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Bensalem Says Farewell to Family Restaurant Bob Evans
Bob Evans family-style restaurant in Bensalem, which is best known for its delicious breakfasts, closed its doors for good last week, writes Dino Ciliberti for the Patch. Bensalem residents respond to the closure on the Bensalem Proud Facebook community page with mixed reactions. “I was just there for breakfast with my mom,” said one commenter.…
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Newsweek Ranks Two Montgomery County Hospitals as Among Best Hospitals in U.S.
Two hospitals right here in Montgomery County are being recognized for providing quality healthcare by Newsweek. Main Line Health’s Lankenau Medical Center and Bryn Mawr Hospital are ranked in the top 250 of the best hospitals in the United States. The magazine recently released its 2024 ranking of the World’s Best Hospitals, including a category…
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2 Pennsylvania State Senators Are Proposing a ‘Jason Kelce Day’ on June 2
Is Pennsylvania ready for a Jason Kelce Day? There’s definitely political will here in the Philadelphia region, but what’s the feeling in Pittsburgh Steelers territory? Two state senators plan to introduce a resolution in the state Senate to make June 2, 2024, “Jason Kelce Day,” honoring his retirement from the Philadelphia Eagles. The date reflects…
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Known as a Pillar of Chester County Law, Carla Marino Joins Wisler Pearlstine’s Malvern Office
Wisler Pearlstine, LLP welcomes Carla Marino, a respected Chester County attorney, to its Malvern office as a partner in the firm’s Family Law practice. Marino concentrates her practice in all aspects of family law, including, but not limited to, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial planning and agreements, divorce, equitable distribution/sharing of assets, child custody, support for a spouse and/or children, property/marital settlements,…
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Personal Leadership, Winning Behavior, Successful Living Are Learned Processes
Amidst today’s ultracompetitive business landscape, personal leadership mastery is critical. Becoming the best version of yourself is a competitive strategy that enables you to reach the pinnacle of success, and it begins by helping you to see the world in a way you have perhaps not seen it since you were a child. Unfortunately, as…
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How Comcast Has Evolved Into a Global Media and Tech Giant, and Why Philadelphia Remains Its ‘Heart and Soul’
Comcast recently invited out-of-town investors and reporters for a Converge event that gave them a peek at what happens at its home base in Philadelphia, writes Lizzy McLellan Ravitch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. For Philadelphians, Comcast has a connotation relevant to cable and internet, its largest employer based, and two large Center City buildings. For…
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Old City Technology Company Acquired By Cleveland-based Accounting, Consulting Firm
CompuData, a Philadelphia-based technology firm was acquired by Cleveland-based accounting and consulting firm, CBIZ, earlier this month, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Founded in 1971, ComputaData provides technology consulting to small and midsize organizations. It specializes in cloud hosting, managed information technology, and security. According to Business Journal data, last year CompuData…
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The Sisterhood Sit-In Trolley Tour Returns, Highlights 8 Black Women-owned Businesses in Philadelphia
The Sisterhood Sit-In Trolley Tour was launched four years ago by Jeannine Cook, the owner of Harriett’s Bookshop in Fishtown, writes David Matthau for WHYY. She launched it as a method to protect and serve one another as women in the community. “Although Black women were opening businesses at a rapid pace, our businesses were…
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Philly Apparel Company, Made By Taylor Nicole, Expands From Sports To Now Bridal-Themed Clothing
Taylor Zubkousky’s journey to launching Made by Taylor Nicole started with a creative hobby picked up during the COVID-19 pandemic. She began tie-dying clothes for herself and later friends and eventually her social media followers, developing her sports-themed apparel company. Four years after the first launch, she has launched a second, bridal-themed clothing line, writes…
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What Does chatGPT Associate With Philadelphia? The Question Was Recently Explored
Philadelphia is known for several things, but to be more specific and concise about what those things are, chatGPT was recently asked the simple question: “What is Philadelphia known for?” writes Vicky Diaz-Camacho for Billy Penn at WHYY. For starters, Philly is known for its historical significance. “Philadelphia played a crucial role in the founding…
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David Traub’s City of Homes’ Emphasizes Importance of Home Ownership in Philadelphia
A book by architect David S. Traub, Philadelphia: City of Homes, emphasizes the importance of home ownership and this has distinguished the City of Brotherly Love from its peers and contributed to its famous special character, writes Sandy Hingston for the Philadelphia Magazine. In the introduction, Traub set out the thesis of his book: “Philadelphians…
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Equal Treatment for Skill Games and Casino Slot Machines Is Fair Play
As lawmakers consider Gov. Josh Shapiro’s timely proposal to tax and regulate skill games, they would be wise to follow the blueprint of one the nation’s most successful state gaming industries — and they won’t have to travel far to find it. Over the last 20 years, Pennsylvania has emerged as a national leader in…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Alumna Attended Global Synod in Rome
Alyssa Van Allen ’23 participated in a synod held in Rome in the fall of 2023, prompted by Pope Francis‘ call in 2021 for Church leaders and the faithful to discuss the role of the Catholic Church in the third millennium. Following a training session by colleagues from other universities, including Jeff Wallace, Jim Gallo,…
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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals First to Receive FDA Clearance for a NASH Treatment
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals has been given Food and Drug Administration market clearance for its experimental treatment for NASH, a fatty liver disease that causes inflammation of the liver, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The oral drug will be marketed under the brand name Rezdiffra. This is the first drug approved to treat NASH. The…
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Philly’s Roz Pichardo is On the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic in Kensington, and On a Mission to Save Lives
Roz Pichardo, who lives and works in Kensington, has saved more than 2,200 lives over the years, writes Phaedra Trethan for USA Today. She records each save in a pocket New Testament she always carries with her. “I call them ‘Sunshine,’ because to call them ‘addict,’ or ‘junkie,’ or ‘zombie’ … It’s dehumanizing. It’s stigmatizing,”…
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Greensgrow Farms in Kensington Could Become Home to Garden Center Once Again
Instead of welcoming condos, Greensgrow Farms in Kensington could once again have a garden center as part of the New Kensington Community Development Corporation’s Urban Agriculture and Community Garden initiative, writes Meir Rinde for Billy Penn at WHYY. NKCDC took over Greensgrow Farms after the former Greensgrow Farms organization shut down nearly two years ago.…
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Main Line Health Joins Regional Child Gun Safety Campaign
Firearms remain the leading cause of injury and death for children. An average of 13 children die from guns every day. With that in mind, Main Line Health is joining the nation’s largest regional collaboration of health systems to kick off a year-long public service campaign on child gun safety, encouraging a community approach to…
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Exton Doctor Working to Offer Improved Healthcare at Lower Cost
Dr. Christine Meyer, a primary care doctor in Exton, is always looking or ways to provide better care for her patients, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Currently, she and her team have increased the time they spend with patients to around 20 minutes from the previous 15. “It feels so good to be…
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