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Allentown and West Chester native Madi Coble is the Owner and Founder of Madi’s on a Roll, where her role is described as “all…
Located in Malvern, Penn State Great Valley is a special mission campus and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University. Its academic programs include engineering…
Bergen County, New Jersey, native Kate Henson is the Director of Development at The Garage Community & Youth Center. There, she focuses on creating partnerships…
Forty-five graduate students and postdoctoral scholars participated in an immersive, industry career preparation program organized by The Graduate School at Penn State Great Valley…
West and East Bradford Townships native Eric Roe is the County Commissioner for Chester County Government. He oversees the various departments within the County government…
Nuhamin Getachew Gebremariam, a native of Ethiopia, was looking into graduate options in Europe when an uncle based in the U.S. sent her information…
Cape Coral, Florida, native Amanda Grant is an Associate at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees, P.C. Grant leads the family law practice at Unruh…
In honor of the Penn State Great Valley campus’ 60th anniversary, 12 constituents were honored as Penn State Great Valley’s “Diamonds of the Decades…
Rebecca Love, a visiting professor in nursing at Villanova University, is working with nursing professor Marion Leary from the University of Pennsylvania to convince federal…
Malvern native Josh Stehle is President of DeepThree Design and an Author at 4 Horsemen Publications.
“I founded a website development company called DeepThree Design…
The Harcum College Class of 2024 will celebrate their achievements at the college’s 108th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11, at 11:00 AM…
Schuylkill County native Cassie Woleschok is the Vice President of Marketing for Meridian Bank. Her role at Meridan Bank involves anything that falls under the…
David Rustay, a native of Morrisville, serves as the Director of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance for Aqua Pennsylvania. In this role, he is the…
Springfield native Megan Todaro is a Project Engineer at Pennoni Associates, where she represents multiple municipalities in both Chester County and Delaware County as their…
Coal Township native Michael Rovito is a Partner at MacElree Harvey, Ltd., representing clients in legal matters.
“This covers the gambit from providing advice to…
Holy Family University, in collaboration with Buckley Construction and the Building Trades Council, will host I-95 workers and their families from the Building Trades…
Lamb McErlane PC attorney Katherine ‘Katie’ LaDow has been elected a partner of the firm.
LaDow concentrates her practice in state and federal civil litigation…
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III membership committee approved Penn State Brandywine’s application for provisional membership beginning Sept. 1.
During the three…
Bridgeton, New Jersey, native Heather Grayberg is the Director of Programming and Development at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, where she is responsible for curating…
Downingtown and West Chester native Michael Quinn is the Co-Founder and VP of Business Development at NEXClean.
“Having been with NEXClean since its inception…
The Dinniman Together Fund at West Chester University has established the Drs. Christopher and Susan Fiorentino Award for Diversity and Sustainability in honor of the…
Australia native Caitie McNamara is an Intern at Home of the Sparrow, where her goals and roles are to help and learn.
McNamara, whose first…
Following a national search and effective Jul. 1, Jasmine H. Buxton, Ed.D., has been named Vice President for Student Affairs at West Chester University…
A fitting exhibition for the month in which we celebrate Earth Day (Apr. 22), “A Botanical Blueprint: Sustainable Roots & Environmentalism at West Chester University…
Born and raised in Delaware County’s borough of Media, Jess Cadorette is the Director of Civic Engagement at Conservation Voters of PA and PennFuture…
One of the faces of philanthropy in Chester County has died.
Highland Township’s Robert McNeil, who founded the Chester County Food Bank in 2009…
New London native James Thomas is the Director of Nursing, ED, ICU, PCU, and SWAT at Main Line Health, Riddle Hospital. He oversees the operations…
West Norriton native Catherine “Cat” Bianco is the Managing Director at Tactix Real Estate Advisors, where she has the opportunity to help businesses solve problems…
Eastern graduate Emily Hunter, M.Ed., BS, RN, CSN, has been named the Pennsylvania School Nurse of the Year by the National Association of School…
West Chester native Christopher Muth is a Real Estate Investment Analyst at GMH Communities, where he is a part of the Real Estate Investment – Acquisition…
Michael Brooks, a South Jersey farmer who grows potatoes for Herr’s in Nottingham, finally knows what destroyed his crop eight years ago, writes Alan…
Bucks County (Warrington) native Jade Veit is the Alumni Relations and Stewardship Officer at Penn State Great Valley, where she is responsible for the oversight…
Sabrina Brooks, PECO’s Director of Customer Strategy and Governance and a board member at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, has been named to…
Coatesville native Vincent Edward Miles Jr. is a Public/Government Affairs Representative for the City of Coatesville.
As the City of Coatesville’s first-ever…
York native Carrie Stare is the President of the LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County, where the highlight of her role is making the LGBTQ…
The Chester County Commercial Industrial Investment Council (CII Council) recognized real estate leaders for excellence and collaboration in their transactions last year at the organization…
Philadelphia and Exton native Aaron Johnson is the CEO and Founder of Ball Beyond / Ball Beyond Sports / Beyond Performance Group, where he oversees all operations…
Hyon Duk Shin of Berwyn tragically passed away on March 27, 2024, coming to the aid of a child in distress while on vacation in…
Immaculata University has again been recognized as a Guard-Friendly School by the Pennsylvania National Guard Association (PNGAS). Immaculata was one of the first educational…
Pocopson native Jillian Simmons is the Agency with Choice Program Manager at The Arc of Chester County, where she supervises four Program Coordinators who manage…
Question: When a beloved university president prepares to retire following 41 years of dedicated service to a single institution, what happens? Answer: A university gathers…
The Compuseum, a nonprofit focused on computer history and education, is working on a map that will showcase the Philadelphia region’s impressively rich computer…
Phoenixville native Nicholas Kraynak is the Director of Operations at Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), where he leads the facilities and operations departments, including managing…
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence in 2026, the Dinniman Together Fund at West Chester University…
First Resource Bank’s Co-Founder and CEO Glenn Marshall formally passed his leadership torch to Lauren Ranalli on Mar. 31. Ranalli is now the…
Medford, New Jersey, native Emma Patragnoni is a Senior Solution Architect at RKL Virtual Management Solutions where she leads the technology implementation process for all…
Hollidaysburg native Justin Gildea serves as the Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager at S&T Bank. He works directly with mid-sized businesses…
For the first time in its history, West Chester University (WCU) is hosting the annual Austrian Studies Association Conference (ASA) Apr. 11-14.
In collaboration…
Downingtown native Molly (Mary) Schwemler is the Manager of District Communications for the West Chester Area School District, where she maintains the district’s professional…
The WSFS CARES Foundation, the charitable giving arm of WSFS Bank, has provided grants to five organizations as part of its continuing series of philanthropic…
For the first time in its history, West Chester University (WCU) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation. The grant is…
John Kepner, a board member at Gwynedd Mercy University, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in North Jersey, where a chance friendship sparked a…
Newtown Square native Armena Ballard is the Director of Marketing at CTDI, where she leads and develops the company’s corporate and U.S. marketing…
West Chester University’s Poetry Center will host a Pop-Up Poetry Festival on Apr. 14 and 15 to celebrate National Poetry Month.
The event…
West Chester and Chester Springs native Katie Clay is the Associate Director for Community-Engaged Learning at the Center for Civic Engagement at West Chester…
Pennsylvania is one of the most beautiful states to live in whether you like the mountains, open space for farmlands and parks, or bustling cities…
Born in Tehran, Iran, Dr. Babak Eslami’s family moved to Dubai, UAE, when he was 16 years old with the goal of immigrating to…
Joelle T. Shanesy has joined the Lamb McErlane PC in its Family Law department.
Shanesy will assist clients with divorce matters, custody, child support, spousal…
During a recent celebration of his inspirational legacy, West Chester University President Christopher M. Fiorentino was awarded a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by Downtown West…
Lauren Nehra, who was born in Easton and grew up in the Lehigh Valley area, is an Attorney at Gawthrop Greenwood. There, she routinely handles…
Coatesville native Justin Brown is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Downingtown Area School District. He serves as the internal consultant to the…
Hannah Medvic, a native of Warminster, is the Head of Marketing and Communications at Bender Inc., where she is responsible for marketing efforts in North…
West Chester University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present Silent Sky, a play by Lauren Gunderson that spotlights the untold stories of women…
Berks County native Nicholas Imbesi is the Senior Manager of Advocacy and Government Relations at Chester County Food Bank where he advocates for the Food…
For more than 50 years, Rebecca Jane Desmond inspired students, coached tennis, and was an honored community leader in Downingtown.
She died in her home…
Lehigh Valley native Audrey Andrejko is the Senior Manager, Human Resources at West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., where she serves as a trusted business partner for…
West Chester University’s fourth annual Day of Giving exceeded its fundraising goal of $180,000. The University’s community demonstrated remarkable strength and generosity…
Chalfont native Ryan Coleman dazzled judges of NBC’s The Voice with a country take on Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine” and has secured…
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…
The ways to get rid of spotted lanternflies over the past few years have been to step, squish, and squash them. But as the battle…
Under a new agreement between Immaculata and Moravian universities, graduates with a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Moravian receive guaranteed preferred acceptance into Immaculata…
Chester County Parks + Preservation Director David Stauffer has appointed Andrew McMullen as the county’s new Parks and Trails Manager. McMullen moves to this role…
Women’s History Month is the perfect time to remember local women who helped shape both Chester County and Pennsylvania, writes Malcolm Johnstone for County…
Courtney Kelly, executive director of admission at Widener University, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She stayed active in sports and…
What does a college senior in good academic standing do when they are juggling multiple jobs, are nearly finished with their coursework, and have hit…
West Chester University Professor of Music Theory and Composition Robert Maggio was recently named one of the winners of the 2024 Richard Rodgers Studio Production…
Penn State Great Valley is announcing Kathryn DiPuppo Tucker as its new Director of Campus Development.
Bringing a wealth of experience in fundraising, relationship-building…
Abington biochemist Katalin Karikó recently published a new book, Breaking Through: My Life in Science, which provides a vivid account of her life and decades…
West Chester University (WCU) Staff Photographer and Artist Erica Thompson ’10 is exhibiting her work, Focus Lost and Found and treasures gathered along the way…
Industry veteran Scott Burky has joined RKL, a leading advisory firm with an office in Exton, as a Business Development Manager.
In his role, Burky…
Vanguard has announced that Tim Buckley will retire from his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by year-end 2024 after a dynamic and…
West Chester University’s second annual Hunger Banquet will explore the causes and effects of hunger while taking steps to eradicate it. The Hunger Banquet…
This week, the Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the appointment of Gene Suski as the new Director of Chester…
The heat will be on in West Chester University’s (WCU) high-tech Food Lab when six teams of WCU athletes are served a mystery…
With the sound of feet hitting the ground running, the spring job-hunting and internship-mining season has officially begun for college students. Three-quarters…
Neumann University is hosting a neurodiversity and autism resource fair, including training for local law enforcement officers, on Saturday, March 16, from 10 AM. to…
There are places in the United States where the hoagie does not rule supreme. Wawa’s been adapting to that fact as it realigns its…
If you’ve been paying your mortgage for a while, you’ve probably built up some equity in your home. Home values statewide have increased…
With plenty of beautiful places to visit and history to enjoy, it’s no wonder that Pennsylvania has some of the best towns that are…
Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, president of Elkins Park-based Salus University, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Long Island, where he rode his…
The Society of West Chester University has established two new awards that are now presented annually at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Brunch each January…
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry (CCCBI) will present Bobby Kagel, County Administrator for Chester County, with the J. Larry Boling Award for…
For the last two months, VISTA Today has been accepting nominations for its fifth class of VISTA Millennial Superstars.
We have decided to extend the…
Internships provide students with invaluable real-world experience that supplements their classroom knowledge — and can lead to exciting job opportunities, which Penn State Great Valley…
West Chester University’s 175,000-square-foot Sciences & Engineering Center and The Commons (SECC) turned solid gold this month with the news of…
A married pair of researchers have rewritten the history of kissing with the help of the Barton Cylinder, a Sumerian artifact from around 2400 B…
The concept of dating through the use of a computer didn’t really catch on for most of society until around the 1990s, but one…
As thoughts turn to the upcoming Super Bowl, four West Chester University students are readying for their own NFL experience. After having emerged successfully from…
In 2019, VISTA Today created VISTA Millennial Superstars to identify and honor Chester County’s most dynamic business and professional leaders, under the age of…
At the West Chester University Martin Luther King Jr. Brunch on Jan. 26, two highly accomplished alumnae were recognized as Drum Majors for Justice.
Nicole…
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After serving nine years as Chester County Commissioner, Michelle H. Kichline joins LambMcErlane PC as Of Counsel. Kichline will focus her…
From his office in Conshohocken, John Fessick, Market Executive for Pennsylvania and Delaware at Wells Fargo, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Stroudsburg…
Improvements on the nursing licensure exam last year means five Philadelphia area nursing programs, including one at Widener University in Chester, will be taken off…
The leader of the largest university within Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education will soon be inducted into the Chester County Hall of Fame…
Beginning Feb. 1, West Chester University will welcome Jessica OShaughnessy as Dean of the College of the Sciences and Mathematics.
OShaughnessy has spent more than…
The Chester County Food Bank recognizes the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors.
The following individuals are newly elected to the…
After declaring Pennsylvania’s higher education system broken, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed last week a sweeping overhaul that would consolidate most schools under the same…
The New Hampshire primary is known for being the first-in-the-nation primary election in presidential election years.
As candidates flocked to the small…
Through the pages of his recently released book, “The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History,” West Chester University Professor of History Robert Kodosky calls…
Miss West Chester University (WCU) will host its 25th live competition on Feb. 3 at 7:30 PM in the University’s Emilie K. Asplundh…
Westtown School freshman Jessie Moses is settling into her second varsity basketball season and is already fielding multiple Division I offers, writes Zak Wolf for…
Lance Nelson, Partner and Litigation Chair at MacElree Harvey, Ltd., spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Connecticut in a duplex that his family…
LINKBANK has appointed Joe Keefer as Senior Banking Officer in the Delaware Valley region.
Keefer’s broad-based banking and leadership acumen makes him the…
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) brought numerous changes to the tax code, including reduced individual income tax rates, significant increases to…
The Governor’s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Education have announced that West Chester University has been selected to receive state grant funding in…
To help Chester County nonprofits overcome the challenge of adopting to AI technology, Penn State’s Nittany AI Alliance joined forces with United Way of…
Penn State Brandywine has established a partnership with local restaurant Epic Double Decker in Media.
Ted Kardon, president of Epic Double Decker, approached the university…
Danny Hale, a former West Chester University defensive lineman and head coach, is one of this year’s additions to the College Football Hall of…
Margaret Harkins, DNP, MBE, MSN, GNP-BC, RN-BC, dean of nursing at Holy Family University, grew up in Philadelphia as the daughter of Scottish…
Editor’s Note: This is a rerelease of a previous article due to new information.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro recently reappointed one Council of Trustee…
QVC host Shawn Killinger has a kind of breezy authority that makes her stand out among other hosts on the West Chester-based shopping network…
Malvern couple Chelsie Daugherty and Larry Ofcharsky prioritized quality over quantity for their dream wedding, making it a true classic with black-and-white decor…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro recently reappointed one Council of Trustee (COT) member and made one new appointment to West Chester University’s 11-member Council…
Editor’s Note: This is an updated release to include scholarship recipients.
In a moving display of gratitude and remembrance, the Eastern Pennsylvania and New…
More than 98 percent of Neumann University nursing graduates who took the NCLEX exam last year passed the test required to become licensed RNs.
Neumann…
Dr. R. Lorraine (Laurie) Bernotsky was unanimously named the 16th president of West Chester University by the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System…
Hearing her speak about immigration matters or negotiation skills, you might not believe Veronica Finkelstein, the lawyer, almost became Dr. Finkelstein, the veterinarian.
“I would…
College and technical training program students have limited time to apply for financial support to complete their unfinished degree, certification or training program through Project…
Sixteen students, eight from Penn State Brandywine and eight incarcerated people, graduated from the George W. Hill Correctional Facility’s “Inside Out” program on Nov…
First Resource Bank has promoted Kristen Fries to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Fries, who has been an integral part of the…
Pennsylvania is among the states where engineers are using artificial intelligence to build more resilient infrastructure projects for less money, writes Colbi Edmonds for The…
West Chester native Mark Fetrow was named the new head coach of men’s soccer at Villanova University, according to a staff report from Villanova…
Mid Penn Bank expands its presence in southern New Jersey with the addition of Jeffrey Steigerwalt as regional president and senior vice president.
Steigerwalt has…
Lincoln University students set out on a more than 60-mile-long march to Harrisburg on Friday to fight for state funding for their school…
The website allnurses.com has ranked West Chester University’s nursing program as the No. 1 top RN to BSN program in the Commonwealth of…
Dr. Patricia McKernan, Chief of Staff at Norristown-based Gaudenzia, the region’s largest nonprofit provider of treatment for substance use disorder, has been named…
Julie Foeldes and Alexa Anderson greatly appreciate how academics and athletics at Penn State Brandywine influenced them personally and professionally.
The two graduates, both with…
Jessica Chappell, executive director of Safe Harbor of Chester County, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in West Bradford, Chester County, and her lifelong…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free October SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential.
Online–How to Create…
A tradition across the Penn State University system allows recently tenured and promoted Penn State professors to select a book title for the University Libraries…
For the fourth year, West Chester University has received the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest…
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Stephen Cimbala, a distinguished professor of political science, recently celebrated a career milestone when he completed his 50th year of service at Penn State Brandywine…
How to Launch a…
Two incumbent Democrats and two Republicans are running for Chester County Commissioners, writes Holly Herman for the Patch.
The three-seat county board of commissioners…
Penn State Great Valley’s professional development programs have made a world of difference to Helen Walker by helping provide a perfectly timed career boost…
Philadelphia is a national center for clowns, along with Los Angeles and New York City, as evidenced by this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival, which…
In-Person–How to…
West Chester native Mark Fetrow is finally living his teenage dream to be a head coach for a soccer team, writes Matt Ryan for The…
Sonal Parekh has joined Lamb McErlane PC as an associate in its Health Law department. Her practice will include a broad range of healthcare regulatory…
A chatbot with uncanny human-like writing abilities has become the poster child for artificial intelligence (AI) since it was released in late 2022, inspiring…
Evo Andreatti — a member of the Environmental Division at Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy, a regional engineering, environmental, and surveying firm with an office in West…
Of West Chester University’s 406 acres, more than 126 acres is a preserved forest and open space on South Campus used for environmental studies…
Three Philadelphia schools placed among the 100 best colleges in the nation for 2024, according to the latest U.S. News Best National University Rankings…
The heart of Crystal Technologies Group in West Chester is found in the passion and expertise of its founders, Cheryl Stradling and Greg DeCinque.
