Urban Mobility Report ranked the City of Brotherly Love in 11th place in 2020 based on traffic delays…
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Battery Powered Buses Need Major Jolt to Keep Up With Expectations
Nearly a year and a half after SEPTA rolled out its fleet of battery powered buses — each costing nearly a million dollars — each, most of them are no longer on the streets. A host of issues has sidelined them, writes Ryan Briggs for WHYY. Instead of the 25 all-electric Proterra Catalyst buses, the…
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Penn State Great Valley Golf Event Aug. 24 Has Keynote by Former PSU Football Star
Penn State Great Valley will host its ninth annual golf outing to support campus programs on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at the Applecross Country Club in Downingtown. This year’s outing will support the Great Valley LaunchBox powered by Penn State, which encourages community members, students, and faculty to generate innovative and commercially viable solutions to existing and…
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Musician Earns Family’s Thanks for Soothing Upset Child With Song
Matt Atwood used his skills as a musician to sooth an upset autistic child outside the Bryn Mawr Wawa this past weekend. Now he’s received a public thanks from the family, reports Bill Anderson for fox29.com. He played his guitar and sang, offering a rendition of Hank Williams’ “Lost Highway” to calm the boy down.…
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Strafford’s Nick Mead Gave All He Had to Make the Olympic Rowing Team
Nick Mead from Stafford is competing with the United States Rowing Olympic Team men’s 8 in the Tokyo Olympics, writes Justin Feil for towntopics.com. “I’m unbelievably excited,” said Mead, a 2017 Princeton University graduate, and a former men’s heavyweight star rower for the Tigers. Mead has put everything into his training since graduating. It’s come…
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Chris Jelepis, Former School Superintendent in Chichester, Dead at 89
Chris T. Jelepis, an 89-year-old educator and school administrator who for a time was a school superintendent in Chichester, died June 22, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr. Jelepis enjoyed people, whether playing music, sharing children’s stories he wrote, or just sharing conversation. His career in education included teaching students from middle school…
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Foundation Brings HOPE When Access to Decent Housing Is Blocked
The Foundation for Delaware County is launching a new program, HOPE, to provide housing assistance. The Housing Opportunities Program for Equity (HOPE) will assist with case management, placement, tenant rights education, financial literacy, referral services and direct financial relief. It will also conduct housing policy advocacy. The new program builds upon the foundation’s existing Housing…
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King of Prussia’s Qlik Leverages Data to Make World a Better Place
Creating a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, along with a focus on sustainability, is important for any business, especially one with a global footprint. That is why Qlik, a data analytics company based in King of Prussia, formed a department that strives to integrate social equity, economic vitality, and environmental health in its business…
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Immaculata Responds to Market Need with New Cybersecurity Associate Degree
Immaculata University is expanding its associate degree offerings to include the Associate of Science in Cybersecurity. “Immaculata University currently offers a robust Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity,” said Dr. Angela Tekely, vice president for academic affairs and provost. “Based upon market need, we are expanding the offering in cybersecurity to include an associate degree. Our…
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Summer Rappaport at Olympic Triathlon Keeps Villanova Tradition Going
Summer Rappaport held up her end of the bargain for Villanova University, competing in her first Olympic triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics, writes Ed Barkowitz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rappaport, a 2013 Villanova graduate, continued the university’s trend of having at least one Villanova track and field athlete compete in every Olympics since 1948. She…
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Wesley Makes Staff Vaccines Mandatory, Adding to Delaware County List
Wesley Enhanced Living, manager of six senior living facilities, including one in Delaware County, is the latest in a growing list of health care providers requiring COVID-19 vaccines for its employees, writes Aubrey Whelan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nearly all of its 1,200 residents have been vaccinated. Employee vaccinations are hovering between 50 and 60…
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Temple Lutheran Church in Havertown Goes 100 Percent Solar
Temple Lutheran Church in Havertown has installed a solar array on its roof large enough to offset 100 percent of its annual electricity usage. It’s expected the new array will eliminate 24 tons of carbon emissions annually. It was made possible through the church’s environmental committee and through the Solarize Delco program. The 44 kW,…
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