Philadelphia Region
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American Airlines Cuts Flights to Cover Weather, Labor Shortage, Traveler Uptick
Bad weather, a labor shortage, and a sudden surge in travelers have forced American Airlines to cancel some of its flights through mid-July, reports Katherine Scott for 6abc.com. The most impact has been felt at American’s Dallas-Fort Worth hub. Philadelphia Airport is a major hub for the airline. “Oh it’s crazy, everyone wants to get…
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U.S. News and World Report: CHOP’s Second-Best Hospital in America
For the third consecutive year, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has ranked second on U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the country’s top children’s hospitals, writes Hannah Kanik for the Philly Voice. To determine these rankings, U.S. News and World Report gathered clinical data from close to 200 medical centers, measuring patient safety,…
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Major Cargo Expansion at Airport Brings Jobs, Business to Philadelphia Region
Expansion of the Philadelphia International Airport’s air cargo capacity brings the promise of new jobs and business to the region, writes Michael Tanenbaum for phillyvoice.com. The airport is adding 136 acres to its air cargo facility in the coming years. That’s triple the air cargo square footage from 600,000 square feet to 1.4 million square…
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Wawa’s Next Thing, a Stadium Store in Philly That Sells Beer
Never one to rest on its laurels, Wawa has moved on from its spotlight moment on Mare of Easttown to announce its first-ever stadium store within Philadelphia’s city limits that will sell beer, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The store, at 2600 Penrose Avenue, is less than two miles from the South Philly…
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‘Taking the Summer Off.’ Worker Shortages Hitting Local Companies
A business owner in Delaware County needs a property maintenance technician. If these were normal times, he’d get about 20 applications the first day the job was posted. He got two, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Many workers have decided to lay low this summer until their extended unemployment benefits through President Biden’s…
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Wawa: Big Enough and Beloved Enough to Offer the Pope His Choice of Hoagie
The cult of Wawa represents the best of what Philadelphia has to offer, writes Meghan McCarron for eater.com. When the pope visited Philadelphia in 2015, Wawa was heavily involved. The mayor promised the pontifex his choice of hoagie. Wawa had water during Mass, fed first responders and had a cardboard Bishop of Rome so people…
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Apprentices With Delaware County Tie-Ins Brings Philly Ship Yard Prosperity
An apprenticeship program at the Philadelphia Ship Yard is bringing in a new generation of workers, helped along by Delaware County Community College, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Shipyard is seeing an uptick in employment, with 400 employees there now compared to 200 in January. Its goal is 1,400 by 20222. Bryan…
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Bloomberg: Best Options for Amtrak Lie Between Washington and Boston
Amtrak’s key to long-term future success is to think of itself as a regional railroad, specifically, a northeastern railroad, writes Matthew Yglesias for Bloomberg.com. The trick is to identify routes that have the highest return on investments. Those would be ones that generate large increases in ridership, reducing dependency on federal subsidies. A best place…
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Philly Sour Beer Yeast Big Hit Among Local Breweries – and Beyond
Philly Sour, a new beer yeast found in a Philadelphia cemetery and isolated in the brewing sciences lab at the University of the Sciences, is winning accolades from the local beer industry and beyond, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The yeast is being lauded both for the sour flavor it gives the beer,…
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Clang, Clang, Clang Went the Totally Modernized SEPTA Trolley
SEPTA is spending $203 million in the next 12 years to modernize its trolley system, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It would spend $30 million in fiscal year 2022, beginning July 1 through June 30 next year. “We are moving forward, figuring a way,” said Leslie S. Richards, SEPTA’s general manager. “This program…
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SEPTA Lifting Capacity Limits on All Vehicles Next Month
Starting on June 1, SEPTA will eliminate all COVID-19 related capacity limits on trains, buses, and trolleys, writes Dan Stamm for NBC10. The decision was made due to the growing number of vaccinated people and the decreasing number of new COVID-19 cases. However, the transit agency will follow the recommendation of the Centers for Disease…
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Wawa Founding Family Gives $25 Million Gift to CHOP for Fetal Medicine Program
The founding family of Wawa, Inc. has given a $25 million donation to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s fetal medicine program, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 25-year-old Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment was opened to treat children with birth defects before they are born. The Center is being renamed The Richard D.…
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WIP’s Spike Eskin Sees Similarities Between Philly and New York as He Takes New Job
WIP’s Spike Eskin, a Delaware County resident, was torn between his love of Philadelphia and a chance to replace Mark Chernoff, longtime program director at the New York sports talk radio station, WFAN. Eskin, brand manager at SportsRadio 94 WIP in Philadelphia, decided to go for it, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. “It…
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Step Away Slowly From the Italian Shorti. There Are Healthy Options at Wawa
Wawa is not the first place you think of for healthy eating but those options exist, writes Amy Von Sydow Green for phillymag.com. Here’s some healthy possibilities, though choices may vary depending on availability. Breakfast The healthiest breakfast sandwich is an egg white omelet sandwich with avocado on whole wheat. It fills you up, but…
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New SEPTA Dashboard Tells Riders How Likely It Is They Will Find a Seat
Commuters will soon see seat availability on SEPTA vehicles with SEPTA’s new Estimated Seat Availability Dashboard, writes Hannah Kanik for the Philly Voice. The dashboard runs on the transit authority’s website. Riders now can get seat information on most bus routes. It will expand to cover all SEPTA’s modes of travel in the future. That…
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Despite Infrastructure Talk, State Funding Uncertainty Has SEPTA Nervous
SEPTA has a Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Budget and a 12-Year Program. Both layout its vision to continue infrastructure improvements and new projects, writes David C. Lester for the RT&S. Funding from Pennsylvania Act 89 of 2013 has allowed SEPTA to make progress on its repair needs in recent years. But because state funding is…
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‘Mare’ Actress Sosie Bacon Talks About Her Ties to the Philadelphia Area
Actress Sosie Bacon, appearing in “Mare of Easttown”, recently recalled fondly her time in the Philadelphia area, writes Michael Tanenbaum for phillyvoice.com. Sosie Bacon, daughter of Hollywood couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, showed up in Mare’s second episode as a recovering drug addict seeking custody of her son. The 29-year-old spent her early years…
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Florida Reigns Supreme as Favorite Flying Destination for Philadelphians
After a pandemic-defined year spent mostly cooped up at home, Philadelphians are starting to travel once again – and most are choosing Florida and Orlando for their destination, writes David Murrell for Philadelphia Magazine. According to the online flight-booking service Hopper, Miami and Orlando are the two most-booked destinations from the Philadelphia region in the…
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