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Tesla Rings in First Bucks County Store with Grand Opening Ceremony
Tesla’s first store in Bucks County recently celebrated its grand opening in Warminster, writes Dino Ciliberti for the Patch. The ceremony Thursday featured a ribbon-cutting event, demo drives, a DIY maintenance session, and a showcase of the much-anticipated Cybertruck. Tesla Warminster, which opened quietly in February after a year of construction, occupies a 56,000-square-foot…
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Havertown Grille Is a Neighborhood and Jason Kelce Favorite
The Havertown Grille at 2409 West Darby Road in Havertown has been a neighborhood presence since 2012 but has received some extra attention lately as an occasional hangout for retired Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce. “You’ve heard about it. You’ve probably drove past it and saw it,” commented Bob Kelly for his Kelly Drives feature on…
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Forman Arts Initiative to Transform West Kensington Block Into Community Arts Hub
Forman Arts Initiative is planning to transform a 100,000-square-foot site in West Kensington into a multi-use community arts hub, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Last year, the nonprofit’s leaders quietly bought four properties on the 2200 block of North American Street for $13 million. Plans for their use are starting to be…
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Kouklet Brazilian Bakehouse Brings a Taste of Brazil to South Philly
Kouklet Brazilian Bakehouse brings a taste of Brazil to South Philadelphia with its delicious cake rolls, doughnuts, savory tarts, and so much more, reports Bob Kelly for FOX 29. Mardhory Santos-Cepeda, the owner of Kouklet Brazilian Bakehouse, started her business five years ago, making cake rolls and selling them at farmers markets. “It’s very traditional…
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Philly Sets Two New Guinness World Records For Pride Month
During a Philadelphia Gay News-hosted event on the first day of Pride Month on June 1, Philadelphia set a new Guinness World Record for the largest drag story time ever, writes Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia. The event brought together famed Philadelphia drag performers and dozens of local Philadelphians and their children. During the…
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Treasury Yield Curve, One of Wall Street’s Favorite Recession Indicators, Seems Broken
The Treasury yield curve is one of Wall Street’s favorite recession indicators, but it seems to be broken, write Sam Goldfarb and Peter Santilli for The Wall Street Journal. Investors have long taken an anomaly known as an inverted yield curve, where yields on short-term Treasurys are higher than those of longer-term government debt, as…
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Penn State Abington Hails New Graduates Who ‘Turned Pandemic Challenges into Opportunities’
The Penn State Abington campus community celebrated the Class of 2024 during two ceremonies on May 3, praising the almost 350 new graduates for their fortitude despite the interference of the pandemic in their early college years. Interim Chancellor Andrew August reminded the audience that each generation has experiences that shape and influence them just as 9/11 and the Vietnam…
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Bristol Welcomes New Planet Fitness Gym
Residents of Bristol have a new fitness option with the recent opening of a Planet Fitness club, according to The Reporter. The grand opening event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, food, games, and raffles, creating an exciting atmosphere for attendees. In addition to celebrating the new club, Planet Fitness made a charitable donation to Women…
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New Fare Jumper Gates Has Doubled Revenue at Upper Darby’s 69th Street Station
There’s more than double the revenue coming in over at the 69th Street Terminal now that SEPTA has installed fare jumper gates to make it harder to escape paying the fare, writes Mike DeNardo or KYW Newsradio. Twelve full-length fare gates were installed in April at the 69th Street Transportation Center at the entrance to…
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With Influx of New Construction, Philadelphia Could Once Again Become Leader in Manufacturing
While Philadelphia isn’t currently known as a leading manufacturing hub, that could be set to change thanks to the ongoing and upcoming construction throughout the city, writes Sonya Swink for BisNow. According to a new report from Yardi’s Commercial Cafe, the Philly metro area ranks 16th out of 20 major metros across the nation that…
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University of the Arts to Close on June 7, Marking End to Nearly 150-Year Institution
The University of the Arts has announced its imminent closure, as the institution will be shutting down on Friday, June 7, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, UArts had fallen out of compliance with the commission’s standards and was having its accreditation withdrawn. The…
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Philadelphia Leadership: Dave McCormick, Candidate, U.S. Senate
Dave McCormick, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, spoke with PHILADELPHIA Today about growing up in Bloomsburg, where his father was a college president. Sports defined his high school career, and he was nominated to West Point, where he was co-captain of the Army West Point wrestling team. McCormick discussed how his time in…
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PA Turnpike Unveils Northeast Extension Plan from Plymouth Meeting: What to Expect
Plans for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension to widen the road from four to six lanes from Plymouth Meeting to the Lehigh Valley Interchange with Route 22, are slowly moving forward, writes Evan Jones for The Morning Call. While construction is not expected to start soon, plans are slowly being introduced to the public. The…
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Delaware County Health Department Offers Life-Saving Tools and Training With Delco Revive Campaign
The Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) launched a new campaign last week to provide residents, organizations, and businesses with free life-saving resources, including NARCAN nasal spray, Xylazine test strips, Fentanyl test strips and wound care kits, and training. The Delco Revive campaign is paid for through the Opioid Settlement Fund. Health Department Director Melissa Lyon and other DCHD leaders,…
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Jason Kelce Gets His Own Jeopardy! Category, Delivers Clues
Jason Kelce made a special pre-recorded appearance on the ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ finale, when he read the clues for a unique first-round Jason Kelce Jeopardy category, “The World Revolves Around Jason Kelce.” The retired Philadelphia Eagle rapped a Salt-N-Pepa song and recited a Mummers poem, writes Franki Rudnesky for Philly Voice. “I’m Jason Kelce,” Kelce said…
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Using a New Way of Thinking to Achieve Different Results
Many people try all kinds of things to get new results in life. Whether you’re working toward personal goals, family goals or business and financial goals, it’s hard to achieve new results if you don’t act in a new or different way. Our mindset and perspective shape the meaning we give to our experiences and…
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CHOP Program Helps Make Homes Healthier for Kids with Asthma
CAPP+, a program under The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Healthier Together initiative, is helping make homes healthier for kids with asthma, writes Julia Landwehr for Health. It is estimated that around 6.5 percent of children nationwide have asthma, but this jumps to 21 percent in Philadelphia. The disease does not impact children equally. Data from…
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North Philly High Schooler, Gates Scholar Has Decided Which University She Will Attend This Fall
Antoinette Ellis, the North Philadelphia high school senior who was named a Gates Scholar, has selected the University of Michigan as her next stop this fall, writes Chanel Hill for The Philadelphia Tribune. She plans to study nursing. “When you go on to the University of Michigan’s page, one of the things that they stressed…
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