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Home of the Sparrow’s Valentine’s Decorations Raise Awareness of Those with No Home
For its second year, Home of the Sparrow in Chester County is encouraging homeowners and renters to decorate their homes for Valentine’s Day, as part of an awareness campaign to help those who have no home. Participants are invited to decorate their windows and doors with downloadable hearts this Valentine’s Day season to raise awareness…
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P.I.T. Graduates Find Success at Crozer Health Hiring Event
The Pennsylvania Insitute of Technology (P.I.T.) in Media announced that 46 of 91 P.I.T. graduates that attended a recent hiring event hosted by the Crozer Healthcare System have formally expressed an interest in working for the healthcare provider and have completed the required application to move forward there. “We wish them luck as they take…
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Baja-Themed Restaurant from Chef Jose Garces Coming to Main Line
Famed chef Jose Garces is bringing a new restaurant to Radnor in early May, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Times. Garces, known as one of the Food Network’s Iron Chefs, is the force behind some of the most popular and highly rated restaurants in the country, and he’s now bringing his first restaurant to…
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Penn State Brandywine Graduates 50 at Fall Commencement Dec. 18
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. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells described Commencement as “one of the greatest days in the life of a university,” and a”memorable day in the lives of our graduates.”…
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Neumann University Names Theresa Pietsch New Dean of Nursing
Neumann University has named Dr. Theresa Pietsch as the new dean of its School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Pietsch succeeds Dr. Kathleen Hoover, who served as the school’s dean for the last 17 years. Pietsch came to Neumann in 2008 as an assistant professor of nursing and has risen through the ranks, serving as the associate dean…
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Local Pharmaceutical Company Enlists the Help of Jennifer Aniston to Promote Its Treatment for Insomnia
Actress Jennifer Aniston talks about her struggles with insomnia in a commercial for Swiss pharmaceutical company Idorsia, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Idorsia’s U.S. operations are based in Radnor. The television and online commercials start Monday and run a week after Idorsia received clearance from the FDA to market an insomnia treatment,…
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Supers Testify: Lack of Funds Lead to ‘Deplorable Conditions’ in This Local School District
Two William Penn School District superintendents, one current and one former, testified recently at a historic lawsuit trial arguing Pennsylvania is not meeting its constitutional requirement to give all children a high-quality public education, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The 2014 lawsuit was filed by William Penn and five other school districts, parents,…
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Hungry Man Ends Four-Year Mission with 1,000th Cheesesteak in Eddystone
Four years ago, he pledged to eat 1,000 cheesesteaks. Today, Jan. 13, Jim Pappas fulfills that pledge, writes Tayler Bunge for Philly.Eater.com. Pappas, a Delaware County native, delved into cheesesteaks after he lost his job in 2008. It was a bad year. He had been diagnosed with Leukemia and was going through a divorce. Not…
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Drexel Hill’s Helicopter ‘Miracle’ Caught the Attention of the World
News outlets and social media are echoing the sentiment of Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt, calling the controlled landing of a helicopter in Drexel Hill Tuesday, Jan. 11 “an absolute miracle on Burmont Road.” The word “miracle” showed up a lot in stories worldwide on the landing. The Daily Mail out of the United…
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Starting a Business? Delco-Based SmallBizLady Wants to Chat
If you happen to be out and about in Drexel Hill you may run into Melinda Emerson. And if you’re thinking of going into business for yourself, you might want to offer her a friendly hello. Emerson just happens to be America’s No. 1 expert on successfully starting, keeping and growing small businesses. She’s known…
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Celebrate WCU’s Sesquicentennial with More Programs in the Museum’s Live Zoom Lecture Series
When it opened in 1871, the West Chester Normal School was a single building that provided housing for both professors and students, as well as contained classrooms, labs, a library, and a dining hall — a complete residential educational institution under one roof. A number of colleges established in the 19th century featured a similar…
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SCORE: 2022 New Year’s Resolution–Connect With a Business Mentor
At SCORE, the power of mentor and mentoring relationships is easy to see year after year. More than 10,000 professionals with a passion for helping small businesses across the US serve as SCORE volunteer mentors. Locally in Chester and Delaware Counties, SCORE has more than 70 mentors and subject matter experts (SMEs) supporting small business…
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Trail Extension Brings Chester Closer to Delaware River and East Coast Greenway That Connects Maine to Florida
A planned East Coast Greenway that connects 450 towns for 3,000 miles from Maine to Florida will include Chester and the Delaware River, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chester will be the site of an East Coast Greenway extension that will give residents better access to the river. The extension would protect parts of…
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Festivities Marked a December Filled With Christmas Spirt at Dunwoody Village
The holiday season was a busy time at Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square as residents and staff celebrated December and the Christmas spirit in style. The Arts and Crafts team made delivered gifts for residents. The Floral Skills Committee delivered specially designed floral arrangements to care center residents. A holiday party was organized by Dunwoody’s…
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Empathetic Downingtown Woman on Path to Serial Entrepreneurship After Her Recent Graduation from WCU
Downingtown resident Emma Wagner, who graduated from West Chester University last month and was one of the student speakers at winter commencement, is on her way to becoming a serial entrepreneur. Wagner, who was the spring 2021 entrepreneurship fellow at WCU’s Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, knew she wanted to help other women stay connected as…
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Private Chef to NBA Stars Opens ‘Warm’ Restaurant Venue in Lansdowne
Elegance and warmth can be found under the watchful eye of Jermaine Mitchell, the owner/operator of the new Room 55 Restaurant & Banquets in Lansdowne, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. Room 55 opened last month. It features in-house dining and in-house catering with rooms for private rental, as well as a take-out window.…
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Maternity Ward at Delaware County Memorial Hospital to Close
The maternity unit and neonatal intensive care units at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill are closing for good on Friday, Jan. 21, reports Siafa Lews for CBS Philly. The shutdown will mean patients will have to travel 12 miles to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for maternity care — a 30-minute car ride and a…
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Statue of Mary Rescued From Former Church in Delco Now Inspires Others in the Poconos
A beloved statue of Mary that once adorned the property at the former St. Cyril of Alexandria church and school in East Lansdowne now sits restored atop a mountain in Pennsylvania, writes Gina Christian for CatholicPhilly.com. The statue broke in two and was rescued by sisters Angela Wood and Andrea DiNunzio when they found it…
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