Tag: United States

Nicole Radio of West Chester, a White House Christmas decoration volunteer, stands at the gates to the White House entrance.West Chester

West Chester Woman Selected to Decorate the White House This Holiday Season

A West Chester mother and business owner was given the chance of a lifetime when she was asked to decorate the White House for Christmas…

Two players for the Philadelphia Eagles out on the field during a game.Commerce

WSJ: Philadelphia Eagles Overtake Lead as NFL's Most Valuable Franchise

The Philadelphia Eagles now have the highest known valuation for any sports franchise in the United States at $8.3 billion, writes Andrew Beaton for…

A banned symbol appears over a phone's TikTok app.Technology

N.Y. Times: Philadelphia TikTok Creators React to Potential Ban

After a panel of judges denied a petition from TikTok to overturn a new law that could ban the social media service, many TikTok creators…

The Eastern State Penitentiary.Travel

Philadelphia Relic Named Most Popular Abandoned Building in the World

A couple months ago, unoccupied house insurance experts at Alan Boswell Group released its list of the most famous and popular abandoned buildings across the…

The 1724 Courthouse in Chester, the oldest continuously running courthouse in the U.S.Historic

The Oldest Town in Pennsylvania Happens to Be in Delaware County

Pennsylvania, as one of the original 13 colonies where independence was born, has many historic towns that have stood the test of time.

But to…

The estate is considered a regal home, complete with several incredible additions and living areas.Real Estate

Children's Author Selling Her Massive Bucks County Estate for $14.5 Million

A wealthy couple in the Bucks County area is selling a major estate in the area for a hefty price, and it is one of…

The local qualifying event in Montgomery County for the U.S. Open will be held on May 6 at Union League Liberty Hill in Lafayette Hill.Sports

Montgomery County Golf Course Selected as Qualifying Site for U.S. Open

The United States Golf Association has chosen three Pennsylvania golf courses as local qualifying sites for the 124th U.S. Open Championships and one of…

check donation for new poultry science centerEducation

DelVal Awarded $2,025,000 RACP Grant for Poultry Science Center

Delaware Valley University has received a $2,025,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant from the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget to support the…

Portrait of Sarah Josepha Hale painted by James Reid Lambdin.Historic

The Philadelphia Editor Who Made Thanksgiving a National Tradition

A historical marker on Spruce Street in Washington Square West in Philadelphia commemorates Sarah Josepha Hale’s role in creating Thanksgiving Day was erected in…

The cover of a children's book featuring a German Shepherd trained in Philadelphia.Literature

German Shepherd Trained at Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Grays Ferry is Subject of New Children’s Book

Lucky, the first dog in the United States trained to detect spotted lanternfly eggs, is the subject of the new children’s book, Lucky and…

Franklin D. Roosevelt depicted on the US dime coin. As many as 150,000 dimes released in 1982 by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia without a mint mark could be worth thousands of dollars.Banking & Finance

Dimes Issued by U.S. Mint In Philadelphia in 1982 Could Be Worth Thousands

A series of dimes bearing the face of Franklin Roosevelt but missing a mint mark released in 1982 by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia…

A still frame of a scene from George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead."Media

Indecent TV Not a Big Issue in Delaware County, FCC Complaints Show

When it comes to indecency on TV, Delaware County is pretty tolerant.

There were only 106 complaints to the FCC out of 565,328 residents…

Sylvain FarrelEducation

After Arriving to United States Three Years Ago, Immigrant Teen Earns Full Villanova Scholarship

Sylvain Farrel arrived in the United States three years ago from Indonesia at the age of 14. Today, he’s got a full scholarship to…

Marian Washington.Sports

Washington Post Recognizes West Chester Native as the Jackie Robinson of Women's Basketball Coaching

West Chester native Marian Washington, a seven-sport athlete at Henderson High School, broke the color barrier in Division I women’s college basketball coaching…

Transportation

Philadelphia Among Worst Traffic Cities in Nation, Makes Top Ten Worldwide

Philadelphia ranked in the top five among the worst traffic cities in the United States, according to the Global Traffic Scorecard recently published by INRIX…

A Philadelphia family hid The Henry Chapman Collection for over a century in a vault before learning it was worth much more than they anticipated.Family

After Hiding Gold Coin Collection in a Vault for Over a Century, Philadelphia Family Finds Much More Than Expected

A Philadelphia family that securely stored a coin collection for over a century in a bank vault recently found out that it is worth much…

Keynote Speaker Gina Schaefer (L) and Closing Speaker Cherri Gregg.Education

WCU's Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference Highlights Empowerment Through Collaboration

During National Women’s Small Business Month this October, West Chester University’s Cottrell Entrepreneurial Center and SCORE of Chester and Delaware Counties, in partnership…

Kennett Square, the unofficial Mushroom Capital of the World, continues to dominate mushroom production in the nation.Entrepreneurship

Washington Post: Kennett Square Leads Nation’s Mushroom Production Amid Industry Boom

Kennett Square, the unofficial Mushroom Capital of the World, continues to dominate mushroom production in the nation amid the industry’s boom, writes Laura Reiley…