Sharon Hill
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This Delaware County Athlete Was in a League of Her Own
Production is underway on Amazon’s new series, “A League of Their Own” based on the 1992 film about a professional women’s baseball league formed during World War II. The league existed until it was disbanded in 1954. What’s not generally known is that a former Sharon Hill woman, Gertrude “Gertie” Dunn, was a shortstop in…
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Sorority Sisters Rally for Democratic VP Nominee Kamala Harris
Members of the oldest Black sorority in the country are rallying to champion one of their sisters, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris, writes Melanie Burney for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The more than 300,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are raising money for the Biden-Harris campaign and working to get out the vote.…
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Regina Young Is New to Politics and the 185th District’s First African American Primary Winner
With campaigning at a minimum due to the coronavirus and people distracted, it seemed like a Primary Election that would see incumbents returned to office, writes Max Marin for billypenn.com. But in the 185th District, covering Darby, Colwyn, Sharon Hill and Southwest Philadelphia, voters went in a different direction. Regina Young, a 46-year-old Democrat with…
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Pa. Ballet’s Sharon Hill Warehouse Holds A Lot of ‘Nutcracker’ Magic, Including a Renovated Christmas Tree
A warehouse in Sharon Hill holds much of the Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ magic, including a recently refurbished Christmas tree, writes Ellen Dunkel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The tree, built in 2002, underwent nearly $100,000 in upgrades. Fixed were thinning foliage and a bottom section of lights that would no longer turn on. “At the right…
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With This Halloween Wine in a Coffin, Guess You Don’t Have to Let It Breathe.
In keeping with the “spirit” of Halloween, the Sharon Hill founder of Nationwide Wine & Spirits is marketing a wine that is packaged in a coffin box, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Silvio Lelli, originally from Havertown, has a wine from Spain called Actum Sinister, a full-bodied dark red wine made from grapes…
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This Academy Park High School Athlete Is Proving That He Can Do It All
If there’s such a thing as a renaissance man in sports, then Barry Brown at Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill is him, writes Phil Anastasia for The Philadelphia Inqurier. “We call him ‘Bugs Bunny’ because he can do everything,” Academy Park football coach Jason Vosheski said. “He’s just a fantastic all-around player.” He’s…
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Pharmaceutical Business Sale Means Sharon Hill Plant Closing, 35 Jobs Eliminated
Acro Pharmaceutical Services is eliminating 35 positions in Delaware County next month as a result of the closure of its plant in Sharon Hill, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Earlier this month, Acro’s parent organization, Premier of Charlotte, N.C., agreed to sell its specialty pharmacy business to a CVS Health subsidiary, ProCare Pharmacy,…
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Man Renovates Building in Sharon Hill to House Homeless Veterans
Antonio Hayward, a property manager from Harrisburg, is renovating a building in Sharon Hill to house homeless veterans, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Hayward has been working on the building on the 400 block of Sharon Avenue for nearly two years. He is creating three two-bedroom-apartment units and hopes to finish in a…
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Arnold Brothers from Sharon Hill to Be Inducted Into Sports Hall of Fame
Sharon Hill native Geoff Arnold and his older brother, the late Chris Arnold – both star athletes at Darby Township High School – will be inducted into the Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, writes Donald Hunt for The Philadelphia Tribune. Geoff, now an assistant basketball coach at Saint Joseph’s University,…
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Academy Park Alumni Return to School to Help Students ‘See Past High School’
On a recent Saturday morning, Academy Park High School welcomed back more than two dozen alumni to speak to current students about professional career paths after high school, including acting, steamfitting, medical research, and criminal justice, writes Kevin Tustin for the News of Delaware County. More than 100 students from all grade levels attended the…
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