Crystal…
The Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (CCCBI) held its 2023 Women Influencing Business (WIB) Awards Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the White…
West Chester University’s “INCOMPARABLE” Golden Rams Marching Band kicks off its “Road to the Roses” journey this weekend with festivities to celebrate and honor…
Christopher Fiorentino will retire from the position of president of West Chester University next summer, and the school may have already found his successor in…
For the second year in a row, the Penn State Brandywine Alumni Society is an event sponsor for “Dining Under the Stars” — a weekly outdoor…
The University of Pennsylvania is one of the best colleges in the United States, according to the recently released WSJ/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges…
Dina Cifelli, a former Notre Dame High School and West Chester University standout, is the new women’s lacrosse coach at Seton Hill University, writes…
Dr. Radha Pyati, a Berwyn resident and former West Chester University dean of the College of the Sciences and Mathematics, is the newly minted chancellor…
The Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (CCCBI) has named Cherelle Parker as the Keynote Speaker for the Women Influencing Business (WIB) Committee’s…
West Chester University was among the four universities honored at the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools ceremony at the U.S…
More than one hundred businesses, community leaders, and investors participated in the first Annual Coatesville Economic (ACE) Forum on Aug. 3, hosted by the City…
The County of Chester is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and offers full-time employees competitive and flexible…
In today’s business world, the shift toward virtual meetings has become more evident than ever. As COVID-19 reshaped our daily lives, one unexpected…
Twelve Penn State students had the opportunity to travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, for “Maymester in Mexico: Language, Culture & Community,” a four-credit Penn State…
Terence Farrell — who grew up on the campus of Lincoln University, where his parents both taught — is a former Chester County Commissioner and the President…
Drexel University men’s soccer team has hired Mark Fetrow, a West Chester native and Associate Head Coach at Villanova University, as its new head…
Gregory Reaves, who grew up in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., is the co-founder and CEO of Philadelphia-based Mosaic Development Partners, which develops small…
Holy Family University will partner with the Bucks County Workforce Development Board in support of a $1.3 million Aim & Attain Near Completer Grant…
Pottsgrove High School graduate Maria O’Connell is the owner of the Chester County/Main Line office of Express Employment Professionals, a franchise that partners…
West Chester University President Christopher M. Fiorentino, Ph.D., who leads the largest university within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, has announced to…
Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Lauren A. Nehra has been elected to the board of directors of the Chester County Food Bank, the central hunger relief organization…
Church Farm School, a private school in Exton that serves boys from a range of socio-economic circumstances who are seeking an extraordinary educational opportunity…
Midfielder Rowan Lapi, who played club soccer with Penn Fusion SA in West Chester, joined the Penn State women’s soccer program last month.
The…
Alumni of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, the premiere jazz ensemble group out of West Chester University’s Wells School of Music, will take the stage…
An article written by Neumann University student Maria Ramunno, who conducted months-long research about the effectiveness of vaccination against COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, has…
West Chester native Caroline Goggin, who currently works at WHDH in Boston, joined Action News at 6ABC as a reporter and anchor, writes Jeff Blumenthal…
Neumann University has added two graduate nursing programs to its curriculum in the last two years and, starting in the fall, will offer all three…
Let’s face it – nobody wants a mortgage, they want a home. Homeownership is a fulfilling experience and, unless you have the means of purchasing…
Penn State Brandywine in Media has a new electric vehicle charging station that is open to the public.
The university received a certificate of recognition…
Immaculata University is offering an associate degree in social services starting in fall 2023. This degree provides a foundation for students to pursue opportunities in…
Lincoln University is closing its nursing program, making the Class of May 2023 its last, write Wendy Ruderman and Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
For those who like to casually stroll through or visit a cultivated landscape, garden, park, playground, or recreational area, finding a place to rest or…
West Chester, home of West Chester University, is one of the best college towns in Pennsylvania, according to a new list recently released by World…
MacElree Harvey, Ltd. has welcomed five new attorneys since the beginning of 2023.
Attorneys Amanda Jester, Aileen Wang, Krzysztof Bozentka, Timothy Horn, and Robert Tucker…
Three students from Chester County are among the 27 recipients of this year’s Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship, awarded by the Pennsylvania Food…
Last month, VISTA Today honored its 2023 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern with an unforgettable evening.
VISTA Today…
Anyone looking for a comprehensive all-in-one collection of resources representing the diversity of LGBTQIA+ experiences need to look no further than Penn State…
Reigning Miss WCU Madelyn Rowan, an international business and supply chain management dual major from Lake Wynonah, PA, will travel to York, PA this week…
Lamb McErlane PC has welcomed Daniel L. ‘Dan’ Sulvetta to its litigation group. Sulvetta concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, primarily in state and federal…
You could say the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is not the same school it was when it started 70 years ago, and you’d be…
So many resources exist on and off LinkedIn that can help you if you are considering entrepreneurship, whether a p/t side gig or f…
Rudy Ruth, who was instrumental in sustaining and developing water polo in the mid-Atlantic region, developed his love for the sport thanks to his…
Georgann Berger McKenna, Chief Human Resources Officer at Penn Community Bank, recently sat down with VISTA Today to discuss her role at the bank and…
Thirty-three Cadets from Valley Forge Military Academy received their diplomas on June 3 during graduation ceremonies. This is the 95th Corps of Cadets.
Cadet…
Jennifer Lopez, CEO of Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children in Chester County was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission…
Mid Penn Bank headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is announcing a new member of its Board of Directors.
Mr. Joel L. Frank previously served as a…
Mary Powell, dean of the new College of Nursing and Health Professions at Immaculata University, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Delaware County…
Registration is now open, and spots remain for select summer camps and programs at West Chester University. More than 20 camp programs are available for…
Crystal Cassario pitched a four-hit shutout and delivered a game-ending three-run double Monday afternoon as No. 1 Penn State Brandywine’s softball…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free SCORE spring programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
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Lincoln University graduate Cherelle Parker has won the Democratic primary for mayor of Philadelphia and is the likely candidate to become the city’s next…
Outstanding achievements and significant contributions to the Chester County community are what makes a leader, or in this case, a superstar.
On Thursday evening at…
Valley Forge Military College, the Military College of Pennsylvania, has graduated its 86th class of Cadets.
Thirty-six Cadets received Associate’s degrees and will…
Powered by a mighty nutrition professor who came up with a delicious way to help young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) in the community…
Lewis Cyr, Chief Lending Officer at Penn Community Bank, spoke to VISTA Today about his role at the bank and his career path from growing…
Widener University celebrated the achievements of 1,375 Chester-campus graduates in five ceremonies held on Memorial Field this week.
The Widener University graduation ceremonies…
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The first Annual National Security Symposium at Valley Forge Military College’sH.R. McMaster Center for Security Studies brought together category experts to discussU.S…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free SCORE May programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
Three Key Strategies…
Just outside of nearby Bucks County, the country’s oldest bookshop continues to offer incredible reading material for everyone.
The Moravian Book Shop, the official…
Thank a teacher if you can read and write! The first Tuesday in May is Teacher Appreciation Day, and in 2023, May 8th to 12th…
LancasterHistory — formerly the Lancaster County Historical Society — has a spring calendar filled with popular, informative, and even compelling opportunities for devoted and casual history buffs…
Josh and Zach Stehle, Downingtown natives and autism acceptance advocates, recently visited the Pennsylvania State Capitol at the invitation of state Senator Carolyn Comitta, according…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free May SCORE programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
National Small Business…
Each year, West Chester University’s Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala attracts numerous friends from throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to an annual benefit organized…
State Senator Jimmy Dillon, State Representative Pat Gallagher, and City Councilmember Michael Driscoll will present Anne Prisco, president of Holy Family University, with a check…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free April SCORE programs, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
Hybrid Event: Quick…
Coatesville native Matt Hostutler has been named one of the Top Department of Defense Executives to Watch in 2023 by WashingtonExec, a thought leadership forum…
Margo DelliCarpini, chancellor of Penn State Abington, grew up on Long Island. She had a close bond with her grandmother, who supported her love of…
Greg Matusky, CEO and founder of Gregory FCA Public Relations, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Lansdale, the youngest son of the high…
Dr. Stacey Robertson was inaugurated Thursday as Widener University’s 11th president, offering a message that combined elements of humility, belonging, exceptional care, and agility…
A new multimedia installation from the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University shines a light on lives lost at Pennhurst State School and Hospital in…
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Essential Utilities has named Alicia Beauchamp, a 20-year veteran of the company, as Director of its state-of-the-art water analysis and technology…
Brynn Schafer, a native of Schuylkill Haven who graduated from Blue Mountain High School, is a Financial Controller for AMMA Development Group, a Lancaster-based…
Downingtown West High School graduate Zack Steffen, a professional soccer player, is a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough F.C. (on loan from Manchester City of the…
Penn State Brandywine’s student engagement expo, held April 11 in the campus gymnasium, showcased the academic, co-curricular, and experiential work of more than…
New Jersey native Becky Stanko is the Sustainability and Community Impact Specialist, as well as the Interim Conference Services Manager, at Penn State Great Valley…
Nicholas (Nick) Torres, interim CEO and President of The Alliance for Health Equity, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in New Mexico, his many…
Northern Virginia native Stephanie Kuniholm — who spent the first 10 years of her life in the Washington, D.C., area, before her family moved to…
Holy Family University will host a 2023 Philadelphia Mayoral Candidates Forum, sponsored by AARP, the Northeast Times and the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce…
Rachel Lindeman, who grew up in western New York, near Buffalo, is a Commercial Real Estate Relationship Manager at WSFS Bank.
“I currently manage a…
Travis Geiser, who grew up in Le Raysville, a small borough in Bradford County, is the Sports & Events Sales Manager at the Chester County…
West Chester University (WCU) will pay tribute to the impactful community work and inclusive teaching of former State Senator Andrew E. Dinniman by dedicating a…
Wilmington native Rachel Cathell is the Executive Director of the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce, where she connects, educates, and grows the economic landscape…
Samantha Jackson, a Chester County native who lived in North Carolina’s Outer Banks for the majority of her childhood, is the President of EZ…
Jill Marsteller, former Ursinus College president and founder and CEO of CALICO (Creative Advisors Looking to Improve Charitable Organizations) grew up in rural New Jersey…
The Chester County Commercial Industrial Investment Council (CII Council) recently recognized real estate leaders for excellence and collaboration in their transactions last year at the…
Phoenixville native Morgan Frees is the Vice President of J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
“I focus on Chester County’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals…
Nidhin Davis, a native of India who moved to the U.S. when he was 21 years old, is the Director of Mobility Engineering at…
The first-time pass-rate for Immaculata University students taking the NCLEX nursing exam is not only higher than most in the region, but higher…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free April SCORE events, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
How to Start…
Will Williams, a Chester County native who graduated from St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Del., is the Director of Sustainability for the Borough of…
A tale of two aircraft companies dates to the thirties and forties when two prominent innovators revolutionized the helicopter. Igor Sikorsky developed the first successful…
Downingtown native Jenny James Lee is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the YMCA of Greater Brandywine.
“I have spent my career working…
Neumann University students walked out of classes on Wednesday, April 5, in a gun violence march to express their concern about the epidemic of gun…
Coatesville High School graduate Xavia McCollum is the owner of Space by Styled, an intimate, loft-style venue in Downingtown that is available to rent…
Jared Utz, Regional President, Southeastern Region of Mid Penn Bank, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Philadelphia, near Fairmount Park. He was also…
West Chester native and Bishop Shanahan High School graduate Melissa Spahr is the Manager of Clinical Performance and Outcomes at Chester County Hospital.
“My current…
Paoli native Darrell Alston goes after what he wants, even if it doesn’t work out the first time. He’s the founder of the…
Phil Sutliff, who grew up in the Lehigh Valley after his family moved there from Florida, is the Head of Business Banking at Citadel Credit…
Henderson High School graduate Jessica Keogh, who spent most of her childhood in Hillsborough, N.J., before her family moved to West Chester, is a…
West Chester native and Henderson High School graduate Frank Monterosso is Associate Corporate Counsel at Campbell Soup Company.
“I negotiate various types of agreements on…
Ellen Koopman, who grew up in Philadelphia and attended Germantown Friends School from kindergarten through 12th grade, is an Associate Attorney at Gawthrop Greenwood, a…
Lizzy Loughnane, a Minneapolis native who never left Greater Philadelphia after moving here to attend college, is a Senior Hydraulic Modeling and Planning Engineer at…
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When Central Pennsylvanians see two of the largest bank failures in American history occurring mere days apart, it’s understandable that they…
Anthony Pluretti, an Oxford resident who grew up in Seneca Falls, N.Y., is the Executive Director of Campus Safety at Widener University.
“The team…
Ashley Orr, a Downingtown East High School graduate is the Population Health Bureau Director at the Chester County Health Department.
“I have the privilege of…
Ann Angelucci, who grew up in Baldwinsville, N.Y., is a Sales Consultant at Premier Payroll Services in Royersford, where she helps business owners streamline…
Bucks County native Greg Rice is a supervisor for CASA Youth Advocates, a social services organization that champions equitable health outcomes, educational opportunities, and stable…
Brigid Gallagher, a Haverford native and Archbishop Carroll High School graduate, is the Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement at the West Chester University Foundation.
“I…
West Chester native and Henderson High School graduate Amelia Rayburn-Pizzica is the Director of Education Programs at the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County…
Lehigh Valley native Kyle Rheiner is the Food & Beverage Practice Leader at Arthur Hall Insurance in West Chester, where he works to create a…
A West Chester couple decided to downsize after their children matriculated into a gorgeous university in California. Jennifer and Scott Adams both immediately wanted to…
Coatesville High School graduate Catie Hargraves is the Director of Food Access and Education at the Chester County Food Bank, the Exton-based nonprofit that…
The Valley Forge Military College’s Army ROTC Early Commissioning Program (ECP) continues to draw men and women seeking leadership opportunities in the US military…
Are you looking for high-paying job openings? You might be in luck, especially if you already live in Pennsylvania. Here are four of the…
Drew Boardman, a native of Bradford County in northeastern Pennsylvania, is the Events and Engagement Manager at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville.
“My favorite part…
Gene Williams, a Broomall native and St. Joseph’s Prep graduate, is the founder of Athletes Untapped, a West Chester-based platform that helps parents…
Rachael Griffith, who grew up in the Poconos and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, is the Sustainability Director at the Chester County…
Marika Selzler Williams, who grew up in Littleton, Colo., is an Energy Analyst at Practical Energy Solutions, a division of Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy, a…
Havertown native and Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate Amanda Peabody is the Practice Manager at Delphi Wealth Management Group in Exton, where she oversees…
Through an innovative partnership, Immaculata University’s M.S.N. in Nursing Informatics is now offered in conjunction with Penn State Great Valley School of…
West Chester native and Henderson High School graduate Laura O’Connor is the Vice President of Operations at FourStone Partners, a local firm that offers…
Delaware County native and Sun Valley High School graduate Paul Guenther is the founder and CEO of West Chester-based Knowledge Hub Media, an award…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has SCORE events in March, including webinars and workshops to help your small business find its potential.
Bookkeeping Basics for…
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. is announcing the appointment of Mr. Bruce A. Kiefer to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Kiefer has worked as a chemist…
Holy Family University and Glen Foerd on the Delaware will co-host a Speaker Series event featuring Andrew Diemer, associate professor of history at Towson…
Penn State Great Valley will host 2022-23 Penn State Laureate Velvet Brown for “MOJATUBA: Tuba and Dance Fusion” on Thursday, March 16, at 7…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has SCORE events in March, including webinars and workshops to help your small business realize its potential.
LIVE EVENT: Entrepreneurship…
The staff of the Colonial Theatre is growing. Kristine Connolly has joined as its new Advancement Officer. She’ll focus on fundraising to advance the…
Dr. Karen Kent spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Pottstown as the youngest of five children. Since a young age, she had a…
LIVE EVENT: Marketing…
Lamb McErlane PC continues to expand, announcing Chad T. Williams has joined the firm as a partner in its Business Law department.
Williams brings extensive…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a March webinar or workshop to help your small business achieve success.
How to Create Snazzy Graphics for Social…
Paul ‘Herky’ Rubincam Jr., an accomplished player and athletic director who was inducted into the Coatesville High School Hall of Fame in 2006, died on…
Penn State Brandywine in Media was approved Feb. 16 for an exploratory year in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The year…
Chester County has come a long way since British Quaker William Penn named the land after Chester, England in 1682. The Lenni Lenape called this…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media has scheduled in-person and virtual information sessions on the upcoming Licensed Practical Nursing and…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a February webinar to help your small business achieve success.
How to Start and Operate a Small Business
If…
The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) has announced that 25 international business experts will serve on the Pennsylvania Global Business Advisors (GBA), a world…
Chester County rates among the Pennsylvania counties with the longest life expectancy, according to new rankings recently released by Stacker.
Stacker identified the counties with…
A series of seed grants from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses (OVPCC) has provided Penn State campus leaders with the support…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a wide range of February SCORE webinars to help small business owners achieve success with their businesses.
Get Your…
Mitzi Colin Lopez, a Coatesville resident and immigration reform advocate, was among the guests who joined first lady Jill Biden at President Joe Biden’s…
Immaculata University was among 39 institutions of higher education and postsecondary schools in Pennsylvania to be awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a wide range of February SCORE webinars to help small business owners achieve success with their business.
How To…
Less than 24 hours remain to submit nominations for the 2023 class of VISTA Millennial Superstars.
The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM on…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has a February frenzy of tools like free webinars for small business owners to their businesses succeed.
How to Create…
Nominations for the 2023 class of VISTA Millennial Superstars have been filtering in for more than a month.
With the Feb. 3 deadline on the…
The Chester County Food Bank has announced its officers and the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors.
The following officers have…
Penn State Brandywine students have the opportunity to travel to Seoul, South Korea, in a new course called “Sociology and Culture in Seoul, Korea,” a…
Colin Neill, Penn State Great Valley new Chancellor, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in a working-class family in Kent, England, where he…
Penn State Great Valley students find a variety of ways to apply their skills outside of the classroom, including through part-time research assistantships to…
Chester County farmers and producers received high marks from Pennsylvania Farm Show judges in Harrisburg last week, resulting in an impressive array of medals and…
Enrolling more than 17,000 students, West Chester University is the largest member of the 14-institution Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in…
According to a new report by Delaware River Basin Commission, Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last until 2060, even through possibly dry years…
West Chester University (WCU) is one of the first recipients of funding through Pennsylvania’s Hunger-Free Campus Initiative, a new program aimed at combatting…
For the last month, VISTA Today has been accepting nominations for its fourth class of VISTA Millennial Superstars.
