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Guests at Jordan Mailata’s Maui Wedding Wowed by Eagles Offensive Tackle’s Lovely Voice
In addition to being one of the best offensive tackles in the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jordan Mailata has another talent he can boast about – an amazing singing voice, writes Anna Lazarus Caplan for People. On Saturday, the 26-year-old Australian athlete stunned guests at his Maui wedding by singing Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely”…
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Germantown’s Aging & Diverse Home Healthcare Services Receives $250K Investment from PECO’s Racial Equity Capital Fund
PECO and RockCreek announced that the Racial Equity Capital Fund, funded by Exelon, and the United Bank of Philadelphia have decided to invest $250,000 in Aging & Diverse Home Healthcare Services, a Germantown-based Black woman-owned home healthcare provider. The investment is one of the fund’s first deployments of capital. It will support Aging & Diverse’s…
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Wells Fargo Consolidating Its Office Space in Philadelphia Because of ‘Hybrid Work Schedule’
Wells Fargo Bank is planning to leave its nine floors in the Philadelphia Plaza building at Independence Mall and consolidate its space in Philadelphia at offices in Two Logan Square and Commerce Square, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We have more real estate than we need to support our current employee count in…
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PECO Records Fewest Number of Power Outages for Customers in Company History
Thanks to significant infrastructure investments along with the use of innovative technologies, Center City-based PECO has managed to record the fewest number of power outages experienced by its customers last year in the company’s history. The number of power outages recorded in 2022 was 12 percent lower than the year before. Even when there was…
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Philadelphia’s Forum of Executive Women Introduce New Board Chair, Slate of Board Members
The Forum of Executive Women has named Colleen Vallen, Senior Vice President, Forensic Services at J.A. Montgomery Consulting, as its new Board Chair and announced its 2023-2024 slate of Board members. Vallen succeeds Katherine Kelton, Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Global Regulatory at Vault Health, who was instrumental in helping the Forum grow to…
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House of the Week: Gorgeous Mediterranean in Packer Park with Wonderful City Views
A gorgeous Mediterranean home on a prime corner lot with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Philadelphia’s Packer Park section. Perfectly set in the heart of Packer Park, the home was masterfully built in 2014 from the ground up and upgraded five years later. An elevator shaft was…
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Nearly 1,200 WSFS Bank Associates Volunteer Across the Region for Inaugural ‘We Stand for Service Day’
Nearly 1,200 WSFS Bank associates volunteered across the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region on June 14 as part of the bank’s first-ever “We Stand for Service Day.” This company-wide day of giving back through volunteerism saw approximately 1,200 associates join together to volunteer nearly 5,000 hours and make an impact at organizations across the region.…
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Leslie Richards’ Revolutionary Vision for SEPTA Aims to Modernize the System To Make It Appealing to More People
SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards, who took over the job in early 2020, shortly before the pandemic hit, and her team have rolled out an innovative new vision for the nation’s sixth-largest transit system that aims to modernize SEPTA and make it more appealing to a greater number of people, writes Tom McGrath for the…
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Visit Philadelphia CEO Angela Val Helping Develop Post-Pandemic Philadelphia
Angela Val took over as CEO of Visit Philadelphia at one of the worst moments for the organization, writes David Murrell for the Philadelphia Magazine. The city did not have a triumphant reopening following the pandemic. It came out of the dark period changed, with worse conditions on public transit, fewer businesses and less foot…
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Philadelphia Leadership: Bryan Fenstermaker, President and CEO, City Ave District
President and CEO of City Ave District, Bryan Fenstermaker crisscrossed the country several times before landing in the Philadelphia area. He grew up in Houston and Connecticut in a tight-knit family with two siblings. He was drawn to the team mentality of sports and had a strong work ethic at a young age, getting his…
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Wall Street Journal: Phillies’ All-Star Likes to Wind Down with Romance Novels
Philadelphia Phillies’ designated hitter Bryce Harper is among the growing number of men who are picking up the traditionally female-targeted romance novels, writes Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg for The Wall Street Journal. In his recent interview with GQ, the seven-time All-Star said he enjoys reading novels by Elle Kennedy, a prolific romance novel author, to wind…
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See How Philadelphia Ranked Among Cities Where $250,000 Salary Goes Furthest
Philadelphia is in the bottom half among the 76 largest cities in the United States based on how far a $250,000 salary can actually go, write John Klyce and Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Earlier this year, SmartAsset, the financial technology company, ranked 76 of the largest cities in the U.S. to determine…
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Philadelphia Navy Yard to Become Home to New Frigate Land-Based Engineering Site
Construction is currently underway inside the building that was once a World War II aircraft factory at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on the engineering site that will teach future generations of U.S. Navy sailors how to operate the systems aboard the new Constellation-class frigate, writes Mallory Shelbourne for the USNI News. The Philadelphia Navy Yard…
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Philadelphia Leadership: Allan Domb, President of Allan Domb Real Estate, Former At-Large Member of Philadelphia City Council and Candidate for Mayor
A week before the Primary Election in May, Allan Domb, one of several Democratic candidates running for mayor of Philadelphia, spoke to PHILADELPHIA Today about his modest upbringing in Fort Lee, New Jersey, how he was always working, starting with shining shoes at age 5, and continued working full-time while attending American University. After building…
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Penn Likely to Be Top Research Institution for Licensing Revenue, Thanks to Abington Resident
The University of Pennsylvania is likely to once again be on the top among U.S. research institutions for licensing revenue, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines lead by Abington scientist Katalin Karikó, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021, Penn reached the number-one position with licensing revenue of…
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Philadelphia Crowned Best City for Street Art by USA Today Readers
Street art might be eye-catching, but it is so much more than that, according to a new ranking by USA TODAY 10Best. It speaks to the culture and personality of a city and it is embraced by and belongs to the entire community in a way that few other forms of art can match. Philadelphia,…
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Wall Street Journal: Interstate 95 Reopened Friday Less Than Two Weeks After Stretch Collapsed
A stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia reopened on Friday less than two weeks after its collapse, writes Joseph De Avila for The Wall Street Journal. Officials originally believed it would take months to reopen the portion of the highway that had been destroyed by a tractor-trailer shipping gasoline that crashed and caught fire. The…
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Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken Restaurant Opens in Comcast Center Concourse
Lovers of delicious spicy chicken rejoice: NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken has finally arrived in Philadelphia, reports FOX 29 Philadelphia. The restaurant chain officially opened the doors on its newest location in the Comcast Center Concourse last week. This is the chain’s store number 23, said Josh Halpern, CEO of Big Chicken.…
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