Pennsylvania
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Pandemic Rental Relief Still Needed Even as Federal Funds Dry Up
Tenant advocates hope more federal funds are coming soon to help low-income rental families stay in their homes and apartments, writes Charlotte Keith for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Funds for the federal pandemic rental assistance program are running out, or have already run dry in some places. In others, the money sits unspent. In Delaware County,…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Among Top 10 States with Worst Road Conditions
A new ranking by Uplift Legal Funding placed Pennsylvania among the top 10 states with the worst roads in the nation, according to a staff report from Stacker. To compile the list of states where roads are in the worst condition, Uplift Legal Funding used data from the White House Infrastructure Fact Sheet and 2019…
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Wawa Is Tops in PA for Revenue Among Private Firms, 29th in the Nation
From humble beginnings in Delaware County, Wawa has now grown into the largest privately owned company in Pennsylvania based on revenue. It is the 29th largest privately owned company in the country, according to Forbes, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. It was one of six Pennsylvania firms that made the top 100 on…
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Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Will Inject Billions Into Pennsylvania
President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which passed the House on Friday with the support of most Democrats and 13 Republicans, will inject billions of dollars into Pennsylvania, write Taylor Allen and Mike D’Onofrio for AXIOS. The president hailed passage of the legislation as “a monumental step forward as a nation.” The Keystone State…
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Wawa Continues Western Migration Into Sheetz Territory
Wawa continues to inch further west in Pennsylvania, encroaching into Sheetz country, writes Sue Gleiter for pennlive.com, as reported in lehighvalleylive.com. A Wawa store has been proposed at a retail and residential development in Mount Joy Township, east of Elizabethtown in Lancaster County. It will join other Wawa stores that have already opened in Lancaster…
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See How Pennsylvania Ranks Nationally in Crude Oil Production
Pennsylvania ranks seventeenth in the nation based on annual crude oil production, according to a recently released report from Commodity.com. The COVID-19 pandemic made for a troublesome time for oil and other utilities, as well as factoring in the economy. To determine the states that produce the most oil, Commodity.com used U.S. Energy Information Administration…
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Former Delaware County Councilman Dave White Enters PA Governor’s Race
Former Republican Delaware County Councilman Dave White has entered the race for Pennsylvania governor, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. White, a former member of Delaware County Council, declared his candidacy Saturday in Ridley Township. White is a former union steamfitter with ties to the building trades unions. He owns an HVAC company. White…
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William Penn SD Lawsuit for Fair State Funding Goes to Trial Nov. 12
A trial for a lawsuit filed seven years ago by six school districts, including William Penn School District, is set to start Nov. 12, writes Maggie Mancini for Philly Voice. The lawsuit alleges the state has not provided enough funding for students to receive an adequate and equitable education guaranteed by the state constitution. Inadequate…
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Do You Know Pennsylvania’s Most Misspelled Word?
When it comes to food, Pennsylvanians feel the need to get it right. We love our food. But…not many of us know how to spell our beloved PA foods. Google Trends dubbed “sauerkraut” and dozens of other hard-to-spell words as America’s Most Misspelled Words in honor of a National Spelling Bee, according to a report…
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5 Delaware County School Districts Among 50 Best for Athletes in PA for 2022
Delaware County is home to five of the 50 best school districts for athletes in Pennsylvania for 2022, according to a recently published ranking by Niche. To determine the 2022 Best School Districts for Athletes in Pennsylvania, Niche analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as millions of reviews from students and…
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Distilling Rye Whiskey Making a Comeback in Pennsylvania
For a generation, no rye whiskey came out of Pennsylvania. Now, more than 20 Pennsylvania distilleries are producing rye. Laura Fields is driving the resurgence, writes Christopher Wink for billypenn.com. The 43-year-old Bucks County native has a passion for whiskey and an underlying goal to improve the commercial viability of small-scale American farming. She founded…
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Squashing Social Media Rumors: Are Spotted Lanternflies Toxic to Pets’ Feet? No!
While social media search results for ‘spotted lanternflies toxic to pets’ may indicate otherwise, experts say there is no evidence supporting the claim. They continue to research the issue but are eager to calm concerned animal owners and lovers. McKenzie Sadeghi clarified the topic for USA Today. A September 17 Instagram post — which got…
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Spotted Lanternfly Quarantines, Like the Pesky Bugs Themselves, Continue to Spread Across Pennsylvania
As the infestation of the summer’s most annoying bug continues, more and more Pennsylvania counties are declaring spotted lanternfly quarantines. Keira Wingate reported the developments for USA Today. The Keystone State currently has 34 counties in quarantine, with many of them added to the list this year. Neighboring New Jersey is also recording the spread…
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Pennsylvania Battles Spotted Lanternfly Infestation with Quarantines and Student-led ‘Squish Squads’
Despite quarantines and “squish squads,” the spotted lanternfly continues to spread across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond, write Kevin Ambrose and Kasha Patel for The Washington Post. This invasive pest that can devastate vineyards and ruin fruit crops was accidentally imported into Berks County seven years ago, presumably in a shipping container that arrived from Asia.…
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3 Delaware County Universities Are in Top 5 Among 146 Best in Pennsylvania
Delaware County leads the way when it comes to the number of top universities and colleges that reside here. A list of the 146 best colleges and universities in Pennsylvania for 2022 includes nine from Delaware County and three of them rank in the top five, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Haverford College…
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Best Employer? Sheetz Takes Wawa in Ranking But Both Made the List
The friendly rivalry between Wawa and Sheetz just spilled over accidentally over to Forbes. The publication presented its annual list of best employers in America for 2021. In their predominant state of Pennsylvania, Wawa came in 49th on the list among best employers in the state. Sheetz placed a respectable 18th, according to Edward Segal…
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This Local Community College is Among the Best in Pennsylvania
WalletHub has released a report listing which community college in Pennsylvania is among the top five best and one in Delaware County made the list, according to WalletHub. WalletHub set out to determine where students can receive the best and most affordable education. It compared community colleges based on cost and financing, education outcomes and…
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The Lenape Lived in Pennsylvania. Now, They Want to Come Home
Editor’s Note: Curtis Zunigha is not associated with the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania. Since this story’s original publication in 2021, Zunigha, an enrolled member of the Oklahoma-based Delaware Tribe of Indians, has retired as the tribe’s cultural director. For thousands of years, the Lenape occupied territory in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, parts of New York…
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