Philadelphia Region
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Downingtown Country Club Hosting Golf Tournament for Military, First Responder Families
Downingtown Country Club, in partnership with Folds of Honor, will be hosting a mass golf outing to honor members of the military, first responders, and their families. On July 3, more than 750 golfers of all skill levels will participate in playing 117 holes of exceptional golf across six Ron Jaworski Golf properties in Pennsylvania…
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See Which Chester County Towns Made List of Priciest Places in Region
Seventeen Chester County areas are among the top fifty priciest places and most expensive neighborhoods in the Philadelphia region last year, according to a staff report from Philadelphia Magazine. The highest-ranked is Easttown Township in fourth place with a 2022 average home price of $1,127,221, which represents a one-year change of 13 percent. Next is…
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SEPTA Proposes Rideshare Service for ‘Microtransit Zones’ in Philadelphia Suburbs
SEPTA is planning to implement its own answer to Uber and Lyft, an on-demand rideshare service that would cover areas in the Philadelphia suburbs where fixed bus routes do not make economic sense but residents still want a transit option, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal is part of SEPTA’s ongoing comprehensive…
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Philly and Wawa Give the U.S. a Unique Sandwich Offering
Many think of the Philadelphia sandwich as the cheesesteak, but there are actually three sandwiches that make the cut in our region, writes Crawford Smith for Mashed. Mashed took a look at the 11 best sandwiches from different regions of the country. Special attention was paid to towns that had long-standing traditions of unique local…
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Growth of Chester County Towns Redefining Philly’s Border
The growth of Philadelphia and its surrounding towns is redefining regional boundaries, writes Sandy Smith for the Philadelphia Magazine. Much of this growth is being driven by business and population growth. And as the cities and towns continue to expand, they start to overlap. Peter Rotelle, CEO of Pottstown-based Rotelle Development Company, builds custom homes…
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Best Nature Hikes in Philly Area Featured in Book ‘Wild Philly’
A new book by Mike Weilbacher, executive director of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, offers a look at the region’s natural history and highlights the 29 best nature hikes in and around Philadelphia, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wild Philly, recently published by Timber Press, contains 250 photographs and 25 maps. It…
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This Chesco Movie Theater Among Best Cinemas in Philadelphia Region
With several multiplexes in the Philadelphia region providing the usual mega-blockbuster fare, there are also plenty of cinemas that offer something more ambitious and esoteric, be it with their atmosphere or programming, writes John Semley for the Philadelphia Inquirer. One of the best of these cinemas is the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. The Colonial is…
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Median Home Sales Price in Region Continues to Drop
Homebuyers in the Philadelphia region can finally breathe a little easier as the metro area’s home sales price went down four percent in January compared with the same month last year to $240,000, write Isaac Avilucea and Mike D’Onofrio for the Axios. Compared to December, January prices fell by 6.7 percent. Any relief is welcome,…
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It Is Cheaper to Rent or Own a Home in the Philly Area?
Renting a median-priced three-bedroom house in the Philadelphia region is more affordable than buying one, even though rents have increased faster than home prices, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A report by the national real estate data company Attom analyzed rental prices for 2023 and 2022 home prices and measured housing costs as…
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There Is Enough Groundwater in Delaware River Basin to Last Until 2060
According to a new report by Delaware River Basin Commission, Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last until 2060, even through possibly dry years, writes Zoë Read for the WHYY. This is good news for more than 13 million people across four states, including Pennsylvania, who get their drinking water from the Delaware River…
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Philadelphia Region’s Housing Market Primed for Return to Normalcy in 2023
After several years of pandemic-driven frenzy, the Philadelphia region’s housing market is primed for a return to normalcy in 2023, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Most housing experts agree that the current year will be a slower year for the market than the last one, which still had some residual heat remaining…
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Like Much of Northeast, Philadelphia and Surrounding Counties Experiencing Snow Drought
Snow lovers and ski area owners throughout the region are experiencing an unusually subdued winter, writes Ian Livingston for The Washington Post. While the mountains in the west are covered, Philadelphia, like much of the Northeast, is having a snow drought that is now entering unprecedented historic territory. Below-average snowfall has been recorded along the…
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25 Philly Airport Gates Upgrading With Facial Scanners
Twenty-five gates at Philadelphia International Airport will soon have facial scanners installed, a new security feature for international passengers, writes Brian Saunders for Philly Voice. Facial biometric technology is being installed in Terminal A East and A West to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection verify identities of passengers flying overseas. The scanners will take…
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Holy Family University Distinguished Writers Series Enters Third Year Featuring Acclaimed Novelist
Holy Family University will launch the third year of its Distinguished Writers Series featuring Sara Nović, author of the novels True Biz and Girl at War. The Distinguished Writers Series is led by assistant professor and program director Keith Kopka. The event will be held on Feb. 28 at 6:30 PM at the Education and Technology Center Auditorium at Holy Family University, located…
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Philly-Area Home Sales Drop to Lowest Level Since 2015
Housing sales are cooling quickly throughout the Philadelphia region, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The seven counties in the Philadelphia metro area saw total closed sales at 30 percent lower levels in November than they were a year ago, according to Bright MLS. The slowdown in home sales comes from the national market…
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‘Boy in the Box’ ID’d by Police as Joseph Augustus Zarelli
One of the longest unsolved homicides in Philadelphia history took a major step forward Wednesday, Dec. 8, when Philadelphia police identified the child known as the “boy in the box” as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, believed to be from West Philadelphia, reports 6ABC staff. Joseph Zarelli was born on Jan. 13, 1953. His body was found…
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U ROC Program Helps Undecided Young Adults Find a Clear Path to Their Future
Some of us have known since childhood what we wanted to do “when we grow up” but for many others the path after high school is less certain. Now there’s a program that can help young adults who aren’t ready or sure about college, or who haven’t settled on a career. The Gap Year The…
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Super Wawas Getting Some Push Back Amidst Expansion
Here in Delaware County, Wawa still evokes positive feelings, but that’s not true everywhere, writes Bob Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Robert Costello, the owner of Costello Asset Management, a close observer of local retail, said Wawa evokes personal feelings locally because it started here. “But Wawa is now approaching 1,000 stores, including 250 in…
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