Ridley
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Thanks to Social Media, Locals Flood Pizza Shop to Help Out Owner
A social media post that went viral lent a helping hand to a struggling pizza shop owner in Ridley last week, reports Your Content. Nick Mniecznikowski wrote about Eric’s Pizza at 241 East Chester Pike on his Facebook page after striking up a conversation with the owner. This was the owner’s second shop. He had…
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Boeing’s Delco Plant Part of the Political Landscape of Military Spending in a Swing State
Pennsylvania’s status as a swing state means the amount of military money spent here could influence President Donald Trump’s chances for re-election, writes Loren Thompson for Forbes. Military spending in the state means jobs and benefits for workers, and votes for the politicians that made it possible. That’s one reason behind increased weapons expenditures during…
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Local Couple Celebrate Son’s ‘Miracle’ Birth Through Transplanted Uterus
A Ridley Park woman recently brought home her two-month-old son, a baby that grew inside a womb transplanted into her more than a year ago at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, writes Marie McCullough for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jennifer and Drew Gobrecht call their son, Benjamin Thomas, “a perfect miracle.” Jennifer Gobrecht has…
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Barnaby’s on MacDade Boulevard in Delco to Open Under New Owners as The Ridley House
The same New Jersey firm that bought the old Towne House in Media is now poised to open The Ridley House where Barnaby’s once stood in Ridley Township, writes Barbara Ormsby for the Daily Times. “I did meet with them (the new owners) and the plans look great,” Ridley Board of Commissioners President Bob Willert…
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A Fixture in Delco, Where Generations of Customers Share Memories, Moves a Mile Down the Road
After 80 years in Ridley Township, Charlie’s Hamburgers is still the same hamburger joint you’ve always known, even if it is slinging burgers at a small shopping center instead of at its 30-year location on Kedron Avenue, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The hamburger institution has been at 237 East MacDade Boulevard since…
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A Victim of Changing Times, Local Gift Shop to Close After 58 Years and Thousands Served
Langguth’s Gift Shop, with a 58-year legacy on East Hinkley Avenue in Ridley Township, is closing on Sept. 28 as another victim of changing times, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Founded by Larry Langguth in 1961, the store flourished in Ridley’s business district for six decades. The store had novelties, candy, cards, lotto…
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Local Company Brings ‘Touch of Delco’ to U.S. Military Uniforms, Even Those Used in Hollywood
The “touch of Delco” can be found in film classics Titanic and Taps and in just about every military officer’s uniform worldwide, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Anthony D’Alessandro of Ridley Park is the owner of Accent Uniforms, Inc. in Eddystone. His company made the double-breasted custom uniform that Bernard Hill wore as…
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School Districts in Delco to Determine if Former Prendie Building Becomes a College Campus
Delaware County Community College officials are visiting the college’s 12 sponsoring school districts to convince them to support a $55 million capital improvement bond for a new campus at the former Prendergast High School, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The support of two-thirds of the college’s sponsoring school districts is needed to create…
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Delco Landmark Worth a 10-Minute Detour for Travelers on I-95
Despite being slightly out of the way, Charlie’s Hamburgers in Folsom made it onto the list of the best eateries located near I-95 exits in Philadelphia, write Max Marin and Danya Henninger for Billy Penn. The list focuses on eateries that can be found along exits between the airport and the far northeast section of…
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