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Coffee Break: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test
The inadvertent flexibility of Apple’s iPhone 6 is over the news this morning. Is it true? Does the iPhone bend? Turns out it does. The bend test starts at the 1:20 minute mark of the video.
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Coffee Break: Spread The Word, Not The Flu
Chester County’s Health Department is making flu vaccine available by appointment for adults and children over the age of 6 months at the Health Department’s West Chester office at 601 Westtown Road on the following days: Tuesdays 9:00am – 4:00pm Wednesdays 11:00am – 6:00pm Fridays 9:00am – 4:00pm Prticipants are asked to complete both pages…
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Victory’s Parkesburg Brewery Gets Brewer’s First Canning Line
By Shannon Maria Jones In response to consumer demand, Victory Brewing Company announced plans Tuesday to install a canning line in their new Parkesburg facility in 2015. Victory believes offering strategic brands in a can format will meet the growing fan demand and introduce their beer to a larger audience. Summer Love Ale is the…
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Auxilium Tells Endo Its Not Ready To Be Acquired, Yet
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals of Chesterbrook says its merger with Canadian biotechnology firm QLT stands firm and it is rejecting Endo International’s proposal to acquire all of its shares. In a statement issued Monday morning, Endo says its offer of $28.10 in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2.2 billion is compelling. However, Auxilium says Endo’s…
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Coffee Break – The Billionaire and Millionaire Boom
According to Wall Street Journal, the ranks of billionaires and millionaires are growing rapidly around the word. What region or country is minting the most new members of the ultra-rich class? Hint, its not the United States or North America.
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Chester County Chamber To Host Marcellus Shale Bus Tour
On Tuesday, September 30th, the Chester County Chamber will host a bus trip to Northeast Pennsylvania to provide attendees with a hands-on lesson in “Marcellus 101.” Trip attendees will learn how gas is discovered, how drills operate to extract the gas, and the process of moving the gas from drilling operations to end customers. For…
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Newest Phase of Chester Valley Trail Announced
The Chester County Commissioners announce that a brief program and ribbon cutting marking the opening of phase three of the Chester Valley Trail will take place on Thursday, September 25, 2014. The opening extends the Chester Valley Trail Trail, which will eventually link with Philadelphia Art Museum, to 13.5 miles long will eventually link with…
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Iron Hill Brew Pub Fun Facts
By Shannon Maria Jones Iron Hill Brew Pub in West Chester and Phoenixville are known for being an integral part of Chester County’s restaurant landscape, and has indeed made a notable impact on the food and beer industry of the greater Philadelphia area. Most widely known for their fresh, rotating beer, creative menu, and excellent…
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Victory Brewing Launches Line of Beer-Infused Cheese Spreads
By Shannon Maria Jones Victory Brewing is giving beer lovers something else to chew on – beer infused cheese spreads. Partnering with Key Ingredient Market from Bath, PA, Victory will now offer three varieties of cheddar spreads: HopDevil, Headwaters, and Golden Monkey. Founded in 2008, Key Ingredient Market is a manufacturer of high quality, all…
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Downingtown Main Street Association Names Two Board Members
The Downingtown Main Street Association has elected Bruce Moroney, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of DNB First and Chester County author Bruce Mowday to its board of directors. “Bruce Moroney and Bruce Mowday bring valuable skills and experience to the board of directors,” said Adrian Martinez, President of the DMSA. “Our board is…
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Social Media Security A Must
In the past week the weaknesses of Social Media security has come under the magnifying glass again. While privacy is something we expect as a default in our lives, in an interconnected this level of privacy is often not enforced as well as it should be. Internet Security is a hot topic again and how…
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Victory Brewing Offers A Cold One To Virginia Beer Drinkers
Victory Brewing Co. is expanding outside of Pennsylvania for the first time, with plans of opening its fourth location in northern Virginia in 2016, according to a recent article in the Philadelphia Business Journal. As seen in the rendering above, the brewpub, called “Victory at Courthouse Square”, will occupy three floors of the new building…
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Claire Watts, QVC CEO, Resignation Effective Today
Just weeks after the Wall Street Journal published a glowing interview about her work style and ability to successfully juggle the demands of a family and the stress of leading the United States division of QVC, Claire Watts resigned. QVC, the global leader in video and ecommerce retail, announced Wednesday that Claire Watts had resigned…
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A Brandywine Valley Reflections On Renewal And History
By Bruce E. Mowday September has been a time of renewal and reflection in the Brandywine Valley for as long as I can remember. Festivals abound in the area, another school years begins and this month is the time to remember our nation’s founding. September 1777 was a pivotal time in the history of our…
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Mowday Schedules Chadds Ford, Malvern, Downingtown Signings
Prolific Chester County author Bruce Mowday has talks and book signings throughout Chester County in the coming six weeks, including Chadds Ford Days, a Paoli Battlefield event and Fall Fest in Downingtown. “September is always a busy month in Chester County, especially since the Battle of Brandywine took place on September 11, 1777,” said Mowday,…
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West Chester’s Flash Boys Connection
In March of 2014 when New York publisher W. W. Norton released Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys book, a tale of how high frequency traders had gamed Wall Street and were making millions of dollars every day “front running” everyday Wall Street investors’ orders, no mention was made of the book’s tie to Chester County and…
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Chester County Yesterday
The Upper Uwchlan Daniel Keeley Homestead built by John Keeley and his wife Rebecca in 1819. In recent years the farmhouse served as the shop for The Clay Lady, a unique craft and gift shop, and now houses the the Chester Springs branch of Penn Liberty Bank. The Keeley barn across Pottstown Pike, built a…
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