Swarthmore
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Swarthmore Mural Is First Wheelchair Art in the Region
Swarthmore has a new mural that was created with the help of students in wheelchairs, the first large-scale wheelchair art in the Philadelphia area, writes Gina Lizzo for Main Line Today. Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services (CADES) just completed the mural. CADES is a Swarthmore-based organization that helps children and adults with intellectual…
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Meet Delaware County’s Power Women of 2022
Main Line Today has selected women across the Main Line and Philadelphia suburbs as the Power Women of 2022. Ten of the honorees on the extensive list of accomplished women hail from Delaware County. Diana Perez-Rodgers This broadcast journalism veteran spearheaded Radnor RISE after her kids began asking questions about George Floyd’s murder.…
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Swarthmore Students, Faculty Weigh In on Massive Decline of English Majors
Swarthmore College is seeing significantly fewer seniors graduating with degrees in English over the last several decades but a growing number of STEM discipline majors, especially computer science, writes Owen Mortner for The Swarthmore Phoenix. In 1992, 62 Swarthmore seniors, nearly 17 percent of the graduating class, had degrees in English literature. Almost 30 years…
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Swarthmore College Among Winners of Inaugural Fire Awards
A Delaware County college is among the winners of the inaugural Fire Awards presented by the Philadelphia Business Journal and PHL Inno, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. The awards aim to showcase the local businesses, institutions, and individuals who are driving the region’s innovation scene forward. Last year saw new records in venture…
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Swarthmore’s Ship Bottom Brewery Makes Biggest Brewery Top 14 List
A Ship Bottom brewery in Swarthmore made a list of the Philadelphia region’s 14 largest breweries, based on the number of beer barrels it produced in 2021, writes Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. Ship Bottom Brewery Blendry & Barrel House at 5 Park Ave. in Swarthmore came in at No. 7 on the list.…
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See Which Delaware County College Ranks for Top Tech Talent in US
A Delaware County college has made a top 10 list for producing the best coders in the nation, writes Isabel Tehan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The report from CodeSignal, a coding assessment software company, ranked Swarthmore College at No. 10. CodeSignal analyzed what percentage of students scored over 800 out of a maximum score of…
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From Lawyer to Boutique Owner, Swarthmore Woman’s at Home in Arizona
Kym Stutzman hails from Swarthmore but the former family lawyer has found success in Surprise, Arizona with her own women’s boutique, reports the Sun City Independent. Just Be Youtiful helps people “realize that they are beautiful inside and out.” Stutzman was born and raised in Swarthmore but moved to Arizona in 2010. She has been a…
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Swarthmore, University of Pennsylvania Neck and Neck in Acceptance Rates
Two of the 25 most selective colleges and universities, with the lowest acceptance rates in the United States, are in Greater Philadelphia—Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania, writes Hilary Burns and Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Both had acceptance rates of 9% and ranked No. 14 and No. 13 out of 25 in…
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This Delco College Made an International List of Beautiful Campuses
Colleges and universities worldwide have some of the most notable architectural masterpieces and astonishing landscapes, writes Sarah DiMarco for veranda.com. An attractive campus can be a strong consideration for students looking at colleges. A recent search for the most attractive campus led to the base of Devil’s Peak in South Africa and to the rolling…
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What’s So Great About Living in Swarthmore? Read on
Swarthmore Borough is a tight-knit community in synch with the college that influenced it back in 1864, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. Swarthmore was originally called Westdale, named for its famous native, painter Benjamin West. The community became Swarthmore in 1864 when the Quakers founded Swarthmore College. The borough was incorporated in 1893 and…
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Rosati’s in Clifton Heights Releases Special Flavor to Aid Fundraiser at Ukrainian Church in Swarthmore
Rosati’s in Clifton Heights is releasing a limited-edition water ice flavor, ‘I Stand with Ukraine,’ to raise money for a Ukrainian church in Swarthmore, writes Noah Zucker for Philly Voice. The flavor, released Sunday, combines lemonade and blue raspberry water ice, resembling the Ukrainian flag. A portion of its sales will go to Holy Myrrh-Bearers…
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Elite College Acceptance Rates Are Historically Low, Including at This Delco School
There are record-low acceptance rates at the nation’s most selective schools. At the same time, popular schools are seeing more applications than ever, generating more revenue for them, writes Hilary Burns for Philadelphia Business Journal. Here in Delaware County, Swarthmore College was ranked 14th on a nationwide top 25 list of the most selective colleges,…
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New Book by Swarthmore Author Tackles the Humorous Side of Real Estate
After 40 years in the commercial real estate business, Brian Dickens Barrabee has heard a few stories, some of them fairly bizarre, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Now the Swarthmore resident has decided to put 81 of those humorous, and sometimes inspirational, stories into a book, “Confessions of a Real Estate Man.” The…
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Nostalgia Could Be Triggering a Return to the Chain Bookstore
The heyday of the chain bookstore could be traced to the Harry Potter phenomena between 1997 to 2007, writes Alexandra Lange for Bloomberg CityLab. Amazon.com, dying malls and fewer bookstores have dwindled those chain bookstore crowds. But the chain bookstore could be seeing a resurgence, driven by Millennial nostalgia for Waldenbooks or Borders and other…
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The 50 Most Beautiful Colleges in America Includes 1 from Delaware County
As one of the nation’s older communities, Delaware County hosts unique and historic buildings, many of them found at places like Swarthmore College. One is the stately Parrish Hall that was once the only building at Swarthmore College. Dormitories, classrooms, and the library, writes Stefanie Waldek for architecturaldigest.com. The campus is also home to the…
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Plans for Condos in Swarthmore Stirs Debate Over Downtown’s Future
A proposed condominium project in Swarthmore’s downtown has led to discussions over what the borough’s downtown should be, writes Owen Mortner for the Swarthmore Phoenix. Local developers Bill Cumby and Don Delson present plans tonight to the Swarthmore Planning Commission to demolish the Cella Building and a second building at 110-112 Park Avenue and put…
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John Lim, Swarthmore College Grad, Makes Forbes 30 Under 30 for AZN Flush Game
Delaware County is represented on Forbes 2022 30 under 30 list this year, thanks to John Lim, a Swarthmore College graduate who went on to create party-oriented card games geared toward Asian-Americans, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. There were 19 honorees from the region on this year’s list. The Forbes list divided 600…
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Ship Bottom Brewery Latest to Enter the Swarthmore Bar Scene
When Swathmore opened the taps in 2017 to allow liquor licenses, Swarthmore bars and restaurants were quick to get in line, writes Anatole Shkla for the Swarthmore Phoenix. The Board Table Tavern, Village Vine and the CO-OP all now serve alcohol. The latest Swarthmore bar will be Ship Bottom Brewery, opening later in December on…
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