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Chester and Delaware County SCORE to Honor Five Businesses at Annual Awards Luncheon
Chester and Delaware County SCORE – which provides free professional business counseling to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits in Chester and Delaware counties – will host its annual Small Business Achievement Awards Luncheon on June 14 at the Concord Country Club. The award winners have acknowledged that they have benefited from SCORE’s counseling and mentoring…
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DNB First House of the Week: Sweeping Colonial in Haverford Township
A sweeping colonial in the Merion Golf Manor neighborhood with five bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms set on two parcels totaling 2.71 acres is available for sale in Haverford Township. The attractive entry leads into a living room with a quatrefoil plaster ceiling and wood-burning fireplace and easy access to one of…
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Health Mats: Here Are Three Must-See Historic Mat Attractions in Philadelphia
By Vince Del Rossi When many of us think of Philadelphia we think about how it’s home to the Declaration of Independence, The Liberty Bell, the best cheesesteaks in the world and even our beloved Philadelphia Eagles. Though Philadelphia is widely known for many key moments in American history, there are still other hidden historic…
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With New Trail, Darby Creek Can Now Be Enjoyed ‘Instead of Just Cursed by Rush-Hour Traffic’
After three decades of planning and development, the mile-long Darby Creek Trail has officially opened in Drexel Hill, writes Kevin Tustin for the News of Delaware County. County and Upper Darby officials commemorated the occasion by cutting a ribbon on the trail that goes along the creek from Kent Dog Park to Lower Swedish Cabin.…
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‘Wawa Welcome America’ Coming to Philly, Suburbs
The Philadelphia area is preparing for one of the most festive weeks of the year: Wawa Welcome America, which features 50 free events that will take place from June 28 through July 4, writes Bethany Ao for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The week-long celebration will feature everything the city and its surrounding suburbs love, including hoagies,…
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Delco Democrats Elect Swarthmorean as New Leader
Longtime Swarthmore committeewoman Colleen Guiney has been selected to serve as the new leader of the Delaware County Democratic Party, writes Alex Rose for The Daily Times. Guiney was nominated by two men who were previously sparring for the job, incumbent party Chairman David Landau and union agent John Kane. “I’m so inspired,” said Guiney.…
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Villanova, Other Local Colleges Play Large Role in Rugby’s American History
Rugby may not be a major sport in the U.S., but it has grown significantly in recent years. Today, USA Rugby, the sport’s governing body that organizes competitions at all skill levels across the country, has 125,000 members playing in 2,673 clubs, writes Patrick Glennon for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rugby was introduced here in the…
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Crozer-Keystone to Expand Two County Hospitals
Crozer-Keystone Health System is investing around $9 million into the expansion of two of its Delaware County hospitals, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The health systems will nearly double Springfield Hospital’s bed capacity from 25 to 46 and add more primary care physicians. According to Springfield Hospital president, Gwen Smith, the $5 million…
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Villanova’s Capital Campaign Raises $759M, Beating its Goal by $150M
Villanova University’s capital campaign has raised an astonishing $759 million, surpassing the originally goal by more than $150 million, writes Susan Snyder for Philly.com. The campaign titled “For the Greater Great: The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change” to raise $600 million was launched in October 2013. It achieved this goal eighteen months early, but continued…
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Aston’s 2SP Brewing Teams Up with Local Comics for Philly Beer Week
Aston’s 2SP Brewing has teamed up with comedy collective Laughs On Philly for Philly Beer Week to boost awareness and sales in the increasingly competitive craft beer market, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delaware County craft brewery has decided on a more unconventional route for the beer-related event from June 1 to…
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Washington Post: Villanova Initiative Helps Prison Inmates Turn Their Lives Around
Villanova University is among a growing number of schools that are helping inmates turn their lives around by giving them a chance to earn a college degree while in prison, writes Nick Anderson for The Washington Post. Villanova has taught inside Graterford for decades. Since 1986, 75 men have earned bachelor’s or associate degrees from…
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Newtown Square Native Finds Success as Penn State Men’s Basketball Coach
For the Penn State men’s basketball team, winning has not always come easy. Head coach Patrick Chambers, a Newtown Square native, has learned this since arriving on the scene in 2011, writes Jerry Barca for Forbes. Coming into the 2017-18 season, Chambers’s seventh in Happy Valley, the coach had an 87-109 record with the Nittany…
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Swarthmore College One of The Nation’s Top 20 Hardest Schools to Get Into
Swarthmore College is among the nation’s Top 20 hardest schools to get into, writes Emily Rolen for PhillyVoice. The school checked in at No. 19 in a new report by Niche.com that ranked the hardest schools to get into this year. Niche used data from the U.S. Department of Education to rank the schools according…
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Experiencing Colonial-Era Cooking at 18th-Century Barns-Brinton House in Chadds Ford
At the 18th-century Barns-Brinton House in Chadds Ford, it’s possible to experience what Colonial-era cooking was like, writes Meisha Johnson for CBS Philly. The house, which dates back to 1714, was built as a tavern and served people traveling between Maryland and Philadelphia, according to Michael Connolly of the Chadds Ford Historical Society. The people…
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Delaware County Places Three Among 25 Best Suburbs in Greater Philadelphia for Millennials
Delaware County is home to three of the 25 Best Suburbs in Greater Philadelphia for Millennials, with Media placing seventh, according to a report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. The rankings are based on data from Niche.com, which used 11 data points, including: the percentage of residents between the ages of 25 and 34 the…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Havertown Home to One of Region’s Best Ice Cream Shops
If you’re looking for a place to indulge your sweet tooth on a hot summer day, head over to Koffmeyer’s in Havertown, writes Alex Jones for Philadelphia magazine. The bakery that moved to Delaware County seven years ago from Society Hill has added Leiby’s Ice Cream to its offerings, and the magazine recently recognized it…
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Changing Climate Threatens Many Species at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum is a haven for birdwatchers who stop by early on spring mornings to spot the migrating birds flying in from South America and Central America, writes Susan Phillips for StateImpact Pennsylvania. However, this could soon change due to the altering climate that is threatening hundreds of species…
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Washington Post Puts Philadelphia’s Tech Economy at Bottom of Amazon’s Shortlist
New analysis published by The Washington Post ranks Philadelphia’s tech economy at the very bottom of Amazon’s shortlist for its second headquarters, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The assessment used nine metrics from the Brookings Institution and other analysts to rank the tech economies of the 20 finalists for what will be…
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