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Learn How to Craft the Perfect Pitch to Investors at AVF Workshop on Friday at WCU Grad Center
The Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center invites you to attend the Angel Venture Fair Workshop on Friday, Dec. 6 from 8-10:30 AM at West Chester University’s Graduate Business Center to learn how to successfully pitch to investors and prepare to attend the annual Angel Venture Fair (AVF) in May 2020. The AVF is the…
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Pennsylvania’s Economy Hurt by Aging Roads, Bridges, Mass Transit
Pennsylvania’s economic growth could be adversely affected if more attention isn’t paid to the state’s aging highways, bridges, and mass transit, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Times. An assessment report from a Pennsylvania House task force released in November shows funding is badly needed to fix our transportation infrastructure. “With today’s growing economy placing…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Encourages Donations That Will Bring Hope to Children
Child Guidance Resource Centers will hold its Sixth Annual Giving Tuesday event today. This year’s initiative, #iGivehope, encourages donations that will bring hope to children and families by enabling Child Guidance to continue helping those most in need. “Going there every week and talking, it has made me the best ‘me’ I could possibly be,”…
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Fake Super Bowl and World Series Rings Heading to Delco Seized by U.S. Customs
Nine counterfeit Super Bowl rings and two counterfeit World Series rings destined for Drexel Hill were seized on the eve of the hometown Philadelphia Eagles’ game against the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, according to a report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. If authentic, the Patriots’ rings and Houston Astros’ and New York…
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Café in Delco Offers a Different Kind of Yoga Class. This One’s Got Cats
Cat yoga is packing them in at the Cat Nook Café in Norwood, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. The nonprofit Cat Nook Café lets more than a dozen cats looking to be adopted roam around, and maybe even find a new home, during the hour long class. “You could lean down. There were cats…
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WCU Field Hockey Team Wins First National Championship Since 2012
It was seven years in the making, but the West Chester University field hockey team sits atop the NCAA Division II landscape once again. Marre Corver and Katie Thompson each scored early, then the Golden Rams turned to their defense to bring home the program’s seventh national title – and first since 2012 – with…
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Wawa Continues Expansion Plans with Proposed Gas Station Along Delaware River
A hearing is underway before the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment over whether to allow a Wawa gas station near the Delaware River, writes Jacob Adelman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Developer Bart Blatstein is arguing a Wawa on South Columbus Boulevard fits in well with the area, which is transforming from blighted industrial to a…
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A Time-Honored Tradition: Ring in the Season at WCU’s 98th Annual Holiday Concert
West Chester University invites the community to ring in the holidays with a festive celebration of music at its 98th Annual Holiday Concert. The concert is on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3 PM in the 1,200-seat Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall in the Philips Memorial Building, located at 700 South High Street. Tickets are $12…
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State Rep. Steve Barrar Announces Retirement After Serving 24 Years
Steve Barrar decided running for state representative would be a way to help small business owners like himself, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. The former owner of Twin Oaks Garden Mart, Barrar was elected state representative to the 160th District in 1997. Now, after 24 years, he’s retiring after his term ends in…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Encourages a Time for Giving Through Its Holiday Wish List
As the holidays quickly approach, thoughts turn to gifts for family and friends. At Child Guidance Resource Centers, annual gift-giving goes beyond the individual circle. It’s about reaching out to help children in need receive something special for the holidays. The goal is make sure that none of the children who use Child Guidance Resource…
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WCU Women’s Rugby Team Wins Program’s First National Title with Win Over Ivy League Foe
The West Chester University women’s rugby team capped a perfect season by coming from behind to defeat Brown University, 15-14, on Sunday in Boston to claim the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) Tier II National Championship for the first time in program history. The Golden Rams found themselves down 14-0 at halftime on the campus…
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Popular Springfield Healthplex Turned Over to Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County
The Healthplex Sports Club in Springfield is being given to the Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Crozer-Keystone Health System is donating the 175,000-square-foot club to the Y. The transfer takes place Jan. 18. Crozer-Keystone will also make an annual donation to the YMCA over the next…
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Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square to Host Nursing Job Fair on Tuesday
Dunwoody Village – a Five Star continuing care retirement community offering residents unparalleled comfort, award-winning healthcare and rehabilitation, and a vibrant lifestyle – is hosting a nursing job fair on Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 3-7 PM, at 3500 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square. Dunwoody is currently recruiting for full-time, part-time, and Pool/PRN employees for…
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SEC Actions Threaten an End to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia’s Activism
A change proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could end corporate activism for people like Sister Nora Nash, a nun with the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia out of Neumann University in Aston, writes Emily Chasan and Saijel Kiswhan for Bloomberg.com. The Sisters use their limited retirement fund shareholder status to file…
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Student Debt in PA the Second Highest in America. Two Local Legislators Are Doing Something About It
Pennsylvania has the dubious honor of having the second highest amount of student debt in the nation – an average of $37,061 per student – writes Ford Turner for The Allentown Morning Call. State residents have $68 billion in student debt. Over 10 years, tuition increased 40 percent while higher education state funding dropped five…
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Robert De Niro Defends ‘The Irishman’ as Critics Challenge Former Delco Mobster’s Hoffa Claim
Robert De Niro is pushing back against criticism that Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is inaccurate. De Niro plays former Delaware County mobster Frank Sheeran, who has claimed he killed Jimmy Hoffa in a Detroit home. “We’re not saying we’re telling the actual story,” De Niro told IndieWire. “We’re telling our story.” The screenplay is based…
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Donor to Match $50,000 Each Year for Next Five Years to Help Non-Degree-Seeking Students with Intellectual Disabilities at WCU
On the evening of Nov. 11, a surprise call from Ira Lubert of the Lubert Family Charitable Foundation challenged West Chester University to raise $50,000 each year for the next five years in order to make a current pilot program permanent for non-degree-seeking students with intellectual disabilities. A total of $250,000 has been pledged over…
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WCU Prof Says Families Should Have Honest Talk About Their Past Before Testing Their DNA
The number of people using home kits for DNA testing provided by companies like Ancestry.com and 23andMe is quickly increasing. Anita Foeman, a professor of media and communications at West Chester University, said that families should have honest discussions about their past before taking a step that could have life-altering consequences, writes Jim Rosenfield for…
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