We have decided to extend the deadline…
Penn State Great Valley will host “Stories Bones Tell: Philly’s First Baptist Church Burial Ground Project” at 7 PM on Jan. 24 in the…
West Chester rates as one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America, with a number of factors making the borough a destination for…
While expenses fell or remained the same at the majority of Pennsylvania state system universities due to the State System of Higher Education yearly tuition…
Two West Chester college sports team coaches are being recognized for their groundbreaking contributions to women’s athletics. Both West Chester field hockey coach Amy…
The West Chester University “Incomparable” Golden Rams Marching Band will again represent West Chester University and the greater Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE…
The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 class of VISTA Millennial Superstars is rapidly approaching.
Nominations must be submitted by midnight, Jan. 6.
In…
If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting Denise Day, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, you’ve sensed the passion that…
Colin Neill has been named chancellor, dean and chief academic officer of Penn State Great Valley, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Neill is assuming the role…
Penn State Great Valley’s GivingTuesday campaign was a great success, with 21 donors contributing $2,010 to support Great Valley’s Sustainability Committee. The…
On Saturday, Dec. 17, West Chester University recognized three individuals who have made a significant impact on the university and its students.
At the 9…
Neumann University nursing graduates achieved the third-highest pass rate among all 84 nursing programs in Pennsylvania on the licensed RN exam.
Fifty-six of…
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced the promotion of Michael Convery to the newly created position of Director of Planning and Engineering.
In his new role, Convery…
Penn State students have an opportunity to experience Oaxaca, Mexico through a new four-credit, study abroad program called Maymester in Mexico: Language, Culture &…
Jim Cawley, President of Rosemont College, spoke to VISTA Today about his idyllic childhood growing up in Levittown, his involvement in a diverse range of…
West Chester University’s marching band is known for its innovation. In recent years, eclectic performances have helped the Incomparable Golden Rams stand out in…
There are 1,342 students poised to begin the next chapters of their lives following graduation from West Chester University at five separate winter commencement…
Andy Landmesser, assistant teaching professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State Brandywine, was recently named the College of Information Sciences and Technology Statewide…
In the past decade, the number of people completing teacher education programs has dropped significantly, falling by 25 percent according to a federal report. States…
Robert Ginsberg, Penn State Brandywine’s professor emeritus of philosophy and comparative literature, was the very first faculty member hired at the new campus.
Now…
For West Chester University graduate Devon Johnson, the main mission as football coach at Imhotep Charter is to help his players overcome their circumstances, writes…
A new mobile Penn State id+ card is expected to launch in January 2023, at Penn State Brandywine.
The mobile app allows students to use…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media has scheduled a virtual information session for prospective students eager to find out about a…
The Penn State Brandywine Advisory Board has granted emeritus status to three long-serving board members who have contributed significantly to the campus’ growth and…
Eight students from Penn State Brandywine worked on a semester-long Inside-Out Program project with four incarcerated persons at the George W. Hill Correctional…
A Penn State Brandywine alumna and a current student were the top two presenters in the Idea TestLab pitch competition hosted by the Brandywine LaunchBox…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media celebrated the grand reopening of its campus library on Nov. 17 at 800 Manchester Ave. as it welcomed…
Denise Lindsay, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Meridian Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Carmel, N.Y., her love…
Your gift to PIT will help fill a gap in funding most students have when trying to complete their education, even after exhausting financial aid…
Penn State University Libraries’ Vairo Library at Penn State Brandywine is beginning a lending partnership with Delaware County Libraries.
Now, library users from any of…
Did you know that most Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) students have a gap in funding to complete their education, even after exhausting…
Penn State Brandywine is starting its Giving Tuesday campaign ahead of Nov. 29, accepting donations for its Education Abroad and Brandywine Athletics programs.
Visit the…
Holy Family University has just received a major grant that will allow the school to revitalize one of its most important halls.
Pennsylvania State Senator…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media has received a $12,000 grant from Project W that will provide academic scholarships to…
Essential Utilities Inc. has announced the appointment of two new members to the company’s executive leadership team: Jeanne Russo joins the company as vice…
Cadets at Valley Forge Military College emerged victorious as the number one military junior college at this year’s Spartan Ranger Challenge held at Fort…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties are offering the following free SCORE workshops and November business webinars.
In-Person Program–Entrepreneurship: Is It for You?
This…
Top-seeded Penn State Brandywine finished off another perfect conference slate with the PSUAC title by besting No. 3 Penn State Lehigh Valley 2-0…
Prospective students and their families are invited to attend an admissions open house at Penn State Brandywine’s Media campus on Saturday, Nov. 5, from…
Ben Fileccia, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Engagement at the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association, spoke with VISTA Today about the hospitality “gene” he…
With inflation at multi-decade highs, retirees are feeling the squeeze as they grapple with the effects of rising prices on gasoline, housing, medical expenses…
The Rosemont College Board of Trustees has named Interim President Jim Cawley as the college’s 15th President.
Cawley has served in an interim capacity…
Quick Ways to Improve Your Website – A Better User…
Patton Vo has joined Penn State Brandywine in Media as the new director of campus development, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine.
Vo began…
With a plethora of football skills and support behind him, Coatesville native Peter Jones has committed to the University of Notre Dame where he plans…
Lamb McErlane PC welcomes Jeong Hyeon Park to the firm as an Associate in its Exton location. Park will concentrate her practice in Business Law…
Medical marijuana dispensary PA Options for Wellness opened its fifth location in Kennett Square. This Harrisburg-based company offers a collection of cannabis products from…
Mid Penn Bank has announced that David D’Angelo has joined the bank as a commercial loan officer and senior vice president, effective Sept. 19…
Fort Washington-based Timoney Knox, one of the largest law firms in Montgomery County, has acquired the Wayne law firm of Davis Bennett Spiess and…
Penn State Brandywine Professor of Education Lynn Hartle has used virtual exchange technology to give her students an international experience without leaving their home campus…
The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at the Colonial Theatre…
Jack Dooley, a partner at Dischell Bartle Dooley, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Fort Washington and attending Villanova basketball games with his…
In 2012, the Chester County Key Innovation Zone (KIZ) and the Delaware County KIZ decided to join forces and create a program that would change…
Daylin Leach, former State Senator, and Representative, spoke to VISTA Today about the lessons he learned from his tumultuous childhood – he went to eight different…
Steve Wicke, CEO of Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon, spoke with VISTA Today about the differences between growing up in southern Virginia and…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free SCORE workshops and webinars in October.
Cybersecurity 101–How to Protect Your Business From Cyberthreats…
Enrolling the largest first-year class in its history (3,006 first-year students in fall 2022 compared to 2,628 in fall 2021), West…
The Penn State Special Collections Library at University Park is currently exhibiting a newly unearthed collection of Ernest Hemingway materials. It is being called the…
CCRES job fairs are a way to connect with people who want to make a difference in the lives of a child or adults with…
Zakiya Young, a Downingtown native, has been experiencing an influx of love throughout the Keystone State by starring in a popular tv series that takes…
Penn State Great Valley’s Kathryn Jablokow, professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, recently received a prestigious National Science Foundation Director’s Award as…
Dorothy Jaworski, Treasurer for Penn Community Bank, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Conshohocken and Trooper with three siblings. She started working at…
Partha Mukherjee, assistant professor of data analytics at Penn State Great Valley, died on Aug. 22.
Mukherjee became a valuable member of the Great Valley…
Two Chester County schools have found their place on the recently released U.S. News Best Colleges rankings for 2022-2023, writes Sean Adams for…
West Chester University Dean Desha Williams is one of many educators who wants to take the burden off of students working to become teachers. The…
West Chester University’s recent ribbon-cutting of the SECC building is the latest evidence that the university is a powerhouse to be reckoned with…
The Pa. Turnpike Commission is making a move toward interstate transit sustainability. It plans a solar field — a grouping of photovoltaic solar panels— to power…
David Zellers, Director of Commerce for Montgomery County, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Wernersville, Berks County, where he could walk to school…
Penn State Brandywine is one of 19 Penn State Commonwealth Campuses across the state. It is located on 112 acres at 25 Yearsley Mill Road…
Penn State Brandywine is joining other Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania from Sept. 15 through October to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept 15…
West Chester University has fully opened its newest building on campus called the Sciences & Engineering Center and The Commons, writes Susan Snyder for the…
Christopher Fiorentino, a Bucks County native and graduate of Neshaminy High School, is the President of West Chester University, the largest of the 14 universities…
Mike Missanelli, the sports radio personality and cohost of the JAKIB Postgame Show with Seth Joyner, Derrick Gunn, and Devan Kaney that debuted yesterday afternoon…
Having recently been crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2022 and already turning her attention to The Miss USA 2022 pageant in October, Phoenixville resident Billie Owens credits…
Two Pennsylvania universities are among the best public colleges in the nation in 2022. But they also represent some of the most expensive options on…
Statistics indicate that in the financial services industry women hold a mere 5 percent of CEO positions and less than 20 percent of c-suite…
Villanova University has received a $7.5 million anonymous gift to create the William and Julia Moulden Dean in the College of Liberal Arts and…
Penn State has announced promotions for tenure-line and nontenure-line faculty, including three Penn State Great Valley faculty members, effective Friday, July 1.
“Promotion…
Essential Utilities has announced that Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs Kimberly Joyce has added the role of corporate secretary to her responsibilities.
As corporate…
More than 100 people gathered Thursday for a celebration of National Black Business Month and the grand opening of 190 West Business Resource Center in…
Chester County has three representatives on the inaugural Pennsylvania Agriculture Power 100 list recently released by City & State Pennsylvania.
The list recognizes people who…
VISTA Leadership Megastars — an initiative that the Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America launched last year in conjunction with VISTA Today — is ready to…
Chris Bickel, Main Line Market Leader at Centric Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Berwyn, the competitive spirit he honed through sports…
Citizens & Northern Corporation (C&N) announced that Daniel Hines has joined the Southeast Region Commercial Lending team as VP; Senior Commercial Lending Relationship…
Ronald E. Tschiegg, who wrote a history of Valley Forge Military Academy covering its founding in 1928 to the present, has died, reports the Dayton…
Jake Loburak
Jake Loburak, a native of Lansdale and recent graduate of Neumann University, has received a nomination for an Emmy Award, based on his…
A brother and sister pair, both University of Pennsylvania graduates, opened the newest baby formula factory in the nation in a converted manufacturing plant in…
Exton-based Brumbaugh Wealth Management — one of the leading, independent financial services firms in the Delaware Valley — has opened a new office in Greensboro, N…
Joe Cafarchio, Executive Vice President at Meridian Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up as the second oldest of eight children in East Syracuse…
Essential Utilities has promoted Dave Kralle to Chief of Staff to the Essential Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin, who created the role shortly after his…
Bev Weinberg, Founder and Executive Director of Integrate for Good, spoke with MONTCO Today about her life growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood in…
As reported by the Philadelphia Business Journal, a recent study from CBRE, a commercial real estate services firm, has ranked the Philadelphia Region as number…
Elyse Lupin — President and Founder of Elysium Marketing Group (Ambler) — has joined the board for The Center for Loss and Bereavement in Skippack.
Lupin is…
Since the start of the pandemic, our lives have changed in a variety of ways, from increases in telemedicine and working from home to virtually…
Home to an array of bars, breweries, and distilleries, Bristol has once again caught the attention of beer fans around the world, as Second Sin…
As a general contracting and construction management company that employs more than 25 professionals, maintains a network of skilled subcontractors, and regularly generates more than…
Roger Lee, an experienced business leader and higher education professional, has been named director of innovation and entrepreneurship at Penn State Brandywine in Media.
He…
Stress. If you weren’t well-acquainted with the term prior to the pandemic, you most likely are now.
When we encounter a stressor, our…
The Brandywine Ball May 13 raised more than $55,000 which will go toward the Media campus’ Academic Success Center in the Vairo Library on…
The new Chestnut Street Garage Pollinator Garden in West Chester offers another place for bees and butterflies to feast in the borough and provides residents…
Alumni of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, out of West Chester University’s Wells School of Music, will take the stage for a free concert on…
Hoping to create the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, Penn State Brandywine in Media and SAP in Newtown Square have partnered to support the university…
The latest collaborative effort from Breweries in PA recently hit the shelves, with two of its main ingredients coming from Deer Creek Malthouse in West…
Centric Bank has promoted Christopher Bickel, Senior Vice President, Market Leader Main Line, to the new position of Commercial Revenue Officer. Expanding on his Market…
As a job-seeking candidate, how do you prepare for a timed-written test on an unknown topic where you need to provide reasons of…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media, founded in 1953, is a two-year accredited, private non-profit college offering an education…
The State System of Higher Education is considering a big change on how it allocates hundreds of millions of dollars in its yearly state appropriation…
A $50,000 estate commitment to Penn State Brandywine in Media will fund the Johnson Family Scholarship to support Delaware County and Philadelphia residents attending…
Two Bucks County dairy farms received an investment of nearly $200,000 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The funds are meant to ensure that these…
Penn State Great Valley’s lean six sigma certificate program first caught Chris Bradley’s eye a little over two years ago. He looked into…
West Chester native Erin Boas, a recent Penn State graduate, is among the alumni who are advocating for continued state funding for their alma mater…
It has long been put into everyone’s heads from a young age that if you want to get a good job, you need to…
Colin Neill, professor of software and systems engineering and director of engineering programs at Penn State Great Valley, has been named the school’s interim…
Last month, VISTA Today honored its 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern.
“You work hard for not only…
Penn State University’s new president, Neeli Bendapudi, is a big fan of her university’s branch campuses like Penn State Brandywine in Media and…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media, founded in 1953, is a two-year accredited, private non-profit college offering an education for those looking…
Justin’s Beach House in Bethany is named for a Penn State Brandywine student who battled cancer but was determined to pursue his college studies…
When it comes to investments and retirement, retirees are in a precarious position. You have accumulated a retirement nest egg, but now you face new…
CompanyVoice (CV) recognizes talent among its employees and chooses to promote from within when filling internal openings. Rohan Lewis joined CV in 2012 as an…
West Chester native George Lewis has been named the Director of Hockey Operations for the Penn State men’s ice hockey team.
“George has earned…
Support.
It’s perhaps what Louis Bleechmore will remember most about his two-year experience at Harcum College, which ended this month when he graduated…
Gerald Grundy is hoping to benefit from the huge expansion of the cannabis industry in Pennsylvania by learning the ropes of the business at the…
Penn State Brandywine recently hosted nearly 200 local middle- and high-school students for STEM Pathways, a one-day career exploration program.
The May 10…
West Grove native and San Diego State University softball ace Maggie Balint has been named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year.
Balint’s…
Mid Penn Bank has appointed Allison Johnson as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Johnson boasts more than 13 years of financial and…
The first Pennsylvania high school student to ever run a sub-four-minute mile did so at last weekend’s Philadelphia Catholic League championships. Gustav…
Perkiomen School will hold its 147th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 9 a.m. on the campus in Pennsburg, Pa.
The Class…
The Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (CCCBI) is revealing the two women it will honor as 2022 Female Business Leader of the Year…
Mid Penn Bank announces the appointment of Jordan Space as executive vice president and chief corporate development officer, effective April 18, 2022. In his role…
Service is the key to superstardom.
That fact was evident after 300 attendees heard the short speeches of this year’s VISTA Millennial Superstars on…
Jim Brexler, CEO of Doylestown Health spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in St. Louis County, Missouri; taking Chevy Chase–style vacations to Southern…
Roger Zacharia, the CEO of Ambler Savings Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Huntingdon Valley as the son of hard-working immigrants…
West Chester University has announced dates and information for summer programs and camps to entertain and enrich area students from ages 7-22. In all…
Penn State Brandywine will celebrate the achievements of its spring 2022 graduates — as well as recognize 2020 graduates — at its commencement ceremony at 10:30…
After growing up in cities in India and living in urban areas in the U.S., Nina and Siddhartha Banerjee craved the countryside, and they…
Marc Lucca, the President of Aqua Pennsylvania and the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s VISTA Millennial Superstars Awards Reception & Celebration, spoke with VISTA Today…
West Chester University, with more than 17,600 students, honored 34 of its professors for their research work at a Friday, April 29 event.
Penn State Brandywine is one of 19 Penn State Commonwealth Campuses across the state. The Brandywine campus is located on 112 acres at 25 Yearsley…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free webinar events in May.
On Thursday, May 5, small business owners will learn about “Getting…
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry has named Laura Manion, a member of VISTA Today’s inaugural class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, its…
Chester County residents are the healthiest in Pennsylvania, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, writes John George for…
Meridian Bank founder and CEO Chris Annas, who has served as a leader and positive force in the region for years, will be inducted into…
Chris Powell, the Senior Vice President of Global Field & Partner Marketing at Qlik, a King of Prussia company delivering end-to-end, real-time…
Dr. William Carr, professor of music and piano at Immaculata University, has been named one of the Top Music Teachers for 2021 by Steinway &…
Cassandra Long, a military child who spent most of her youth in Jacksonville, Fla., is the owner of Kolb’s Farm Store at Doodle-A…
West Chester native and Malvern Prep graduate Carl Nassib is a six-year veteran of the National Football League, where he is a defensive end…
New York City native and Chester County resident Chanel Gaither is the founder and president of M.A.C.S. (Minorities Achieving Collegiate Success), a…
David Freeman, the CEO of QNB Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Columbus, Ohio; getting married right out of high school and…
West Chester native Javonna Wylie is the Senior Manager of Workforce Reintegration for the Chester County OIC, a Coatesville-based nonprofit that helps disadvantaged adults…
Henderson High School graduate Eden Ratliff is the Township Manager for Kennett Township, where he oversees government operations and the administration of government services, from…
West Chester East High School graduate Robert Jefferson IV is an Associate Attorney at West Chester-based Gawthrop Greenwood, one of Chester County’s oldest…
Exton native Julie Pardini is the Director of Corporate Strategy for Communications Test Design, Inc. (CTDI), a West Chester-based company that delivers innovative, in…
The Spring Term is now underway at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media. To help students with their course work, P.I.T. presents…
Chad Maloney, who grew up in northern Virginia, in a small town named Lincoln, is a Partner at Goldberg, Goldberg & Maloney, a law firm…
Chad Martin, a native of Rio Rancho, N.M., who moved to Parkesburg when he was 15 years old, is a Controls Engineer for All…
Patrick Gallo, a Norwood native and Interboro High School graduate, is a Partner at MacElree Harvey, where he concentrates his practice on complex commercial, construction…
Downingtown native and Bishop Shanahan graduate David Knecht is the Vice President of Sales & Business Development for Bender, an Exton-based company that provides…
Lauren Oblak, who grew up in Montgomery County, is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Chaddsford Winery, one of the oldest and most highly…
Becki Patterson, a native of Saint Peters in northern Chester County, is the Marketing and Communications Manager for Habitat for Humanity of Chester County, a…
Penn State Great Valley School recently held a Launchbox Showcase where its advisory board announced the creation of the James A. Nemes Endowment in honor…
Phoenixville native Ryan Jennings is a Partner at Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees, where he represents a diverse clientele — spanning a wide range of personal…
Judy Jeffords-Homitz, the CEO of Safe Harbor of Chester County, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up on the move as the daughter of…
Downingtown native Greg Thomas is the Senior Director of Men’s Health Marketing and Chief of Staff for the Global Commercial Operations Leadership Team at…
Robert Malone, who grew up in Havertown, is the Acting Executive Director of the Housing Partnership of Chester County, a nonprofit that improves the quality…
Hershey native Abbey Gau is a Marketing Communications Specialist at Longwood Gardens, where she assists in the development and coordination of all marketing communications initiatives…
West Grove native Shelby Hallman is the Director of Comprehensive Employment Services for The Arc of Chester County, a West Chester-based nonprofit that provides…
Great Valley High School graduate Nicole Lyddane is Vice President of Sales and Leasing at Swope Lees Commerical Real Estate, a brokerage and consulting firm…
Thomas Howley — who grew up in Matawan, N.J., a borough in Monmouth County renowned for a shark attack in 1916 that inspired the classic…
Christopher Mazza, a native of Long Island who grew up in Monmouth County, N.J., is the owner and principal broker of Franklin Flood, Central…
Lanternflies. Yes, they’re annoying. And yes, they affect agribusinesses. But some mitigation techniques against them are getting a bit extreme, writes Abigail Gruskin for…
Lansdale native Jennifer Saverio is a Commercial Lender for Meridian Bank, where she helps business owners finance and grow their companies.
