• Joe Gentile Has Put 70 Years of Work Into the Newtown Square Family Business

    Joe Gentile Has Put 70 Years of Work Into the Newtown Square Family Business

    Joe Gentile was 7 when he started working at a small farm stand in Broomall owned by his father back in 1954. “It was just a wooden structure my father built,” Gentile recalled. That farm stand became known as Gentile’s Market and moved in 1970 to its current location in Newtown Square, writes Matteo Iadonisi…

  • General Recreation Designs All-Inclusive Playground in Lower Paxton Township

    General Recreation Designs All-Inclusive Playground in Lower Paxton Township

    The latest improvements to the 41-acre Brightbill Park in Lower Paxton Township includes a new inclusive, multi-part playground designed by General Recreation Inc. of Newtown Square. The new $1 million playground and picnic plaza officially opened June 13. The playground includes areas for children of all ages, a “sound garden,” and a paved path leading…

  • The Benefits of Incorporating Playground Spinners Into  Playground Design

    The Benefits of Incorporating Playground Spinners Into Playground Design

    Playground spinners are a valuable addition to any outdoor play area, offering numerous advantages for children of all ages. By including playground spinners in your play space design, you can provide children with a range of benefits, including: When selecting playground spinners for your play environment, it is important to consider the needs of your…

  • Edith P. Mitchell of Thomas Jefferson University, Was a Healthcare Trailblazer

    Edith P. Mitchell of Thomas Jefferson University, Was a Healthcare Trailblazer

    Dr. Edith P Mitchell of Newtown Square, who transformed care for disadvantaged patients at Thomas Jefferson University and elsewhere, is also the first woman physician to become a brigadier general in the Air Force, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The civil rights pioneer died Jan. 21 at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby. Dr. Mitchell…

  • AmeriHealth Caritas Plans to Sublease Newtown Square Office Still Being Built

    AmeriHealth Caritas Plans to Sublease Newtown Square Office Still Being Built

    A new AmeriHealth Caritas office building at the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square is still under construction but the Medicaid managed care company is already looking for a tenant to sublease some of the space. The five-story mass timber building is scheduled to be ready by the summer, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business…