Springfield
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Craft Beer Store Oktoberfest Set Sept. 23 in Springfield
The annual Craft Beer Store Oktoberfest takes place Saturday, Sept. 23, from noon until 8 PM. Throughout the day, guests can sample beers from all around Germany, including the keg tapping of Ayinger’s Oktoberfest Marzen and Weinstephaner’s Festbier Lager. The Craft Beer Store, located at 35 Baltimore Pike in Springfield, will also offer a special…
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Former Lafayette Basketball Coach Fran O’Hanlon Now at Cardinal O’Hara
Former Lafayette College basketball coach Fran O’Hanlon, who retired in 2022, decided he can’t stay away from the Catholic League so you’ll find him now working as the boys’ basketball coach at Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, writes Jim Swan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. O’Hanlon, 74, a veteran in the Philadelphia basketball community, was…
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Springfield Lacrosse Player Makes Academic All-Area Team
Belle Mastropietro from Springfield ranks as one of Temple University’s most accomplished athletes in recent history, reports owlsports.com. Now she’s been named one of the 12 student-athletes on the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area women’s lacrosse team. Members of the team are nominated and voted on by the sports information offices of 30 area institutions of higher…
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It’s Craft Beer Store Envy in Springfield Thanks to Father-Son Duo
It’s hard to believe that it’s just a father and son running a Springfield storefront known simply as Craft Beer Store, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. After all, the place has over 40 beers on tap. It sells more imports than most places in Pennsylvania, yet it’s easy to miss along Baltimore Pike.…
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Marines Give First-Person Accounts of Fighting in Iraq in New Book
Retired Marine Lt. Col David E. Kelly from Springfield recently published his second volume of interviews with combat Marines deployed to Iraq, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. He was one of two Marine Corps field historians sent there to conduct the interviews, “First Fights in Fallujah” includes interviews with infantrymen, tankers, helicopter crews,…
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Springfield Mall Owner Sees Strong Sales and Mall Occupancy, But a Large Debt
PREIT CEO Joseph F Coradino reports the firm is seeing high mall occupancy, strong sales, and foot traffic closer to 2019, levels, Even so, PREIT, owner of the Springfield Mall, and the largest mall owner in Pennsylvania. is doing everything it can to reduce a nearly $1 billion debt load coming due at the end…
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Paisano’s Closes 25-Year Location But Plans to Reopen Elsewhere
A 25-year Delaware County icon, Johnny Paisano’s restaurant at 226 Baltimore Pike in Springfield, closed its doors at its longtime location April 2 but its owners promise the restaurant is not gone for good, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. “We’re closing our doors here, but we’re not going away by any means,” Johnny…
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With a Healthy Motive and $100, Tanika Casimir Created a Delco Skincare Line
It doesn’t seem possible to start a skincare and home goods brand with just $100, but that’s what Tanika Casimir did with Elizabeth Peyton Creations operating out of Springfield, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Casimir started creating products to give her mom some clean alternatives after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, eliminating…
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Minnie the Elephant Has Taken Her Last Stroll Through Springfield
Minnie the Elephant was retired in 2019 after 30 years of walking in Springfield’s 4th of July parade, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Springfield Republican Party chairman Michael Puppio said the decision was reached after discussion with scientific experts. Stephanie Curson was shocked to learn that an elephant walked in a parade near…
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Vera’s Water Ice Remains a Springfield Family Tradition
A 30-year institution in Springfield Township, Vera’s Water Ice, has a new owner, write Peg DeGRassa for the Daily Times. The popular water ice and ice cream shop will keep a tradition of opening on Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m., shortly before Springfield’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. The new owners are Rich Gallo, his wife…
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Donation Honors Dr. Trout, Victim of Springfield Mall Shooting
Dr.Trout, a Springfield doctor who died from the Springfield Mall attacks of 1985 was remembered recently when an anonymous donor gave $15,000 for emergency equipment to Springfield police, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. E. Earl Trout was a beloved physician injured Oct. 30, 1985 when Sylvia Seegrist, who suffered from a mental health…
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Shake Shack Officially Opens Today, Dec. 27, in Springfield
Shake Shack Springfield opens at 11 AM today, Dec. 27, at 950 Baltimore Pike. It is the ninth Shake Shack location in Pennsylvania. To celebrate opening day, the first 100 guests visiting the popular New York-based burger chain will receive Shake Shack-branded beanies and ‘Delco’ Shake Shack-branded stickers. Shake Shack Springfield will also donate $1…
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Aqua Invests $1.6 Million in Main Replacement Project in Delaware County
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced a $1.6 million main replacement project is underway in Springfield. This investment is part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program to improve reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. Crews are working to replace 6,089 feet of aging 6-inch water mains with new 6-and 8-inch ductile iron water mains, which are more…
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Joseph McFadden, Once Cardinal O’Hara’s President, Exchanged Basketball for the Priesthood
The eulogy for Bishop Joe McFadden could have opened in so many ways, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The former president of Cardinal O’Hara High School and a priest at St. Laurence in Highland Park, McFadden also had a brief but memorable tenure as Harrisburg’s bishop. Instead, the eulogy opened with basketball. Until…
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See Who’s Got the Wealthiest Zip Codes in Delaware County, and Why
Villanova had the wealthiest zip code among Delaware County communities in the Philadelphia region, according to a report by Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Journal reviewed 2017 income and population statistics to come up with its list of the 50 wealthiest zip codes in the Philadelphia region. Villanova ranked third on the list…
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Caroline Kilgore to Get Historial Marker in Springfield
Caroline Kilgore, a woman who achieved several firsts, will be honored with a historical marker in Springfield Township by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice. Caroline Burnham Kilgore (1838–1909) who died in Swarthmore, was the first woman admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, the first woman to practice in…
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#3 Pirate at Jersey Shore Attraction Once Greeted Visitors at Playtown Park in Springfield
A massive fiberglass pirate at Playland’s Castaway Cove in Ocean City, N.J., once greeted visitors at Playtown Park on Baltimore Pike in Springfield, writes Tom Gralish for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The pirate is one of the many optional modifications of the Paul Bunyan figures that became popular in the 1960s. These and similar giant figures…
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Ben Feld Carved a Path Through Springfield to Play Ultimate Tourney in Amateur Golf
Ben Feld worked his way to the ultimate event in amateur golf, the U.S. Amateur Championship in Paramus, New Jersey, through the Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, writes Matt Leon for KYW Newsradio. Feld has been the head men’s golf coach at Drexel University since 2016. He won the July 13 qualifying tournament at…
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