It’s a position…
Enrollment in public colleges has plunged nationwide, putting many of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s schools in a position of scrambling to…
David Galluch, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District, spoke with VISTA Today about losing his…
Darren Girardeau, a native of Hegins, Pa., in Schuylkill County, is the Director of Emergency Services, Transport & Radiology Nursing at Penn Medicine’s Chester…
Hobart’s Run is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the first-ever Hobart’s Run Neighborhood Summit, to be held from 9 a…
Victoria Pritchard, a West Grove native who was born at Chester County Hospital, is a Senior Consultant at RKL LLP, where she assists clients in…
West Chester University’s Athletics Department will host a panel discussion of Title IX on Wednesday that Amy Fadool, an award-winning sports anchor and…
Matthew Riddick, who grew up in Harleysville, is Executive Manager for IQVIA, a multinational company that serves the combined industries of health information technology and…
Ashley Leiss — who grew up in Hershey, The Sweetest Place on Earth — is a Development and Communications Associate for Home of the Sparrow, an Exton…
West Chester native John O’Brien is the Executive Director of the West Chester Business Improvement District (BID), a municipal authority that partners with businesses…
Carlie Connor, who grew up in Oxford, is a Business Analyst for The Tri-M Group, a Kennett Square-based company that specializes in the…
Amidst the question of how much location matters when deciding to start a business, Landenberg resident Sierra RyanWallick discussed why she chose for her company…
Kristen Pell, who grew up in Solebury Township in Bucks County, is the Family Services Director for A Haven, an Exton-based nonprofit that provides…
Celina “Lee” Siwula, Director of the Prelicensure BSN Program at Immaculata University, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in a tight-knit family in…
Maryland native Brian Gresehover, who was born in Annapolis and raised in Columbia before arriving in southeastern Pennsylvania in 2016, is a Project Engineer III…
Alyssa Levan, a native of Pennsauken, N.J., who moved to Berks County when she was 12 years old, is a Material Cost Estimator at…
Penn State student Imani Williams spent her spring break reviewing a number of restaurants in Exton for the university’s student-run Daily Collegian.
“While…
Unionville High School graduate Katherine LaDow is an associate in the litigation department at Lamb McErlane, where she has worked since 2015 and represents clients…
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell will speak at Penn State Brandywine on April 1 about environmental racism and justice.
The event will…
Odelia, Marie & Patrice — which creates beauty products, accessories, and home goods — recently opened in West Chester, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News…
With Pennsylvania’s gas tax the highest in the country at 57.8 cents per gallon, a group of U.S. Senators has proposed cutting…
Mary Ann Messmer, SVP, Head of Private Banking at Meridian Bank, spoke with BUCKSCO.Today about growing up in Blue Bell as the daughter of…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media has ended a two-month search for its next Dean of Academic Affairs and Accreditation Liaison with the…
Albertsons, the owner of Malvern-based Acme Markets, may be looking to sell some of its grocery chains as it launches a review of its…
Kathryn Jablokow, a professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering at Penn State Great Valley, presented one of three keynote talks at NASA’s imaginAviation…
Kennedy Crowder, a Landenberg native, has been named one of the Marshall Scholars for 2022, according to a report from The University of Pennsylvania Almanac…
Eight influential leaders with ties to Chester County are among the region’s Power 100 for 2022, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal…
A group of West Chester University swimmers recently helped save the life of a choking woman at a lunch spot in York, Pa. They then…
Teacher to trainer? Classroom to corporate? Teacher to teacherpreneur? Or maybe it’s the reverse? How do you pivot and use LinkedIn for your reinvention…
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, who represents Pennsylvania’s 4th congressional district, a district that includes almost all of Montgomery County and a small sliver…
Penn State Great Valley will host its 10th annual golf outing to support campus programs on Tuesday, May 17 at the Applecross Country Club in…
James Joo-Jin Kim, Executive Chairman of Amkor Technology, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers that was headquartered in West Chester until 2005…
West Chester University’s Frederick Douglass Institute, which is the first of its kind and the leader among Douglass institutes in the Pennsylvania State System…
In recognition of February as Financial Aid Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is highlighting the scholarships it has available for its students.
Keys to a Successful Black Owned Business Startup
On Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m., join this live webinar to learn how to bring…
Brian Kelly, the founder and former CEO of The Points Guy, a popular travel website, spoke with VISTA Today about being born on Long Island…
While many Chester County residents have returned to the workforce, they still face a variety of economic challenges such as rising food, housing, utility, transportation…
Penn State Brandywine is one of 19 Penn State Commonwealth Campuses across the state. It is located at 25 Yearsley Mill Road in Media. It…
At the celebratory event, presented by global biotherapies leader CSL Behring, Uplifting Athletes awarded $180,000 in research grants to nine promising young investigative rare…
Abington’s Katalin Kariko is one of the Heroes of the Year, a group of scientists who introduced an innovative and highly effective mRNA-based…
As a child, Norristown native Charles Blockson was told by a teacher that his heritage had no history worth learning, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for…
Immaculata University has received a $100,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust.
The funds will assist in the procurement of science and simulation…
Level up your project management skills by preparing for the PMPExam with West Chester University’s Comprehensive Project Management Workshop that begins on Wednesday, Feb…
Screenings of “Wake,” a documentary by Jacob Mejias that follows the racial protests in Philadelphia in the summer of 2020, are being scheduled in early…
U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, who represents Pennsylvania’s 5th congressional district, a district that includes much of Delaware Couty, a small section of…
Cheyney University has launched a Workforce Enhancement Network in Cybersecurity program to provide students with mentorship and on-the-job training in one of the…
Jordan Space, President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Region at S&T Bank, spoke with VISTA Today via Zoom about growing up in Lancaster County…
More than 50 graduates received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Brandywine’s fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18, in the campus gymnasium…
Aqua Pennsylvania has promoted Alicia Beauchamp to the position of chief of organic chemistry within its environmental laboratory.
In her new role, Beauchamp supervises a…
Verano Holdings, a multistate cannabis company, has expanded its Pennsylvania footprint with the opening of a Zen Leaf dispensary at 300 Oakland Road in West…
Oxford High School graduate Rose Rowe is one of four winners in the Penn State University Libraries Short Stories contest called “Through the Woods,” according…
Penn State Brandywine in Media is hosting seven MLK programs, Jan 17 to 21 providing opportunities for service, education, and activism honoring the life and…
Downingtown Area School District superintendent Dr. Emilie Lonardi has been recognized with the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) Award for Service to the Profession…
Penn State Great Valley’s new Associate Chief Academic Officer, Ronnie Godshalk, has been familiar with the campus for a while, writes Christy Selagy for…
With the upcoming launch of three new BSN-DNP Nurse Practitioner (NP) track options at DeSales University, nurses with their bachelor’s degrees will be…
Aqua Pennsylvania has promoted Christine Brisbin to laboratory director for its William C. Ross Environmental Laboratory in its Bryn Mawr headquarters.
In her new role…
West Chester University has enviable rankings on 17 of Intelligent.com’s national lists for 2022. The university is in the Top 10 on nine…
City & State Pennsylvania has published its 2021 Philly Power 100 list, and three people with Chester County ties have made the cut.
Comcast CEO…
The cannabis industry is growing in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana market has reached $3.4 billion in total sales since 2018, according to the…
Conestoga High School senior Michael Walz, a 6-foot-11 center who towers over his opponents on the basketball court, has signed a National Letter…
Jeane Vidoni, the CEO of Penn Community Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about being born in Cleveland and growing up in Allentown; being inspired by…
Dr. Marilyn Wells, the Chancellor of Penn State Brandywine, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up outside Pittsburgh as the daughter of first-generation-born…
Penn State Great Valley chancellor James Nemes has announced his decision to retire effective July 1, 2022, after more than a decade of service to…
Today, Penn State’s seventh GivingTuesday is an opportunity to remind its students that they are a part of a community that believes in their…
Early on in the pandemic there was a lot of ambiguity regarding what careers would continue to be viable going forward. Much like many other…
Today is Giving Tuesday, a global celebration of generosity and Penn State Brandywine is looking for generous donors to help support its athletics program and…
The landmark Pennsylvania school funding system trial saw an opening week of personal accounts on the insufficiencies of finances and the implications of those shortfalls…
In survey data collected last year, approximately 40 percent of West Chester University students reported experiencing some type of basic-need insecurity, including not having…
William C. Kashatus will discuss his new book, William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 PM…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (PIT) in Media has grown far past its original mission to provide technical training for potential engineers.
Today, students can…
At DeSales University, students who are Veterans and served their country are in good hands with Joann Haws, Director, Veterans and Military Services.
“I’ve…
Despite low-scoring state support, Philadelphia ranks as one of the top clean technology innovation hubs in the nation. The distinction comes from a new…
Dennis C. Vondran, Jr., has just joined the firm of Lamb McErlane PC as an Associate, with his focus on Elder Law, Estate Planning &…
Penn State Brandywine’s men’s soccer team captured its fifth-straight Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) championship Wednesday evening, reports psubrandywineathletics.com.
It…
Penn State Brandywine in Middletown is inducting its third class of former student-athletes, coaches, and administrators into its athletic hall of fame this winter…
Summer internships help scores of Penn State Great Valley students develop valuable real-world experience that can lead to full-time jobs, writes Christy Selagy…
Sandra Spanier, an English professor at Penn State and editor of the Hemingway Letters Project, will talk about the project to locate, research, and publish…
While degrees and higher education certainly have their value, sometimes the best experience is getting to try things for yourself. That is why the Wolf…
Church Farm School recently presented its inaugural CFS Medal to Stacey Shreiner Kley, Caroline “Cackie” Buck Rogers, and Cannie Crysler Shafer as part of its…
John J. Kennedy, a West Chester University professor of political science and an expert in legislative redistricting, is one of six individuals selected by Gov…
Jennifer Lopez, CEO of the Friends Association, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up on a farm in the Lehigh Valley, going to Honduras as…
NASA is looking for more than a few good scientists, and Delaware is producing an abundance of them through NASA’s Space Grant program.
According…
DeSales University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is helping pave the way for cyber security professionals to pursue a graduate business degree.
Dereck Lively — a native of Bellefonte, in Centre County, and a senior at The Westtown School — has committed to continuing his basketball career at Duke…
James McErlane, Senior Partner and Founding Member of Lamb McErlane PC, has been inducted into the Chester County Business Hall of Fame by the Chester…
Despite quarantines and “squish squads,” the spotted lanternfly continues to spread across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond, write Kevin Ambrose and Kasha Patel for The…
West Chester’s 150th-anniversary celebration this weekend recognized its history as it looked toward a bright future for students.
To West Chester University President…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media will have a virtual Open House Saturday, Sept. 18, for people to discover all the…
West Chester University, currently celebrating its 150th anniversary, has emerged as the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s most successful institution. Susan Snyder covered…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media has named three new board members to its Board of Trustees in its ongoing mission…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media will have a virtual Open House Thursday, Aug. 26 for people to discover all the…
Two undergraduate nursing students at Immaculata University have been selected to receive a 2021 McLean Scholarship for Nursing and Physician Assistant Majors. The scholarships are…
West Chester University now plans to randomly test students who do not voluntarily submit COVID-19 vaccination proof. Susan Snyder covered the change in policy…
Louis Teti, a Coatesville High School graduate, is a Partner at MacElree Harvey who represents individuals and businesses in a wide range of estate, business…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media is offering two opportunities in August for people to discover all the educational and career…
Bill McSwain, a lifelong West Chester resident and former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up…
Penn State Great Valley student Paul Minninger has been busy this year, writes Christy Selagy for the university.
That’s not to say he wasn…
Penn State Great Valley will host its ninth annual golf outing to support campus programs on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at the Applecross Country Club in…
Neumann University will offer a master’s degree in Forensic Psychology starting in the fall of 2022.
The program is designed for people now working…
S&T Bank, which entered the Eastern Pennsylvania market in 2019 when it acquired DNB First, has appointed Christopher J. McComish as its new…
An unanswered text on June 24 from Holland resident Jonathan Epstein to his mother was his first sign that something was amiss. The news then…
Penn State Brandywine received the largest foundation philanthropic gift ever in its history when The Wilbur C. and Betty Lea Henderson Foundation committed $1 million…
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology continues to enhance its role as a smaller, personal alternative to community college in the Delaware County and Philadelphia Region.
P…
Glen Macnow, the long-time WIP sports-talk host, part-owner of Conshohocken Brewing Company, and the man who can’t quite get over the…
Cairo, Egypt.Santa Monica, Calif.Boston, Mass.Rochester, N.Y.Cherry Hill, N.J.West Chester, Pa.
No, this isn’t a list of destinations…
While even the majority of scientists working on mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 were shocked by its effectiveness, Katalin Karikó, an Abington biochemist and one…
Blair Rush, Southeast Region President at C&N, spoke with VISTA Today about spending his entire life in Bucks County; his memories playing baseball…
Customers Bank is pleased to announce Jennifer Frost has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Frost will also join the Management…
Cairn University in Langhorne halted its social work courses, citing a disconnect between its religious underpinnings and the values of its accreditation agency. Claudia Lauer…
Perkiomen School held its 146th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 29 on Zeller Field on its campus in Pennsburg, Pa. Degrees for 78 graduates were…
Mark A. Devey, the Head of School at Perkiomen School, spoke with MONTCO Today about being born in Pittsburgh and growing up in Bethlehem, where…
As many of its peers in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education face consolidation, West Chester University is considering adding more student housing to…
Andrea Youndt, the Chester County Food Bank’s CEO, spoke with VISTA.Today about growing up in a small town in Lancaster County, the lesson…
Elaine Ficarra, a Downingtown STEM Academy graduate, has taken home the title of Miss Philadelphia. Her win comes during the competition’s centennial anniversary, writes…
In a bid to improve its inclusivity, Penn State has approved a proposition to remove gendered and binary terms from the university’s course and…
A free webinar from SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties in May provides helpful advice to small business owners.
Understanding Cash Flow-A Business Survival Guide…
Jeanne Franklin, Director of the Chester County Health Department, has welcomed the news that the FDA has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer…
West Chester University will welcome the first students into its new Physician Assistant Program this July after successfully applying for accreditation-provisional status from the…
By Greg Welsh, Marketing & Communications Assistant at Perkiomen School
“The show must go on.”
If there was ever a year to question the validity…
Customers and Competitors: Getting the Inside Data…
By Chris Isaac
They say there will always be work in the medical field, and with the demand for medical care thanks to COVID, you…
A new movie is set to introduce to the world the uniquely powerful story of Montgomery County native Wally Triplett, a talented athlete who broke…
What it Takes to Start and Run…
For as long as he can remember, Kerwin Barden has put the needs of others ahead of his own. That’s how he explains his…
Free webinars from SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties in April and May provide helpful advice to small business owners.
What it Takes to Start and…
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, 247,320 people in Chester County have been either partially or fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as of…
PhillyColleges – a consortium of more than 20 colleges and universities, including Penn State Great Valley, located in Greater Philadelphia – will virtually host The 2021 STEM…
How to Have the Best Sales…
West Chester University will be the recipient of $499,860 in PAsmart Advancing Grants to expand access to computer science and STEM education for Pennsylvania…
Level up your project management skills by preparing for the PMPExam with West Chester University’s Comprehensive Project Management Workshop that begins on Wednesday, April…
Anyone who wants to start a business should watch budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in the annual Business Idea Competition hosted by West Chester University…
Looking for an internship or full-time job during the COVID-19 pandemic can be intimidating. A few of Penn State Great Valley’s recent…
Malvern Bank, National Association has appointed Betty Silfa to the position of Senior Vice President, Pennsylvania Senior Commercial Lender.
In this role, Silfa will be…
Marguerite Dube has been a major force driving the Chester County Library over the past 20 years, and on April 30, she will retire from…
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Chester County is starting to rise once again, with some areas more affected than others, write Sean…
There is no more widely planted conifer in the Delaware Valley than the white pine, Pinus strobus. A popular conifer as communities were being developed…
John Elliott, co-founder and chairman of Elliott Greenleaf, one of the largest law firms in Montgomery County, has died at 79, writes Jeff Blumenthal…
Neumann University recently presented its annual Spirit of Frances and Clare of Assisi Award to West Chester resident Kevin Barr at a virtual ceremony.
Lamb McErlane Chairman and Managing Partner Joel L. Frank will moderate the Education Innovation Panel at the Capital Analytics Associates Invest: Philadelphia 2021 Conference.
Philadelphia…
Centric Bank has promoted several members of its Credit Department, which has been integral in the management and processing of loan applications for the U…
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Chester County has remained roughly the same over the past seven days, although some areas remain more…
Richard Ehst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bank, and Dr. Susan Looney, President of Reading Area Community College, participated in a presentation ceremony…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties are hosting these free seminars in March.
ZOOM IN: Increasing Home Office Productivity
On Wednesday, March 17, this free webinar…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties are hosting these free seminars in March. How to Create Snazzy Graphics for LinkedIn & Social Media
On Thursday, March…
West Chester University President Chris Fiorentino has been named to The Philadelphia Business Journal’sPower 100 list for 2021.
Determined by the publication’s editorial…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting these free seminars in March. How to Create Snazzy Graphics for LinkedIn & Social Media
Two of Chester County’s leading COVID-19 vaccine providers came together on Saturday for a one-day clinic that vaccinated close to 1,500…
On Thursday, Feb. 25, take this free webinar to learn how to create a “Leanstack Canvas – Business Plan on a Page.”
