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Wall Street Journal: Wharton School Hops on AI Train As Its National Prominence in Business Schools Grows
Business schools across the nation are going all in on artificial intelligence, including Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, writes Lindsay Ellis for The Wall Street Journal. This spring, Prof. Ethan Mollick assigned his Wharton students the task of automating away part of their jobs. He warned them to expect to feel insecure about…
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Councilmember Mike Driscoll Advocates For More Development, Affordable Housing in His Northeast Philadelphia District
Councilmember Mike Driscoll recently introduced a package of legislation that would provide incentives to developers who want to build near public transit stations. This is part of Driscoll’s desire to encourage new housing along the Market-Frankford Line in his district and developers to provide affordable housing to combat the threat of displacement, writes Jake Blumgart…
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PECO’s Sabrina Brooks Named to City and State PA’s List of Women Blazing New Trails Across the Commonwealth
Sabrina Brooks, PECO’s Director of Customer Strategy and Governance and a board member at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, has been named to City and State Pennsylvania’s 2024 Above & Beyond list of women blazing new trails across the Commonwealth. “This year’s edition features women whose grassroots arts and cultural organizations have become powerful…
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Community Hero Action Group Hosts Fourth Annual Community Health Conference and Festival
Community Hero Action Group (CHAG) is set to host its fourth annual Pennsylvania Black Health Matters Conference. The free four-day-long hybrid conference will hold a festival on Saturday, April 13, from 12 PM to 4 PM at Vernon Park at 5800 Germantown Avenue. It will feature live entertainment, dancing, food, giveaways, health demos, a voting…
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Pink Boots Society, Iron Hill Brewery Team Up on Beer Aimed at Helping Women in Brewing Industry
The Pink Boots Society and Iron Hill Brewery recently joined forces on a beer release aimed at helping women in the brewing industry, writes Molly Given for Metro Philadelphia. Pink Boots is a local nonprofit dedicated to advancing the careers of women in the industry. With the release of the Suffragette City Berliner Weisse, locals…
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Playa Bowls Brings Its Signature Acai, Pitaya, and Coconut Bowls to Bensalem
The new Playa Bowls location in Bensalem made its delightful entrance, perfectly timed for National Acai Day, writes Michele Haddon for the Bucks County Courier Times. Known for its delightful array of acai, pitaya, and coconut bowls, along with smoothies, the eatery opened its doors on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Nestled in the Street…
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SEPTA Officially Unveils New Drexel Station at 30th Street
SEPTA transit leaders recently gathered alongside elected officials outside SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line and trolley stop at 30th Street Station to officially unveil the new Drexel Station at 30th Street, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. As part of a four-year, $50 million renovation project with Drexel University, the station now has new elevators, an expanded…
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New Polish Restaurant and Bar is Coming Soon To East Kensington
Little Walter’s, a new bar and restaurant that puts a modern spin to classic Polish cuisine, is set to open its doors in East Kensington later this spring, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. The upcoming restaurant will be led by chef Michael Brenfleck, who will bring recipes inspired by family tradition to the neighborhood. He…
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How Philadelphia is Working To Change the Narrative of the City For Outsiders
Now that Philadelphia has a new mayor and new public safety officials and things are improving, the city is hoping to change the negative narrative of the city for outsiders, writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. Philadelphia has been dealing with a gun crisis for years, with things becoming significantly worse during the pandemic.…
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Philadelphia Parking Authority Gets Over $800K For New Charging Station
Gov. Josh Shapiro and his administration recently announced a new $20 million investment for electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Pennsylvania, writes Mac Bell for ABC27 News. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the $20 million investment is part of round 1A of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. This round of…
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House of the Week: Exquisite Colonial in Wynnefield
An exquisite colonial home with six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Wynnefield. This lovely residence boasts 3,338 square feet of living space and offers the perfect blend of elegance and comfort. It has been designed to meet all aspects of contemporary lifestyle. . . Highlights include an inviting…
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Contingent of Holy Family Students, Faculty, Staff Spend Spring Break in Florida with Habitat for Humanity
Three Holy Family University faculty members and two staff members worked alongside 18 students over Spring Break in Florida at several building sites in Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, and Coral Springs as part of a community service project with Habitat for Humanity of Broward County. “This trip was such a rewarding…
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RKL Achieves Industry Excellence with Best of Accounting Award
For the second straight year, RKL, a CPA and advisory firm with an office in Exton, won a 2024 Best of Accounting Award for client satisfaction. The honor from B2B directory ClearlyRated is based on input and ratings received in the firm’s latest client survey. In the survey, RKL earned a world-class Net Promoter Score…
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Earthquake Turned Horsham Man’s Surgical Procedure Into Strangely Memorable Experience
Justin Allen, of Horsham, had a truly memorable vasectomy experience earlier this month, writes David Chiu for People. On the morning of April 5, Allen was at a urology office in Huntingdon Valley when a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck around 10:30 AM local time. Allen recalled that everything “started totally normal” when he got to…
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Maryland Hospitality Company Reopens Long-shuttered Fort Washington Hotel
After acquiring it for $11.05 million last year, Baywood Hotels, a Maryland hospitality company, has reopened the long-shuttered Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia/Fort Washington, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 146-room hotel has been closed for at least two years, following a hurricane that severely damaged the property. Baywood Hotels finally reopened it…
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Ambler Theater Helps Keep Art of 35mm Cinema Alive With Its Annual 35mm Film Festival
The Ambler Theater is doing its part to keep the art of 35mm cinema alive, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. It is one of just 23 exhibitors in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware that can still show analog films, thanks to its two working 35mm projectors. From April 12 to April 14, the theater will…
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Annual Fashion Show at Harcum College is A Grand Affair
The much-anticipated Annual Fashion Show returns to Harcum College on Friday, April 26, 2024, in Klein Hall, Bryn Mawr Campus. Doors open at 7 PM. The show steps off at 8 PM. This year’s event has been conceived to involve all fashion majors and fashion faculty every step of the way, from promoting to planning,…
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3 Reasons the Self-Aware Organization Has a Competitive Edge
Organizations that have self-aware cultures are more attractive, agile, and competitive. It’s likely that you are already familiar with the term “self-awareness.” In emotional intelligence (EI), the term originally coined by psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer and popularized by Dr. Daniel Goleman, self-awareness is the foundational pillar of four that make up the EI model –…
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