• Freedom Village’s 4th Musical Raises $4K for Scholarship, Outreach

    Freedom Village’s 4th Musical Raises $4K for Scholarship, Outreach

    Freedom Village at Brandywine’s Village Players, a group of resident actors, premiered their fourth musical, “Oh! Horrors, It’s Murder,” directed and produced by Fran Doyle and Maggie Doyle, also Freedom Village residents.  “The Village Players give residents an opportunity to get involved in something new and unique at the community,” Doyle said. “Everyone who joins,…

  • T-Shirt Commemorates Jason Kelce’s Career, Helps Children

    T-Shirt Commemorates Jason Kelce’s Career, Helps Children

    Now, there’s a Jason Kelce T-shirt to commemorate his career and help support local children at the same time. Kelce is teaming up with Ohio-based T-shirt company Homage on a limited-time T-shirt to “pay homage” to his 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles, reports Fox 29. Homage is collaborating with Kelce’s clothing line, Underdog, to…

  • Bidens Visit Restaurant Owners in Rose Valley on Way to Strath Haven Rally

    Bidens Visit Restaurant Owners in Rose Valley on Way to Strath Haven Rally

    President Joe Biden kicked off his re-election campaign with a rally Friday evening at Strath Haven Middle School in Wallingford, but first, he and the First Lady made an unscheduled stop to visit a family in Rose Valley, writes Julia Terruso and Jesse Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Bidens greeted Jack Cunicelli, his wife…

  • Margaret Kuo’s in Wayne Closing March 19 After 22 Years

    Margaret Kuo’s in Wayne Closing March 19 After 22 Years

    Warren and Margaret Kuo wanted to build something unique that would last, so they took family recipes and brought upscale Asian dining to the Main Line with Margaret Kuo’s in Wayne. The restaurant opened in 2002 and became a popular spot for high-end Chinese and Japanese cuisine, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Now,…

  • Thanks to Drones, Boeing’s Ridley Plant Will Keep Humming Through the 2030s

    Thanks to Drones, Boeing’s Ridley Plant Will Keep Humming Through the 2030s

    Drones and space sensors are the predominant reasons the Boeing Ridley plant benefits from a shift in thinking from the U.S. Army, writes Loren Thompson for Forbes. The Army surprised everyone when it canceled a planned scout helicopter, previously its top aviation priority, to focus instead on upgrading the Chinook helicopter, manufactured at Boeing’s Ridley…

  • Al Pastor Restaurant Set to Open Thursday in Havertown

    Al Pastor Restaurant Set to Open Thursday in Havertown

    Al Pastor, a modern Mexican-themed restaurant and tequila bar, will officially open Thursday at 13 W. Benedict Ave. in Havertown, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. It’s the second Al Pastor restaurant opened by the Stove and Co. Restaurant Group. The original in Exton opened in 2017.   The restaurant seats about 80 people…

  • Neumann University Graduate Open House Set for March 20

    Neumann University Graduate Open House Set for March 20

    Neumann University will host an open house about its graduate and degree completion programs on Wednesday, March 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM in the Rocco Abessinio Building. Visitors will be able to explore Neumann’s academic programs, network with faculty, learn about financial aid options, and develop an individualized plan for obtaining an advanced degree.…

  • Here Are 4 Essential Hoagie Shops in Delaware County

    Here Are 4 Essential Hoagie Shops in Delaware County

    Here are four Delaware County locales that you can rely on for an outstanding hoagie experience, part of a list of 25 essential shops in the Philadelphia region, writes Bradford Pearson, Regan Fletcher Stephens, and Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. 1. Ro-Lynn Deli in Brookhaven offers up its signature sandwich, the Godfather hoagie on a…

  • It’s Official. Philadelphia Eagles Center Jason Kelce Is Retiring

    It’s Official. Philadelphia Eagles Center Jason Kelce Is Retiring

    Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is retiring. He made a public announcement Monday that he is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kelce, a Haverford Township resident, made the announcement during a Monday afternoon press conference. “I will always cherish this brotherhood, the relationships they fostered,…

