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Hollywood Comes Home with This Weekend’s Media Film Festival
“When you’re a young, struggling actor trying to make it in Hollywood, you need all the help you can get,” said Mary Beth Rim. “There was a group of us that had majored in theater at West Chester (University) who had all gone to L.A. around the same time, and we became a great support…
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County, Destination Delco to Launch WWI Remembrance Project on Saturday
On Saturday morning, Delaware County will officially launch its celebration of the 100th Anniversary of America’s Entry into WWI. And it includes a plan to “paint the county red” by planting the iconic, red Flanders Fields Poppies from Delco’s riverside to its Main Line and its Brandywine borders. This program kicks off at 9 AM in…
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Basketball’s ‘Michelangelo’ Makes Time for High School Players in Delaware County
He may get caught up in a laser-sharp focus on the intricacies of the 76ers’ biggest NBA matchups, but legendary coach-turned-broadcaster Jim Lynam is never too busy to get a good look at the future of the game. Lynam, the former Sixers coach and general manager who’s now a Comcast SportsNet analyst, is known to…
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Community YMCA of Eastern Delco Offers Free Membership to Train for Senior Games
Hundreds of athletes, 50 and older, will once again gather at venues across the county this summer for the 27th annual Delaware County Senior Games. For two weeks, beginning on June 12, seniors will participate in Olympic-style sporting events like Billiards, Track and Field, Bowling, and Horseshoes. There are competitive events for every activity level.…
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Swarthmore Woman Breathes Easy After Puzzling Disorder
As her air passageway gradually and dangerously narrowed, a Swarthmore woman steadily sought out an answer, and although that answer was a rare narrowing of the windpipe, she breathed a big sigh of relief when it was finally figured out. “It was very frustrating, because for more than a year, nobody could really figure out…
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Trout Season in Pennsylvania to Open in April
Get your bait and fishing poles ready, as more than four million trout are about to become fair game with the trout season in Pennsylvania opening in April, writes Frank Kummer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In anticipation of the season opening, close to 4.2 million adult trout have been placed in 720 streams and lakes…
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Wayne Company Brings Data Analytics to Golf Courses Nationwide
The nationwide trend of closing golf clubs and growing management costs may be reversed with the help of a new cloud platform from Wayne’s OnGolf, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The platform consolidates all the relevant data required for successful golf management. This includes weather conditions, usage of pesticides and fertilizers, moisture…
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With Faster-Growing Populations, Phoenix and Miami Threaten to Pass Philadelphia
Philadelphia and its suburbs were a refuge for people during the Great Recession, but now, there’s not quite the same draw. Population growth in the area has dwindled, and the city is quickly being passed by faster-growing metros like Washington, D.C., Phoenix, and Miami. Apart from 1986 and 1987, Philly’s population shrank between 1971 and…
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Chadds Ford’s Brandywine River Museum Gifted Wyeth Art from Merging DuPont
The demise of the DuPont Co.’s Wilmington headquarters has led to a procession of famous artwork – like N.C. Wyeth’s “Island Funeral” – across the state line to a “delighted” Brandywine River Museum of Art. The museum, near the Wyeth family’s Chadds Ford homes and studios, has been given a share of 20 DuPont-owned artworks,…
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Philadelphia Union Names 13 Finalists for New Position of Chief Tattoo Officer
The Philadelphia Union has spilled the ink on its top prospects for the soccer team’s chief tattoo officer partnership, and 13 names are on the list. With the second round of cuts, Union executives have narrowed down what began as 150 applicants and will soon interview the best three to five artists or shops, according…
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Local Films Highlight 10th Annual Media Film Festival from April 7-8
Several outstanding local filmmakers will have their work screened as part of this year’s Media Film Festival to be held from April 7-8 at the historic Media Theatre. This year marks the 10th Anniversary for the annual event featuring short, independent films. Festival-goers will be able to witness a live script reading from Hollywood actor…
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Local Filmmaker, Owner of Marty Magee’s Try Their Luck on Irish American Films
Much more than luck is involved in bringing the Philly area’s rich Irish American heritage to television screens, and two Delaware County men are behind the scripts, cameras, and digital production of four upcoming feature-length films. The partnership of Marty Magee’s Irish Pub owner Joe Magee and Character Driven Productions Filmmaker and Producer Shawn Swords…
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Sun East Federal Credit Union Supports Get Your Rear in Gear, Colon Cancer Coalition Event
The Aston-based Sun East Federal Credit Union, in an ongoing effort to promote community involvement and well-being, has joined the 9th Annual Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia 2017 walk/run on Sunday, March 26. The event is held annually in partnership with the Colon Cancer Coalition and has raised more than $2 million to fight…
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Chester Upland Soccer for Success to Host 4th Annual Spring Play Day; Sponsors Needed
Chester Upland Soccer for Success will host its 4th Annual Spring Play Day on Wednesday, April 19, and sponsors are needed. More than 200 children in grades K-8 from 12 participating Delaware County schools will gather for a round-robin soccer tournament held at the STEM Academy at Showalter, located at 1100 West 10th Street in…
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For Jay Wright and Villanova Basketball, Attitude Is Everything
Obsessive media attention, rock-star status, and unrelenting expectations follow every step of Villanova’s basketball team, but coach Jay Wright has for 16 years trained his players to keep the team at the center of everything. It’s a lesson about attitude that defies traditional basketball wisdom, according to a G.Q. feature by Larry Platt. When Wright first…
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Man Tells Story of His 4,000-Mile Walk That Began in Chadds Ford in New Book
Four thousand miles and five years after he left his mother’s home in Chadds Ford to embark on a journey across America, Andrew Forsthoefel is retelling his experience in a book, writes Karen Brown for New England Public Radio. “When I committed to a long-distance through-hike, walking became both my lover and my enemy,” he…
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MLS Commissioner Praises Philadelphia Union
The rising success of Chester’s Major League Soccer team has even caught the attention of the professional sport’s commissioner — and most impressive is the program producing the future stars of the Philadelphia Union. MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently visited the Union Academy complex in Wayne after its first graduate, Derrick Jones, recently started in…
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Copy of MLS Commissioner Praises Philadelphia Union
The rising success of Chester’s Major League Soccer team has even caught the attention of the professional sport’s commissioner — and most impressive is the program producing the future stars of the Philadelphia Union. MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently visited the Union Academy complex in Wayne after its first graduate, Derrick Jones, recently started in…
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