Philadelphia Region
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New Video Announces Delaware County and Philadelphia Region Are Ready for Hospitality, Events, Tourism
In preparation for the summer season, a new video produced by Oliveto Media touts Southeastern Pennsylvania’s readiness for hospitality, events, and tourism. The video features representatives from local businesses and organization including Steve Byrne, Executive Director of Visit Delco PA;Mike Bowman, President and CEO of Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, and Susan Hamley, Executive…
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Beyond Restaurants, Here Are Other Local Black-Owned Businesses You Might Want to Check Out
Yesterday, DELCO.Today offered a database of black-owned Philadelphia area restaurants that included five eateries in Delaware County. Featured were Chick-A-Boom in Folcroft, Kings and Queens Liberian Cuisine, Le Mandingue , both n Upper Darby, Shugar Shack Soul Food in Glenolden, and The Tattooed Pig / Red Onion Gourmet Home Meals in Aston. But other black-owned businesses…
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Bloomberg: Protests Over George Floyd’s Death Bring Grim Realities of Racial Disparity in America Into Spotlight
Protests over the death of an unarmed African American man at the hands of police have brought other grim realities of America’s racial disparity into the spotlight, including the fact that African Americans are lagging behind other groups in almost every economic measure, writes Catarina Saraiva for Bloomberg. In Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed,…
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Pandemic Brings Changes to Philadelphia International Airport
Travelers visiting the Philadelphia International Airport should brace for changes from the pandemic, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We have to create a situation to enable them to avoid crowds and limit interactions. And we have to give people the power to control their own journey,” says James Tyrrell, the airport’s chief revenue…
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Can You Name the Top Tourist Attraction in the Philadelphia Region?
So when everyone is free again to roam about again, what attractions are you going to want to see in the Philadelphia region? Here’s the top 10 most popular Philadelphia region tourist attractions based on 2019 visitors, according to Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. They are: (from least visited to most): Franklin Square in…
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Region Sees Its Score Fall on Social Distancing Scoreboard
Despite the coronavirus still representing a threat throughout the state, the Philadelphia suburbs has seen its scores on the Social Distancing Scoreboard go down in recent days. The interactive Scoreboard has been created by Unacast to “empower organizations to measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives at the local level.” This is updated…
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Pandemic Wreaks Havoc on Longwood Garden’s Spring Season
As we warm into spring, another victim of the pandemic emerges, Longwood Gardens and other public gardens, writes Fran Maye for dailylocal.com. Earlier this year, Longwood Gardens was projecting 1.5 million visitors by the end of 2020. Now it appears attendance will be at an all-time low. This has had an impact on Longwood’s 500…
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Neumann Alumna Describes Hospital Work in Philadelphia During a Pandemic
Life for Neumann University alumna Krista McAndress is quite different these days as a medical laboratory scientist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She works with point-of-care testing, using hand-held lab devices to detect the COVID-19 virus through nasal swabbing. Jefferson Hospital uses the Abbott ID NOW™ point-of-care testing system, which provides molecular results…
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State Says: Philadelphia Region COVID-19 Cases Too High to Lift Restrictions Right Now
The Philadelphia region is reporting too many new cases of COVID-19 to be eligible right now for a phased-in lessening of restrictions, said Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine in an April 23 press briefing. Hospitals in that region are still challenged because of a higher level of COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia and its suburbs.…
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Delaware River Named 2020 River of the Year for Its Environmental Turnaround
The Delaware River can proudly call itself the 2020 River of the Year, as named by American Rivers, a national organization that protects U.S. rivers, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Phillyvoice.com. American Rivers releases an annual report describing how America’s major rivers are doing. The Delaware was recognized for a dramatic turnaround in the last 75…
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Retiring Woman Pilot With 39-Year Career Wouldn’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
When the military rejected her request to be a military pilot when she was 17 because she was a woman, Capt. Pati Marsh pursued a piloting career in the private sector instead, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now, after 39 years of flying to 18 countries and 44 states, Cap. Pati Marsh…
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700 Volunteers Needed to Help Non-Coronavirus Patients at Glen Mills School Alternative Care Site
Delaware County government has an urgent need for 700 volunteers to help run an alternative care site at the Glen Mills School. The site will be a medical facility for an expected overflow of non-coronavirus patients as hospitals in the region are inundated with COVID-19 cases. The Glen Mills facility is being set up by…
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Governor Orders Everyone in Delaware County to ‘Stay at Home’
Everyone in Delaware County has been ordered to stay at home by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf as of 8 p.m. Monday, March 23. The order will continue until April 6, 2020. The hope is to stop the spread of COVID-19 cases which has been steadily rising in the state, threatening to overwhelm the healthcare system.…
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COVID-19 Restrictions Lead to Philadelphia Airport Layoffs
The pandemic and its chilly effect on travel have hit hundreds of low-wage Philadelphia International Airport workers who are being laid off, writes Juliana Feliciano Reyes and Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. 32BJ SEIU, representing 1,400 subcontract workers, estimates layoffs for 600 to 1,000 of its workersm 50 to 80 percent of its membership.…
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When Physical Stores Close, On Line Memories of Brands Fade As Well, Data Shows
The loss of brick and mortar stores is also apparently having an effect on our ability to remember the stores online, writes Christopher Zera for fastcompany.com. Online searches for places like Kmart and other legacy retail brands have been declining for the past three years, according to new data from Google search analytics firm SEMrush.…
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Philadelphia Union Contributes to Philadelphia Effort to Win Hosting Rights for 2026 World Cup
The Philadelphia Union soccer team in Chester has offered up a $1 million grant in the hopes of attracting the World Cup to Philadelphia in 2026, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Another $1 million grant came from the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association and the Philadelphia Comcast Corp. executive David L. Cohen chairs…
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Wawa’s Dinner Options Could Soon Include Burgers, Waffle Fries and Chicken Sandwiches
Wawa is testing new food options like hamburgers, waffle fries and breaded chicken sandwiches at six select stores, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. An offering of burgers and breaded chicken sandwiches would have Wawa competing against national chains like McDonald’s, Burger King and Shake Shack. “We are testing new options specifically for dinner…
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Coronavirus Screenings Now at Philadelphia Airport, Free Library Cancels Chinese New Year Events
Screening travelers for the coronavirus has now expanded to Philadelphia International Airport, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The enhanced screening will allow the Centers for Disease Control to detect the coronovirus and quickly respond to people entering the country with symptoms. It will also educate travelers about what to do if symptoms develop.…
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