Delaware County
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When Wawa Arrives in Kentucky, It’s Bringing Along 1,400 Jobs
Wawa’s expansion beyond Delaware County is not only bringing its localized brand to other parts of the country, it’s creating jobs along the way. The convenience store chain plans to open about 40 stores in Kentucky in the next 8 to 10 years. That’s equal to about 1,400 new jobs for the state, writes Chip…
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Wawa’s Fast Food-like Items Make it the Envy of All Who Do Not Have One Nearby
Wawa, the mega-popular Delaware County-based convenience store chain, is a source of envy for many who do not have one nearby, writes Stephanie Oliveira Nguyen for The Daily Meal. Wawa offers some of the best fast food-like items around, both packaged meals and fresh-made hot and cold food made in-house. Its delicious sandwiches, milkshakes, coffee…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Expands Digital Payment Choices
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has increased the number of digital options drivers can use to cover their tolls, writes Matt Coughlin for KYW Newsradio. “Effective now, customers can use Apple and Google Pay as options to pay their tolls,” said Marissa Orbanek, press secretary for the Turnpike. The Turnpike announced it was adding the two mobile…
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Delaware County and Philadelphia Saw Greatest Increase in Income Required to Buy House
According to a new Redfin analysis, the income needed to purchase a typical home in Philadelphia and Delaware counties went up by nearly six percent, the highest increase recorded among the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. To be able to afford the $300,000 cost…
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Reporter Creates Wawa Oral History Looking at Brand Obsession
Adam Clark, an enterprise reporter for New Jersey Advance Media, is not a Wawa fan, and wasn’t brought up around the convenience store chain. But he wondered about other people’s Wawa obsession and decided to tell that story by compiling an oral history, writes Amaris Casttillo for Poynter. In November 2023, NJ Advance Media published…
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Craving Apple Cider This Fall? Here’s Some Delaware County Options
Pumpkin spice isn’t the only fall delicacy out there. Autumn connoisseurs will also be tracking down another favorite—apple cider. Whether it’s cooled in the fridge, steaming hot, or fermented, there are places in Delaware County that can meet your apple cider needs, writes Ben Silver and Regan Bradley for Main Line Today. Linvilla Orchards…
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Franklin Fountain, Created by 2 Delaware County Brothers, Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Ryan and Eric Berley grew up in their Media-area home with a dining room decorated like a historical ice cream parlor. They carried that motif into adult life, with their successful business, Franklin Fountain in Old City Philadelphia. Now the old-fashioned ice cream parlor is celebrating its 20th anniversary, writes Leslie Krowchenko for the Daily…
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Delaware County’s First Health Director Resigns, Search Begins
It was a historic moment for Delaware County when it launched its first health department in 2021, and picked Melissa Lyon to run it, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Lyon was selected in November 2021. The department opened in April 2022. Now Lyon is moving on. She announced her resignation last week.…
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Wawa Set to Open Two New Stores in North Carolina Sept. 19
Wawa is slated to open two new stores Sept. 19 in Wilson, North Carolina, according to local news outlet The Wilson Times, as reported in convenience.org. Grand opening first days will be celebrated with giveaways and a hoagie-building competition, free T-shirts to the first 100 customers, and free coffee through Sept. 29. The event will…
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Delaware County Tries Approach Beyond Police for Mentally Ill
An effort is underway in Delaware County to divert people with mental health issues from the legal system and get them into treatment, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. A new county-wide program from the Delaware County Department of Human Services gives police officers discretion to refer people with behavioral issues to a case manager instead…
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Teachers’ Teammates Once Again Gets Supplies Where They’re Most Needed
A nonprofit once again helped teachers get the supplies they needed for the classroom as another school year gets underway. Teachers’ Teammates runs a 3,000 square-foot warehouse in Folcroft that has everything a classroom, a teacher, and a student needs, like folders, crayons, notebooks and backpacks, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS Philadelphia, as reported at…
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Swarthmore, Haverford Colleges See Decline in Black, Latino Students Following Supreme Court Decision
There are less Black and Latino freshman at many of the nation’s elite institutions, including at Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year banning race-conscious considerations for college admissions. Haverford College’s domestic students of color declined by 1.6 percentage points, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At Haverford, 7.2…
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Here’s What’s Coming for Delaware County’s Fall Restaurant Scene
Despite Fall’s cool down, there’s plenty of heat coming to the region with new Fall 2024 restaurants and changes at some established favorites. That includes four restaurants in Delaware County, writes Philadelphia Inquirer food critic Michael Klein. Spread Bagelry’s new location in Newtown Square’s Ellis Preserve will soon have later hours and a light dinner…
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Road Trip Food Favorites Come From Wawa and Beyond
There are 11 top-tier cult-favorite gas station foods, including two Wawa options, that need to make it into your next road trip, writes Allison Arnold for Delish. These food items, selected with help from Delish editors, go way beyond beef jerky, chips, or snack mix. Wawa can give you the traditional rest stop fare, but…
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Wawa ‘Cheers to Classrooms’ Toasts Teachers With Free Coffee
Wawa, Inc., announces its “Cheers to Classrooms” initiative is back toasting teachers and school staff with free any size hot coffee from Monday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 15. The offer is available at its Mid-Atlantic operating area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Wawa toasted educators in Alabama…
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Water Ice Rules in Delaware County With No Shortage of Shops
With temperatures inching back up, the need for water ice may not be far behind. Luckily, there are plenty of locations in Delaware County to cool things down, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. Pop’s Homemade on Eagle Road in Havertown started as a South Philly pushcart in 1932 and celebrates 92 years this…
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Wawa, Kelces Team Up for New Commercial That Feature the Couple
A new commercial brings together two of Delaware County’s favorite things—Wawa and the Kelces, writes Henry Savage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A new Wawa commercial , actually directed by Kylie Kelce, looks at the post-Eagles retirement life of Jason and Kylie Kelce, as they navigate the demands of family life. In the commercial, Jason uses…
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Even Abraham Lincoln Has a Connection to Wawa. Find Out How
There honestly is an Abraham Lincoln Wawa connection and to find it, you have to learn out more about the Wood family, the folks that started Wawa, writes Dan Seitz for Mashed. From the iron foundry that was started by David Wood in 1803, to the Wawa dairy farm opened in 1902, to the convenience…
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