This webinar, 11 a…
Two of Chester County’s leading COVID-19 vaccine providers have come together to create a one-day mass vaccination clinic on Saturday, Feb. 20…
Nappen & Associates, a leading industrial real estate developer and property manager located in Montgomeryville, is proud to introduce its newest team members.
Tracy Flissar…
Natalie Alsis, Human Resources Supervisor at Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square, has recently completed the 2020-21 Fellows in Leadership program provided by the LeadingAgePA…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting these free seminar in February.
Mastering Finances for Black-Owned Businesses
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, take this free…
West Chester University has been selected again to receive state grant funding from “It’s On Us PA,” a critical initiative administered by the Pennsylvania…
Enrolling more than 17,000 students, West Chester University is the largest member of the 14-institution Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. With roots…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting these free seminar in February. How Packaging Can Build Your Brand, Reduce Damages and Waste, and Even Save…
The number of new COVID-19 cases is starting to decrease throughout the state, with Chester County’s numbers following this downward trend and recording…
Selflessness is the key to superstardom.
That fact was evident after hearing the short speeches of this year’s VISTA Millennial Superstars on Thursday afternoon…
Chester County Hospital is offering a variety of free wellness classes this month to support your health and wellness goals:
Heart Health
Hot Topics in…
Mt. Zion AME Church in Devon is using technology to help identify graves in its cemetery, including those of 21 Civil War veterans, writes Pete…
The King of Prussia District and the King of Prussia Rail Coalition announced an exciting step forward for SEPTA’s King of Prussia Rail project…
The number of new COVID-19 cases is falling throughout Pennsylvania, although some areas of the state, including in Chester County, have higher infection rates…
Tashelle Darby – who was born in Jamaica, immigrated to the U.S. when she was six years old, and raised in Brooklyn with “a New…
Penn State Great Valley alumnus Col. Jeffery Lipson has an impressive résumé, writes Christy Selagy for Penn State News.
The former U.S. Marine…
On Thursday, Feb. 18, take…
West Chester East High School graduate Charles Swope Jr. is the Broker of Record/CEO of Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate, LLC, a West Chester…
Taking breaks is important. Step away from your daily routine, spend your lunch break with Penn State Great Valley’s free lunchtime learning events, and…
COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc all over the nation, and locally, some areas of Chester County have been affected more than others, write Sean…
Fran Forte, who grew up in Parkesburg, is Vice President of Commercial Lending at First Resource Bank.
Forte, who began working at Century Kitchens in…
Coatesville resident and Bishop Shanahan High School graduate Derek Fiorenza is the Chief Operating Officer of Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. and the Founder and…
Until last year, Michael Mendick was self-taught, the bulk of his education coming from real-world experience and books on tape (“Automobile University,” he…
West Chester University graduates Tim Grisillo and Jeff Grisillo have joined forces with two friends, Ryan Perri and Nick Mingone, to launch an e-commerce…
In a difficult year for everyone, Santander Bank has made things easier for West Chester University’s first-generation college students by providing $50,000…
How do higher education institutions move forward in the midst of a pandemic? Harcum College has found itself, like many institutions, organizations and businesses, immersed…
Bala Cynwyd neurologist Dr. Andrew Newberg is doing pioneering work in the neurological study of religious and spiritual experiences, writes J.F. Pirro for Main…
The highest-paid state employees in Pennsylvania are either managing the retirement fund for public school workers or heading institutions of higher education, writes Kennedy…
At least a dozen restaurants and gyms statewide have said they plan to remain open despite the latest shutdown orders issued by Gov. Tom Wolf…
As calls for police reform and sensitivity training have become a nationwide outcry, the City of Coatesville Police Department has taken an existing community engagement…
With West Chester University’s deep roots in teacher preparation, it’s no surprise that its Early and Middle Grades Education programs recently earned notable…
By Wendi Rank
To say October through December is my favorite time of year understates my sentiment. I would spend the year – all three hundred…
An award-winning occupational therapy assistant and successful fundraiser for The Arc of Chester County, Kera Swift-Josey remains dedicated to the West Chester-based…
Penn State Great Valley will host a virtual research presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 12 PM. Presented as part of the “Celebrating Research at…
Dane Décor is celebrating its 47th anniversary this month as a thriving business built upon being an authority on unique contemporary and Scandinavian furniture…
Kennett High School boys soccer coach Mike Barr has been honored by the United Soccer Coaches, a national organization that promotes the sport at all…
The County of Chester is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and offers full-time employees a competitive and…
The fight against the spotted lanternfly has found its newest champion in Lucky the German Shepherd, according to a report from NorthCentralPA.com.
Lucky is…
Berwyn native Ed Welburn, the retired Vice President of Global Design at General Motors, spoke with VISTA Today about his most prominent memories of his…
Entrepreneurs solve problems, often dedicating their entire careers to get it right.
Women-owned small businesses and startups are particularly focused on solving problems that…
Pennsylvania is one of nine battleground states that could help determine the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, and college students’ votes in the Commonwealth…
Downingtown native John Camden, a 6-foot-8 small forward and three-star prospect in the Class of 2021, has committed to play basketball at…
Six of Immaculata University’s newest faculty members are Chester County residents.
West Chester resident Taek-yul (Ted) Kim has joined the business faculty, where…
Ranking behind only the Susquehanna Township School District in Dauphin County, the Coatesville Area School District is the second-most diverse school district in Pennsylvania…
My daughter didn’t cry when her guinea pig died.
He was old, she shrugged. Shocked, I suggested to my husband we…
Chester County Hospital is offering free Virtual Wellness Classes to support your health and wellness goals.
Registrants will receive a direct link via e-mail…
After redshirting as a freshman at the University of Southern California and experiencing the “culture shock” of Los Angeles, Downingtown East High School graduate Cary…
Beth Alfonsi, the Executive Director of Advancement at Malvern Prep, has earned the distinction of being one of Main Line Today’s Power Women, writes…
VISTA Today and presenting sponsor Penn State Great Valley are searching for 40 of Chester County’s most dynamic leaders under 40.
“Do you know…
VISTA Today is many things.
It’s an online celebration of Chester County. It’s a vehicle for creative storytelling and an advocate for the…
Like many events during the pandemic, West Chester University’s 12th Annual WCU Latina/o Communities Conference will be held virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 30…
Lynne Williams was passionate about the career transition and career management business long before managing the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group (PAGCG), a nonprofit based…
Publisher’s Note: As you enjoy Conor’s profile, please note the Chester County History Center needs the support of the community now more than…
To commemorate Immaculata University’s centennial, State Sen. Andrew Dinniman presented a Citation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Immaculata president Barbara Lettiere.
Lettiere and…
The Chester County Library Trust will host a virtual discussion via Zoom with Dr. Adele Lindenmeyr, Dean of Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts…
Lamb McErlane Senior Partner Jim McErlane will receive the Jeanne Molitor La Rouche Leadership Award from Surrey Services for Seniors during its virtual gala on…
Two Chester County-based companies are among the 20 best employers in Pennsylvania, according to Forbes magazine’s second annual ranking of America’s Best…
Michael Benn, the men’s soccer coach at West Chester University, is working to bring back stability to the program amidst the pandemic, writes Neil…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting several free webinars in August and September.
On Tuesday, Aug…
West Chester University is the largest of the 14 public institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. With roots dating back to 1812…
I was turning into the dairy aisle when I saw him.
He was perusing the peanut butter, women’s underwear pulled tightly…
Business Smart
On Tuesday, Aug. 18, learn how to get your…
In October, Neumann University will offer a K-12 Online Instruction program to provide teachers with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to effectively design, deliver…
Denise Potosky, professor of management and organization, and John J. Sosik, distinguished professor of management and organization, are celebrating 25 years at Penn State Great…
Lincoln University’s board of trustees has voted unanimously to authorize its lawyers to begin contract negotiations with previously ousted president Brenda Allen, writes Susan…
Few things are as devastating to behold as a 14-year-old with crushed dreams. Our school is virtual, which means the…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting several free webinars in August.
How to Leverage a Virtual Assistant in a Pandemic
On Tuesday, Aug. 11…
Michael G. DeFino of DeFino Law Associates has joined Lamb McErlane in its Newtown Square location.
DeFino is the latest addition that bolsters Lamb McErlane…
You’d think as a germaphobe I’d have disdain for SEPTA and ride sharing.
On the contrary.
With this coronavirus lingering…
Jim Alderman, a member of the Coatesville Area High School Sports Hall of Fame who coached Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Del., to a…
How to Boost Your Business on LinkedIn
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, you can…
Vijay Anne, the valedictorian of Henderson High School’s Class of 2020 who will attend Duke University, is one of 25 students in the Greater…
PhillyColleges, a consortium of more than 20 colleges and universities located in Greater Philadelphia, will host a free virtual college fair on Thursday, Aug. 13…
Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management at Penn State Great Valley, recently received a three-year, $831,276 grant from the National Science Foundation…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting several free webinars during the rest of July and in August.
Understanding Cash Flow—A Business Survival Guide…
Each July, I download school supply lists and shuttle my kids to Target. But this is 2020. I’m watching video updates…
A vote from the Lincoln University Board of Trustees to not renew the contract of president Brenda Allen has drawn the ire of alumni, who…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting several free webinars in July.
“How to Gain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgiveness”
On Tuesday, July 14, learn…
The Fourth of July. Beach time, right?
I know, I know. I said I’m not a shore person. But I am…
Having twice been the beneficiary of Fame Fire Company’s Rescue Task Force, State Rep. and former West Chester mayor Carolyn Comitta has a unique…
Research conducted by the experts at Giroud Tree and Lawn, in cooperation with Penn State University’s Department of Entomology and Cooperative Extension, has determined…
I was in New York City last year, running to catch my train. A man in front of me had a lizard…
Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright may have just sold his Berwyn home for $2.32 million, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he…
Wawa continues to expand its options to sell beer at its convenience stores, writes by Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Its efforts are altering…
Blue Marsh Lake in nearby Berks County could hold the key to finding an environmentally friendly solution to killing the spotted lanternfly, writes Lisa Scheid…
I’m not a shore person. But the weather is getting hotter. Local pools are closed. I’m thinking about the beach…
Iris Richardson, who earned her master’s degree in counseling in higher education/student affairs from West Chester University, has been named the first Director…
Day cares can open in the yellow phase, but expect some changes, report Nydia Han and Heather Grubola of 6 ABC.
Temperatures…
The following free small business webinars are offered in June by SCORE and SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties:
JUNE 9
Simple Ways to Boost Your…
Main Line Today has profiled a handful of Chester County residents who are making serious waves in the community as part of its “Next Gen…
On June 12, newly minted West Chester University graduate Joseph D. Bittner will represent the ROTC Dauntless Battalion during the virtual National Commissioning Ceremony, one…
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties is offering several free online seminars in June.
JUNE 2
10 Principles to Running a Virtual Company Extremely Well
On…
A knee injury and the coronavirus pandemic have kept Dan Grindrod off the pitch, but the midfielder on West Chester University’s men’s soccer…
Penn State Great Valley and Penn State at the Navy Yard will host a virtual discussion – “Conference Co-Op: An Open Discussion on Post-Quarantine…
West Chester University senior Samantha Thompson of Mansfield, N.J., has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA…
Two Chester County natives are preparing to seize their opportunity to make an NFL roster when training camps eventually open, writes Pete DiGiovanni for PA…
Following a national search, Evan Leach has been named dean of the College of Business and Public Management (CBPM) at West Chester University. His appointment…
Gov. Tom Wolf has appointed Susan Yoder Schick, a member of West Chester University’s Class of 1988, to WCU’s Council of Trustees.
Schick…
In a series of announcements, Gov. Tom Wolf has taken action to close all non-essential public spaces, including schools, in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, and…
As the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education continues to see a decline in enrollments, West Chester University still stands as the exception, writes Ed…
Founded in 1920, Immaculata University was the first Catholic college for women in the Philadelphia area. Now co-ed, Immaculata offers more than 100 graduate…
By Maria Hess
When Dr. Angela Herman joined the Wilmington University faculty full-time in 2015, she was asked to transform the former Allied Health…
There are two new state champions at West Chester University.
At the annual Pennsylvania Forensics Association State Tournament at Wilkes University, Abriana Gonzalez and Anna…
One summer day in 2017, after finishing a bike ride, Glenmoore resident Doug Thompson got home and began reading the latest issue of Bicycling. The…
Catherine Domanska Elliott – the Women’s Health Medical Director at LCH, a nonprofit health center in southern Chester County with a dynamic care team dedicated…
Penn State’s Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named John J. Sosik, professor of management and organization at Penn State Great…
Having been designated by the Governor and Legislature as the Military College of Pennsylvania, Valley Forge Military College in Wayne boasts a number of differentiators…
Pro Football Hall of Famer Chris Doleman, who spent a postgrad year at Valley Forge Military College, has died at 58 after a prolonged battle…
The news broke on Sunday afternoon, and after a couple of sleepless nights, it still doesn’t seem real to me.
NBA icon Kobe Bryant…
Under the leadership of its first female president in its 134-year history, Goldey-Beacom College, a private school in northern Delaware with high standards…
Ashkan Negahban is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management at Penn State Great Valley, which offers students an array of graduate and professional programs that…
Pittsburgh native Rebecca Eberly is the Principal at Fern Hill Elementary School in the West Chester Area School District.
Eberly earned a bachelor’s degree…
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Six programs from Penn State Great Valley are ranked among the 50 top-paying graduate degree programs in Greater Philadelphia, writes Kennedy Rose for the…
When Penn State’s newly established Center for Immersive Experiences (CIE) recently hosted an immersive technology open house at the University Park campus, Penn State…
West Chester University men’s basketball player Robbie Heath is the leading freshman scorer in Division II in the nation, writes Mike Jensen for The…
Fueled by the success of the reaffirmation of its accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Cheyney University is focusing on initiatives to…
Robert Kagel, who was born and raised in the Bronx until he was 13 years old, when he moved to Downingtown, is the County Administrator…
Centric Bank has named Joseph Panaro and William Farina Vice Presidents, Commercial Lending Officers in Devon.
In their roles, Panaro and Farina will be responsible…
Siblings Chris and Caitlin Donovan are both elite-level soccer players bonded by their passion for the sport.
The Paoli natives – Chris is a sophomore…
By Lynne Williams
What do you do when one person says something to you that makes a very deep impression? You write about it and…
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Jessica Morrell, the Associate Director of Campus Ministry at Immaculata University, spoke with VISTA Today about being born in Pittsburgh but growing up in the…
Students and staff at Cheyney University have received some long-awaited good news from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, writes Susan Snyder for…
As the Chester County Economic Development Council enters its 60th-anniversary year, it has released its top economic development milestones for fiscal year 2018-2019…
When Dr. Win Somboonsong won Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year for Eastern Pennsylvania, it was just the latest achievement in a fascinating journey…
For the second straight year, West Chester University claimed seven spots on the three All-PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) field hockey teams. Furthermore, the…
By Janice Colvin
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Martin Luther King Jr.
In Michael Dixon’s case, he was…
By Marianne Stack
The world is going through rapid change related to technology and it is affecting organizations across all industries. That’s why 175…
Daniel Greenstein, Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, visited West Chester University on Monday and hosted a public forum at the Emilie…
Alternative Energy Development Group, a Berwyn-based company that helps commercial-scale clients reduce their energy demand and supply costs, was the lead developer of…
The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) is holding two events during the first week of November that you don’t want to miss!
Tech360…
Located in Malvern, The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies is a special-mission campus that offers a variety of master’s…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center will welcome Bet Williams to West Chester, as she returns to her Philadelphia-area roots on Friday, Nov. 15 at…
More than 100 alumni, students, friends, and members of the community packed West Chester University’s Hollinger Fieldhouse to name a newly renovated aquatic center…
Col. David Pergrin, who lived in Wallingford for 20 years, helped create Penn State’s famous Nittany Lion Shrine and led one of the most…
A test program at West Chester University to give students with intellectual disabilities a full college immersion experience has been so successful that it is…
As a highlight of homecoming weekend, West Chester University will celebrate a living legend in the sport of diving and the first African-American head…
First Priority Bank, a division of Mid Penn Bank, has appointed Dimeji Gisanrin as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer.
Gisanrin’s work will be based…
George Fiore, the Executive Director of the Chester County Intermediate Unit, the largest of Pennsylvania’s twenty four Intermediate Units, spoke with VISTA Today about…
In 2015, Byron Wolfe of Villanova helped Pennsylvania State Police detective Andrew Martin enhance 24-year-old photographs, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
The Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City offers a lot of fun and good scares during the Halloween season, but it also raises ethical questions about…
Dane Menkin, CRNP, the divisional director of LGBTQ services at Main Line Health, has received the 2019 American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Pennsylvania State…
Saint Joseph’s University has forbidden its students and faculty from betting on the school’s athletics, despite sports betting being legal and regulated in…
Harrisburg native Jason DeVan, a former walk-on football player at Penn State who became a film director, is currently wrapping up the sequel to…
TECH360, the Philly burbs’ premier regional tech conference, is thrilled to announce its featured keynote speakers, Angel Montesdeoca and Jessica ‘Zhanna’ Malekos Smith, J.D…
Haleigh Karcher, a West Chester University freshman who will be playing for the school’s softball team later this fall, is looking forward to getting…
Shaun Elliott, the President & CEO of the Greater Philadelphia YMCA, the Conshohocken-based organization with 195,000 members, 5,000 employees and which manages…
West Chester University’s Golden Rams are having an amazing fall season so far, achieving a 94 percent rate of winning across the entire athletic…
West Chester University’s “Incomparable” Golden Rams Marching Band is the first Division II school band ever to be presented with the prestigious Sudler Trophy…
Matt Holliday, the Chester County Prothonotary, spoke with VISTA Today about moving 13 times while growing up in Greater Philadelphia region, getting his working papers…
Debbie Bookman, the Democratic candidate for Chester County Prothonotary and a member of Coatesville’s City Council, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in…
Downingtown native Katelyn Kirchner, a senior at Penn State majoring in materials science and engineering, has earned a prestigious Astronaut Scholarship, writes Sean Yoder for…
The Transportation Management Association of Chester County, a nonprofit focused on improving traffic congestion and air quality, strongly encourages everyone to participate in the upcoming…
West Chester University football coach Bill Zwaan is ready to tackle the new season, despite enduring an offseason that was “medical hell,” writes Mike Jensen…
Downingtown resident Jack Founds was one of 15 athlete-leaders honored by Special Olympics Pennsylvania for receiving a degree in Communication, Governance, Health, and/or…
West Chester Free Ride – a father-daughter, eco-friendly transportation service that offers free rides on its mobile advertising platform – will officially launch in the…
In a recent speech at a rally for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, Donald Trump Jr. recalled his time in Pottstown at The Hill School, which…
Downingtown Mayor Josh Maxwell, who is running for a seat on the Chester County Board of Commissioners, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up surrounded…
Brandon and Heather Steiger, founders and owners of 2120 Creative, an integrated digital marketing agency based in Chester Springs, spoke to VISTA Today about growing…
By David W. Clark, Ed.M.
