Swarthmore
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Crozer Closings Prompt Emergency Service Tax in Swarthmore
Swarthmore Borough now has an emergency service tax to cover rising EMS costs after the closure of Crozer Health, writes Henry Savage and Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The tax was implemented on Nov. 10 by the Swarthmore Borough Council as the borough faces budget shortfalls and rising service costs. The tax will impose…
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Swarthmore’s Heart & Soul’d Supports Foster and Adoption Families
Terry Crossan and Kristen Mancini are on a mission to support families involved with adoption through their nonprofit thrift store in Swarthmore, writes Nick Iadonisi for 6abc. The sisters are co-owners of “Heart and Soul’d. The store provides new and gently used high-quality items that have been donated to families in need. Part of the…
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Here’s a Round-the-Clock Guide to Visiting Swarthmore Borough
The peaceful college town of Swarthmore Borough has everything you’ll need to enjoy a full day of shopping, dining and strolling, writes Anne E. Hill for Main Line Today. Get your day started at 9 AM with a visit to Hobbs Coffee at 1 Park Ave., a corner coffee shop near the train station. From…
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Swarthmore Borough Halts Earned Income Tax for Now After Help From Swarthmore College
Swarthmore Borough will not implement a proposed earned income tax that would have filled a funding gap caused by the closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center and the loss of Crozer’s ambulance service. Swarthmore College has agreed to contribute $638,000 for rising emergency service costs, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Preliminary estimates show the…
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Inn at Swarthmore Offers Craft Cocktails, Inventive Dining, and Dog-Friendly Atmosphere
Nestled in the heart of town, the Inn at Swarthmore welcomes visitors with craft cocktails and inventive dining in a dog-friendly environment, writes Anne E. Hill for the Main Line Today. The boutique hotel’s Broad Table Tavern, which opened in 2016, introduced the town’s first venue serving alcohol and ended a long-standing dry period. In…
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Celia Bookshop Is a New Independent Bookstore in Swarthmore
Celia Bookshop is looking to be a third space—a social spot for the community to gather and connect. The new Swarthmore bookstore opened Oct. 4 at 102 Park Ave., adjacent to the Swarthmore Library, writes Lisa Dukart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The roughly 1,200-square-foot store took over the former Gallery on Park and Harvey Oak…
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1 Delaware County College Gains in 2026 Rankings. Others Are Down
The University of Pennsylvania no longer holds a top-10 honored spot in Niche’s Best Colleges in America rankings. For 2026, the university moved from sixth in 2025 to No. 12 in the 2026 rankings, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. For the region, Swarthmore College is the only other local school besides Penn to even…
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George K. Huber, Swarthmore Performing Arts Librarian, Remembered
George K. Huber, a retired performing arts librarian at Swarthmore College, spent 41 years of his life mentoring students, faculty and staff about library services as he grew the college’s music catalog and collections of videos, audio files, books, and scores. Mr. Huber, of Swarthmore, has died at age 85, writes Gary Miles for The…
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Former Swarthmore College Runner Evie Parts Sues Over Transgender Policy
Swarthmore College and the NCAA are being sued by long-distance runner Evie Parts, who is claiming she was illegally removed from the track team for being a transgender athlete, reports CBS News Philadelphia. Parts was removed from Swarthmore’s team on Feb. 6 after the NCAA issued a new policy banning transgender athletes in women’s sports.…
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If You Searched for the Best Suburb in Pennsylvania, Where Would It Be? Hint: It’s in Delaware County
If you could pick any suburb in Pennsylvania to live in, where would you move to? Would you stay right here in Delaware County? According to 247wallst.com, the best suburb in Pennsylvania is actually in Delaware County’s own back yard. The publication named Swarthmore Borough, population 6,304, as the best suburb in Pennsylvania. Swarthmore’s median…
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Swarthmore College Technology Innovator Michael Jones Remembered
Michael Jones, director of the Language and Media Centers at Swarthmore College, died May 2. He was 59, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “He would find ways to make our teaching vision a technological reality,” Swarthmore College associate professor Carina Yervasi said. Michael Jones of Philadelphia, an expert in academic technology, joined Swarthmore…
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Severe Rise in Endowment Tax ‘Devastating’ to Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College could be hit with a tax rate increase in its endowments from 1.4 percent to anywhere from 14 to 21 percent, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The rate increase was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and is now being considered by the U.S. Senate. The impact would be devastating…
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Swarthmore Customers Enthusiastic Over Luna’s Mexican Grill
Luna’s Mexican Grill has been open less than three months, but word of mouth has been filling the tables at the newer BYOB restaurant at 6 Park Avenue, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The family-friendly restaurant replaces the former Village Vine, which closed in early March. Only a week later, Luna’s was renovated…
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Fed Funding Uncertainties Create Unique Swarthmore College Budget
Swarthmore College’s board of managers is taking the unusual step of adopting a three-months-only budget starting in July as it faces federal funding uncertainties, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That includes a potential endowment tax increase from 1.4 percent to 14 percent that could cost the college between $18 million and $28 million…
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Swarthmore Interior Designer Lucy O’Brien Explores the Yin and Yang of Design
Designer Lucy O’Brien, founder and principal designer of Tartan & Toile, weaves 18th- and 19th-century narratives into her home designs, mingling historical elements and classical forms with eclectic style, writes Yelena Moroz-Albert for House Beautiful. She is drawn to a home that is a century or more old because there is “an inherent charm that…
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Storm Takes Out 60 Scott Arboretum Trees at Swarthmore College
Parts of Swarthmore College’s Scott Arboretum in Swarthmore were severely damaged after a strong spring storm last week took down 60 trees there, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Eight downed trees forced the closing of the Scott Arboretum amphitheater, with more downed trees also closing Crum Woods until the trees are removed and…
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Painting With Heartfelt Note Recalls 2020 Swarthmore College Graduation
A painting with a heartfelt Swarthmore College graduation message from 2020 has turned up in a New Jersey thrift store and found new life online, writes Alice Gibbs for Newsweek. Marina, 37, found the artwork during a regular visit to the 2nd Ave thrift store in Vorhees, New Jersey. The painting was a landscape, a…
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First Bank House of the Week: Attractive Colonial in Swarthmore
An attractive and lovingly renovated colonial home at 607 Fairview Road, with three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Swarthmore, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. After purchasing the house in 2023 with his wife, Scott Morrison bonded with his 89-year-old widowed father when they were able to…
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