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Twelve-Year-Old from Chester Overcomes Crohn’s Disease, Wins Food Network’s Chopped Junior
After battling three other young chefs and dealing with ingredients ranging from Galangal to Cornish Hen, Chester’s Tavia Isaac, 12, won Food Network’s Chopped Junior last Tuesday. Despite struggling a little in the first round when the sauce for her beef dish curdled, she managed to avoid the dreaded chopping block. Tavia then turned things…
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Drexel Hill Girl, Cancer Survivor Wows Viewers on Food Network
Sydnie Jaye Meyers, a nine-year-old Delco girl, wowed viewers of the new Food Network Star Kids show during its inaugural episode, writes Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The culinary prodigy was vying with nine other children for a chance at her own series on the network and a profile in Food Network magazine. Despite…
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Upper Darby Native, Star of Blair Witch Project Has Survived Life After ‘Death’
In an instant, an unknown actress who grew up in Upper Darby became an American movie sensation. And an instant later, her life was over. Not literally, though Heather Donahue will tell you her life was forever altered by The Blair Witch Project. “It’s quite a thing to crawl out from under: To have your…
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Music Icon from Upper Darby to Serve as Artist-In-Residence at Notre Dame
Todd Rundgren – a 1966 graduate of Upper Darby High School and world-renowned singer, songwriter, and producer – will be an artist-in-residence for the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, writes Dennis Brown for Notre Dame News. During his residency, from Sept. 22 to Oct. 1, Rundgren will teach several classes,…
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Popular Indie Store Main Point Books Relocates to Wayne
Popular indie bookstore Main Point Books marked its relocation from Bryn Mawr to a larger space in Wayne with a recent grand opening, writes Lynn Rosen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The store came about three and a half years ago when owner Cathy Fiebach noticed there were no bookstores for adults left on the Main…
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Springfield Grad to Receive NBA Championship Ring
Dan Geriot’s basketball career at Springfield High School still resonates in Delaware County, even though it ended a decade ago. As a 6-foot-8 forward who could play on the perimeter, Geriot scored 2,157 points in his scholastic career, the second most in the county’s basketball-rich history. Later, the 2006 Springfield graduate improbably led Richmond to…
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Media Mom, Educator Launches Conversation Cards to Spark Parent/Child Communication
Media resident Kat Rowan, a mother and former educator, has launched TiffinTalk, an innovative product to help parents and children strengthen their relationships through one-on-one, face-to-face interactions. Available for children in preschool through high school, TiffinTalk Parent – Child & Teen conversation cards come in seasonal boxed sets filled with 65 daily cards arranged in…
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Springfield Native, Cardinal O’Hara Alum Wins Backup Quarterback Role for NFL’s Houston Texans
Springfield native and Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate Tom Savage has wrapped up the backup quarterback position for the NFL’s Houston Texans. The 26-year-old, whose whirlwind college career including stints at Rutgers, Arizona, and Pittsburgh, led all Houston quarterbacks in touchdown completions throughout the preseason and showed the coaching staff that he’s up for the…
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Ridley’s Calvary Independent Baptist Church Celebrates 39th Anniversary
Calvary Independent Baptist Church celebrated its 39th anniversary on Sept. 11, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The autonomous church in the Morton section of Ridley Township boasts a congregation of around 75 people from all over the county. For Sunday’s celebration, the guest preacher at the Church was Dr. Ed Hindson,…
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Aston Native, Cardinal O’Hara Grad Named Captain of Penn State Ice Hockey Team
Aston native and Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate Ricky DeRosa, along with senior classmates James Robinson and David Goodwin, will be captains of the Penn State men’s ice hockey team this season. “We are very proud of the quality of captains we’ve had in this program since our staff has arrived to Penn State, and…
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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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Tour Celebrates Life and Times in Delco History
A two-day “Life and Times Tour” of western Delaware County is giving people a chance to walk in the footsteps of people who settled and built the county, dating back to 1760. “Each year, we set aside the month of September to shine a spotlight on the rich history of our county, and we urge…
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Beloved by Tina Fey, Pica’s in Upper Darby Celebrates Six Decades of Success
Upper Darby’s Pica’s Restaurant is celebrating six decades of making delicious pizzas enjoyed by both young and old in Delaware County, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The restaurant was made famous when Tina Fey proclaimed her love for the eatery’s pizza on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2014. The two Saturday Night…
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With Retirement on Horizon, Haverford Alum Did It All as Villanova Football Coach
When Villanova football coach Andy Talley first came to work on Lancaster Avenue, his program had no players, no coaches, and no facilities, writes Paul Franklin for PhillyVoice. Decades later, after not only reviving the program but also building a prototype for the Football Championship Subdivision level, the Haverford High School graduate is entering his…
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Glen Mills-Based Little Nest Portraits Gains National Attention, Expands to Charlotte
Little Nest Portraits of Glen Mills is starting to franchise its business model, with a deal already inked for a new 1,943-square-foot studio in Charlotte, N.C. The successful boutique studio, headed by Laura Novak Meyer, specializes in maternity and newborn photography, as well as family portraits. Forbes reporter Bruce Kasanoff recently profiled Novak Meyer in…
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Smashburger Opens in Marple Crossroads Shopping Center
Local residents recently showed up in droves for the opening of the new Smashburger in the Marple Crossroads Shopping Center, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The Marple Crossroads is Smashburger’s second location in Delaware County, as it already has one in Radnor, and a third is planned for Brookhaven later this…
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Yeadon Native Among Student-Athletes Filing Discrimination Complaint Against State of Kansas
Yeadon native Jordan Johnson, a nose tackle on the gridiron, has joined Garden City Community College football coach Jeff Sims and 48 other players in filing a discrimination complaint with the NAACP about Kansas’s out-of-state conference rule. They contend it is unconstitutional and violates the Civil Rights Act, writes Roxana Hegeman for The Associated Press. The…
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Chester’s Rap Star Returns Home to Help Residents Stay Cool
Rap star Jahlil Beats returned to his native Chester last week to help residents stay cool during the scorching summer heat by distributing donated box fans, writes Rick Kauffman for the Daily Times. Born Orlando Tucker, the 28-year-old platinum music producer joined Health Partners Foundation to distribute the fans to local residents on the Avenue…
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