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West Grove Fire Company Volunteer Ready for New Challenges After Graduating from Medical School
Lauren Mazur, a West Grove Fire Company volunteer, knew she wanted to help other children from an early age, according to a staff report from The Daily Local News. At 15, she started her journey by joining an EMT class at the Good Fellowship EMS Training Institute. After completing her training, she started volunteering at…
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Kennett Underground Railroad Tour Reveals Area’s Stories of Struggle and Liberation
In acknowledgment of Juneteenth, the Kennett Underground Railroad tour on June 16 focused on the Underground Railroad and the abolition movements, writes Gabbie Burton for the Chester County Press. Through five featured stops at historic landmarks, the Kennett Underground Railroad Center revealed stories of struggle and liberation. The immersive and historical experience was led by…
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Plymouth Meeting’s Biscuit Lady Traded Her Corporate Job for New Life Making Amazing Biscuits
Tara Torrence decided to leave her job at a mortgage company and focus on something she knew she was great at: making amazing biscuits, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In just two years, she went from working in her home kitchen to a Wissahickon shared space to her new freestanding restaurant in Plymouth…
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Two Vacant Storefronts in West Chester to Hold New Owners
Two storefronts in West Chester that have been vacant for various periods of time now have new owners coming soon. The recently closed Fairman’s and another storefront next to The Brow Bar on Gay Street will be filled. Fairman’s skate shop, only having been vacant for one month, will see a new owner in The…
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American Dairy Association North East’s Chooses First Chief Ice Cream Officers
The American Dairy Association North East has selected two content creators from Washington, D.C. as its first chief ice cream officers, and one of the first stops on their travels will be Chester Springs, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Maddie Smith and Mia Svirsky have won the coveted job that will take them…
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West Chester Doctor Working to Determine Why Black Women Have Higher Cancer Death Rates
A West Chester doctor is working with the American Cancer Society on a historic new study to determine why Black women have high cancer death rates, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS News Philadelphia. “Very few African American women have been included in the research that underpins a lot of the treatment, the medicines,” said Anthonise…
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After 20 Years, Rare Century Plant Blooms at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens has waited nearly two decades for a roof-popping bloom of Agave americana, known as the Century Plant. This perennial succulent is monocarpic, meaning it only blooms once before it dies, making it a truly once-in-a-lifetime event. Though once believed a century-long wait was needed for flowering, Agave americana typically blooms after 10 to 25 years. It…
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Vanguard Sets Its Sights on Spain, Plans Its First Hire in European Country
Malvern-based Vanguard Group, the second-biggest asset manager in the world, is aiming to grow its business in Spain with its first hire in the European country, write Macarena Muñoz and Loukia Gyftopoulou for Bloomberg. The investment behemoth, which already oversees $12 billion of assets for its clients in Spain, is currently hiring a sales executive…
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Cheltenham’s Rue Landau Is First Openly Gay Person to Be Elected to Philadelphia City Council
Cheltenham native Rue Landau made history this November when she became the first openly gay person elected to Philadelphia City Council, writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. She celebrated her election by “singing ‘We Are the Champions’ with my campaign staff at two in the morning at Woody’s,” she recalled. For Landau, working at…
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Two Private Gardens in Bryn Mawr and Chestnut Hill Among Most Beautiful in Region
While the Philadelphia region is home to one of the largest gardens nationwide with its bounty of lively public plots, some of the most beautiful landscapes belong to private homeowners, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In fact, Bryn Mawr and Chestnut Hill have two of the five most beautiful private gardens in the…
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Wynnewood-Based Alex’s Lemonade Stand Celebrates 20 Years of Lemonade Days
Wynnewood-based Alex’s Lemonade Stand is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Lemonade Days, the family-friendly fundraiser for pediatric cancer research, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Tonight. Lemonade Days, which have raised over $20.5 million in the last two decades, are one of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s signature programs. The foundation is the nation’s largest independent…
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Latest Chip Flavors Released for Herr’s Flavored by Philly Competition
Nottingham-based Herr’s has introduced its latest chip flavors, inviting everyone to buy, try, and vote to help crown the winner of the Flavored by Philly Contest. Building on the resounding success of year two of the contest, Herr’s is once again putting the focus on the local small businesses that infuse Philadelphia with its distinctive culinary character…
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Wall Street Journal: Penn State’s New Palmer Museum of Art Earns High Marks, But There is Something Lacking
The new Palmer Museum of Art at Pennsylvania State University gets high marks for its handsome and ample spaces, but its isolated location is a failing, writes Michael J. Lewis for The Wall Street Journal. The museum relocated from its Postmodern building to an assertively contemporary structure due to the massive growth in its collection.…
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Malvern-Based Annovis Bio to Focus Future Development of Its Experimental Drug on Early Alzheimer’s Patients
Malvern-based Annovis Bio plans to focus on patients who have the early form of Alzheimer’s disease in the future development of its experimental treatment for the neurodegenerative disorder, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The move is based on the analysis of the mixed results from the biopharmaceutical company’s most recent study. Annovis…
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Customers Can Make Their Own Ice Cream Flavor at this Kennett Square Creamery
The Hangry Bear Creamery in Kennett Square allows customers to make their very own ice cream flavor, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. The starting mixture contains milk, sugar, heavy cream, skim milk solids, syrup solids, emulsifiers and stabilizers. Then, customers can add dozens of different ingredients to make thousands of combinations. Some…
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Chester County Creameries Taking Part in Ice Cream Trail This Summer
Bring your appetite to “Scooped: An Ice Cream Trail,” which is back this summer to provide visitors with delicious homemade ice cream and maybe learn something new along the way, writes Sue Gleiter for Penn Live Patriot-News. Since 2018, the ice cream trail has become an integral part of Pennsylvania tourism and agriculture. The 2024…
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Malvern Entrepreneur Offers Unique Event Experience for Toddlers with Little Party Playground
Malvern mom and entrepreneur Corianne Izzo organizes craft fests for toddlers with Little Party Playground throughout the Main Line, writes Emma Minor for Main Line Today. Izzo got the idea for the business around the time she had her first child, Brooks, and she started attending different events with other parents. “I was going to…
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Norristown Reviewing Proposal for Mixed-Use Development On 68-Acre Site Next to State Hospital
Norristown is currently reviewing a proposal to build a mixed-use complex on a 68-acre site near the Norristown State Hospital that promises to be the borough’s largest-ever development of its type, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The $300 million Preserve at Stony Creek would have townhouses, apartments, stores, flex space, and a public…
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