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Triangle Roasters: The Coffee and Chocolate Are Great, But Wait Until You Find Out Where It Comes From
If you’re going to start a business you might as well produce the two best things on the planet—coffee and chocolate. Then, you might as well take it a step further and make really good coffee and chocolate that supports communities and environmental sustainability around the world. You might as well have a business that…
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Expressive Path Hosts ‘ Peace, Love, and Music’ Spring Fling Virtually April 23
Expressive Path is hosting its annual Spring Fling fundraiser virtually again this year. The April 23, 6 to 8 p.m. event, runs on Expressive Path’s Facebook page. There are streams and audience participation. Registering gives access to a variety of music while supporting the work of Expressive Path. This year’s theme, ”Peace, Love, and Music”…
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A Free Webinar From SCORE Keeps Small Businesses A Step Ahead in April/May
Free webinars from SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties in April and May provide helpful advice to small business owners. How to Have the Best Sales Year Ever Here’s a SCORE webinar that shows you proven processes to achieve your best sales. Closing a sale is a skill that all entrepreneurs need to achieve success. This…
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Wawa’s 1980s Retro Week With The Goldbergs Celebrates First Store Opening
Time travel back to the 1980s this week at your local Wawa with The Goldbergs, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. All week long, April 16-23, Wawa goes retro with The Goldbergs as it celebrates the 57th anniversary of the opening of its first store, April 16, 1964, in Folsom. There will be “throwback”…
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Henry Winkler the Special Guest on Saturday at WCU’s Annual Fundraising Gala
West Chester University President Christopher Fiorentino and his wife, Susan Fiorentino, will host a virtual conversation with award-winning actor, director, producer, and writer Henry Winkler on Saturday, April 17 at 8 PM. The evening of entertainment is part of West Chester University’s 38th Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala – the 2021: G.A.L.A. $50 provides household…
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Protesters Take to Sproul Road in Marple Township to Fight Proposed Natural Gas Facility
The Marple Safety Coalition is waging a grassroots effort to block a PECO natural gas facility at Sproul and Cedar Grove roads in a Broomall neighborhood, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. “What’s happening now in this community is beautiful. People are really stepping up,” said Julie Baker, a member of the coalition. PECO installed 11…
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SCORE Webinar: Learn How to be an Expert in Social Media Management
Social media management is simply a part of doing business for today’s small business owners. You need the right resources to create, manage and distribute social content. The question is: how much time should you be spending on social media? And how can you ensure your efforts pay off? Sign up for this free SCORE…
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SCORE Presenter Frank P Farmer: How to Start and Operate a Small Business
On Wednesday, April 21, you can participate in a free webinar by Frank P Farmer, “How to Start and Operate a Small Business.” The webinar, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be hosted by attorney and SCORE presenter Frank P Farmer, Jr., This webinar reviews: business planning selecting a business organizational structure fictitious name registration…
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Pair of Delco School Districts Looking to Vaccinate High School Students
The William Penn and Southeast Delco school districts are providing a Pfizer vaccine clinic to vaccinate high school students 16 and older next month, reports Jennifer Joyce for FOX 29. “I can’t wait to see students hanging out, just hanging out in hallways, after school, before school, in the lunchroom, just having fun with their…
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Chester County-Flavored ‘Mare of Easttown’ Getting Great Reviews in New York
Written by a Berwyn native and partially filmed in Coatesville, Mare of Easttown is recognized as a story of a traumatized police detective trying to solve the murder of a young woman, but its location and personality give you more, writes Jen Chaney for Vulture.com. HBO’s seven-episode miniseries with Kate Winslet in the principal role…
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Laptops Are Better, Faster, Stronger in This Local Man’s Hands … and Free to Those Who Need Them
“Ten people without Internet access is too much. The way I see this is you change one person’s life, they’ll change another life, or another 10,” said Hai Thai. Thai, a 1996 graduate of Upper Darby High School, refurbishes donated laptops, then gives them away for free, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. With…
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Gala and Garden Party May 7 Celebrates 65th Anniversary for Child Guidance Resource Centers
A gala and garden party fundraiser takes on special significance this year as Child Guidance Resource Centers celebrates 65 years serving Southeastern Pennsylvania . On May 7, at 7 p.m. Child Guidance Resource Centers celebrates this milestone virtually. This annual gala and garden party fundraiser features an auction and special presentations. All of it can…
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SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties: Launching your eCommerce Store the Right Way
On Monday, April 12, you are invited to join the webinar, “Launching Your eCommerce Store the Right Way. The webinar, 2 to 3 p.m., will be hosted by Joshua Irons, CEO of River Avenue Digital. The future of eCommerce is incredibly bright, especially in these changing times. But, starting an eCommerce business and launching your…
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WCU Administrator One of 12 Higher-Education Officials in U.S. Chosen for Fulbright Program
A self-professed proponent of international education, Charity Alinda will have the opportunity to “walk the walk” on a higher education program in Taiwan in 2022. He is one of the 12 U.S. higher education officials chosen for Fulbright’s International Educators Administrators (IEA) seminar. Born in Uganda, Alinda is assistant director of international programs in West…
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Exton-Based Home of the Sparrow to Benefit from Tonight’s House of Hope Concert
The 11th annual House of Hope Concert from West Chester East High School, benefitting Home of the Sparrow in Exton, will take place virtually again this year. Students will perform Friday, April 9, starting at 7 PM. The live-streamed charity concert and talent show will be available to registered guests via Zoom. It will feature…
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Statue That Marked 17th-Century Fur-Trade Route Through Delco Goes Missing
A beaver sculpture and an accompanying historical plaque are missing along a fur-trading route in Rose Valley Borough, writes Robert Moran for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania State Police wants the public’s help to find the sculpture. It marks a fur-trading route used by native people and colonists during the 17th century. “The Great Trail”…
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U.S. Secretary of Education Visits Delco in Push to Get Students Back in Class
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently visited Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby to promote the Biden Administration’s “Help Is Here” campaign to reopen schools safely during the pandemic, write Kristen A. Graham and Maddie Hannaports for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We need to offer students in-person learning options as quickly as possible, as…
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From School Librarian to Pillowmaker, 100-Year-Old Delco Woman Keeps Children in Mind
Caroline Emplit of Ridley is turning 100 on April 17 and has spent much of her life, before and after retirement, in service to children, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Emplit served a 50-year career as a librarian at Amosland Elementary School before retiring at age 96 from the Ridley School District. Since…
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