Philadelphia Region
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Expecting More In-Person Work in the New Year, SEPTA Expands Regional Rail Service
Anticipating that more people may be returning to in-person work in the new year, SEPTA has altered its Regional Rail service to accommodate those returning commuters, writes Mike D’Onofrio for Axios. On Sunday, Dec.19, SEPTA restored service on the suburban regional rail line to 75 percent of pre-pandemic levels, up from 65 percent. You can…
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Philadelphia Airport Will Use Federal Infrastructure Funds for Cargo Expansion
Philadelphia airports will receive millions in federal aid in fiscal year 2022 from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act signed into law last Wednesday, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation will receive two allocations of aid–$30.72 million for Philadelphia International Airport and $763,000 for Northeast Philadelphia Airport. PHL…
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Airline’s Ready to ‘Spirit’ You Away on 7 New Nonstop Routes Out of Philly
Spirit Airlines has seven new nonstop routes across the US and the Caribbean flying out of Philadelphia International Airport writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Florida-based carrier brings daily service to New Orleans on Feb. 16. It will launch four flights per week to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico while increasing service to Cancun starting…
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Where Do You Go When You Gotta Go in Philly? An Upper Darby Native Has an App for That!
Hugo Bucci, formerly of Upper Darby, has become all things bathroom in Philadelphia. “Philly bathrooms are officially my legacy. Wouldn’t have it any other way,” Bucci joked in a Reddit post. The 29-year-old data analyst created Where2Go, a free iPhone app that shows you where public bathrooms are in Philadelphia, writes Michaela Winberg for Billy Penn.…
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No Strike for Suburban SEPTA Drivers; Teantive Contract Deal Reached
A strike has been averted for SEPTA’s suburban operators with a tentative SEPTA contract agreement reached, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new SEPTA contract for 365 members of SMART Local 1594 expires 12:01 a.m. Friday. The union had considered a strike over mandatory overtime rules. The union members operate SEPTA’s buses, trolleys,…
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American Airlines to Up European Travel Routes to Meet Pent Up Demand
It’s looking a lot rosier in 2022 for American Airlines’ Philadelphia hub when it comes to European travel. In fact, the airline projects the summer of 2022 will look a lot like the pre-pandemic days of summer 2019, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Everybody who didn’t go to Rome in 2020, in 2021,…
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Inflation Where It Hurts–Hoagies, Cheesesteaks, Soft Pretzels
Providers and consumers of Philadelphia’s favorite foods are feeling the effects of inflation, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Individual soft pretzels are over a dollar from a previous 75 cents. At Philly Pretzel Factory in Boothwyn, pretzels that were five for $3.75 in June are now five for $5.25. A worker attributed…
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Philly Airport Gets Back International Passengers as Restrictions Lift
Philadelphia International Airport will see more international passengers now that the U.S. reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers overseas, but flight routes to other countries canceled from the restrictions won’t be back until 2022, writes Mike D’Onofrio for axios.com. United States borders have now been reopened to international passengers from more than 30 countries.…
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6ABC Anchor Jim Gardner to Retire After 44 Years of Bringing News to Region
Jim Gardner, a longtime 6ABC anchor and familiar face in Philadelphia local news for 44 years, will retire at the end of the next year, writes Rob Tornoe for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gardner plans to dial back his schedule beginning in January when he will no longer be hosting the 11 p.m. edition of 6ABC’s…
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Philadelphia International Airport Sees Scheduled Flights Drop by 21%
Flights scheduled and completed in the fourth quarter declined more at Philadelphia International Airport than at other airports with 10,000 or more scheduled flights, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Scheduled flights at PHL have decreased 21.3% since early August, according to aviation analyst Cirium. There were 36,000 flights planned out of PHL as…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Hosts Mental Health/Wellness Expo Friday
Child Guidance Resource Centers is hosting a Mental Health & Wellness Expo from State Rep. Mike Zabel on Friday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Expo will take place in the lobby at 2000 Old West Chester Pike, Havertown, the headquarters for Child Guidance Resource Centers. This is a great opportunity for…
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2 Connected to Delaware County Join List of 76 Influencers in Philadelphia Region
Two people with Delaware County connections are on a list of “The 76 Most Influential People in Philadelphia” from Philadelphia Magazine. The list celebrates the influential who have “made moves that shape where we’ve been, and those who, in the year ahead, will have the biggest role in determining our future,” reports the Philadelphia…
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Delco’s Zac’s Burgers Joining New Kitchen Hub Concept in Philly
Delaware County-based Zac’s Burgers is joining a new kitchen hub concept in Philadelphia with a working title “Philadelphia Cookhouse,” writes Laura Smythe and Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The venture is a partnership between hospitality company MBB Management and the Cescaphe Event Group. The project would eventually bring seven Philadelphia area recognizable restauranteurs together…
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These Philadelphia Flyers Are Being Paid the Most in the 2021-22 Season
Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes will be earning $9 million for the 2021-22 season, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. For the second straight year he will be the highest-paid player on the team. Hayes is starting the third year of a seven-year contract. It’s expected abdominal surgery will keep him out of…
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California Hot Sauce Co. Wants to Know: Who Makes the Best Philly Cheesesteak?
Truff Hot Sauce Company in California is offering $10,000 to the cheesesteak maker that can secure the most votes for Top Philly Cheesesteak, writes Brooks Holton for Philly Voice. The company is asking people in the Philadelphia region to cast their vote for favorite cheesesteak through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13, on Truff’s website.…
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No Brainer: When It’s Philly Military Guy vs. Florida Alligator, Who Do You *Think* Comes Out on Top?
As if a Florida alligator is any match for an Army-trained Philadelphian. As. If. Eugene Bozzi, an Orlando-area transplant from the Philadelphia region, is now in the national spotlight for his casual eviction of a huge reptile in an everyday trash can. CBS3 Philly covered the serviceman’s above-and-beyond service. The Instagram video — which has…
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Ending Ban on European Travel Will Help Philly’s Airport and Airlines
Philadelphia Airport and airline officials are welcoming plans by the Biden Administration to ease restrictions on European travel in early November, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We still are down about 30% when you look at what our numbers were in 2019,” PHL CEO Chellie Cameron said, “and the biggest reason for that…
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Smoky Mountains’ Fall Foliage Prediction: The 2021 Annual Autumnal Beauty Pageant Isn’t Far Off
The Smoky Mountains’ Fall Foliage Prediction has good news for local lovers of the great outdoors. Alyssa Adams covered the report’s timing of 2021’s autumnal beauty for CBS3 Philly. The Smoky Mountains’ 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map says that leaves in our part of Pennsylvania will be at their prime in the October 18-25 timeframe.…
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