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Leverage VISTA Today’s Treasure Trove of 12,000-Plus Archived Posts to Grow Your Business
VISTA Today prides itself on providing local, hard-to-find content that you rely on every day to stay informed on the business, cultural, and community news shaping Chester County. Beyond staying informed, many use VISTA Today’s treasure trove of more than 12,000 posts to learn more about their community, research new business opportunities, identify potential clients,…
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Local Folk Singer’s Song on Obama’s ‘Amazing Grace’ Went Viral. Now, There’s a Children’s Book
Folk singer-songwriter Zoe Mulford was visiting an aunt in the Philadelphia suburbs on June 26, 2015 when nine people were shot and killed in a Charleston, S.C., church, writes Natalie Pompillo for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Swarthmore native was transfixed watching President Barack Obama eulogize one of the nine people, then unexpectedly begin to sing…
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Local Man Puts Family Ahead of His Own Life After Tree Falls on Car
The wife of a man who died last month saving his family from a falling tree wants everyone to know what kind of a person he was, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. Zac Kravatz died a hero, said Jenna Corbett. “I want people to know he was this amazing person who had a…
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VISTA Today Exists to Grow Our Affiliate Partners’ Businesses, Strengthen Communities
In the almost five years that VISTA Today has been in business, we have carved out an important niche as a vehicle for sharing positive, upbeat stories that affirm why Chester County is routinely ranked as one of the most desirable places to live in all of America. While we are flattered when someone calls…
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As He Builds His New Home in West Chester, Former Eagles Tight End Finds New Career
When former Eagles tight end Brent Celek was released from the franchise last year, another profession opened up for him as part owner of a Media-based real estate company, writes Jenny DeHuff for Philadelphia Weekly. “I was just thinking about potentially playing football, but if I was going to play, I would have to play…
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This Accident on a Local Highway Could Have Ended Babe Ruth’s Career
Had Babe Ruth’s car skidded a little further or overturned somewhere else on July 7, 1920, baseball and American culture might have been forever changed, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for the Philadelphia Inquirer. It happened midway through Ruth’s first season with the Yankees, in Darlington, a tiny Delaware County community near the village of Wawa. Ruth…
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Chester County Leadership: Bruce Mowday, Author and President at The Mowday Group
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 release about the Wyeth art heist in 1982, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Valley Township, playing baseball, developing a passion for classical music and then writing, his…
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Elwyn Launches New Living Wage Initiative
Elwyn launched its new Living Wage initiative on July 1, guaranteeing direct support employees a base wage of at least $15 an hour by 2021. On July 1, 25 percent of Elwyn’s eligible workers were moved to the new wage, with all eligible employees — about 1,500 of them nationwide — achieving the new wage…
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There’s More to Williamson College in Media Than the Important Task of Teaching a Trade
There’s more to the Williamson College of the Trades in Media than the important task of teaching a trade. It’s also fulfilling its founding mission to prepare qualified young men to be respected leaders and productive members of society. “The core values of Williamson College of the Trades are faith, integrity, diligence, excellence, and service,”…
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Owner of Local Restaurant Saves 14-Month-Old Girl After She Falls into Pool
Jason McHugh, the owner and chef of Desert Rose in Media, decided to close his restaurant on Sundays to spend more time with his family. So what did he do on Father’s Day? McHugh saved a life, writes Susan Serbin for the Daily Times. McHugh, his wife, and their boys joined friends at his sister’s…
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Humorist Who Got His Start Locally in Town for His 50th College Reunion
Funnyman Dave Barry entertained fellow alumni at Haverford College’s 50th reunion on Saturday, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Barry, 71, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist who graduated from Haverford in 1969 with a bachelor’s in English. He began his journalism career two years later at the Daily Local News. He eventually moved…
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Parent Company of West Chester-Based Daily Local News the Lone Bidder to Buy Reading Eagle
MediaNews Group – formerly known as Digital First Media, the company that operates several newspapers in suburban Philadelphia, including the Daily Local News in West Chester – has submitted the only qualified bid to buy the Reading Eagle, writes Ron Southwick for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. As a result, a planned auction for the Reading Eagle,…
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Be a Hero to a Hero: Register for Saturday’s 12th Annual Walk for Wounded, Warriors 5K Run
Pennsylvania’s 12th Annual Walk for the Wounded & Warriors 5K Run is set for Saturday, May 18 from 9 AM-3 PM at Rose Tree Park in Media. This event has grown bigger every year and benefits Operation First Response (OFR), which has given financial assistance to more than 19,600 wounded veterans in need of aid…
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Retired Minister from West Chester Replaces Pulpit with Information Desk at the Kimmel Center
West Chester native Bob Boell, a retired minister now living in Media, has replaced his pulpit with an information desk at the Kimmel Center, where he greets and provides information to visitors every Friday afternoon, writes Ruth Rovner for the Daily Times. Fridays are particularly busy as the Philadelphia Orchestra usually has a matinee concert…
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FROM DELCO: Media One of 20 Nominees for USA Today’s ‘Best Small Town Cultural Scene’ Award
USA Today has released its 20 nominees selected by readers for its “Best Small Town Cultural Scene” award, and Media is one of them, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia magazine. Readers can now vote by clicking here through May. The results will be published on May 17. In addition to Media, Doylestown and Manayunk are…
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FROM DELCO: Delaware County Home to One of the Few Colleges in America That Give Every Student a Free Ride
Williamson College of the Trades in Media is one of a small number of colleges nationwide that offer all of its students a tuition-free education, writes Doug Whiteman for Yahoo! News. According to the College Board, these types of colleges give students the option of receiving a good education while saving them from having to…
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Malvern-Based Developer Approved to Build New Houses in Nether Providence
The Nether Providence Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the proposal by Progressive New Homes of Malvern to develop 10 single-family homes on the five-acre property next to Sapovits Park, writes Neil Sheehan for the Delaware County News Network. Each of the houses will cost around $500,000. The application is by-right. This means the…
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How the Decline of Local Newspapers Hurts Us All
The massive cuts at the region’s suburban newspapers by hedge-fund-backed companies like Digital First Media are adversely affecting local communities, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This has created a vacuum of news coverage at the local level by removing one of the most important checks on political and other power centers. According…
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