Springfield
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Rue21 Closes Springfield Mall Store Amidst Bankruptcy Filing
A Springfield Mall staple, Rue21, is closing as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing by the retail company, writes Daniella Genovese for Fox Business. The company is closing all of its stores and selling its intellectual property as it implements “going out of business” sales. It is the third time the company has…
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Crozer Health Plans Micro-Hospital on Springfield Hospital Campus
Crozer Health plans to turn the closed Springfield Hospital emergency department and medical center into a micro-hospital, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The hospital on Sproul Road is licensed for 38 beds, but for the last two years, it has been used only for outpatient care. The plan calls for a 10-bed inpatient…
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Johnny Paisano’s Open Once Again at New Springfield Location
Local favorite Johnny Paisano’s has reopened at the Springfield Shopping Center, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Sit-down service will begin next week at the Italian restaurant’s new location at 143 S. State Road, next to the Hibachi’s restaurant in the shopping center. It is open now for catering and call-ahead take-out. The new…
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There’s an Owner Now for the Delco Shack but He Won’t be Living There
The “Delco Shack”, next to the Springfield Mall, has been bought, though the new owner won’t be living there, writes Jesse Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The one-room 17 x 17-foot redbrick Springfield building, purchased by Realtor Joe Vaccone for $150,000, has no running water and no functioning sewage system. It does have location and…
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PREIT Brings Down Debt with $35 Million in Land Sales
PREIT, which agreed in the first quarter of the year to sell Exton Square Mall to Brandywine Realty Trust, has made progress on its debt payments with $35 million in land sales, writes Matthew Rothstein for Bisnow. The Philadelphia-based PREIT signed agreements to sell 11 outparcels at its properties for $32.5 million. There is also…
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Local Teen the First-Ever High-Schooler in Pennsylvania to Achieve This Rare Feat
The first Pennsylvania high school student to ever run a sub-four-minute mile did so at last weekend’s Philadelphia Catholic League championships. Gustav Elvin lapped up the good news in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archbishop Wood senior Gary Martin had flirted with the record in the past. But at the regional competition, held at Delaware County’s Cardinal…
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Delco Native’s Costumes Make It into Super Bowl Ad
Amy Westcott, a film and television costume designer, had the thrill of seeing her costumes show up Sunday night in a Chevy truck Super Bowl commercial, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Westcott is the daughter of sports journalist and author Rich Westcott in Springfield. For 25 years, she has designed costumes for movies…
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Local Police Officers Save Life of 11-Year-Old Whose Heart Stopped Beating
Two Springfield policemen saved an 11-year-old boy’s life after his heart stopped beating, writes Joe Holden for CBS Philly. Des Carter and his family thanked Officer Kyle Cutcliff and Sgt. Dave Welsh. They responded to the call in late August of a boy with no heartbeat, not breathing. “Des,” as he’s known, collapsed at a…
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Moe’s Tavern of ‘The Simpsons’ Fame Pops Up — Where Else? — in Springfield
Springfield Mall shoppers were greeted this week by Marge Simpson outside the entrance to a pop-up Moe’s Tavern, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The temporary bar opened last Friday on the upper level of the mall. It’s staying there until Sept. 26. Inside, customers experience what it feels like to be in the…
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Santander Set to Close West Goshen Branch, Along With 12 Others Throughout the State
Santander Bank has filed to close 13 branches in Pennsylvania, including two in Philadelphia’s western suburbs, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Slated to close locally is the branch at 1140 West Chester Pike in West Goshen, as well as a branch in Springfield. Other branches are closing in Bethlehem, Allentown, Douglassville, Elizabethtown,…
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Delco Baseball Legend Lands on New Turf at the Olympics
Mike Scioscia has done it all in his baseball career. Except the Olympics, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Scioscia signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers right out of Springfield High School in 1976, when he was drafted in the first round. He was a two-time All-Star catcher for the Dodgers and two-time World…
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Local Nurse Honored as Frontline Hero by Phillies on Opening Day
The Phillies’ opening day on Thursday included Springfield resident Angela Babcock, director of nursing at Divine Providence Village in Marple. She was one of 41 frontline heroes honored at the game. In addition to being honored during opening-day ceremonies at Citizens Bank Park, their image will appear on “Frontline Hero” banners for the season around…
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Local Pharmacy Supports, Comforts Those Seeking Vaccines
The Springfield Pharmacy in the Olde Sproul Shopping Center in Delaware County serves 3,500 patients. It has 22,000 people on its vaccination waiting list, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The store has received enough vaccines to cover about 100 patients with two inoculations each. Pharmacist Chichi Ilonzo Momah, 37, owner of Springfield Pharmacy,…
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Not Even a Fire Could Keep This Local Couple from Their Wedding Day
A wedding couple and guests certainly weren’t expecting a fire before the wedding. Luckily, there were no injuries and firefighters were able to save the wedding dress, writes David Chang, Dan Stamm, and Deanna Durante for NBC10. Springfield’s Caitlin Kerezsi and groom Kevin Pace were at dinner when they learned the historic guest house where…
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Exton Mall Owner Emerges Re-Energized from Bankruptcy Protection with Fresh Capital
PREIT (Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust), the owner of Exton Square Mall, came out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with a deal that gives access to up to $130 million in capital, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. It also provides flexibility in paying off the company’s $1 billion in debt. Shares of…
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Creative Lawn Display in Delco a Thing of Legends
For the past 10 years, the front lawn of the Agency by the Mall in Springfield has hosted a variety of unique (some say strange) displays, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Like a family of six with large unicorn heads. Or an electric kid car pile-up. It’s not unusual for visitors to check…
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This Centenarian Has Lived Through Two Pandemics
This is Helen Edwards McHenry’s second pandemic. The longtime Springfield resident, who is now 100 years old and lives at Lima Estates, lost her father to the Spanish flu in 1921 when she was 16 months old, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The Spanish Flu, caused by the N1N1 influenza A virus, infected…
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Local Man Out of Prison After D.A.s, Governor, and Kim Kardashian Weighed In on His Fate
David Sheppard is out of prison after nearly 30 years, but the days leading up to his release were mired in a controversy involving Gov. Tom Wolf, Delaware County District Attorney Kat Copeland, and even Kim Kardashian, according to CBS Philly and YC. Sheppard served 27 years for his role in the deadly shooting and…
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