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Springfield Mall

  • The 1-million-square-foot Granite Run Mall was demolished in 2016 and replaced by a mixed-use town center, as seen in these before-and-after images on Google Earth.
    Retail

    Local Malls Adapt or Close as Consumer Needs and Desires Change

    May 2, 2026

    Mike Fenn, 45, grew up in Delaware County and hung out as a teenager at the Granite Run Mall, the Springfield Mall, and King of…

  • Pop art appears on the wall of The Hangout Cafe in the Springfield Mall.
    Restaurants & Lodging

    Hangout Cafe in Springfield Mall Has Grand Reopening Sunday

    February 28, 2026

    The Hangout Cafe at the Springfield Mall will have a grand reopening from 2 to 5 PM on Sunday, March 1, writes Peg DeGrassa for…

  • Lawsuit with judge gavel concept.
    Legal

    Media Man With Pop Up Moe’s Tavern Ordered to Pay $1.2 Million

    September 24, 2025

    A Media man who created pop-up events modeled on Moe’s Tavern from “The Simpsons”  has been ordered by a U.S. District Judge to pay $1.2…

  • The entrance to Duff Brewery Beer Garden in Springfield at Universal Studios Hollywood.
    Legal

    Fox Seeking $1.30M in Moe’s Tavern Lawsuit Against Media Man

    April 2, 2025

    A Media Borough man who started a Moe’s Tavern pop-event is now being asked by Twentieth Century Fox to pay $1.3 million in damages for…

  • rue21 stores
    Retail

    Rue21 Closes Springfield Mall Store Amidst Bankruptcy Filing

    May 8, 2024

    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…

  • Planned apartment complex at the Plymouth Meeting Mall
    Retail

    PREIT Looks to Maximize Remaining Mall Properties by Adding Up To 7,000 Apartments

    March 24, 2024

    PREIT, the Philadelphia-based owner of the Exton Square Mall and others, is looking to add as many as 7,000 apartments to six of its mall…

  • Joe Vaccone, the new owner of the Delco Shack,
    Real Estate

    There’s an Owner Now for the Delco Shack but He Won’t be Living There

    August 9, 2023

    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…

  • The sign for Moe's Tavern from 'The Simpsons'
    Entertainment

    Moe’s Tavern of ‘The Simpsons’ Fame Pops Up — Where Else? — in Springfield

    September 15, 2021

    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.…

  • A sign protests a loss of open space in Media Borough
    Environment & Outdoors

    Too Much of a Good Thing? Media Borough Now ‘Facing the Problems of a Successful Town’

    June 20, 2021

    Media still feels like the small town it always was, a place where neighbors know neighbors, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. But now Media is…

  • Retail

    Exton Mall Owner Emerges Re-Energized from Bankruptcy Protection with Fresh Capital

    December 19, 2020

    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…

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