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Wrightstown’s Historic Pineville Tavern to Offer New Dining Experience
The historic Pineville Tavern in Wrightstown will be offering a new dining experience starting on Friday, Feb. 13, just in time for Valentine’s Day, writes Jeff Werner for Patch. Diners will be able to order items from a new Italian Steakhouse menu, taking inspiration from the Abruzzese family’s heritage. “’Dal Abruzzese’ means ‘From Abruzzo,’ which is where my father’s family migrated…
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Center City Development Pipeline Rebounds with Focus on Housing, Creative Spaces
The 2026 Center City Real Estate Development Report shows that the development pipeline has bounced back, by focusing on residential and creative developments, with over $2.14 billion in major projects that are either finished or currently under construction, writes Tom MacDonald for WHYY. These recent projects have already added more than 500,000 square feet of…
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Philadelphia Bars, Restaurants Push for Later Curfews in Anticipation of World Cup
With more than 500,000 tourists expected in Philadelphia for the World Cup games, pressure is mounting to extend the state’s 2 a.m. alcohol curfew at bars and restaurants, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. Ben Fileccia, senior vice president of strategy and engagement at the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, said that Philadelphia needs to remain…
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New Bakery Map Highlights the Bakers and Small Businesses Shaping Philadelphia’s Pastry Scene
A new interactive bakery map is now available to highlight and celebrate the bakers and neighborhood gems that encapsulate Philadelphia’s pastry landscape. The new map is the culmination of a partnership between Visit Philadelphia, Sisterly Love Collective, and the James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Ellen Yin. “Visit Philadelphia’s first-ever bakery map allows us to showcase our…
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Freedom Village Collects 200 Pounds of Food for Soup for the Super Bowl Food Drive
Freedom Village at Brandywine put a charitable twist on Super Bowl weekend, giving back through its annual “Soup for the Super Bowl” food drive and collecting 200 pounds of nonperishable food for the Chester County Food Bank. Held the Friday before the big game, the fundraiser encouraged team spirit and community impact. Staff members donated canned…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Accelerates Effort to Get the Lead Out Across Commonwealth
Since starting work on customer-owned service lines in 2024, Aqua Pennsylvania has surveyed construction materials for 71,239 of its customers’ drinking water service lines in support of the ongoing project. In addition, Aqua Pennsylvania has completed replacements of lead and galvanized drinking water service lines at 2,523 homes and businesses across the Commonwealth. While Aqua…
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Rutgers–Camden Art Student’s Crocheted Creations Spark Conversation, Community, and Connection
What began as a pandemic hobby for Adayna Wallace has evolved into a passion project, a campus conversation starter, and a possible future club at Rutgers–Camden. The sophomore visual arts major and Honors College student can be seen around the university wearing her own creations of crocheted wares, like her hats emblazoned with the recognizable Rutgers block…
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Ardmore Farmers Market to Replace Di Bruno Bros. with Multiple Smaller Vendor Spaces
Di Bruno Bros.’ closure is reshaping the future of Suburban Square’s Ardmore Farmers Market, where the Italian-goods purveyor had long been the dominant tenant, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Before its closure, Di Bruno’s Ardmore location occupied over half of the market’s stalls. But instead of seeking a single large operator to replace…
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Doylestown’s Aprea Therapeutics Names Industry Veteran as Chief Medical Advisor
Doylestown-based Aprea Therapeutics has named Eugene Kennedy, MD, as chief medical advisor, adding a seasoned leader in oncology drug development to its executive team. Aprea is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative therapies targeting cancer-specific vulnerabilities while minimizing damage to healthy cells. Kennedy joins after early clinical proof-of-concept was demonstrated for the WEE1 inhibitor APR-1051…
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X-Golf Eyes Springfield for Possible Location on Sproul Road
A new spot for golf lovers could soon take shape in Springfield, with the township’s Board of Commissioners reviewing an application for a franchised X-Golf location, a simulated golf center featuring a restaurant and bar, writes Max Bennett for the Patch. At X-Golf, visitors can enjoy simulated golf courses from across the globe and lessons…
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Comcast’s NBC Invests $8 Billion in Live Sports Content in Effort to Grow Viewership Numbers
NBC is busy at work in terms of its sports content for this month as its parent company, Comcast, aims to keep up with its competitors, writes Hannah Miller for Bloomberg. Comcast has labeled Feb. 2026 as “Legendary February,” as NBC and its subsidiaries are playing host to several major sporting events this month alone.…
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This Local Nonprofit is Helping Kensington Residents Build Neighborhood Power and Wealth
With a mission to preserve intergenerational affordability in the neighborhood while also addressing gentrification and displacement, the Kensington Corridor Trust was launched in 2019, writes Bean Seal for Philadelphia Magazine. Since its launch, the trust has been buying up real estate along Kensington Avenue, collects its assets, and then puts it in the hands of…
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Jeffrey Lurie’s $50M Gift Aims to ‘Advance the Ball’ in Autism Research
Jeffrey Lurie’s $50 million donation to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine is expected to do more than fund new labs, writes Ron Southwick for Chief Healthcare Executive. The donation could “advance the ball” in autism research. That’s how Daniel Rader, MD, interim director of the new Lurie Autism Institute, describes the potential of…
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Philadelphia Woman Becomes First American to Win Gold Medal at Cheesemonger Olympic Competition
An American has taken home a gold medal at the Mondial du Fromage — or “Cheesemonger Olympics” for the first time since the competition was launched in 2013, writes Marcella Baietto for CBS News Philadelphia. During this year’s competition in France, Philadelphia cheesemonger Emilia D’Albero earned first place. Among with teammate Courtney Johnson of Seattle,…
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Upgrade Time: Saquon Barkley Bought Malvern Mansion After Trading to Eagles
When Saquon Barkley upgraded his team from the New York Giants to the now Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles, he also traded in his New Jersey home for a mansion in Malvern, writes Mary K. Jacob for the New York Post. The 28-year-old football running back purchased a 10,000-plus-square-foot house in Chester County in April. He…
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Bucks County Housing Market in Nation’s Top 50 at Year-End 2025
One Bucks County housing market ranked among the top 50 nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2025, making it one of only two Greater Philadelphia housing markets to earn a spot, write Joanne Drilling and Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The ranking highlights ZIP codes where market activity is surging, prices are climbing…
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Plans Advance to Transform Wayne Office Building into 162-Unit Apartment Complex
Following required approvals, the partnership of Malvern-based E. Kahn Development, Wayne-based Love Communities, and Harrisburg’s Triple Crown Corp. is proceeding with plans to convert a Wayne office complex into 162 apartments, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The partnership purchased the then half-empty property for $10.2 million, taking a calculated risk on whether a future conversion would be approved given the…
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Shoppers Reminisce About Amazon Fresh After Store Closings
Amazon’s announcement last month that it was closing all of its physical Amazon Fresh stores has stirred the emotions in some shoppers as they search for an alternative, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the Philadelphia area, six Amazon Fresh locations closed, with nearly 1,000 workers laid off. That includes an Amazon Fresh…
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