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It’s Radnor’s First Trolley Tour of History
Lucky residents were transported back in time May 19 aboard a trolley historical tour of Radnor Township, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. Historian Greg Prichard guided 72 people on two tours offered by the Radnor Historical Society, in conjunction with the Radnor Memorial Library, sponsored by Pennsylvania Trust. The trolley visited the neighborhoods of Wayne…
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Great Turnout at May 20 Foundation for Delaware County Golf Outing
The Foundation for Delaware County hosted its second annual Golf Outing on Monday, May 20, at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield. A sold-out field of golfers enjoyed a shamble format, prizes for the longest drive and best team, followed by an evening reception. Congratulations to the winning foursome, for the second year in a…
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Young Entrepreneur Sends Out Positive Messages — 1 T-shirt at a Time
Ishan Haque is a successful entrepreneur with his own inspirational T-shirt business. He’s also a philanthropist, donating part of his profits to the Kyle Ambrogi Foundation out of Havertown, which focuses on suicide prevention and depression in teens and young adults. This savvy young businessman has a business presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and…
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Is ‘Splash’ a Wave of the Future for Delco Swim Clubs?
When the Splash Swim Club opens Memorial Day weekend in Broomall, it will include luxury amenities not found at other Delaware County swim clubs, including The Wave, a 60-seat family-friendly restaurant, writes Erin McCarthy for philly.com. Co-owners John McKenzie and Nick Reynolds said Splash’s opening will begin a new era for the region’s membership pools–affordable…
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Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show: Where Antiques and Art Meet
A 48-year tradition returns Memorial Day weekend when the annual Antiques Show opens at the Brandywine River Museum. Fine antiques, including furniture, rugs, porcelain, needlework and much more will be on sale and on display by 26 dealers from the mid-Atlantic and beyond. Proceeds from this fundraising event benefit the Museum Volunteers’ Purchase Fund and…
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Just In Time for HoagieFest, a Spotify Playlist of Wawa Tunes
For years, Wawa fans have written songs to their favorite convenience store, writes Stephanie Farr for philly.com. Now, a playlist of four songs entirely dedicated to Wawa and its HoagieFest has dropped on Spotify. Lettuce break these songs down for you: “H.O.A.G.I.E.F.E.S.T” by The Meatball Mann and Shorti K. This sounds like the Delco version if Taylor Swift wrote a…
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2 Delco Business Owners Grateful to Small Business Champion For Help Provided
A “small business champion” has spent 25 years helping women in the Philadelphia area start businesses, including two in Delaware County, writes Diane Mastrull for philly.com. Lynne Cutler, who grew up in Wallingford and Swarthmore, is founder and president of Women’s Opportunities Resource Center, (WORC). She was recently named the SBA’s Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business…
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Glen Mills Farm Gives 2-Year-Old a Chance to Be a Kid
Two-year-old Jackson Guernsey recently got a chance to pet his favorite animals and walk with them at Hidden Valley Farms, reports CBS Philly. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Jackson and his family came to the Glen Mills farms for a very special Saturday. Jackson has a rare gene abnormality known as leukodystrophy that affects the brain,…
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Historic Home With Frank Furness Library For Sale in Wallingford.
Lindenshade, a historic home with a library designed by legendary architect Frank Furness, is for sale, writes Clara Lefton for Philadelphia Business Journal. The home, at 26 Furness Lane in Wallingford, has four bedrooms, three baths and whole lot of history. This is from Coldwell Banker’s Jessica Mudrick, the co-listing agent on the property: Lindenshade’s two-story library…
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Artists in Delco This Week to Capture Spring Beauty
The Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival kicked off May 13 with the arrival of 32 juried artists who are spending the week capturing the beauty of spring in Delaware County and the region, writes Pete Bannan for Main Line Media News. Over five days they will document the landscape painting “en plein air” (French…
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Be a Hero to a Hero: Register for Saturday’s 12th Annual Walk for Wounded, Warriors 5K Run
Pennsylvania’s 12th Annual Walk for the Wounded & Warriors 5K Run is set for Saturday, May 18 from 9 AM-3 PM at Rose Tree Park in Media. This event has grown bigger every year and benefits Operation First Response (OFR), which has given financial assistance to more than 19,600 wounded veterans in need of aid…
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It’s a Valley Jamboree and It’s Coming to Chadds Ford
The Chadds Ford Historical Society (CFHS) introduces a new family-friendly music festival this year – Valley Jamboree, writes the Daily Local News. This two-day event is Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, May 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The Jamboree will be held on the society’s fields…
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Rebirth in Marple Newtown: Splash Swim Club Opening
The Marple Newtown Swim Club, forced to close in 2017, has been reborn under a new name–Splash Club LLC, writes Pete Bannan for Daily Times. Two local businessmen have opened the club on a secluded 13-acre property owned by Marple Township at the end of Sunset Blvd. “I went to the pool, (as a child)…
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Tyler Arboretum Celebrates 75th With Sculpture Exhibit
This month marks the 75th anniversary when Tyler Arboretum in Media ceased being a summer residence and working farm in 1944 and became a public arboretum, writes Rachel Spurlock for Main Line Today. To celebrate the change from private to public, the Arboretum will host a “Gateway to Nature” sculpture exhibit, highlighting 13 regional artists.…
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12-Year-Old Takes Winning Book to the Smithsonian
Twelve-year-old author Gabrielle Jones Fields is taking her book to the Smithsonian Institution this weekend, reading from it, and signing copies during a Saturday Mother’s Day-themed event at the National Postal Museum, writes Chris Kaltenbach for The Baltimore Sun. Gabby, a seventh-grader at Mount Royal Middle School, won last year’s inaugural Amazing Women’s Edition contest,…
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Newtown Square Girl Uses Her ‘Make-a-Wish’ to Help Fund Cancer Research
Eight-year-old Mary Andersen from Newtown Square used her “Make-a-Wish” to help design and launch a new Lilly Pulitzer print, using part of the proceeds to help others, writes Katherine Scott for 6ABC. The girl, who is battling leukemia, recently celebrated the launch of the happy and vibrant “Magical Mary” pattern at the Lilly Pulitzer headquarters…
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Darby Music Teacher Named Phillies All-Star Teacher
A Delaware County music teacher received the surprise of a lifetime May 3 when he was named a 2019 Phillies All-Star Teacher, writes Natasha Brown for CBS Philly. Andrew Kruc is affectionately known as the Pied Piper of Walnut Street Elementary School in Darby, and the entire school showed their love at a surprise assembly.…
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Fire Destroys Historic Dorm at Closed Sleighton Farm School
A 100-year-old dorm building at the closed Sleighton Farm School near the corner of Valley and Forge roads in Edgmont went up in flames Monday morning, May 6, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Most of the buildings were built in 1909 and are considered historic. Nobody was injured in the fire which was…
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