Philadelphia Region
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Soon, Frontier Airlines at Philly Airport Will Take You to 6 More Places in the U.S.
Budget carrier Frontier Airlines continues to fine-tune its local offerings out of Philadelphia International Airport with the launch of six new nonstop routes to domestic destinations this spring, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The new seasonal routes will connect to Chicago Midway (MDW), Kansas City (MCI), Cincinnati (CVG), Boston (BOS), Cleveland (CLE), and…
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In This March Madness, You Put Your Cheesesteak Where Your Mouth Is
Jim Pappas, the man behind Philadelphia Cheesesteak Adventure, who has eaten 1,000 cheesesteaks in the last two years, announces he is setting up the 3rd Annual March Cheesesteak Madness. March Cheesesteak Madness is a bracket-style tournament modeled after college basketball March Madness featuring 64 cheesesteak entries, writes Jim Pappas for phillybite.com. Online voting at Philly…
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Wawa and McDonald’s Battle for St. Paddy’s Day Shake Supremacy
Wawa retooled the marketing around its Mint Matcha shakes (which happen to be green), offering them on a special St. Patrick’s Day menu, which kind of puts them in competition with McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes, writes the Billy Penn staff for Billy Penn. So which one tastes better? Billy Penn decided to try a side-by-side taste…
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Acme Could be Sold as Part of a Business Review Underway by Parent Company Albertsons
Albertsons, parent company of Acme Markets, may be selling off its almost two dozen grocery chains in a business strategy review, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Acme could be sold “as real estate,” to other store chains, said John Stanton, a St. Joseph’s University professor of food marketing. Acme has about 161…
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Flight Attendant Pay Boost in New Contract With Piedmont Airlines out of PHL
There’s a new flight attendant contract with pay raises and a $1,800 signing bonus for the 300 attendants at the regional carrier Piedmont Airlines out of Philadelphia International Airport, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Piedmont is owned by American Airlines, the largest carrier out of PHL. The hourly wage increases 3 to 12…
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Temple University Launches Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program at College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts recently announced the launch of the Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program, an invitation-only scholarship intended to attract elite students to Temple University. Set to officially begin in fall 2022, the program will award scholarships to the most academically accomplished and ambitious students and provide them with a range of experiential learning opportunities—including research,…
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Frontier-Spirit Merger Looks Like a Win-Win for Philadelphia Region
Now that Frontier and Spirit Airlines are planning to merge, what does that mean for air travelers in the Philadelphia region? Some analysts believe the deal means a more competitive carrier, according to Triangle Business Journal. “We think the two companies will be able to compete more aggressively with the larger airlines once they combine,”…
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Simply Good Jars Sees 1,200% Sales Jump. Now What? How About a Spot at Wawa?
Everything’s looking up for Simply Good Jars, the Philadelphia startup that offers pre-made salads. Ever since they appeared in March on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank”, sales have grown a whopping 1,200%, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Now they’re testing their product in select Wawa stores, 30 of them, actually, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,…
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2 Philadelphia Airport Airlines Looking to Combine Into 5th Largest in Country
The second and fourth-largest airlines operating out of Philadelphia International Airport are looking to combine, writes Jensen Werley for Philadelphia Business Journal. Frontier Group Holdings Inc., parent company of Frontier Airlines, is buying Spirit Airlines for $3 billion. If the deal is approved, the combined airline would be the fifth-largest in the U.S. It would…
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With Loan Paid Off, Philadelphia Airport Explores Private Control of Parking
Philadelphia International Airport is working toward privatizing airport parking so it can expand its freight handling and install a new high-tech parking system, writes Tom MacDonald for WHYY. The airport wants to close an economy parking lot to expand the freight handling but an agreement with the state-governed Philadelphia Parking Authority didn’t allow it. The…
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American Drops 800 March Flights at PHL, But Is Still Ahead From a Year Ago
The prolonged effects of COVID-19 on the airline industry have led to 800 flights being canceled in March at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) by American Airlines Group, writes Connor Penegar for Philadelphia Business Journal. Even so, American is still offering 1,791 more flights at PHL this March than it did a year earlier. The Philadelphia…
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Plans for a Super Wawa Along Delaware River Dropped Amid Opposition
A super Wawa store fronting the Delaware River along South Columbus Blvd. in Philadelphia is out, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Developer Bart Blatstein will instead build an expanded retail center. “The market needs more retail and I’m going to scrap the Wawa plan and do more retail,” he said. “The economics are…
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Delco Housing Listings up 3% in December, But Overall, Still Not Much Out There
It’s going to be a challenge looking for a home in the Philadelphia region in the next few months as the supply of available houses remains at record lows, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Delaware County was the only county that saw an increase in new listings in December, rising 3%, while listings…
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Neither the Pandemic Nor Labor Shortages Could Mute Phila.’s 2021 Venture Capital Boom
Despite the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and labor shortages, Philadelphia experienced a venture capital boom in 2021, write Taylor Allen and Mike D’Onofrio for Axios. According to the Philadelphia Alliance of Capital and Technologies (PACT), last year was “the highest market we have ever hit,” which placed the City of Brotherly Love in…
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What Pandemic? Holiday Philly Air Travel Nearly Hits Pre-Pandemic Levels
Passenger volume at Philadelphia International Airport over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday was up, reaching 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the same time period, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. PHL is forecasting 925,699 passengers from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4, down only 20 percent from the 1.5 million that flew over…
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Here’s How Our Area Looked When the Lenape Lived in Philadelphia
Today’s Native American population in Philadelphia stands at a mere .36 percent, yet the region was once home to the Lenape (translated as “Original People”), a flourishing community, writes Amy Cohen for hiddencityphila.org. Now there’s a map on display at the Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown showing how the land looked before Europeans drove…
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Eagles Fan and Columnist Announces New Year’s Sports Resolutions
Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist David Murphy is just like any other Eagles fan—a “hard-working 9-to-5er who wants 2022 to be a year where I’m a better version of myself.” Here then, are the first annual resolutions from a hypothetical Eagles fan, writes David Murphy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. I will look carefully at the rest…
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Philadelphia Mummers Parade Named ‘Best Holiday Parade’ By USA Today 10best Readers’ Choice Awards
Welcome the new year with an old favorite! On January 1, 2022, 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…
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