Ridley Park
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Ridley Park Native Diane McGraw’s Decades-Long Push to Bring the World Cup to Philadelphia
Diane McGraw helped bring the World Cup to Philadelphia. She just had to wait more than three decades to see it happen. Her path to the city’s soccer moment began far from any pitch, as Alex Coffey reports for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A Ridley Park native who once dreamed of becoming an actress, McGraw had little interest…
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Philly Sports Guy Jamie Pagliei Hangs at This Ridley Park Bar
Jamie Pagliei may be known as the Philly Sports Guy, revving up Eagles fans with his motivational videos, but you’ll often find him hanging out at Dolan’s Bar in Ridley Park, writes Isaac Avilucea for Axios. You can find him there wearing his spiky green mohawk, Eagles face paint, and Saquon Barkley jersey. It was…
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Taylor Hospital Owners Talking to Nonprofits to Run Hospital
The new local owners of Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park are talking with nonprofit healthcare providers about running its day-to-day operations, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. “We want to be, basically, a landlord,” said Todd Strine, who leads the group of private investors who bought the 100-bed hospital for $1 million. “We want…
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Ridley Park Couple Find E-Bike Joy, Start a Rental Business
A Ridley Park woman who lost her job in the Crozer Health closings is now pouring her energies into E-bike rentals with her husband, reports Jennaphr Frederick for Fox 29 News. Ed and Jessica Kline run KlineRentNRide,, bringing E bikes to Delaware County and to other locations throughout the Philadelphia region. The couple discovered the…
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Thanks to Drones, Boeing’s Ridley Plant Will Keep Humming Through the 2030s
Drones and space sensors are the predominant reasons the Boeing Ridley plant benefits from a shift in thinking from the U.S. Army, writes Loren Thompson for Forbes. The Army surprised everyone when it canceled a planned scout helicopter, previously its top aviation priority, to focus instead on upgrading the Chinook helicopter, manufactured at Boeing’s Ridley…
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This Recipe May Be 1 Reason Rosemary’s Is the Hottest Reservation in Delco
There’s one dish that Rosemary executive chef Elijah Milligan has to include on the Ridley Park restaurant’s menu, and it came from a simple request for some shrimp and pasta, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. That dish is Rosemary’s Shrimp Mafaldine. It’s the restaurant’s most popular dish, but it was actually just something Milligan whipped…
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Philadelphia Chef Elijah Milligan Heats Up Ridley Park with New Restaurant
Rosemary in Ridley Park, has opened to rave reviews and large crowds. Much of the credit for Delaware County’s hot new restaurant goes to Philadelphia chef Elijah Milligan, who has worked in some of the city’s best restaurants, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Milligan learned to cook from his South Philadelphia grandma Vanessa and…
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Tom Garvey of Ridley Park Had a Sweet Apartment at the Vet, and the Rent Was Great
Tom Garvey is a former Ridley Park native now living in Ambler, but for a time, he and the Philadelphia Phillies had the same address. Apparently, it was very easy to hide at the former Veterans Stadium, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. Tom Garvey, now 80, lived in a converted storage room under the…
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