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Wayne Farmer’s Market Thriving as It Embraces New and Traditional
The Wayne Farmer’s Market is thriving despite two moves, two world wars, a pandemic, and a newer DiBruno Bros. across the way, writes Caroline O’Halloran for Savvy Main Line. That’s because it stays planted in tradition while embracing modern tastes under market manager Mike Fisher and William Roche, CEO of S. Clyde Weaver, the Lancaster…
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Wayne-Based RainCaper Brings Fine Art to Rainwear
The Wayne-based accessories company RainCaper, started by a mother and daughter team, is using fine art to make everyday items into something special, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Jan Hartman and Lindsay Hagerman created the niche business in 2016 after Hartman closed her Wayne shop, Flag Lady Gifts, figuring after 24 years it…
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2018 Campaign Hoped to Save Nine-Decades-Old Anthony Wayne Theater
A campaign – Save the Anthony Wayne – is hoping to breathe new life into the nine-decades-old theater in Wayne, to save it from permanently closing its doors next year, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The theater has lost some of its luster over the years. For a long time, it had a…
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As Birds Head to Superbowl, This Wayne Resident Upcycles Eagles Merch for Women
Between classes, an internship, and running a small business, Wayne’s Isabella Dahrouch has a lot on her plate. With the Birds heading to the Super Bowl, the demand for her “hot girl” Eagles apparel could skyrocket, writes Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dahrouch is one of many “upcyclers” who take vintage sports goods and…
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Valley Forge Military Academy & College Welcomes New Plebe Classes
Valley Forge Military Academy & College (VFMAC) welcomes the latest classes of plebes to both the Academy and the College to begin the spring semester. The entrance of the winter College plebe class is the first mid-year College class since 2020. There is a total of 23 plebes – four in the College and 19…
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Boy Scout Camp Delmont Sale Unlikely to Go to Developers
The Cradle of Liberty Boy Scouts Council based in Wayne, Delaware County is looking to sell its 750-acre Camp Delmont so it can contribute $6.8 million toward a $2.5 billion national Boy Scouts of America sex abuse settlement, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The camp, under a conservation easement for a decade, is…
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A Ribbon-Cutting for Valley Forge Military Academy’s New School in Qatar
Valley Forge Military Academy and College has a global footprint these days with a partner school in Doha, Qatar. A delegation from the Wayne-based VFMA participated this week in an official ribbon cutting of the new international school facilities. Valley Forge Academy Qatar was established last year to deliver an American curriculum while integrating Qatari…
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VFMA Cadet Service Part of MLK Day and Year-Round
The day to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King may be Jan. 16, but planning and setting intentions for the Cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy begins well in advance of mid-January. This year, VFMA is teaming up with Global Citizen 365 and Girard College in Philadelphia to support the 28th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin…
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Malvern Bank Home of the Week: Charming Cape Cod in Wayne
A charming Cape Cod home on beautiful 0.81 acres with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Wayne. Situated in the award-winning Radnor School District, this well-kept home has a flexible floor plan that is ideal for entertaining. This Wayne Cape Cod sits on a matured level lot that…
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Group Proposes Charter School at Valley Forge Military Academy
Supporters have asked the Radnor School Board to consider a military-themed charter school, the Pennsylvania Military Charter School, on the grounds of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This latest proposal is being made by backers with no formal ties to Valley Forge Academy. They include a recently-retired…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Tudor Revival in Wayne
An outstanding Tudor Revival home with seven bedrooms and seven full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Wayne. Situated on a beautiful 2-acre lot in the South Wayne Historic District and surrounded by old-growth oak, birch, and Japanese maple, the home offers highly coveted privacy while being within walking distance of downtown…
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A Professor from Wayne Was 1 of the Lockerbie Bombing Victims
A Delaware County man, Robert Eugene McCollum, was one of 10 passengers from Pennsylvania who died in the Dec. 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, writes Deb Kiner for Penn Live. McCollum, 61, of Wayne, was an associate professor of early childhood and elementary education at Temple University. Dr. McCollum…
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Valley Forge Military Academy & College Receives Wreath Donations From Area Scouts
Evergreen wreaths are common at this time of year but none are more special than those which mark the graves of heroes or honor those lost in battle. Valley Forge Military Academy & College recently received 10 wreaths and evergreen bundles to place on graves and monuments from Devon 50 Boy Scouts of America, a…
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Wayne Designer Eddie Ross Creates a Wintry Holiday Tablescape
Take a standard white dinner plate, like a $5.95 Crate & Barrel’s Aspen white porcelain dinner plate, put it in the right designer’s hands, someone like Eddie Ross, and you’ll soon have a festive holiday table, writes Jura Konicius for The Washington Post. Ross, of Maximalist Studios, is a magazine editor and creative director in…
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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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Valley Forge Military College Cadet Dilia Reyes-Hill Receives 2022 Liberty Bell Award
Valley Forge Military College Cadet Dilia Reyes-Hill has received the 2022 Liberty Bell Special Achievement award. The award was presented along with Liberty Bell Scholarships by the Valley Forge Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America at a ceremony Saturday at the Desmond Hotel in Chesterbrook. “Each December we honor those exceptional individuals entering…
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Wayne Man Takes Down Paoli Woman Who Defeated Jeopardy! Champ James Holzhauer
Paoli native Emma Boettcher, dubbed “the giant killer” by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek after taking down James Holzhauer, was herself defeated Thursday night by Brendan Roach from the Main Line, writes Rob Tornoe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Boettcher entered Final Jeopardy in second place, just $200 behind Brendan Roach, a policy researcher from Wayne. The…
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Falcon Treated for Injury in Wayne After Nesting for 10 Years in Downtown Harrisburg, has Died
A falcon nesting in downtown Harrisburg for more than a decade, recently treated for a dislocated shoulder at Radnor Veterinary Hospital in Wayne, has died, writes Amy Marchiano for the Republican & Herald in Pottsville, as reported in yahoo.com. The 13-year-old female peregrine falcon was treated by Dr. Len Donato after it got into a…
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