An evening program for college-bound high school students and parents:
Become a savvy college consumer. So little time…
The latest tests on two types of fungi discovered last year as a possible defense against the spotted lanternfly are showing real promise, writes Beth…
The inaugural Chesco Teen Filmmakers Showcase, hosted by East Goshen Township and the Movie Tavern in Exton, debuted last week to rave reviews, according to…
The Chester County Economic Development Council(CCEDC) recently voted to add seven new members to its board of directors. The new additions include Vanessa Briggs…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Chester County Hospital as One of the Region’s Best
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Cheyney University has ended a fiscal year with a balanced budget and a surplus for the first time in eight years, making significant progress toward…
MONEY magazine has released its 2019 list of Best Colleges for Your Money, ranking West Chester University at No. 179 out of 744 universities eligible…
Colonel Stuart Helgeson, the Superintendent and Chief Operating Officer of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Connecticut…
Cochranville native and Olympic gold medalist Cierra Runge excelled at the USA Swimming National Championships last week at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, Calif…
By Bob Yearick
As one of Shark Tank’s resident savants, Mark Cuban routinely turns thumbs down on the intense, almost desperate sales pitches that…
With many schools, including West Chester University, having programs in place that help foster children in Pennsylvania attend college, a new law ensures they can…
As New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady enters his 19th season in the NFL, a number of media outlets have been reflecting on his illustrious…
Ginny Martino, the women’s lacrosse coach at West Chester University, has been named the 2019 IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association) Coach of…
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has approved a tuition freeze – for the first time in more than two decades – for its 14 universities…
Bruce Mowday, former Daily Local News’ managing editor, prolific author and president of The Mowday Group who is on the cusp of a big book…
Malvern resident Carol Aichele, who has been active in both public and private school education for the last 40 years, has joined Church Farm School…
Nydair Rouse, a former standout on the West Chester University football team, is looking forward to competing for a roster spot on the Green Bay…
Founded in 1920, Immaculata University was the first Catholic college for women in the Philadelphia area. Now co-ed, it offers more than 100 graduate…
Ben Doyle, a rising senior at Downingtown STEM Academy who swims scholastically for Downingtown East and on the club circuit for the Upper Main Line…
Henrietta Hankin, the matriarch of a family known throughout Chester County as much for its philanthropy as for its real estate developments, died last Friday…
The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust has awarded a $126,000 scholarship program grant to West Chester University for the 2019-2020 academic year in…
Wrapping up what certainly could be described as the most successful athletic campaign in school history, West Chester University finished at No. 8 in the…
For the second year in a row, aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators, and would-be inventors gathered for Chester County Startup weekend, where they had 54 hours…
Hundreds of people recently gathered at the White Manor Country Club in Malvern to celebrate the accomplishments of female business leaders in the community at…
Lamb McErlane
Steve E. Jarmon, Esq. has joined the firm as a partner with a focus on criminal and civil matters. He has unique experience…
The Department of Political Science at West Chester University has named State Rep. Carolyn Comitta as its Legislative Fellow for the 2019-2020 academic year…
Deidra Turner, a Neumann University senior majoring in political science, turned her love of history into college credit through an internship at the Brinton 1704…
West Chester University third baseman Jared Melone was recently named to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America Division II Baseball Team, and thus became…
West Chester University graduate Michael Starling is one of the state’s biggest names in the burgeoning field of high school sports videography, writes Aaron…
Tony Andiario, chef and co-owner of West Chester-based Andiario, Chester County’s hottest new restaurant that he runs with his partner Maria Van…
Berwyn teenager Brendan Burns, an elite swimmer who just graduated from Conestoga High School, is ready to dominate the next-level competition when he arrives…
The truth about the origins of the Main Line’s famous name lies in the history of its surrounding area, writes Ukee Washington for CBS…
Maggie Balint, an Avon Grove High School graduate who played her first two years on the collegiate level at the University of Oregon, has announced…
Maureen M. McBride, a Partner and Executive Committee member at Lamb McErlane in West Chester, has been appointed as a member of the Supreme Court…
Wilmington University’s Criminal Justice Institute recently presented its first Justice Academy to 120 high school juniors and seniors at the university’s new Brandywine…
How’s your Latin? It’s commencement season, so it might be a good time to brush up! Unless you teach Latin, you might not…
By Leslie Rylke
The Chester County Economic Development Council, through its Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n) startup initiative participated in the 7th Annual West Chester…
Techstars Startup Weekend – a 54-hour event where designers, developers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, and launch startups – is…
Rob Ambrose, a software engineering student at Penn State Great Valley, has leveraged his coursework and university resources to launch Trick Strat, a new eSports…
A study released earlier this year revealed that Penn State University contributed more than $11.6 billion to the state’s economy in fiscal year…
Helen H. Mountain, a partner at the firm, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Uptown! Entertainment Alliance, which operates the…
Officials from Wells Fargo presented a $25,000 check to West Chester University’s Frederick Douglass Institute on Thursday morning in the ballroom of the…
Wells School of Music
Local audiences are invited to join in the fun when ensembles from West Chester University’s esteemed Wells School of Music…
More than 400 of the region’s top business leaders were in attendance as Michael L. Pia, Director of South Mill Champs, was inducted into…
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors has voted to adopt tuition reform that will give the 14 state-owned universities…
Chester County Women’s Commission
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, the Chester County Women’s Commission and the Chester County Commissioners…
Barry Pelagatti, a Partner at RKL LLP, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in South Philadelphia, how he began working when he was 12…
Church Farm School
Jon Knorr, the former Assistant Dean of Development and Alumni Relations at Temple University’s College of Engineering, has joined CFS as…
Daniel Greenstein, the new chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, says Cheyney University will overcome its challenges, writes John Micek for the…
Summer Camps and Programs
West Chester University has announced dates and information for summer programs and camps to entertain and enrich area youth from ages…
Mark Zandi, the Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics and easily Chester County’s most widely quoted resident, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up…
Chester County is among the healthiest counties in Pennsylvania, while Delaware County ranks among the lower half, according to the latest County Health Rankings &…
Do you have an idea you’d like to pursue or a problem you’d like to solve, but don’t know where to start…
Gov. Tom Wolf recently revealed a letter signed by nearly 40 academics and economists in support of his proposal to gradually raise the state’s…
Upper Main Line YMCA
The Upper Main Line YMCA Swim Team recently won the 2019 Pennsylvania YMCA East District Championship.
UMLY had 133 of its…
Fred Ulmer, Bert McGann, and Gordon Webster – longtime friends and former wrestling teammates in the late 1940s at Upper Darby High School – have been attending…
Cheyney University president Aaron Walton presented a new plan to remedy the school’s financial issues and recruit top-tier students to the nation’s…
Jeanne Meikrantz, the Executive Director of The Arc of Chester County, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Schwenksville, working since she was 14…
Chester County Commissioners
Favorable market conditions combined with the reaffirmation of three Triple-A bond ratings resulted in approval by the commissioners of an ordinance…
Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the state university system have agreed to give embattled Cheyney University more time for its transformation efforts, writes Susan…
William J. Belknap Sr.
Belknap, the CEO and President of Downingtown-based AEONRG, LLC, has been elected to the National Small Business Association’s Board…
Philip Hensley, 29, has won the inaugural Draw the Lines PA competition with his new interpretation of the state’s congressional map, writes Kevin Tustin…
Penn State Great Valley
The problematic and contradictory relationship between the art of Italian painter, sculptor, and muralist Corrado Cagli and the fascist government that…
YMCA of Greater Brandywine
Registration for the spring season of the Girls on the Run and STRIDE programs is under way until March 10, with…
By Michelle Tooker
Dumpster diving, panhandling, and drinking were once everyday activities for Frederick Shegog. In his early 20s, he entered a spiral of addiction…
Ker-Feal
Natural Lands, the region’s oldest and largest land conservation organization, has placed a conservation easement on 137 acres of the historic Ker…
By Leigh Green
For his tireless dedication and service to those in need and his leadership within the Chester County community and government, the Greater…
Founded in 1939, the University of Valley Forge is a Christian university offering undergraduate, graduate, and lifelong learning programs with a mission to prepare individuals…
Fox Rothschild associate Jacqueline Motyl has received the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award for her exemplary leadership and service as a member…
West Chester University’s Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band is the recipient of the 2019 Sudler Trophy.
Presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, the…
Despite last Friday being pay day for more than 2,000 federal workers in Chester County, not all of them received a paycheck, courtesy of…
Immaculata University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs and significant service opportunities for its students.
Assistant Director of Graduate Student Services
This position…
Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children
As people join together to serve those in need on the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday…
On Monday evening, Rich Loughery was unanimously elected to succeed Val DiGiorgio as Chairman of the Republican Committee of Chester County. Several weeks ago, Rick…
Centric Bank
The bank is continuing its mission to meet robust small business and entrepreneurial growth with the opening of an office and a financial…
Penn State has filed a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to put the official stamp on its longstanding, yet unofficial moniker…
The number of people affected by flu is on the rise in both the Philadelphia area and Pennsylvania as a whole, especially in recent weeks…
VISTA Today speaks with Lani Frank about growing up in Queens, her first job as a data entry clerk for her father, her regrets she…
Michelle Kichline, Chair of Chester County’s Board of County Commissioners, speaks with VISTA Today about growing up in Tredyffrin, her mother’s influence on…
VISTA Today spoke with Christina Wagoner, the Senior Director of Finance and Human Resources at Devon-based Surrey Services for Seniors, about growing up in…
Rory G. Ritrievi, President and CEO of Mid Penn Bank, the parent of Malvern-based First Priority Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up…
On the eve of his election battle with first-time candidate Christina Sappey, first-term State Representative Eric Roe speaks to VISTA Today about growing…
West Chester University, with more than 17,000 students and hundreds of faculty members, is the largest of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State…
On Thursday, the West Chester University community experienced the highs and lows that are a biproduct of sports, as its two teams that were competing…
Pennsylvania will receive at least $10 million from the charity of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to fight its opioid epidemic, writes Dino…
Dr. Jerry Parker, former president of Delaware County Community College, died last week after a battle with cancer. He was 71 years old.
Parker served…
The MBA programs at Villanova and West Chester universities rank among the Top 10 MBA programs in Greater Philadelphia by student enrollment, with Wilmington University…
Cheyney University’s accreditation has been extended, providing the institution with an additional year to execute its turnaround plan, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia…
Having recently defended its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title, the West Chester University field hockey team is now the favorite to capture the NCAA Division…
Immaculata University and Penn State Great Valley have signed an articulation agreement that makes Immaculata students eligible to enroll in select graduate programs.
Immaculata students…
In an annual review that has become a leading economic indicator for one of Pennsylvania’s top economies, the Chester County Economic Development Council is…
Christian Dalzell, the founder of a real estate investment and management firm in Connecticut, believes that the days of Philadelphia being overlooked by investors are…
Ridley Park native and McGraw Productions CEO Diane McGraw spoke with VISTA Today about her adventurous spirit, moving to New York City when she was…
Penn State is looking to hire a new researcher who would act as the liaison for Chester County in the fight against the aggressive mushroom…
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry will celebrate its accomplishments over the past year and look ahead to the future at its most…
Penn State Great Valley students have been recognized by SAP for their app that helps veterans combat opioid abuse, according to a report from Penn…
By Maurisa Warren
Grants
In early September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $1 billion in opioid-specific…
Tech startups across the county are about to get a $100,000 boost in support.
The Chester County Economic Development Council has received a $100…
Curaleaf, a marijuana company valued at $4 billion, and Penn Medicine have big plans for Pennsylvania, specifically in King of Prussia, writes Sam Wood for…
Dennis Davin, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Community and Economic Development, enjoyed a tour of West Chester led by Business Improvement District Executive Director Malcolm Johnstone…
Women’s Golf Team
North Penn High School graduate Juliarose Genuardi won the individual championship to lead West Chester University’s women…
The latest College Scorecard has been released by the U.S. Department of Education, and this in-depth look at the performance of almost every…
West Chester University, with more than 17,000 students, is the largest of the 14 public institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education…
The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC), a private, non-profit, economic development organization promoting smart growth, is announcing four new hires in areas that…
By Dr. Ruth Norman
Dr. Christopher Boyer admits that public service is in his genes. Many of his relatives are firefighters, so it just seemed…
With a record number of women running for office in what is being described as a “pink wave,” Pennsylvania has already made political history ahead…
Snapchat is the No. 1 app for human trafficking. Kik Messenger is the “defacto app” for child predators. And, at just eight years old, a…
By Michael Gidlewski
Core Purpose communicates the difference you want to make in the lives of the people you touch.
A famous study by Gallup…
Mental Health Forum
Darren Rovell enjoys visibility with sports fans and team personnel in his role as sports business analyst with ESPN…
Chrissy Houlahan, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District, speaks with VISTA Today about growing up as “a Navy…
Alexander McClay Williams, the African-American teenager whom many believe was executed 87 years ago for a murder he did not commit, has finally received…
Uptown! Bravo Theater
The Uptown! Bravo Theater, LLC – the investment vehicle formed to help finance the conversion of the former West Chester National Guard Armory…
By Steve Edgcumbe
When a bomb threat was called in at the old Chester County Courthouse in 2006, county officials responded by clearing the building…
A Berwyn-based company that helps commercial-scale clients reduce their energy demand and supply costs is helping the state’s flagship university diversify its…
Robert Morris University near Pittsburgh is joining the growing number of private colleges offering to match tuition costs at public schools, writes Melissa Korn for…
Chester County ranks among the Top 10 counties in Pennsylvania with the most students at Penn State’s main campus, as it currently has 3…
West Chester University invites members of the community to contribute to a lively conversation with higher education and regional corporate thought leaders about the need…
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship
Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that the state will make a major commitment to ensuring excellent teachers are…
West Chester University, with more than 17,000 students and hundreds of faculty members, is the largest and least expensive of the 14 public institutions…
MacElree Harvey
Firm partner Louis Teti has been selected as Honorary Chair of the Third Annual Paoli Hospital Auxiliary’s Fine Art Show. Opening the…
The mother of William Dallam III tattled on him to Eleanor Roosevelt for his not writing home while serving aboard the USS Moale during World…
Professional golfer Jay Sigel spoke with VISTA Today about his upbringing in Narberth and how his first experience with golf was as a caddie for…
The 26th edition of The Jay Sigel Invitational – the premier charity golf tournament in the Delaware Valley – will be held at the prestigious Aronimink Golf…
Alisa Newton, a Pennsylvania-born veterinarian and head of Aquatic Health for the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York, wants to dispel the negative perception…
Niche.com has published its rankings of the Best Value Colleges in Greater Philadelphia, a list that focus on what a degree from each school…
West Chester University is launching its Bachelor of Science in Business Management for students living in or around the Philadelphia area at a time when…
United Way of Chester County
The nonprofit will host its Campaign Kickoff & Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 11:30 AM-1 PM…
When Yesenia Diaz Lopez graduated in May, she wore two hats: her commencement cap and, atop that, a small sombrero. The sombrero was emblazoned with…
Unionville native Peter Fackler has been selected by the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as interim president of Mansfield…
Marian Moskowitz and her husband Dave moved to Chester County in January of 1984, so their children could attend the local public schools. They had…
The Honorable Juan R. Sánchez, a West Chester resident, became Chief Judge of the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania…
Stephanie Nolan Deviney, a partner in Fox Rothschild’s Exton office, has been selected as the firm’s 2017-2018 Mentor of the Year.
Deviney…
Saxbys, the Philadelphia-based coffee company, has brought its innovative Experiential Learning Program (ELP) to West Chester University with a new, student-run café.
The West Chester University football team was picked to repeat as the PSAC East champion in a poll of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference head coaches…
Three local students are about to head off to college after being chosen to receive the Gawthrop Greenwood Law Prize.
As the oldest law firm…
The Church Farm School – a boarding and day school in Exton for boys in grades 9-12 – has hired Karen Wertz as its Director of…
West Chester Mayor Dianne Herrin, West Chester University Director of Sustainability Bradley Flamm, and other local legislators joined PennEnvironment last week to hold a clean…
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is offering a brewing science program that is gaining in popularity, writes Annabelle Williams for The Philadelphia Inquirer…
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry will present State Rep. Harry Lewis, who will retire at the end of this session, with its…
The “Someone You Know” campaign aims to reduce the stigma of opioid misuse and inspire hope through personal stories from residents of southeastern Pennsylvania, including…
Several journalists – including Dave Barry, a Haverford College graduate and Pulitzer Prize winner whose career began at the Daily Local News – have responded to the…
Pennsylvania is one of the states where residents are most skeptical of free trade agreements, according to a study by the Bucknell University Institute for…
Dallas Krapf – Vice Chairman of the Board of the Krapf Group, the West Chester-based operator of school and charter buses – has shown his appreciation…
By Guy Ciarrocchi, CEO of the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry
As usual during budget season in Harrisburg, a deficit is projected: There…
Penn State is one of the most popular schools for future executives, as it places second, behind only Stanford, in number of graduating CEOs, writes…
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) have announced its 2018 Hall of Fame class, and it includes Dr. Ed Matejkovic, West Chester…
Chester County Economic Development Council
The CCEDC has announced two new programs designed to inspire youth to consider careers in healthcare and technology.
This summer…
A $90,000 state grant will help scientists at the local Penn State University extension office learn how to best fight the unusual infestation of…
Entrepreneurs just had 54 hours to take their greatest idea from concept to creation at an event led exclusively by volunteer community leaders.
The Dr…
Fox Rothschild
The Exton office recently elevated three associates – Ashley L. Beach, Michael J. Meehan, and Matthew J. Redding – to partner.
As a member of…
A new Wawa in Towson, Md., sold last month for $7.48 million, writes Melody Simmons for the Baltimore Business Journal.
“It was the highest…
More than 1,500 students received associate degrees and certificates from Delaware County Community College at a commencement ceremony yesterday at Hollinger Field House at…
Penn State Great Valley is expanding its MBA program in Malvern to the university’s Abington and Brandywine campuses to make it easier for working…
“Take the Pulse” Survey Expected to Provide New Insight on Local Business and Economic Trends The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) and the Chester…
Dear Pennsylvanians,
Mariner East 2 is a critical energy infrastructure project, not only for Pennsylvania’s economy, but for the thousands of people it puts…
State Treasurer Joe Torsella visited Delaware County Community College last week to announce a new program, Keystone Scholars, which invests $100 for each child born…
As a follow-up from its successful regional awards ceremony in March, the organizers of the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? (WSCM) student video…
Malvern’s AmpTech and BioStrategy Partners are joining forces in an initiative that will get technical devices to market faster, writes Diane Mastrull for the…
Delaware County Community College students Yesenia Diaz (Lopez) of Kennett Square and Sourou Mariette Carolle Zounon of Upper Darby were among 46 community college students…
West Chester University, the largest of the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, offers more than 118 undergraduate, 80-plus graduate…
West Chester University recently joined the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education in celebrating the expansion of the latter’s Center City space, writes Michelle…
Joe and Marilyn Henry of Huntingdon Valley have pledged a gift to permanently endow a part-time graduate scholarship at Penn State Great Valley.
