Outdoors
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Down 1.7 Inches of Precipitation, Delaware County Much Drier Than Usual
Despite hurricane-ravaged coasts, inland areas of New Jersey have devolved into severe drought that now threatens to spread into southeastern Pennsylvania. “The entire southeast part of the state has seen well below normal rainfall in the past two months,” a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz stated. “The biggest shortfalls have been in Carbon,…
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It’s Official … Pennsylvania Catches Most Deer in Headlights
Across the nation, deer have a tendency to get caught up in the intrigue of bright headlights, but nowhere are they caught more between the headlights of vehicles than in Pennsylvania. “Nearly 10 percent of the country’s deer claims occur in Pennsylvania (126,275 collisions),” the latest State Farm Insurance report states, based on collision insurance…
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Runners, Walkers Invited to ChesLen Chase for Open Space on Saturday
Natural Lands Trust, the region’s foremost land conservation organization, invites you to run for nature at the ChesLen Chase for Open Space on Saturday. Proceeds from the event will benefit ChesLen Preserve, one of the largest private nature preserves in southeastern Pennsylvania. Choose among three courses — a 10K run, a 5K run, and a…
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Delco Invites Residents to Be ‘Master Stewards’ of Vital Watersheds
Delaware County residents are invited to join a Master Watershed Steward program to learn how to maintain and improve water quality throughout the county and the Commonwealth. Delaware County Council, the Delaware County Conservation District, and Penn State Extension are partnering to bring the Master Watershed Steward program to Delco in January 2017. Applications for…
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Woodlyn “Pretzel Guy” Still Offering Tasty Treats After Four Decades
John Magowan has spent four decades bringing a smile to residents of Delaware County by selling his soft pretzels outside local shopping centers, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The 67-year-old Woodlyn resident, affectionately known as the Pretzel Guy, never has trouble getting passersby to shell out a couple dollars for his…
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Winners of Three Grand in Cabela’s King Kat in Chester: ‘Hardest We Had to Fish in 10 Years’
Perfect weather created the perfect opportunity for the region’s anglers to compete for catfishing dominance at the Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail on the Delaware River in Chester last Saturday, writes Capt. Ron Presley for Examiner.com. The anglers competed for $5,200 in cash and prizes, as well as the chance to qualify for the 2016…
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Calendar to Save City Thousands, as Wawa Welcome America’s Fireworks to Begin Hour Early
With the Fourth of July falling on a Monday, the Wawa Welcome America Festival’s fireworks display will begin an hour earlier, allowing the city to save $40,000, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. “One, it is earlier because Monday, July 4 is a work night,” said Welcome America Inc. President and CEO Jeff…
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After Two Years of Reorganizing and Renovating, Marple Newtown Swim Club to Open on Saturday
Get your swimming gear ready, as after two years of reorganizing and renovating, the Marple Newtown Swim Club in Marple Township will reopen this Memorial Day weekend, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Marple Newtown County Press. The grand reopening is at noon on Saturday. Hours will be limited until the official start of the season on…
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Sunday’s “Give Blood, Sweat, Cheer Festival” a Good Time to Give Back, Have Fun, and Challenge Yourself
Calling all workout warriors, couch potatoes, and everyone in between! The Give Blood, Give Sweat, Give Cheer Festival presented by SAP will be held, rain or shine, this Sunday, May 22 from 9 AM-3 PM at the Delaware County Veterans Memorial located at 4599 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square. Fitness pioneer and former 76ers…
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TripAdvisor.com Senior Contributor Touts Fly Fishing at Ridley Creek
Joe Zlomek, a TripAdvisor.com senior contributor and the managing editor of the Pottstown Post, recently touted the fly fishing aspects of Ridley Creek in Middletown Township in a recent column. You can practice fly fishing year-round in the protected and regulated – but highly entertaining, sportsmen say – catch-and-release area that extends for slightly more…
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Radnor’s Qlik Technologies Touts “24-For-U,” Day ‘Me Time’
Qlik Technologies, a software maker in Radnor, was the subject of a recent feature in the Wall Street Journal about companies that have begun offering workers paid days off to spend on themselves. This growing trend of “Me Time” does not count against an employee’s allotment of vacation, sick, or personal days. Qlik touts “24-For-U,”…
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