Tag: WHYY

Raine Talley, a West Chester native, overcame leukemia as a child, but the treatment left her with several long-term effects, including new cancers, writes…

As local malls adapt to shifting consumer habits, the King of Prussia Mall, Plymouth Meeting Mall, and Willow Grove Park Mall exemplify varied approaches to…

Alessandro Spennato owns Sitaly to Go, a small pizza shop in Wilmington, but if he had a choice, he’d still be spinning dough at…

A community conversation series hosted by WHYY and the Free Library of Philadelphia recently highlighted the impact of Philadelphia’s small businesses, write Sandra Jones…

Ari Allyn-Feuer, an Easttown Township resident and longtime fan of Elon Musk, is still waiting to be paid for signing the billionaire’s $100…

The historic Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square prepares to unveil its latest modern chapter following a $250 million renovation, writes for the WHYY. 

The popular…

Michael Brooks, a South Jersey farmer who grows potatoes for Herr’s in Nottingham, finally knows what destroyed his crop eight years ago, writes Alan…

During the summer of 1844, rising anti-Catholic sentiment in Philadelphia boiled into the streets of Kensington and Southwark, leaving 14 dead and dozens injured…

The iconic Bassetts Ice Cream in Reading Terminal Market, the oldest ice cream shop in America, has been expanding across Asia with the help of…

Once a year, for four weekends, novice and experienced archers gather in the early morning hours to participate in a Mentored Deer Archery Hunt run…

As of October 1, the Willow Grove Park Mall does not allow teenagers to shop after certain hours unless accompanied by a parent or guardian…

A new Villanova University peer-reviewed study found what is impacting the health of East Branch Brandywine Creek, writes Zoë Read for the WHYY. 

According…

Chester County recently unveiled its Human Needs Network, aimed at combating a mental health pandemic, housing crisis, food insecurity, and more, writes Kenny Cooper for…

A farm in Chester County is part of a pilot initiative organized by the PA Flax Project with support from the U.S. Department of…

Pennsylvania ranked in second place among the top destinations for freshman out-of-state college students in the nation, according to a new survey by…

An effort is underway in Delaware County to divert people with mental health issues from the legal system and get them into treatment, writes Kenny…

Barnes and Noble decided to try something new for this year’s National Read-A-Book Day, writes Peter Crimmins for WHYY.

Rather than placing…

Studio 2 recently hosted a conversation with stakeholders in Southern Chester County at Kennett Library on how the dependence on immigrant labor by the local…