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This Year Marks 100th Anniversary of Infamous Black Sox Scandal That Involved This Local Man
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the infamous Black Sox Scandal that resulted in the indictments of eight White Sox players, including shortstop Buck Weaver, a Pottstown native, writes Jeremy Freeborn for The Sports Daily. The 1919 World Series was contested by the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. It was only the second…
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As Innovation Becomes a Buzzword in Business, Two Companies in Exton Share What It Means to Them
Innovation has risen to buzzword status in recent years, with innovation centers popping up all over the region and many companies having officers that are purely focused on innovation, writes Paige Gross for Technical.ly Philly. Bob Cooper – the chief innovation officer at Exton-based J.W. Pepper, a sheet music retailer – said that a lot…
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Help The Chester County Historical Society
The Chester County Historical Society needs your vote to help them in their quest for a $200,000 Partners in Preservation grant. The funds will be used to fix a leaking roof and crumbling chimneys that threaten the building and its collection. Partners in Preservation (PIP), an alliance between American Express and the National Trust has…
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With Help from This Freshman from Exton, WCU Men’s Soccer Team Is Just Plain Good
Exton native Daniel Good, a freshman goalkeeper for the West Chester University men’s soccer team, is in large part responsible for the Golden Rams’ great start to the season, writes Aidan Freud for The Quad. The team is currently ranked 20th in the nation with an 10-2-1 record. So far this season, Good, a Downingtown…
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CCEDC Connects Students and Companies for Manufacturing Day
On October 4, National Manufacturing Day, students from West Chester Area School District, the Downingtown STEM Academy, Octorara Area High School, the Technical College High School – Pickering, and William Penn High School visited local manufacturing companies. Chester County students from West Chester and Downingtown were paired with DFT, Inc. and Southco, Inc. while Octorara…
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to Honor Jim Croce’s Legacy
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will honor the legacy of famous guitarist Jim Croce by formally marking the barn in Lyndell where he wrote his songs, writes Michael Dolan for Main Line Today. A blue historical marker will be placed near a farmhouse overlooking the Brandywine River, where Croce lived with his wife, Ingrid,…
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Award-Winning LCH Celebrated for High-Quality Care, Staff
Dr. Federico Ceppa, the Director of Primary Care at La Comunidad Hispana, received the Outstanding Primary Care Clinician Award during the annual conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers. “This award celebrates Dr. Ceppa’s leadership in coaching our clinical staff to adapt to team-based care this year,” said Steve Castellano, LCH’s Interim President…
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Cool New LinkedIn Feature for Jobseekers
LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature for “Open to Job Opportunities” that can be hidden and seen only by recruiters or can be publicly visible. Finally, there will be a freedom of choice. This feature is not yet rolled out to everyone, so some will have to wait. This is great news for jobseekers,…
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Contracts to Supply SEPTA with Seating Drive Exton-Based USSC Group’s Expansion
USSC Group, the Exton-based seating and fire-suppression company that counts SEPTA and Amtrak among its customers, is building a second assembly plant next to its headquarters, writes Joseph DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The factory will be on the site of the former West Pharma center, which was redesigned and converted by Eli Kahn and…
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Survey: Turning Back the Hands of Time
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Hankin Golf Invitational Raises Record Amount of Funds for Thorndale’s Handi-Crafters
What began more than 30 years ago with a few dozen people enjoying a round of golf for a good cause has morphed into one of the premier fundraisers in Chester County. A total of 228 golfers representing more than 100 local companies recently hit the greens at Whitford Country Club for the 33rd Annual…
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Footwear, Clothing Brand That’s Popular in Europe Opens Up Shop in Oxford
Dubarry of Ireland, a retail brand popular in Europe, recently marked the grand opening of its pop-up shop in downtown Oxford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, writes Steven Hoffman for the Chester County Press. The brand that features a premium collection of performance footwear, clothing, leather goods, and accessories opened its new store on Oct. 1.…
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Grab a Cape, Hop on Your Broom, and Head Over to UMLY for a Howling Good Time on Saturday
Grab a cape, hop on your broom, and head over to the Upper Main Line Y for a howling good time this Saturday from 4-8 PM. The largest Halloween event on the Main Line supports the Y’s annual campaign benefiting it financial aid program to support neighbors in need. The fun and spooky event takes…
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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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Pennhurst Aims to Stop ‘Anyone Confusing the Seasonal Attraction with History of Site’
The Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City offers a lot of fun and good scares during the Halloween season, but it also raises ethical questions about the reuse of historical institutions in such a way, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kelly George, an assistant professor of media and communication at Immaculata University, has researched…
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Unique Axe-Throwing Venue to Open in West Chester
Stumpy’s Hatchet House – a unique axe-throwing venue with jukeboxes, arcades, and billiards – will open at 706 East Market Street in West Chester later this month, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. The new establishment will comfortably seat 100 people and feature eight throwing pits, each able to accommodate 10 throwers. “This…
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DNB First House of the Week: Paradigm of Living Architecture in Elverson
A well-crafted gem of a home with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Elverson. The home was designed by Walter Harvey Dunning who focused his practice on Living Architecture, a design philosophy that seeks to integrate architecture with nature in an ecologically responsible design. It sits across two…
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Coatesville-Area Resident Once Again Makes Forbes Ranking of Wealthiest Americans
Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, a Coatesville-area resident and heiress to the Campbell Soup Company fortune, has once again made The Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, write Luisa Kroll and Kerry Dolan for Forbes. With a net worth of $3.5 billion, Dorrance Malone came in at No. 239, which still makes her the highest-ranked…
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