Philadelphia Region
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Looking at a Normal Housing Market in 2023, Whatever That Is
Delaware County remains a potential hot spot in 2023 for entry-level single-family homes that are “selling in a minute”, as the region returns to a normal housing market, according to Maria Quattrone, founder, and CEO of Maria Quattrone and Associates of RE/MAX at Home. She’s predicting that higher-priced homes will sit on the market longer…
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PHL 5th Best in the World for On-Time Flights, Data Shows
Philadelphia International Airport ranked 5th in the world for having on-time flights in 2022, according to a new review by Cirium, an aviation data and analytics company, writes Marissa Nall and Ryan Sharrow for Philadelphia Business Journal. PHL was third in on-time percentages when ranked among U.S. airports. Cirium reported that 82.5 percent of PHL’s…
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Hotel Revenue, Construction Both on the Rise in Region
Inflation has helped hotel revenues return to pre-pandemic 2019 levels with new hotel construction on the rise to meet demand, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. That includes plans by Neumann University in Aston to build an on-campus hotel to diversify the school’s income. The possibility of a hotel there became reality after 63…
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60 Restaurants Coming to Region, Including 2 in Delaware County
The Philadelphia restaurant scene is action-packed this year and restaurant growth includes expansions, comebacks, and new locations as restaurateurs move past the uncertain pandemic years, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Restaurant growth is seen with at least five dozen restaurant projects in the region for 2023, two of them in Delaware County. The…
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Red October Nostalgia: Kyle Schwarber Revisits SchwarberFest
It seems like a long time ago, but it was only in October when all of our hopes turned toward a Phillies World Series win and SchwarberFest. They couldn’t pull it off in the end, but it was still a memorable Red October thanks to some sports heroics from players like Kyle Schwarber who gave…
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Airport CEO Atif Saeed Confident in New Projects to Revive PHL
New capital projects at Philadelphia’s two airports and changes in procedure will take them beyond the pandemic and bring new growth, said Atif Saeed, the new CEO of Philadelphia’s Division of Aviation. With that formula in hand, his main goal is making sure everyone has the resources they need, writes Ema Dooling for Philadelphia Business…
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With the Boy in the Box ID’d, Internet has Lit Up with Speculation
It’s been a week since Philadelphia police identified the Boy in the Box as Joseph Augustus Zarelli and now internet speculation is in hyperdrive over the decades-old murder case, writes Jason Nark, Wendy Ruderman, Max Marin, and William Bender for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Joseph Zarelli’s body was found back in 1957 in a cardboard box…
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Philadelphia Mummers Parade Named “Best Holiday Parade” By USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards
On January 1, 2023, Philadelphia’s longest-running signature event is back, with the Mummers Parade returning to South Broad Street. Beginning at 9 a.m., more than 10,000 paraders will strut along the route from City Hall down Broad Street to Washington Avenue, entertaining spectators in-person, on television, and through a live stream. The Mummers Parade, which…
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Philly-Area Home Sales Drop to Lowest Level Since 2015
Housing sales are cooling quickly throughout the Philadelphia region, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The seven counties in the Philadelphia metro area saw total closed sales at 30 percent lower levels in November than they were a year ago, according to Bright MLS. The slowdown in home sales comes from the national market…
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2 Linked to Delaware County Make List of Most Admired CEOs for 2022
The president of Cheyney University and the CEO of Radnor-based Marinus Pharmaceuticals made a Philadelphia Business Journal list of the 26 most admired CEOs in the Philadelphia region for 2022. The Journal acknowledged the challenges these past few years of COVID-19, and labor and supply shortages. It chose these leaders for demonstrating steadfastness and their…
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‘Boy in the Box’ ID’d by Police as Joseph Augustus Zarelli
One of the longest unsolved homicides in Philadelphia history took a major step forward Wednesday, Dec. 8, when Philadelphia police identified the child known as the “boy in the box” as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, believed to be from West Philadelphia, reports the 6abc digital staff. Joseph Zarelli was born on Jan. 13, 1953. His body…
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Bringing Back the Pay Phone. Springfield’s Mark Dank Leads the Way
Mark Dank of Springfield is reintroducing society to the pay phone through PhilTel, a project that brings them to Philadelphia neighborhoods for free internet calling, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Some of the people in the community around this project, they really like the idea of an old pay phone,” Dank said. “They…
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Delco Steaks Opens Shop at Franklin’s Table at the Penn Campus in Philly
Delco Steaks in Broomall continues to expand with a new shop opening at Franklin’s Table Food Hall at the University of Pennsylvania campus, 34th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia, writes Marilyn Johnson for msn.com. They will be opening in the coming weeks, along with the globally popular boba tea shop, Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea. Franklin’s…
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2 Supermarkets Lead the Pack in Sales for the Philadelphia Region
Two supermarkets in the Philadelphia region dominate sales, making up more than 56 percent of the local grocery store market, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Giant holds 30 percent of the grocery store market share while ShopRite has a 26.6 percent share in the eight county area, according to data from Food World.…
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Stressful Airports? Philly Made the List, Study Finds
Flying is stressful even for experienced passengers, and airports apparently contribute to that stress, even in Philadelphia, writes Claudia Dimuro for Penn Live. According to a new study by the Hawaiian Islands, Philadelphia International Airport has been deemed Pennsylvania’s top anxiety-inducing airport. About 57 percent of airport reviews in the study listed PHL as a…
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Thanksgiving Travel Rush Is Here, but Different
We’re rushing around doing our Thanksgiving travel like we used to in pre-pandemic days, but that doesn’t mean we’re going back to how things used to be, writes David Kenig and Alexandra Olson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. People are catching planes in volumes not seen in years and they’re ignoring inflation concerns to see loved…
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Philly and Wawa Give the US a Unique Sandwich Offering
Many think of the Philadelphia sandwich as the cheesesteak, but there are actually three sandwiches that make the cut in our region, writes Crawford Smith for Mashed. Mashed took a look at the 11 best sandwiches from different regions of the country. Special attention was paid to towns that had long-standing traditions of unique local…
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Wall Street Journal: San Francisco has the Best Airport, Philly Came in 13th
San Francisco International Airport may be one of the most pleasant airports in the country. At least that’s how The Wall Street Journal sees it on its recent ranking of 50 of the busiest U.S. airports, writes Dawn Gilbertson for The Wall Street Journal. San Francisco’s secret to being number one is making travelers forget…
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