  • David M. Capuzzi Remembered as a Medical Research Pioneer

    David M. Capuzzi Remembered as a Medical Research Pioneer

    David Capuzzi, of Wayne, known for pioneering cholesterol research, creating training programs for cardiologists, and internships for high school students in his lab, died Feb. 15 at 85. Dr. David M. Capuzzi, a physician and a retired professor of medicine and biochemistry, championed continuing education for doctors and healthcare providers while participating in public wellness…

  • Hillel Ziskind Takes Delaware County Spelling Bee Win, Heads to Nationals

    Hillel Ziskind Takes Delaware County Spelling Bee Win, Heads to Nationals

    With the word “P-E-N-D-U-L-O-U-S” safely behind him, Grayson School eighth-grader Hillel Ziskind will represent Delaware County proudly as he heads off to Washington D.C. in May for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Ziskind won the Delaware County Spelling Bee this year with the correct spelling of “pendulous,” writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.…

  • Freedom Village ‘Spreads the Love’ During February, Raising $2K + for Community Groups

    Freedom Village ‘Spreads the Love’ During February, Raising $2K + for Community Groups

    Freedom Village at Brandywine’s Outreach Committee recently held its 12th annual Valentine’s Day raffle/bake sale, ‘spreading the love’ in the form of donations to various community groups during the month of February. The outreach committee made up of Freedom Village senior residents who are dedicated to giving back, raised roughly $2,400.  For the raffle, the…

  • Crozer Health Gets Pediatric Help From Nemours Children’s Health

    Crozer Health Gets Pediatric Help From Nemours Children’s Health

    The nonprofit Nemours Children’s Health is now an affiliate of Crozer Health, providing pediatric care for the healthcare group, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nemours, with hospitals in Wilmington and Orlando, began staffing the neonatal intensive care unit at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland this January and is starting pediatric cardiology services at…

  • Nikki Haley’s Son Nalin Is an Outspoken Villanova Senior

    Nikki Haley’s Son Nalin Is an Outspoken Villanova Senior

    Unlike most children of politicians, Nikki Haley’s son, Nalin Haley, isn’t one to lay low.  In fact, the Villanova University senior has been churning things up working the campaign trail for his presidential candidate mother, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Though one anonymous person at the university described the political science major as “more…

  • Wawa Reworks Food Options in Places Where the Hoagie’s Not King

    Wawa Reworks Food Options in Places Where the Hoagie’s Not King

    There are places in the United States where the hoagie does not rule supreme. Wawa’s been adapting to that fact as it realigns its menu for its non-Pennsylvania and non-New Jersey stores, writes Angela L. Pagan for Quartz. This realignment is vital as Wawa continues expanding in places like Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina,…

  • Neumann University to Host Autism Resource Fair, Police Training

    Neumann University to Host Autism Resource Fair, Police Training

    Neumann University is hosting a neurodiversity and autism resource fair, including training for local law enforcement officers, on Saturday, March 16, from 10 AM. to 3 PM in the Bruder Life Center. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will learn about the support available from organizations that work with and for…

  • Philadelphia Flight to Qatar Clocked 1 of the Highest Speeds on Record

    Philadelphia Flight to Qatar Clocked 1 of the Highest Speeds on Record

    An American Airlines plane leaving Philadelphia International Airport Saturday clocked one of the highest speeds on record at 840 mph, accelerated by powerful 265-mile-per-hour winds, writes Megan Cerullo for CBS News, as reported at msn.com. American Airlines Flight 120 from Philadelphia to Doha, Qatar, arrived 27 minutes early because of its high airspeed. The wind…

  • SEPTA Uses Federal Grant to Replace Market-Frankford El Fleet

    SEPTA Uses Federal Grant to Replace Market-Frankford El Fleet

    SEPTA will use a $317 million federal grant to partially pay for replacing its Market-Frankford El fleet, writes Harrison Cann for City & State.  U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, representing the 5th Congressional District in Delaware County, joined Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, and other local elected officials and federal transit officials…