They…
Marie Shires has been named Vice President and Relationship Manager at Seedcopa, a certified development company that specializes in helping Pennsylvania businesses gain financing through…
Pennsylvania’s oldest bank barn, located at the DuPortail House in Chesterbrook, has been restored by a team of Amish builders from near ruin to…
With tuition to most four-year colleges now priced in the six figures, an increasing number of students are starting their higher-education journey closer…
Fred Henrich, President & CEO of Coatesville Savings Bank, speaks to COATESVILLE Today about growing up in Reading within walking distance of First Energy Stadium…
Dr. Lawrence Mussoline
Dr. Lawrence Mussoline, former superintendent of the Downingtown Area School District, has been appointed to the same position in the Haddonfield (N…
Pennsylvania’s congressional map was considered to be one of the most gerrymandered in our nation’s history, but several experts have helped change that…
Greencastle Associates Consulting in Malvern has been selected as one of 30 finalists across the nation for the Defense Department’s Employer Support Freedom Award…
Cheyney University has withdrawn from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and dropped its NCAA Division II status as it restructures its athletic department, writes Wesley…
Most of us living here in Chester County are familiar with the Westtown School because of its stellar academic reputation, as well as its 600…
Delaware County Community College
Are you interested in a career in hospitality or culinary arts? Then don’t miss your chance to get a flavor…
By Chris Cooper
Michele Snyder always wanted to be a teacher, and spent several years teaching in the challenging environment of inner-city Philadelphia.
But…
A tragic car accident may have halted one of Jackie Verna’s dreams, but now, she’s well on her way to making a new…
The result of efforts that commenced two years ago, Penn State Great Valley recently signed an agreement with Chinese business schools to engage students in…
Edward P. Kelly has joined Fox Rothschild as a partner in the Corporate Department of the firm’s Exton office.
“Ed brings a…
West Chester-based financial advisor Patti Brennan ranks among the Top 10 Best-In-State advisors in Pennsylvania, writes Kristin Stoller for Forbes magazine.
Brennan…
West Chester University will celebrate the legacy of the renowned abolitionist, orator, and statesman Frederick Douglass through a distinguished lecture series that will bring renowned…
Sponsorship Opportunities and Tickets for the April 5th Hall of Fame event available.
The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) will hold…
The Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credits program is one of the largest unencumbered sources of financial support for high growth startup companies in Pennsylvania…
Small businesses form the backbone of America’s economy, and are the glue of communities.
That was the message – delivered by Linda McMahon, the head…
Publisher’s note: Dr. Scanlon will be honored as Greater West Chester Chamber’s Citizen of the Year at the organization’s annual Banquet on…
Publisher’s note: Krapf Coaches will be honored as Greater West Chester Chamber’s Business of the Year at the organization’s annual Banquet on…
State Sen. Andy Dinniman received a unique holiday gift from his staff, a historic Pennsylvania Senate license plate from 1933, according to a report in…
Vanessa Briggs, the recently appointed President and CEO at Brandywine Health Foundation, speaks with VISTA Today about growing up in Southwest Philadelphia and then Mount…
The West Chester University men’s basketball team is now garnering national recognition, as the undefeated Golden Rams are ranked No. 23 among the top…
State Senators Andy Dinniman and Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson recently recognized the West Chester University baseball team, which last spring won the NCAA Division II title…
While testifying recently at the state gerrymandering trial, West Chester University political science professor John J. Kennedy said that Pennsylvania’s congressional map takes splitting…
“AgConnect has been a part of our farm. We’ve kind of grown our farm as AgConnect has grown over the years,” shared Sue Miller…
Penn State researchers who teamed up with Exton’s Bentley Systems to create a 3D model of the university’s campus are finalists for the…
Outside of its walkable towns like Wayne, West Chester, and Kennett Square – where there are plenty of eager home buyers – the Philadelphia suburbs are bucking…
West Chester University, one of fourteen campuses of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education serving over 17,000 students and employing 800 full- and…
From a young age, Nicholas Nelson – an instructor of engineering and advanced manufacturing at the Technical College High School (TCHS) Pickering Campus – has been fascinated…
Market research account executive. Hotel manager. University lecturer. Project manager. Freelance translator for the United Nations.
Penn State Great Valley student Ahmed Mohammed has held…
In celebration of the USBands-sanctioned Pennsylvania State Championship in Group 4A they recently won at Lincoln University, Avon Grove High School’s 96 marching…
Malvern Federal Savings Bank
Malvern Federal has reported operating results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2017. Net income amounted to $2.0…
Cheyney University has been granted a one-year reprieve after the Middle States Commission on Higher Education decided to extend its accreditation on a probationary…
Penn State has recognized longtime supporter and philanthropist Cynthia “Cindy” King, a Malvern resident, as its 2017 Fundraising Volunteer of the Year.
The award recognizes…
Downingtown West graduate Ryan Betley – who, despite an injury, excelled last year as a freshman in the Ivy League – is a rising basketball star at…
Cheyney University has asked the State System of Higher Education to forgo the usual search process and officially name its interim president, Aaron Walton, to…
The college’s New Choices Career Development program features mock interview sessions as part of the career development curriculum. With newly…
MacElree Harvey partner Hillary J. Moonay has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Yardley Makefield Soccer Club, where she will…
When John Sosik, professor of management and organization at Penn State Great Valley, published his book Full Range Leadership Development: Pathways for People, Profit, and…
Investment activity in Greater Philadelphia has dropped after three years of continuous growth, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
A new report by…
The State House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed the annual state appropriation for the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine and its New…
Paul Black, Senior Operational Systems Engineer at Exton’s Analytical Graphics, recently visited Penn State Fall Career Days in search of top talent for the…
Gawthrop Greenwood
The West Chester office of Gawthrop Greenwood went purple for premature babies last Friday, as staffers sported purple and collected donations for the…
Bishop Shanahan High School senior Josh Hoey, a track-and-field star in the 800 meters, has committed to the University of Oregon, writes Dan…
VISTA Today spoke with Laura Wagoner, the Finance Director of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, about growing up outside of Phoenixville and writing a paper…
Meghna Reddy has joined Gawthrop Greenwood, a full-service law firm with offices in West Chester and Wilmington, as an associate attorney.
A…
To support a growing workforce, Penn State will expand its academic reach to South Philadelphia at its facilities at The Navy Yard.
James Nemes, chancellor…
West Chester University is the highest-ranked school in Chester County on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania by Salary Potential list published by PayScale.
Graded against the world by four key missions of higher education — teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook — the University of Pennsylvania topped all institutions…
The first of GWCC’s “Everybody Profits from Nonprofits” Discussion Series sponsored by TD Bank took place at Penn Oaks Golf Club on Sept. 12…
Sydnie Bayles
Since she was two years old, Downingtown resident Sydnie Bayles, now 13, has been hosting up to 10 lemonade stands a year in…
Malvern Federal Savings Bank has announced the establishment of a new equestrian business focus.
The bank will offer horse owners, horse farms, and other equestrian…
Cheyney University is looking to the future with a firm focus on long-term sustainability, writes Gia Savage for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
With the fate of America’s oldest historically black university on the line, Cheyney will receive $30 million in loan forgiveness if it can bridge…
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline and Kathi Cozzone were recently elected as officers of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) for…
Leslie Rylke, Marketing and Creative Services Manager at the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) has a few reasons to celebrate this summer. Not only…
West Chester University, with 17,000 students and hundreds of faculty members, is the largest of the 14 public institutions in the Pennsylvania State System…
Publisher’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Joel Frank was originally published in September 2015.
Joel Frank, Managing Partner and Executive Committee Chairman…
Wedderspoon
Malvern-based Wedderspoon, the brand famous for its popular Manuka honey, has launched a new line of Organic Manuka Pops, offering the beneficial health…
Publisher’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Roger Huggins was originally published in August 2016.
Roger Huggins, Chair of the Gawthrop Greenwood’s…
Marc Hanlan has flown planes upside down, helped design the international space station, started self-managed factories, and launched a variety of companies.
But he…
The Golden State Warriors are not only the most dominant team in the NBA. They’re also arguably the most forward-thinking franchise in all…
Besides Pennsylvania’s vital role in U.S. history, the state’s economy has become one of the most crucial pillars of the financial health…
The Paoli-based Malvern Bancorp, parent company of Malvern Federal Savings Bank, has reported operating results for the third fiscal quarter…
Vince Pompo, an attorney at Lamb McErlane, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Ridley Township, where he walked to school every day and…
The Cheyney University community can rest a bit easier after the initial findings of a review of the 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System…
Vanguard recently celebrated the official opening of its previously announced Innovation Studio in Center City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 2300 Chestnut Street…
Editor’s Note: This profile of District Attorney Tom Hogan was originally published in June 2015. VISTA Today is re-running it from its archives…
The Executive Committee of the Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n), a program within the Chester County Economic Development Council, has elected Guy Fardone of Wayne…
Building on a tradition of giving back to the communities where its attorneys and staff live and work, Fox Rothschild has launched FoxCares…
Immaculata University has received a grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to help in its efforts to reduce underage and reckless alcohol consumption.
The Radnor-based Brandywine Realty Trust has announced a $5.6 million job creation and community engagement program as part of Phase I of its…
Walk Her Home
Walk Her Home is a newly formed, pending nonprofit governed by a Board of Directors with a mission to create awareness and…
Bill Hieb, President and CEO of DNB Financial, parent company of DNB First, the oldest nationally chartered community bank serving the Greater Philadelphia region, recently…
After a playing career at Penn State that earned him induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, Glenn Killinger eventually became West Chester University…
For the second time in six years, the West Chester University baseball team has captured the Division II national championship.
The Golden Rams capped a…
Like most students, college is a dream for the vast majority of foster children, but the reality of getting there is often as challenging as…
A man who helped lead the effort to redefine the future of Cheyney University will also execute that vision.
Local task force co-chair, longtime…
In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the University of Oregon softball team, the Ducks now have their first-ever national championship…
The Penn State Great Valley community recently celebrated its REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship at a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Neil Sharkey, vice president for…
By Jodi Gauker
CSA is an acronym for Community Supported Agriculture. It’s a business model whereby customers INVEST in a farm business by making…
Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, the Executive Director of the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls, speaks with VISTA Today about growing the youngest of six…
Four partners from the West Chester law firm Gawthrop Greenwood have been recognized as tops in their fields in Pennsylvania.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters…
West Chester University’s College of Arts and Humanities embraces the transformative power of a liberal arts education and its ability to change lives. The…
Health Care Connect, an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) has planned a Health Care Summer Immersion Academy for area teens entering…
Kathryn Jablokow, associate professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering at Penn State Great Valley, has had a passion for design engineering her whole life…
Chester County government and business leaders are set to send their largest delegation ever to China, to open doors for local companies to explore business…
President Donald Trump has been in office 100 days now, and Chester County voters are just as split about his successes as they were on…
PennDOT is currently in the process of rehabilitating six bridges in Chester County – among other transportation, highway, and road improvement projects slated for this spring…
In his youth, he gained a lot of perspective on what makes a place great, and over the past 40 years, Chester County Planning Commission…
Janice Orlov has been named vice president for administration and finance at West Chester University, while Zebulun Davenport has been named vice president for student…
West Chester University, with 14,000 students and hundreds of faculty members, is the largest of the 14 public institutions in the Pennsylvania State System…
Christopher M. Fiorentino was formally installed as West Chester University’s 15th president during an investiture ceremony in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall on…
The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania took the opportunity during its centennial celebration to honor several remarkable women role models, including Malvern’s Carol Aichele…
Malvern’s People’s Light is leading a cohort of six professional theatres in the area in expanding the availability of Relaxed Performances (RPs) in…
While West Chester University has seen its enrollment increase over the last six years, other state schools are experiencing the opposite.
Some even fear for…
Best friends Gina DiLuzio and Scott Duffy have learned how to succeed, despite having to contend with disabilities at times. They were recently lauded for…
Penn State is among the Top 50 best public colleges nationwide, according to recent rankings from Buffalo Business First, writes Scott Thomas for the Philadelphia…
Penn Medicine, originating in 1751 with the founding of the nation’s first hospital, is dedicated to pioneering medical frontiers with a staff of innovators…
The Exton office of Fox Rothschild held another successful clothing drive to benefit “Operation Easter Outfit,” a program founded by Partners in Outreach…
Christopher M. Fiorentino will be inaugurated as West Chester University’s 15th president during a formal investiture ceremony on Friday, April 21 at 10 AM…
With Gov. Tom Wolf proposing to cut the $30 million in state funding it receives, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has seemingly…
As state universities struggle to retain enrolled students past their freshman year, West Chester University is holding steady with the highest retention rate in Pennsylvania…
The second annual global ranking of the best countries in the world brings some bad news for the U.S., as it dropped three spots…
Creativity flows through West Chester University’s College of Arts and Humanities like an electric current.
Given the world-class instructors and myriad opportunities for…
There’s a new club on the campus of Cheyney University that’s serious about doing its homework, and these students of the college’s…
Faced with the daunting task of healing the state’s $3 billion budget deficit, Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed to put Chester County’s horse…
Dr. Jerry Parker helped lead the charge to bring a community college to Chester County when none existed.
Now, the institution he leads has grown…
The always-innovative Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale has come up with a new online tool for water management that will be presented by…
Stockholders entrust executives or “agents” to act on their behalf and make decisions, but what happens if they don’t have shareholders’ best interests in…
By Michael F. Merlie
The Trump administration has been a wellspring of legal issues from its inception. The resignation of President Donald Trump’s national…
Mackenzie Hornibrook
Unionville High School graduate Mackenzie Hornibrook, a senior swimmer at Penn State, recently earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award at the conclusion of…
DNB First
DNB First has announced that Mildred “Mit” Joyner, a member of its Board of Directors since 2004, has recently been named one of…
WCU’s Business Idea Competition
On April 19, the Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center (CELC) at West Chester University will co-host the Annual WCU Business…
Due to reduced funds and a drop in enrollments, Pennsylvania’s state colleges may soon have to face the possibility of merging or the closure…
Nancy Kunkle is bad at retirement. After long stints at QVC and Boeing, she first tried to retire from The Boeing Company but that didn…
Lincoln University scored highest among Chester County colleges in a new study that measures schools’ roles in intergenerational mobility based on the economic makeup of…
Idyllic surroundings not too far removed from the city have often lured Philadelphia’s elite into settling in Chester County, writes Clara Lefton for the…
The Transportation Management Association of Chester County has appointed three new people to its Board of Directors: Steve Bolt, Vice President of Transportation at Burns…
Despite a national search that saw it cast its net far and wide, West Chester University, in the end, didn’t have to look very…
Real estate developer, entrepreneur, and member of both West Chester and Neumann University’s Council of Trustees Marian Moskowitz spoke with VISTA Today last week…
Conestoga High School
Conestoga High School soccer player Nick Jennings, a junior midfielder who has committed to continue his career at Lehigh University, was one…
Ruchika Chari and Malavika Mathur, both full-time students in the Master of Information Science program at Penn State Great Valley, are preparing to graduate…
It’s been nearly 15 years since the equine industry’s last ride through the statistical countryside, so the Chester-Delaware County Farm Bureau is…
A revolution is afoot.
The future of transportation, no doubt, includes autonomous vehicles, and according to Dr. Alain Kornhauser, Princeton University’s Professor of Operations…
Theoria, a quartet of four professional vocalists, will return to Pottstown to perform an a cappella concert of beautiful Slavic and other Eastern European Christmas…
By Alan Novak
Having served 8 years as Pennsylvania Republican State Committee Chairman (1996-2005), I think I know the position, the role, the responsibilities…
Krug Architects
A. Stevens Krug, a West Chester architect known for his work in sustainable design, received the President’s Award from the Pennsylvania Chapter…
Thanks to efforts by its owners, Jason and Constance Mesiarik, Four Sisters Farm in East Nantmeal has been recognized as an Environmentally Friendly Farm by…
As a child, Dwayne Walton never would have imagined himself eating lunch at one of the premier country clubs in one of the most affluent…
Transportation Management Association of Chester County
The Transportation Management Association of Chester County is hosting an educational luncheon on Autonomous Vehicles featuring Princeton University’s…
The state has awarded a $385,314 grant that will be used to strengthen Greater Philadelphia’s port facilities in transportation, logistics, and warehousing.
Led…
Ethan Healey is not your typical 20-year-old.
The graduate of Henderson High School and current student at West Chester University deploys his myriad…
West Chester University ranked sixth out of 117 four-year colleges in Pennsylvania that offer online classes or degree programs, while Delaware County Community College…
West Chester University’s Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center has announced that the winner of its 2016 Annual Business Idea Competition, Elite Pureed Meals…
After garnering headlines in the New York Times and Washington Post, the first faculty strike in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s 34…
High school students and their parents will be able to trick-or-treat for higher education at the Exton Square Mall on Monday from 5…
Omega Flex
Exton’s Omega Flex has announced its third-quarter earnings, with net sales for the first nine months of this year exceeding the…
Last Friday afternoon, Governor Tom Wolf made a short visit to the Olive Branch Tapas Restaurant in West Chester to show his support for Mayor…
SmartCEO magazine’s 2016 Circle of Awards program recognizes the region’s most accomplished CEOs for business excellence in distinct categories. Companies are nominated from…
The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard has ranked the nation’s colleges and universities by the median salary earned by alumni – who…
Fred Hubler MBA, Chief Wealth Strategist and President of Creative Wealth Management Group from Phoenixville, PA, recently sat down with VISTA Today and discussed his…
According to Philly.com, State System universities in Chester County are bucking the state-wide trend of falling enrollment as both WCU and Cheney are…
In the section of his LinkedIn account, where most other professionals outline their job descriptions with similar, long-winded verbosity, Joe Warner simply states, “I…
As someone who has spent his entire career leading physicians and healthcare companies, Michael Duncan has been to an inordinate number of hospitals in a…
Two years ago, West Chester University’s Office of Institutional Research began surveying its contacts at some of the region’s largest employers, peppering them…
Sales of mushrooms are growing in the state, as apart from specialty mushrooms such as shiitakes, they reached a new record high of $570.48…
In a message to students, the Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education announced that despite the faculty union’s ongoing consideration of a potential…
Despite its 2-1 loss to Great Britain on Saturday at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. women’s field hockey team…
To long-time observers of the Chester County scene, Steve and Carol Aichele need no introduction. Carol is past school board president, county controller then…
Katie Poppiti has seen much of the world during her 20-something years. She was born in Knoxville, TN but spent her youth in numerous…
The United States women’s field hockey team, consisting mostly of players from the Philadelphia area, has already managed to topple two favorites in the…
Drive anywhere in Chester County and you will see horses grazing in pastures. It is widely acknowledged that the equine industry plays a major role…
Over 60 people, including State Representative Harry Lewis Jr. and City Council President Linda Lavender-Norris, participated in a peace walk in Coatesville organized by…
Starting this school year, Penn State Great Valley is offering an on-campus data analytics master’s program to its students.
