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Haverford Teen Shows Off Cupcake Baking Flair on Food Network
A 13-year-old Haverford Township boy recently impressed the judges on the Food Networks’ “Kids Baking Championship Season 8” with his indoor hobby—baking cupcakes, reports Vittoria Woodill for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. Avner Schwartz seems to have a flair for cupcake design using the simplest baking ingredients and a good imagination. The cupcakes are easy for children of any…
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PSGV to Offer Pair of Webinars Designed to Help You Thrive in a World of Remote Working
Penn State Great Valley will offer two webinars, as part of its NoonTimeU series, that are designed to help employees thrive in the world of remote working. “Staying Relevant in the World of Remote Work” will be held on Thursday, July 16. Charley Timmins, Founding Principal of PMA LLC, will discuss how to stand out,…
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2 Delaware County Communities Wrestle With a History of Native American Sports Mascots
As the Washington Redskins announce a name change, two Delaware County communities are wrestling with similar issues involving Native American imagery, writes Zachariah Hughes for WHYY.org. and Fran Maye for the Daily Local. The National Congress of American Indians has pushed for the removal of Native American sports mascots, logos and symbols. “Rather than honoring…
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21 New Cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County, as State Continues to Warn About Young Adult Case Rise
COVID-19 statistics were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Monday, July 13. The following statistics were provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as of noon, July 13. They do not include a municipal breakdown of COVID-19 cases and may be slightly different than the numbers reported out of local health departments. There…
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Chadds Ford Winery Seventh in Pennsylvania for Wine Production in 2018
A top 25 list of top wine producers in Pennsylvania had only one winery from Delaware County on it, writes Paul Vigna for pennlive.com. Chadds Ford Winery actually cracked the top 10 list for wine production, coming in seventh with 48,218 gallons of wine. The list, which is updated only as far as 2018, comes…
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Drexel Hill Man’s Love of Flying Fostered at Urban Youth Racing School
Malachi Neal of Drexel Hill credits a go-kart race in Philadelphia when he was 8 and the Urban Youth Racing School for leading him on a path to become a pilot, writes Natalie Pompillo for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The race was sponsored by the school and the kids driving those go-karts weren’t much older than…
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Radnor Financial Center 1 of Many Being Adapted with Coronavirus in Mind
Brandywine Realty Trust is getting its office buildings ready as hundreds of tenants return, even with coronavirus challenges, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Landlords have to make tenants feel safe, yet comfortable, among many unknowns. Brandywine, which has property in Radnor and Philadelphia, is altering the building physical space to accommodate social…
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Pandemic Likely to Bring Some Families Closer together in Delaware County
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered three things that sent many young adults home: Closed colleges, closed businesses and remote work from home. This has meant adjusting for couples like Emily and David Mendell of Wallingford, who have their two college sons back in their daily lives, writes Erin McCarthy The Philadelphia Inqurer. It threw an empty…
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‘Exact Change Only’. Local Businesses Struggle With Coin Shortage
Of all of the consequences of COVID-19, a national coin shortage wasn’t one we saw coming, writes Victor Fiorillo for phillymag.com. So why is there a national coin shortage? According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the COVID‐19 pandemic has disturbed the normal circulation patterns for coins. Cash transactions declined significantly during the COVID-19 shutdown. That…
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In Pennsylvania, Young Adults Now Outpace 50 and Older in New COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19 statistics were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Sunday, July 10. The following statistics were provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as of noon, July 12. They do not include a municipal breakdown of COVID-19 cases and may be slightly different than the numbers reported out of local health departments. There…
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Paycheck Protection Forgiveness and Other July SCORE Webinars
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting several free webinars in July. “How to Gain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgiveness” On Tuesday, July 14, learn “How to Gain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgiveness.” The webinar, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be hosted by SCORE volunteer and presenter Ann Angelucci. Ann will walk you…
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47 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Delaware County for Friday, 3 More Lose Their Life to COVID-19
As of Friday, July 10, there have been 47 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Delaware County since Thursday, July 9. Three additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported. That brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 7,543, with the number of COVID-19 related deaths at 709. Of those, 566 were in long term…
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Springfield Giant Store Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Major Renovations
Major renovations are now underway at the Springfield Giant store at 721 W. Sproul Road, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The upgrades should be completed by fall. “We are coming up on our 10th anniversary in Springfield and looking forward to celebrating with an updated and enhanced store for our customers,” said Mark…
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Delco Home to One of the Top 20 Public Golf Courses in Pennsylvania
Chester and Delaware counties are home to four of the Top 20 Public Golf Courses in Pennsylvania, writes Eric Epler for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The Golf Course at Glen Mills checked in at No. 3. Designed by Bobby Weed, this unique facility opened in 2000 and offers elevation challenges and an excellent combination of member-style…
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Delaware County Monitoring Bars, Restaurants Ignoring COVID-19 Guidelines, as Young Adult Cases Swell
Delaware County officials are cracking down on bars and restaurants not following distancing and other COVID-19 safety requirements. The enforcement action comes as the result of an alarming increase of COVID-19 cases in young people and those who have visited bars, states a press release issued by the county. Compliance with the state’s public health…
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Upper Darby, Like Other School Districts, Trying to Reopen Safely Amidst Many Unknowns
There are a lot of moving parts with the coronavirus pandemic and it’s hard to know the best way to reopen schools, writes Maddie Hanna and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Upper Darby could divide its 12,000 students into groups, then alternate in-person and online learning in half or full days. That’s one…
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Delaware County Consensus on Police Reforms Could Be Tricky With Its Diverse Communities
As Delaware County convenes a task force to look at police reforms and modernizing its criminal justice system it also has to contend with the fact that the county is a community of different neighborhoods, writes Zachiarah Huges for WHYY.org. That means policies that might work in Chester won’t work in Media or Upper Darby.…
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Delaware County Stabilizes as Number of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Continues to Increase Nationwide
As Delaware County and most of its neighbors stabilize, the numbers of recorded COVID-19 cases and deaths caused by coronavirus continue to increase nationally, according to the data provided by The Washington Post. Since the pandemic started, Delaware County has had 7,427 reported COVID-19 cases or 1,317.9 per 100,000 residents. From that, 174 have been…
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