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Pasta Pillar Scaramuzza Pasta Closing Clifton Heights Retail Store
Pasta lovers in Clifton Heights will lose one of their local favorites when Scaramuzza Pasta closes its retail store on North Springfield Road on May 26, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Scaramuzza’s, founded by Clementine DeLioggo and her daughter Mary Scaramuzza, has been a staple of the area for over half of century. Locals…
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Travers Food Market Celebrates Three Decades of Success
Despite chain convenience stores forcing many traditional corner stores to close, Travers Food Market in Lansdowne has withstood the test of time and is still going strong after three decades, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The community-centered store opened on May 22, 1986 and brothers Dave and Fred Travers will celebrate their 30…
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Basketball Hall of Famer and Nike Director Shares Wisdom with Villanova Graduates
George Raveling – director of International Basketball for Nike, Basketball Hall of Famer, and former college basketball coach – inspired Villanova graduates with his words of wisdom at the school’s commencement ceremony, writes Anne Neborak of the Main Line Suburban Life. Raveling, who received his honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, was introduced by Villanova’s basketball…
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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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Sons of Ben Should be Proud of Their Soccer Zealotry
According to soccer support group Sons of Ben, not having an official team to support did not mean you couldn’t go to games and raise some ruckus, writes Kyle Grantham for the Wilmington News Journal. The group, that was founded 11 years ago on what would have been Benjamin Franklin’s 301st birthday, had one mission…
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Artistic Genius Wyeth Felt Kinship with Literary Giant Thoreau
N.C. Wyeth, the great American illustrator who spent his adult life in Chadds Ford, turned increasingly toward the writings of Henry David Thoreau as his success began to disappoint him, writes Sebastian Smee of the Boston Globe. Wyeth’s work had appeared on covers of national magazines, and he had a huge following, tons of commissions,…
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Havertown’s Macnow Earns Hall of Fame Credentials
Havertown resident Glen Macnow – who has been working in sports media, both in radio and newspapers, for three decades – will be inducted in the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, writes Bruce Adams of the Main Line Media News. Macnow will join an elite fraternity, as past inductees include former 76ers coach Larry…
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Nigerian Immigrant and Swarthmore Graduate Receiving Acclaim for Her Art
Njideka Akunyili Crosby, who immigrated to Swarthmore from Nigerian when she was 16 and later graduated from Swarthmore College, is receiving critical acclaim for her art. The 32-year-old’s paintings tell subtle, complicated stories about her homeland, herself, and colonialism, writes Ryan Steadman of the Observer, a Manhattan-based weekly newspaper. According to Steadman, Crosby came to…
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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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OpenTable Ranks Two Delco Eateries Among Top 100 Brunch Spots in America
OpenTable, the reservation website, has ranked Terrain Garden Café of Glen Mills and Wayne’s White Dog Café among the 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in America in 2016. The rankings, strategically released ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, is based on more than five million restaurant reviews submitted between April 1, 2015 and March 31. Delicious…
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Delco Sports Museum Moves to Radnor Township Building; Grand Opening Set for Saturday
The Radnor Township Building has recently been transformed from an ordinary government building to a distinct venue that displays a treasure trove of sports artifacts, writes Linda Stein of 21st Century Media. The building, located at 301 Iven Avenue in Wayne, is the new home of the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum. It will…
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Brandywine River Exhibit will Memorialize the Life of Frolic Weymouth
The unmistakable spirit of George A. “Frolic” Weymouth will fill the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford one more time when the essence of his creative and fun-loving personality is put on display to memorialize a life lived to the full. “The nickname ‘Frolic,’ given to him in childhood, perfectly embodied the joy…
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After Basketball Success, Villanova Expects Flood of Applications
After its men’s basketball team captured the national championship in thrilling fashion, Villanova can expect a flood of applications, writes Brad Tuttle of Money magazine. According to Tuttle, the link between success in a college’s sports programs and its student applications is well-chronicled. However, the impact is stronger when small private schools like Villanova achieve…
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Haverford Spring Fest Set for Sunday
Kelly Music for Life and iRadioPhilly have announced that the Haverford Spring Fest Music and Arts Festival presented by ACME Markets is scheduled for Sunday from noon until 7 PM on Brookline Boulevard in Havertown. “We are thrilled to bring the Haverford Spring Fest back to Brookline Boulevard again this year,” said Director Tom Kelly.…
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Villanova Alum Gifts $22.6 Million to Renovate Pavilion
Villanova alumnus and investment banker William B. Finneran has gifted $22.6 million to his alma mater in the wake of its men’s basketball team’s thrilling national championship, writes Jeff Blumenthal of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The donation is earmarked for the renovation of the Pavilion as well as programmatic support for the men’s basketball program.…
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Uno Chicago Grill Coming to Chester
Chester is set to get a major chain restaurant this year, writes Kenneth Hilario of the Philadelphia Business Journal. An Uno Chicago Grill is currently being constructed at 15th Street and Providence Avenue, with a targeted opening date of early June. The restaurant will stand at 10,073 square feet, which includes a patio, and can…
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Judge Allows Media Lawyer’s Lawsuit Against Led Zeppelin to Move Forward
A California judge has declared that there is enough evidence for Media lawyer Francis Alexander Malofiy’s lawsuit against Led Zeppelin to move forward, writes Victor Fiorillo of Philadelphia Magazine. Malofiy went to federal court in 2014 to file a lawsuit against the group he claims stole parts of “Stairway to Heaven” from some long-gone group…
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