Berwyn
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Berwyn Woman Turns Her Traumatic Brain Injury Into a Lifeline for Others Like Her
A Berwyn resident’s nonprofit, the Mind Your Brain Foundation, is having a powerful impact on brain injury survivors, writes staff for Brain & Life. Founder Candace Gantt lives part time in Berwyn and started the foundation after experiencing a brain injury herself. The 65-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2005 after a vehicle…
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Chester County Ice Cream Shop Draws Crowds as Summer Arrives
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, with various locations across Chester County, has seen an uptick in customers since the warmer weather has arrived, reports Adam Joseph for 6ABC. A large group gathered outside of the Handel’s location in Berwyn, ready to celebrate the early arrival of spring. Handel’s has 48 rotating flavors each month, with each…
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Second Trader Joe’s Store Coming to Chester County
Trader Joe’s is planning to open its second store in Chester County in Berwyn, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new store will be located at 550 Lancaster Avenue, in a roughly 14,000-square-foot space that was previously occupied by a CVS Pharmacy in the Berwyn Shopping Center. The opening date is still…
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Berwyn Farmers Market Returns for 2025 with More Vendors and Events
The Berwyn Farmers Market returns for its third season in 2025, promising its biggest and most vibrant year yet, writes Max Bennett for Patch. Organized by Culinary Harvest with support from Eadeh Enterprises, the market will run every Sunday from 9 AM to noon through Dec. 21 at Bronze Plaza. The market will take two…
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Berwyn’s Brad Ingelsby, Creator of ‘Mare of Easttown,’ Returns to Home Turf for Latest Show
Berwyn native Brad Ingelsby, creator of Mare of Easttown, one of the biggest hits of 2021, has returned to home turf with his latest show, Task, writes Rebecca Ford for Vanity Fair. “It’s where I live now, it’s where I grew up, it’s where I was raised, and it’s where a lot of the important…
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Ametek’s Buying Spree Continues: Berwyn Firm Purchases Faro Technologies for $920 Million
Berwyn-based Ametek is continuing its strategic growth through acquisitions with the latest purchase of Faro Technologies for $920 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Faro Technologies, based in Lake Mary, Florida, provides 3D measurement and imaging technology such as laser scanners and trackers. Its roughly 1,400 employees will join Ametek’s global workforce…
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Remembering Jay Sigel: Hall of Fame Golfer and U.S. Amateur Title Winner from Berwyn
Jay Sigel, a Hall of Fame golfer from Berwyn who held one of the most impressive win records in the sport’s history, died on April 19 aged 81, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sigel, who was also an exceptional salesman and owned an insurance company that he sold in 2004, recorded his first…
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Berwyn’s Shady Dog Record & Disc Exchange Rides the Vinyl Resurgence
Vinyl is back in vogue, and Dave Castleman, who owns Shady Dog Record & Disc Exchange in Berwyn, is thrilled, writes Hobart Rowland for the Main Line Today. Castleman has devoted most of his life to records. He started working at Plastic Fantastic vinyl shop in 1976, eventually becoming vice president. He opened Shady Dog…
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Settantatré Brings Its Delicious Gluten-Free Pasta, Pies from Delco to Berwyn
Settantatré Pasta, known for its delicious gluten-free offerings, has relocated from Delaware County to Berwyn and preparing for its grand opening on Sunday, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Matt Gentile and Genna Curcio’s pasta shop serves espresso, coffee, and pastries from 9 AM Tuesday through Saturday, then switches to panini and other savory…
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Join Senator Comitta, YMCA of Greater Brandywine at Chester County’s Earth Day Festival on Apr. 26
Chester County’s third annual Earth Day Festival features a variety of family-friendly activities on Saturday, Apr. 26, thanks to the efforts of State Senator Carolyn Comitta and the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW). All in the community are invited to enjoy a day of fun at the Upper Main Line YMCA (UMLY) in celebration of…
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Newly Minted Berwyn at Ember Apartment Complex Sells for $96.5 Million
Pantzer Properties, a New York real estate firm, has purchased an 18-month-old apartment building in Berwyn for $96.5 million from developers Bozzuto and Echo Realty, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal is the largest publicly recorded multifamily sale in the Philadelphia region so far this year. The 250-unit Ember at Berwyn,…
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Historical Marker Now Commemorates Tredyffrin School Segregation Battle
A historical marker now commemorates the central role that Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Devon played in the Berwyn School Segregation Case, a historic battle for civil rights in the early 1930s. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission approved the marker officially commemorating “The Berwyn School Fight 1932-1934” earlier this year. “As…
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Berwyn Entrepreneur Recognized in Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders 500 List
Berwyn-based entrepreneur Laura Taylor has been named to Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders 500 List, writes Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Taylor is the founder of Mingle Mocktails, a line of non-alcoholic mocktails. Inc.’s Female Founders 500 list honors female entrepreneurs and business owners “making significant waves in business.” Honorees must be independently owned…
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Conestoga Wrestler Prepares for Remarkable Comeback After Hospitalization
Kyle Baker’s journey to the PIAA Class 3A Southeast Regional tournament has been anything but ordinary, writes Nate Heckenberger for The Daily Local News. The Conestoga High School freshman has a fresh perspective on “do or die” after facing a life-threatening battle earlier this season. Just before his team’s first dual meet, Baker suffered severe…
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Conestoga Senior Reels in Her Third Consecutive District Diving Win
Conestoga High School senior Avery Hillier recently secured a third consecutive District 1 3A girls diving win, writes Bruce Adams for The Daily Local News. Next year, Hillier will dive as a part of Duke University’s team. During the competition, she earned 448.80 points, edging out runner-up Chloe Morton from Lower Merion. “I liked my…
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Large Pennsylvania Law Firm Moves Devon Offices to Radnor
McNees Wallace & Nurick, the largest Harrisburg-based law firm, has moved its Philadelphia-area office from Devon to a larger space in Radnor, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The firm first established its Philadelphia-area office in 2021, bringing in three seasoned Chester County trusts and estates attorneys. Its new lease at the Radnor…
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Berwyn Bakery Selling Hundreds of Eagles Desserts in Anticipation of Super Bowl
Ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl, a Berwyn bakery is busier than ever before, writes Dawn Timmeney for Fox29 Philadelphia. “It was crazy the last Super Bowl, but this is already gone over and beyond. This is nuts and awesome,” said Denise Bones, owner of Clay’s Bakery. “The ovens will run pretty much run 24/7…
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Conestoga High School Grad to Represent Chester County on U.S. National Field Hockey Team
Charlotte De Vries from Chester County was recently named to the U.S. National Field Hockey Team, writes Max Bennett for Patch. De Vries graduated from Conestoga High School in 2019, where she was a stellar field hockey player. After graduating from Conestoga High School, she continued both her education and her athletic career at Syracuse…
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