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Pastry Chef Brings the Sweet Life to Chadds Ford With OSO Sweet
There’s a delicious new eatery hanging out with an outstanding line up of pastries, cookies, and cakes at the former Chadds Cafe, 1609 Baltimore Pike in Chadds Ford, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. OSO Sweet Bakery Cafe is the culinary creation of pastry chef Tess Wofford. Wofford is a a graduate of The…
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A Havertown Woman Is Solving a School Supply Problem Out of Her Garage
Raelyn Harman has boxes of crayons, books, markers, glue sticks, and pencils taking up her house—the entry foyer, the dining room, behind her couch, the garage, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 62-year-old Havertown woman has formed the nonprofit Teachers’ Teammates. For a $35 annual membership, teachers can access free supplies and distribute…
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SCORE: Volunteer and Make a Difference
In times of uncertainty, when everything around us feels unsteady, volunteering is said to be good not just for the community being served but for those who give back! How can that be, especially in a topsy-turvy year like 2020? According to Forbes, volunteering can help improve your daily life and: Decrease anxiety by spending…
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West Chester-Based Student’s Christmas Song That Perfectly Fits 2020’s Holiday Mood Goes Viral
Wallis Schriver, 15, a student at the West Chester-based Center for Performing and Fine Arts, a program for students enrolled in the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School, has managed to create a new Christmas song and accompanying video that perfectly fits 2020 – and people are taking notice, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia magazine. As of…
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Tinicum a Key Distribution Point for Vaccine Delivery in Philadelphia Region
Tinicum Township is a key point of distribution for the COVID-19 vaccines in the Philadelphia region as UPS planes carrying the vaccine started arriving at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday, reports Howard Monroe for philadelphia.cbslocal.com. The airport is one of 30 in the nation that is a vaccine delivery point. The vaccines are being taken to…
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Delaware County New Positive COVID-19 Case Loads Reported Drops to 114 for Monday
The number of new positive COVID cases reported Monday in Delaware County dropped to 114, according to the Chester County Health Department. On Sunday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 24,126 total cases in Delaware County. On Monday, Dec. 14, total number of positive cases was 24,240. No additional COVID deaths have been reported in…
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As Restaurant Workers Struggle, $5,000 Tip Brings Widener Student Positive Energy and Hope
Anthony’s At Paxon waitress Gianna DiAngelo got a surprise tip of $5,000 recently on a $205.94 customer bill, reports 6abc.com. The stunned waitress is a freshman nursing student at Widener University in Chester. The money will be put away and saved for college. “I’m just happy with anything. So when they were saying $5,000, I…
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Neumann Professor Elected President of American Board of Wound Management
Dr. Karen A. Wientjes, a professor of physical therapy at Neumann University, has been elected president of the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM). The ABWM is a not-for-profit organization established for the purpose of credentialing multidisciplinary professionals in the field of wound management. It establishes and administers a certification process to elevate the standard of care in wound management and is dedicated to an…
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See What Were Most Popular Google Searches for This Year in Region
Google has released its list of trending searches for 2020 which shows that Philadelphians were most interested in the “election results” and “coronavirus,” writes Paige Gross for the Technical.ly. Other terms in the top five for the region included “Kobe Bryant,” “Flayers” (often spelled as “Fliers,”) and “Naya Rivera.” The top three match the most…
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No Need to Cancel Visits with Santa; Harcum College Alum Offers Virtual Option This Season
To the Harcum College community, Joe Gruszka is a 2004 graduate of the Dental Hygiene program and a former faculty member. To the rest of the tri-state area, though, he’s Santa Joe. Prior to the pandemic, Gruszka, dressed as Santa Claus, traveled all over the Delaware Valley during the holiday season. He brought the magic…
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New Restrictions on Restaurants Fuel Hope That More Government Assistance Is Coming
Restaurant owners and Delaware County officials are looking for solutions following a Thursday afternoon announcement from Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf that indoor dining and alcohol sales would be banned for three weeks in an ongoing effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, writes Kenny Cooper for whyy.org. There wasn’t much enthusiasm about winter outdoor dining. …
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Wayne-based Eastern Airlines Launching Flights at Philadelphia International Airport
Wayne-based Eastern Airlines will begin flying out of Philadelphia International Airport Dec. 14 as the airport’s newest carrier, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. It will have twice per week nonstop flights to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and Sata Domingo, Dominican Republic. Its Boeing 767 aircraft can also carry cargo. “Having Eastern as one of our…
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Delaware County COVID Cases Now Above 24,000, With 895 Deaths Reported
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 780 additional cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County between Friday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dec. 13. The Chester County Health Department reported 23,446 total positive cases for Delaware County on Friday, Dec. 11. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 24,126 total cases for Sunday, Dec. 13. County and…
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PREIT Emerges Re-energized From Bankruptcy Protection With Fresh Capital
PREIT (Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust), the owner of the Springfield Mall, came out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with a deal that gives access to up to $130 million in capital, writes Ryan Sharrow for Philadelphia Business Journal. It also provides flexibility in paying off the company’s $1 billion in debt. PREIT stock shares…
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Chestnut Hill College Supports Adult Learners
For more than 20 years, Chestnut Hill College has been a leader in the region in serving adult learners looking to begin or complete a certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree through the Accelerated Adult Degree Program. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, seventeen percent of people over 25 years old in Philadelphia have earned college…
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London Firm Buys Radnor Supply Management Company for $145 Million
A Radnor supply chain management services company is being bought up by a London firm for $145 million, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. Synovos, rebranded from Storeroom Solutions in 2016, will be sold to Electrocomponents plc next quarter. The company employs about 125 people at its Radnor headquarters and accounting office in Montrose.…
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Wall Street Journal: How America’s First One-term President Found Purpose and Reconciliation after Defeat
While John Adams, the United States’ first one-term president, did not take his political defeat well, over time his resentment abated and he found a path towards reconciliation with his then opponent, Thomas Jefferson, writes Ted Widmer for The Wall Street Journal. Adams became the nation’s president in 1797. His election after George Washington stepped…
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Instead of Closing for Good, Long-Running Wynnewood Barbershop Relocates to Devon
Instead of closing its doors for good, the long-running John Troncelliti Barbershop in Wynnewood has found its new home in Devon, writes Max Bennett for the Patch. The new location is expected to open sometime this month, about eight miles away from its current location in the Wynnewood Shopping Center. Owner John Troncelliti said the…
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