Radnor
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Founder of Radnor Investment Firm New Board Chairman of University City Science Center
The University City Science Center, which oversees three million square feet of offices, labs, stores and apartments for Penn, Drexel, CHOP and other big institutions, has tapped Mike DiPiano, co-founder of the 20-year-old, Radnor-based NewSpring investment group, as its new board chairman, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. DiPiano swaps titles with Craig…
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Radnor Commissioners OK 25-year Lease With Willows Park Preserve to Renovate Historic Mansion
The Radnor Board of Commissioners approved a new 25-year lease on June 24 with the Willows Park Preserve, a nonprofit group that plans to renovate the 100-year-old mansion in the park that’s fallen on hard times, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. Under the new lease, the Willows Park Preserve will seek arboretum…
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Memoir Takes an Intimate Look Inside Life at Ardrossan Estate
For decades, Janny Scott’s grandmother, Helen Hope Montgomery Scott, and her husband, Edgar, presided over Ardrossan, an 800-acre Villanova estate established by the Montgomery family in 1912, writes Melissa Jacobs for mainlinetoday. It was the Main Line’s Downton Abbey, a 50-room manor laden with art and antiques, where glamorous people lived glamorous lives. Ardrossan was…
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Radnor Man’s Cancer Fundraising Bike Ride Is Also a Spiritual Journey
This is the fifth year that Michael McIntyre, 68, of Radnor has been riding to raise money for the Great Cycle Challenge USA to fight childhood cancer, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. “My father-in-law had a five year bout with liver cancer and died in his early 50s,” he said. McIntyre dedicated his first ride…
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Radnor Board of Commissioners Nixes New Wawa
All five members of the Radnor Board of Commissioners present Monday night voted against a new Wawa convenience store with gas pumps for the corner of Lancaster and Aberdeen avenues, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. Plans for the Wawa had drawn opposition from nearby neighbors who fought against it for more than a year. In…
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Meet the Legislator From Delco Who Knows About Student Debt and Wants to Tackle It
When State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (165) left West Chester University in 2011, she was the first in her family to earn a college diploma, earning a dual degree in history and education. She also left college with a $36,000 debt, the average college debt in Pennsylvania, writes John Baer for inquirer.com. Now, 29, she’s a…
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Radnor Municipal Building Holds Museum for Delco Sports Legends
From world-class equestrians who competed at Devon, to world-famous competitors who once called Delaware County home, the museum inside the Radnor Township Municipal Building has memorabilia and photos of some truly inspiring athletes, reports Pat Gallen for CBS3. “The common denominator, the common theme is that these are Delaware County athletes that achieved something on…
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It’s Radnor’s First Trolley Tour of History
Lucky residents were transported back in time May 19 aboard a trolley historical tour of Radnor Township, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. Historian Greg Prichard guided 72 people on two tours offered by the Radnor Historical Society, in conjunction with the Radnor Memorial Library, sponsored by Pennsylvania Trust. The trolley visited the neighborhoods of Wayne…
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Cabrini Men’s Lacrosse Takes National Title, First For University
A Cabrini defense fifth in the nation did the job as the Cavaliers, Cabrini’s men’s lacrosse team, finished the season first in the nation, writes Matthew DeGeorge for the Daily Times. The team took on the Amherst Mammoths in the NCAA Division III championship game. The concern was Lower Merion graduate Evan Wolf, who’d scored…
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Korean War Veteran To Be Radnor Parade Grand Marshal
A decorated Korean War veteran will be grand marshal for the Radnor Memorial Day Parade, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. The parade begins Monday, May 27, 9:45 a.m., at the Radnor Financial Center and concludes at the Radnor War Memorial. Richard Guyer, 88, formerly of Wayne, was a Marine staff sergeant who…
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Radnor-Based Avantor IPO Most Valuable Seen in Years
Avantor, a drug-laboratory equipment and chemical supplier, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Friday, raising about $3 billion for investors with an initial public stock offering of $14 a share that closed at $14.48, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for philly.com. It is one of the most valuable IPOs by a Philadelphia-area company in…
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Radnor Alum Named to Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
A Radnor High School alum was one of two Main Line natives inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. Colby Cohen, a star ice hockey player who won a state championship with Radnor High School, was inducted April 30. Cohen’s hockey career saw him play Division…
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Ardrossan Estate Lot Plan Leads to Rapid Sales
Eddie Scott has a new approach to develop the Ardrossan Farms in Radnor, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Scott divided the property into 64 1.25-acre lots and priced them at $1.5 million. Prospective purchasers could combine sites if they wanted a bigger plot and donate a portion to be preserved by the North American…
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Radnor Planning Commission Rejects New Wawa
The Radnor Planning Commission denied a proposal May 6 by Wawa to build a new store and gas station on Lancaster Avenue at Aberdeen Avenue, writes Natalie Kosteni for the Philadelphia Business Journal The board’s action didn’t necessarily bring the project to an end, but issues will need to be resolved before it can move…
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Which County Schools Rank Among Top 10 Schools in PA?
Radnor and Strath Haven high schools earned highest marks among county schools in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of secondary education institutions, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The publication’s 2019 Best High Schools Rankings places Radnor at No. 3 in Pennsylvania and 237 in the nation, with Strath Haven…
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Residents in Newtown, Radnor Townships Not Fans of Delco Christian’s Proposed Athletic Field
Delaware County Christian School and its developers are hoping to build an athletic field on campus, but have discovered that some residents in nearby Newtown and Radnor townships are not fans of the idea, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal would turn two grass athletic fields into a professional field with lights,…
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Two Student-Journalists at Radnor High School Win State Press Awards
Two student-journalists at Radnor High School’s newspaper, The Radnorite, earned 2019 Student Keystone Press Awards, writes Max Bennett for the Radnor Patch. Junior Ava Blumer won first place in Feature Photo for “High School Bonfire,” a photo of the school’s celebration held before the football team’s matchup with long-standing rival Lower Merion. It was featured…
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Carroll Grad Emerges as Quality Role Player for NBA’s Miami Heat
Although his professional career got off to an inauspicious start, Chester native and Archbishop Carroll graduate Derrick Jones Jr. has emerged as a quality role player for the NBA’s Miami Heat, writes Sam DiGiovanni for Hoops Habit. Jones played just one season at UNLV before going undrafted in 2016. He eventually signed with the Phoenix…
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