Tag: Chester

College students do some studying and work in a university hall.Education

U.S. News Names 2 Delaware County Universities to Its Best National College List

Two Delaware County universities had the right stuff to make the U.S. News and World Report’s annual best national college list for 2024…

Employees of the Urban Roots Farm in front of its red barn.Agriculture

Pandemic Leads to Newtown Square Farm Doubling in Size to Supply Delaware County CSA

The pandemic shutdown forced Urban Roots Farm in Newtown Square to rethink its business model.

When many restaurants closed in 2020, they no longer needed…

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Netflix Looks at CIA Mission Involving Eccentric Billionaire, Chester Shipbuilder and a Soviet Sub

A new Netflix series will include an episode looking at a secret mission that involved a Chester shipbuilding company and the recovery of a sunken…

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, playing for Jordan, at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.Chester

Chester Native Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Playing for Jordan, Has Re-invented Himself as Kobe Bryant

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, the former Brooklyn Net from Chester, hasn’t been seen in NBA circles for a while, but he re-emerged at the…

An Italian sandwich otherwise known as a hoagie.Food and Drink

The Tasty History of the Hoagie Involves Delaware County and Is Anything But Clear-Cut

So where did the hoagie come from?

Depends on who you ask, reports Food History.

Two origin stories place it right in Delaware County, in…

LNG (liquified natural gas storage tanks)Energy

LNG Plant Could Bring Millions to Chester, but Is the Price Too High?

Even with the potential millions of dollars a Chester LNG plant and export terminal could bring to the bankrupt City of Chester, many city leaders…

From left, Samuel Grasty, Derrick Chappell, and Morton Johnson.Legal

3 Chester Men Convicted of Murder Months Away From Possible Retrial  

They’ve been in prison for 20 years, convicted of murdering a 70-year-old Chester woman. Now a decision on their request for a…

Chester City Hall at East 4th Street and Aenue of the States.Government & Politics

So How Is Chester Doing With Its Bankruptcy? Here’s an Update

Michael Doweary is trying to figure out what cash flow is needed to successfully run the city of Chester.

Doweary is the state-appointed receiver…

LNG (liquified natural gas storage tanks)Energy

LNG Plant Proposal Reviewed at Meeting,  Minus County Officials

There was a meeting Tuesday to consider plans for a possible liquified natural gas processing plant and LNG export terminal in Chester.

While protesters against…

The entrance to Chester City Hall.Government & Politics

Chester Takes on Former Employees Over Pension Fight Legal Fees

As Chester tries to work out its financial difficulties and lift itself out of bankruptcy, it’s also facing new challenges from its former employees…

The new 'Entrepreneur Innovation Center' is getting kids hands-on with video and podcasting equipment.Technology

Marrea Walker-Smith Helps Bring Technology to Kids in Delco

Marrea Walker-Smith, a business teacher at Devon Preparatory School in Chester County, is making sure that kids in her hometown of Chester have more…

The croupier holds poker cards in his hands at a table in a casino.Entertainment

Gambling Revenue Up in July Statewide, Including at Harrah's Philadelphia in Chester

Gaming revenue in Pennsylvania was up 8.85 percent in July over the same month last year, for a total of $467,043,707.

Gaming…

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami played the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park on Aug. 15.Sports

Philadelphia Union Game Saw Highest Ticket Prices Ever, at $4,000

Tickets were at a premium Tuesday at Subaru Park in Chester for Philadelphia Union’s Leagues Cup Semi-Final match against Inter Miami FC, writes…

Hall of Famer Joe Klecko playing as a N York Jet.Chester

New York Post: Joe Kecko of Chester Named to Football Hall of Fame

Two of the New York Jets’ best defensive players, Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis, were enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday…

LNG (liquified natural gas storage tanks)Environment

Proposed LNG Plant in Chester Worries Some Residents

An environmental group in Chester led by Zulene Mayfield is challenging a proposal to put a $6.4 billion liquefied natural gas facility there, writes…

From left, Samuel Grasty, Derrick Chappell and Morton JohnsonLegal

3 Convicted Men Hold Out Hope in a 1997 Chester Murder Case

Derrick Chappell, Morton Johnson, and Samuel Grasty hope new DNA evidence shows an unidentified person killed Henrietta Nickens, not them, back in October 1997, writes…

Dorcia Stringfield, Nicole Pierdomenico, Dr. Ron Renzi, Jillian Logue, Laura Millison, and Shauntay Russ volunteered at a health fair in Chester.Health & Fitness

Neumann University Students 'Save Soles' at Diabetes Health Fair

Five Neumann University nursing students volunteered at a health fair in Chester to help male residents “save their soles” by learning about the connection between…

Nursing students with a patient at Widener University School of Nursing.Education

Widener School of Nursing Recognized as a Center of Excellence

Widener University’s School of Nursing has been recognized by the National League for Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the area of advancing…