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Public Encouraged to Attend Dunwoody Village’s Holiday Bazaar in Newtown Square
By Steve Edgcumbe “It takes a village” is a popular expression these days. It usually refers to raising a child, but the same words can seemingly apply to hosting a holiday bazaar. Indeed, it takes a village – Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square, to be precise – to plan, coordinate, and present its annual Holiday…
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Two Media-based Accounting Firms Joining Forces
Two Media-based accounting firms are merging, writes Jeff Blumentthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz plans to acquire the boutique Rimmer & Jennings by year’s end. The deal adds five people to the firm’s existing 40. Name partner Kevin Jennings will join Barsz Gowie as a partner, while Ed Rimmer, now in…
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Dogs One Up Cats in a Tree with a Radnor Rooftop Visit
Rescuing cats from trees? Sure thing. Rescuing dogs from a roof? That’s a new one for firefighters, writes Pete Bannan for Main Line Media News. Radnor firefighters got a call late Tuesday afternoon that two Labrador retrievers climbed out onto the roof of a three-story house on Amherst Circle and couldn’t get down. Two residents…
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SAP Finds Innovation Through Its Autism at Work Program (Video)
SAP’s Autism at Work program has brought exceptional people into the company and given opportunities to people who weren’t given a chance elsewhere, writes Ronnie Polaneczky for The Philadelphia Inquirer To date, SAP has hired more than 160 employees with autism in a variety of positions across 13 countries and 28 locations, including at its…
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Brandywine Realty Trust Brings First New Office Development to Radnor in 30 Years
Brandywine Realty Trust is developing a new office building as part of its 155 Radnor project that is a part of the 26.6-acre Penn Medicine campus at King of Prussia Road in Radnor, according to a staff report from the Mainline Media News. “Brandywine has deep roots in the Pennsylvania suburbs, so we are delighted…
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PIVOT Careers – Divine Providence Village
Located in Springfield, Divine Providence Village is committed to providing individuals with the opportunity to reach their fullest potential in spiritual, emotional, psycho-social and physical well-being in a caring environment. Director of Intellectual Disabilities Employment Services This position recruits and develops work contacts that enable clients of the Work Activity Center to remain productive throughout the…
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Virginia Tech Campus Minister to Speak about 2007 Shooting
Fr. James Arsenault, former Catholic campus minister at Virginia Tech University, will speak at Neumann University on Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. about the aftermath of the deadliest killing spree on an American college campus. His talk is free and open to the public. Fr. Arsenault was on hand to help mourners after the April…
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Villanova Soccer Player Found Her True Calling With Interior Design
Lauren Nolan-Sellers went to Villanova University on a soccer scholarship and was captain of the university soccer team, but her destiny was less clear after graduation, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She pursued a master’s degree in education and taught grade school in Philadelphia for seven years, but didn’t love it. She was…
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Kiwanis Club in Chester Celebrates 100 Years by Relaunching Efforts to Help City Residents
After World War I, a new fraternal businessman’s organization, the Kiwanis, were forming chapters nation-wide, writes Colins Ainsworth for the Daily Times. On Jan. 8, 1919, a group of local businessmen and civic leaders met at the Washington House in Chester to form the Kiwanis Club of Chester, promoting civic-mindedness and service. The Kiwanis Club…
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Annual Lion Cage Pitch Competition at Penn State Great Valley Provides Pathway for Entrepreneurs
Penn State Great Valley will host the third annual Lion Cage pitch competition from 10 AM-4 PM on Saturday, Nov. 16. Lion Cage gives budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their products or ideas to a panel of judges, all of whom are startups and business experts. Each participant has five minutes to present their…
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Residents Get an Eyeful of Hollywood as HBO Series Films in Delco
Delco residents are spotting some celebrities in town, reports Alex George for Fox29.com. Kate Winslet and Evan Peters are starring in the HBO series “Mare of Easttown” and a film crew has been filming around Delaware County and Philadelphia. One of their locations was Boothwyn and Don’s Deli was able to get in on the…
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Wawa Care Packages for Local Soldiers Overseas Includes Coffee, Peanut Chews and Twizzlers
Fifty volunteers gathered last week at Wawa’s headquarters to assemble 5,000 care packages for “Operation Taste of Home.” This is the 10th year for the program, writes Pete Bannan for Delco News Network. The care packages contained donated packages of Wawa coffee, Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, Twizzlers, Orbit gum, and salted nuts. They are given to…
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Course Gives Local Doctors Help With the Business Side of Healthcare
Doctors may know a lot about medicine, but may be on less secure ground with the business side of healthcare, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Drexel University professor David E. Stein hoped to remedy that with a series of 10 monthly courses for physicians in the Crozer-Keystone Health System. The program focuses specifically…
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Tractor Trailers Keep Getting Stuck on Rt. 420 Bridge. Local Shop Owners Say It’s Bad for Business.
Tractor trailers keep getting stuck under a specific bridge on Rt. 420 i Prospect Park, reports Chris O’Connell with fox29.com. Tractor-trailer drivers are not paying attention to the bridge’s clearance signs. Residents have dubbed it the “crash bridge,” Bar owner Joe MaGee told FOX 29 tractor-trailers are constantly crashing into the Amtrak overpass on Rt.…
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Tuesdays with Michael: Articulate a Clear Vision of Your Desired Future
By Michael Gidlewski Last week, we talked about the power of planning for your ideal future, rather than living your life by default or on autopilot. We are living in busy times, so we better be really focused on what is most significant and important in our lives, so we can pay attention to those…
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Upper Darby’s Got a New Mayor. She’s a Democrat, and a First-Year Councilwoman
Another power center for Republicans, the office of Upper Darby mayor, changed hands in last Tuesday’s General Election when voters put in first-term township council member Democrat Barbarann Keffer over longtime Republican incumbent Tom Micozzie, writes Michael Bond and Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. MIcozzie had served since 2009. Keffer edged out Micozzie by…
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Micro farm, wild flower meadow part of proposed Radnor office building
The new office building at 155 Radnor off King of Prussia Road in Radnor will include landscaped grounds that have more than 250 trees, a seasonal micro farm, two-foot-tall wildflower meadows, and three rain gardens that will serve as a stormwater management system, writes Natalie Kostelni.for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Brandywine Realty Trust enlisted Ballinger,…
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Delco Kicks Off Holiday Season with Theater Shows, Concerts, Parades, Disney Fun, and More
Throughout November, Delaware County will be bursting at the seams with seasonal and holiday parades, festivals, magical Nutcrackers, and even deliciously “cheesy” winery events – and that’s just the beginning. While Santa may be making a list and checking it twice, Visit Delco, PA has its own November Top 10 List of Things to See…
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