The program will make…
Sometimes all a company needs are the right connections and an ideal space to thrive.
A few years ago, Dr. Diana Z. Ye was looking…
Talks on Tuesday between the State System of Higher Education and the union that represents Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities including West Chester University…
The Sixth Annual National Night Out in Kennett Square on Tuesday celebrated the success of community policing in taking back areas that were previously crime…
On the final morning of the Democratic National Convention happening in neighboring Philadelphia, U.S. Senator Bob Casey speaks with VISTA Today about growing up…
Tom Fillippo, president of Devault Foods and past-president of the Chester County Economic Development Council speaks to VISTA Today about growing up in Devault…
The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies is a special-mission campus located in Malvern. Academic programs include education, engineering, MBA, and…
On Wednesday, Penn State University and Delaware County Community College signed a guaranteed admissions agreement enabling qualifying graduates of two-year college to transfer seamlessly…
West Chester University is the largest of the 14 public institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the fourth-largest university in…
Longtime Chester County resident Thomas Hickey Sr., a passionate advocate for animals and the underserved, died of a stroke at Jefferson Hospital on Sunday aged…
Innovation, entrepreneurship, hard work – these are the core values that built this nation. They drive economic development. They encourage investment. They create jobs. That’s…
Publisher’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile was originally published on April 7th, 2016.
When the Chester County Economic Development Council inducts Tom Musser…
Surely one of the pleasures of summer is enjoying a cool drink of milk at home or an ice cream at the shore. Perhaps that…
Here’s the rundown on other stories happening around Chester County.
After a five-year application process, the University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville has…
The Chester County Hospital is part of Penn Medicine, an organization dedicated to the health and well-being of the people in Chester County and…
Editor’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Andy Dinniman was originally published on August 26th, 2015.
From the time he was elected a…
Editor’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Michael Duncan was originally published on August 9th, 2015.
Mike Duncan’s calm demeanor betrays a…
Publisher’s Note: We dip into our archives this morning to republish one of our first Chester County Leadership profiles. When we first spoke with…
State universities throughout Pennsylvania may be dusting off and cracking open the book on union strikes this summer, now that faculty from the 14 state…
The two newest members of DNB First’s advisory boards are set to bolster the insight into two of the Downingtown-based community bank’s…
The future is signaling a turn into Pennsylvania now that state officials and researchers have convened a new task force to help develop self-driving…
By Barry Rabin,
Question: What can barely be seen with the naked eye?
Answer: The wording on an increasing number of business signs in Chester…
Dr. Luli Akinfiresoye, a pharmacologist who works with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s Office of Diversion, shared her inspirational story with graduates of…
Today’s rundown of the shorter stories happening around Chester County.
Old Glory Tour to Honor Local Law Enforcement for National Police Week
Century Link…
Pennsylvania’s high-powered business engine is working more for men than for women, and new WalletHub rankings suggest where the state can get to…
Roger Richardson, membership director at the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry, asks chamber President & CEO Guy Ciarrocchi about growing up in South…
From idyllic family life in suburban New Jersey to Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer at Penn State Great Valley, Jim Nemes has lived a life…
By Carla J. Zambelli,
Richard “Dick” Yoder, a native son and two-term Mayor of West Chester, passed away on Tuesday. He was 79 years…
Soon-to-be Chester County college graduates facing an uncertain future will learn how to put their educational investment to work from one of the…
On Thursday, April 14, 2016 the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) hosted their 2016 State of Transportation Spring Breakfast. Over 120 engineers, planners…
The Chester County Leadership Council has found its new Chairman in Gawthrop Greenwood attorney John E. D. Larkin, who has a been a member of…
Chester County Passport Office Simplifies Applications and Renewals
If you are planning a trip abroad this summer, the Chester County’s Passport Office, under the…
By Duncan Allison
Lindsey will be entering college this term with so much more confidence after moving through several 4-H programs and becoming an…
As part of Delaware County Community College’s commitment to providing access and quality education to Latino students, the College will hold a conference on…
Here’s what’s happening on Thursday and Friday in Chester County Datebook.
On Thursday, Pennsylvania Bio will host a seminar entitled Biotech for Non…
Miguel Alban, President and CEO of The Hispanic Approach and Publisher of Hola Chester County Magazine, speaks to VISTA Today about growing up in Peru…
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has found its new Chairman of the Board in Joel L. Frank, the Managing Partner and Executive Committee Chairman of…
In his 42 years at Coatesville School District, Ross Kershey not only taught history but coached basketball for 28 years and track for 18 years…
The day after victory in his home state of Ohio, Governor John Kasich continued his bid for the White House by holding an upbeat rally…
Chester County’s premium diet of productivity, progress, prosperity and plentiful pastimes has made it not only the best place to live, work and play…
Here’s what’s happening on Wednesday and Thursday in Chester County Datebook.
On Wednesday, the Great Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce will host Modernizing…
Here’s what’s happening on Tuesday and Wednesday in Chester County Datebook.
On Tuesday, the Downingtown-Thorndale Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its…
Here’s what’s happening on Monday and Tuesday in Chester County Datebook.
On Monday, the Brandywine Health Foundation will host a Youth Mental Health…
This evening Christopher Molineaux, CEO of Pennsylvania Bio, will welcome over 1,000 leaders and luminaries of Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry to his organization…
Lincoln University’s interim president, Dr. Richard Green, spoke at the State Appropriations Committee hearing in Harrisburg last week, urging lawmakers to end the long…
A new $3.5 billion neighborhood development named Schuylkill Yards, that aims to create a community focused on innovation was unveiled by Drexel University and…
Sales Strong Across all Mushroom Categories
According to the data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in August last year, domestic mushroom prices…
Headquartered in Malvern, Meridian Bank provides a comprehensive array of banking services to businesses, professionals, and retail customers in the Delaware Valley. Launched in 2004…
PennVet is about to get its moment in the spotlight as Animal Planet is in production of an all-new series featuring the University of…
Not only is shoveling time consuming and tiring, every year more than 11,000 people in the country end up hurt while trying to clear…
Despite the ever increasing popularity of America’s favorite past time over the last several years, debate has intensified over how safe the game truly…
On Monday, Pennsylvania Bio, the voice of advancement for Pennsylvania’s Bioscience Industry, announced the winners of two of its major awards that are named…
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Three Chesco High Schools in Top 5 of State SAT Scores
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DuckDuckGo Helps Philadelphia to Fifth on Huffington Post’s List of Top Tech Cities
A new Huffington Post article ranking the best cities for techies…
Nicholas Branton Joins Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate
Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate, the West Chester based commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm that…
From Hollywood to the halls of the federal judiciary, corporate America is sending an all-out blitz against the sporting world’s concussion epidemic, and…
Dr. Christopher M. Fiorentino, currently the Vice President for External Operations at West Chester University has been appointed WCU’s interim President by the Board…
Following the impressive results achieved at the Centennial Pennsylvania Farm Show, cheesemakers of Chester County have now found an additional way to support their skills…
VISTA Today briefs are concise reports on breaking stories around Chester County. This Morning:
Greater Brandywine YMCA Hires New Chief Development Officer
The YMCA of…
Briefs are concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County. This morning:
Malvern and West Chester Ranked in Top 10 of Fiscally Responsible Communities…
Malvern Prep Robotic Spheres Steer Kids Toward Programming
With a few taps on an iPad, students at Malvern Prep recently sent robot-steered Sphero balls…
West Chester Mayor, Carolyn Comitta, announced her candidacy for a seat in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday at East Goshen Park, in front of her…
By David Jones
Just to the East side of Exton Square Mall there’s a nice little Italian place that’s offering good food at…
It has been more than 35 years since I had a meal at Vickers Tavern. Lin had never been there. Since we…
On Tuesday, the Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its Monthly…
Well known local real estate principal, J. Francis Mahoney IV of Wynnewood, passed away on November 28th, aged 69, after complications from cancer at Kindred…
A recent Friday evening saw our family group of 5 stopping at Clair’s Family Restaurant in Morgantown for dinner. We had…
VISTA Today speaks with Chuck Swope, Chairman of Swope Lees, a commercial real estate sales and leasing firm, about growing up in West Chester the…
Finally! I live within walking distance of the new Victory Brew Pub and I can actually see it from my deck!
I’ve watched over…
Well, we are back on the road for this week’s review. This time we traveled to Hershey, Pa. to visit Tr…
West Chester University, the largest of the 14 public institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the fourth-largest university in the…
Last Sunday we decided to try a place that has changed names, but was reliable in the past. Pronto’s used to…
With a few taps on their cell phones, 80 aspiring engineers toyed with complex robots during a regional introduction to robotics programming as part of…
The nation’s oldest historically black university has been fighting to get out from under the thumb of institutional discrimination for decades, and a rally…
These events are on Chester County Datebook Monday and Tuesday.
The CCIU hosts their annual College Fair for high school juniors and seniors at the…
On July 1, Nick DeBenedictis, Aqua America’s long-serving, community-minded and widely respected Chairman, President and CEO, yielded up the CEO seat, a…
Lin and I have some dear friends we get the pleasure of meeting for lunch and dinner several times a year and…
We had tickets on a recent Friday night for a jazz concert at the Ware Center on Prince Street in Lancaster, so…
Time for a little lunch review. This past week we took Mom for a shopping trip to Exton Square Mall and finished…
What you need to know to start your day in Chester County. This morning:
Dinniman Announces Release of Landmark Report on Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania…
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State University Enrollments Continue to Drop
Pennsylvania state universities are experiencing an ongoing decline in enrollment…
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Phoenixville Bridge Renamed in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
In a unanimous vote on Thursday…
Those of us familiar from Western Chester County and Eastern Lancaster County are probably familiar with the location of the Stone House…
West Chester University Poetry Conference Gets a New Director
The renowned West Chester University Poetry Conference…
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New PennDOT Plates Let Motorcyclists Honor Veterans
Newly authorized “Honoring Our Veterans” special…
Pennsylvania Bio has appointed five new Board members. The newest additions to the board of the statewide trade association representing the Commonwealth’s life sciences…
A proactive Kennett Square Eagle scout has taken up the enormous task of moving a piece of civil war history into the heart of the…
Business Briefs are concise stories bringing you up to date with the county’s business news. This Morning:
AMO Pharma Raises $25 Million in Venture…
After seven years of successful leadership, West Chester University President, Greg Weisenstein, used his annual state-of-the university address to announce his plan to…
September 29th is the 272th day of the year leaving just 93 days remaining until the end of the year. In 1951, NBC Televised the…
VISTA Today’s Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s happening around the county. This Morning:
Local Presenter…
I recently had the opportunity to have lunch with 3 of my favorite lovely ladies, my wife, my mother and a family…
Dinniman Says Phoenixville’s Route 23 Bridge could be Finished this Month
State Senator Andy Dinniman is confident that the Route 23 bridge construction project…
March of Dimes, the non-profit organization which works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature births and infant mortality, will…
VISTA Today’s Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up-to-date on what’s going on around the county.
GooseView Technologies Receives…
September 10th is the 253rd day of the year leaving 112 days remaining until the end of the year. On this date in 1972, the…
September 9th is the 252nd day of the year leaving 113 days remaining until the end of the year. At around 5:30 PM BST…
Our Business Briefs are a quick and easy way to stay up to date on what’s happening around Chester County.
Landhope Farms Helps Fight…
This week’s review is about a nice Italian restaurant in an out-of-the-way spot in Downingtown. Lin used to…
Our business briefs are a quick way to stay up to date with what’s happening around the county. This Morning:
Zoning Changes to the…
In this week’s edition of Chester County Leadership, VISTA Today asks Brian McGinnis, Chairman of the Chester County Democratic Committee about growing up in…
The summer is a great time for trips and I often see OBX stickers on cars around our area so I thought…
VISTA Today’s Business Briefs keep you up to date with what’s happening around Chester County. This morning:
New Workshop to Help Women Make…
In 2000, Vanguard senior management faced a ‘do I stay or do I go decision;’ Should the company keep its corporate offices in Chesterbrook where…
Our daily news and business briefs are short, to-the-point stories that keep you up to date about what’s developing around Chester County…
By Mary LaSota,
Like many municipalities across Pennsylvania, the Borough of West Chester has worked long and hard to balance the competing interests between the…
It’s time to get ‘old school’ this week. If you are from just about anywhere in western Chester County it’s…
VISTA Today Daily News Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s going on around Chester County. This morning…
By now most of all the local Chester County people know about The Whip. When they first got started they were kind…
If it gets passed, Pennsylvania House Bill 809 sponsored by State Representative Susan Helm of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties would prevent local municipalities from regulating…
By David Jones I’ve been waiting for a new restaurant in downtown Parkesburg for awhile and was hoping someone would step up and into…
When your health — or life — is on the line, there are few better places to go in the region than the five hospitals in and…
Jeff Hunt, Brandywine Hospital’s new CEO, moved to Chester County after finishing 9th grade at Devon Prep. A graduate of Owen J. Roberts High…
I always hesitate going to a new place, there are often issues that take a while to work out. However, I saw a big article…
I know many of our readers like to hear about places near home they can try for themselves and while that is…
I want to try something a little different this week for my review. In June I played a lot of par 3…
Schuylkill River Trail Ahead of the Rest for “Best Urban Trail“
USA Today readers are voting for the best trails system nationwide with the Schuylkill…
Pennsylvania is one of the few states left in the country that maintains a strict monopoly on the sale of wine and hard spirits. But…
Lin and I had to go to West Chester recently for a meeting of the Chester County Master Gardeners. This created the…
Confederate Battle Flag Losing Manufacturer’s Support
After being linked to last week’s church massacre in Charleston, S.C., which took 9 innocent lives…
We took a little ride this past Friday evening for dinner. We went to Downingtown to the Station Taproom, so called because…
Tom Hogan, District Attorney who Gets Results
With property and personal crimes well below the nation’s average, Chester County enjoys the lowest crime statistics…
One of the best parts of going out on your birthday is getting to pick the place you want to eat. Since…
Chester County daily business briefs are short, accurate updates on yesterday’s Chester County business news.
Plans for the New Coatesville Train Station
During a…
The district winner of a high school HVAC skills contest cranked up the pressure on fellow competitors from 11 other districts for the recent state…
The Farmhouse Restaurant is a place we’ve wanted to try for many years and just never seemed to make it for…
On a recent Thursday night we decided to venture to the new Thorndale Craft House for dinner and a brew. I had…
Eli Kahn’s name graces building lots, construction sites and finished commercial buildings across Chester County and Philadelphia’s western suburbs. Kahn, together with long…
Well, you can’t get any further south in Chester County than our latest culinary trip to Taqueria Moroleon in Avondale on…
Chester County business daily news briefs review yesterday’s business stories important to Chester County and beyond.
Great Valley, Unionville Make Magazine’s Top High…
Under imminent threat of invasion by a wide-reaching army of emerald ash borers, West Chester has set up a thorough, first-in-the-state…
Victory at Red Star Craft House in Exton Square Mall
Those of you who have read my articles in the past may…
Iron Hill Brewery, West Chester
This is my first in an on-going series of breweries, brew-pubs and craft houses. Iron…
Getting Denise Day, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine to talk about the organization she has worked for since 1999 and directed since 2010…
Chester County Daily News Business Briefs are short summaries and links to important Chester County’s business stories not included in VISTA Today’s daily…
If anyone were to tell you The Town Dish, the West Chester-based purveyors of nine hyper-local online culinary web sites focusing on “food…
A growing Kennett Square architecture and design firm has included the talent of two new team members into its blueprint for success.
Bernardon Haber Holloway…
Not much separated an antagonistic government agency and a perennial pest for local farmers who gathered recently for the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau spring…
Alex Rice, coach of the Taney Dragons, the Little League baseball team featuring a girl pitcher that came so very close to winning the world…
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan and the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry have offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to…
Vertex Inc., of Berwyn is now a corporate associate at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University.
Through the partnership, Vertex…
When the DNC announced Philadelphia would host its 2016 national convention, it was not the first time the city had been selected to host a…
Dr. Carl H. June of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jeffrey Marrazzo, co-founder and CEO of Spark Therapeutics, will receive top honors from…
Union County an hour north of Harrisburg earned the #1 ranking while neighboring Montgomery County was ranked #5 in the annual survey published by the…
Chester County residents once again shone during the 2015 Pennsylvania Farm Show, which ended Jan. 17.
The three top cheeses in the show’s very…
Pointing to the impact cuts in education funding has on economically struggling school districts and Chester County’s two historically Black universities, State Senator Andy…
West Chester University is one of five institutions working with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to develop a Town-Gown Pilot Project to prevent underage…
When Michelle Kichline is sworn in Tuesday afternoon as the County’s newest commissioner, replacing congress-bound Ryan Costello, Chester County’s leaders, developers, educators…
Chester County Commissioners have appointed Jonathan Schuck of Malvern to be the new director of the county’s real estate assessment and tax claim department…
Aria Health, Main Line Health, Penn Medicine and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital all received significant awards during the Nov. 14 meeting of the Delaware Valley…
Almost 200 community and industry leaders from across Chester County gathered this morning at Penn State University’s Great Valley campus for the unveiling of…
Business, community and academic leaders in Chester County have come up with more than 180 strategies to guide local economic development for the next 10…
Dr. Andre A. Konski, medical director of the department of Radiation Oncology at Chester County Hospital, has been named one of 30 Fellows of the…
Chester County Hospital has been named one of the Most Wired Hospitals in the nation, according to the 16th annual Health Care’s Most Wired…
The West Chester law firm MacElree Harvey, Ltd. has announced Andrew R. Silverman has joined the firm as an associate and that eleven of its…
Two Chester County artists – Susan Schulz and Neil Dreibelbis – will have their work displayed in the prestigious “Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2014” exhibition at…
The Turner Funds of Berwyn has named Stephen J. Negrotti, president and chief executive officer of Turner Investments, L.P., the fund’s investment manager…
Some leading indicators are pointing out that kids are in steady decline. My husband is in the medical field and he couldn’t help but…
Lawmakers recently announced two opportunities to help the 6.4 percent of people in Pennsylvania who are unemployed.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has unveiled Big…
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