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Chester County’s Color Run to Raise Awareness, Funds for Opioid Crisis
Chester County officials announced that this year’s Color 5k race, which aims to raise awareness and funds to help combat the ongoing opioid and heroin…
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After Hurricane Ida, New Study to Determine Causes of Flooding Along the Brandywine Creek
It’s been two years since Hurricane Ida flooded parts of Chester County along the Brandywine Creek, and now local agencies are collaborating on how to…
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19-year-old Carpenter Apprentice Helps Complete Final Leg of $400M Wells Fargo Center Project
Saulih Khalifah, a 19-year-old carpenter apprentice, is helping complete the final stage of a $400 million transformation project at the Wells Fargo Center, writes Matteo…
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Bubble Gum Is One of Philadelphia’s Greatest Exports: It Was Invented By Local Candy Accountant
One of Philadelphia’s biggest exports comes in a small but tasty package: bubble gum, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn at WHYY. It was invented…
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Upper Merion Township Plastic Ban Will Affect King of Prussia Mall
The Upper Merion Board of Supervisors recently announced that starting in 2024 single-use carry-out bags, single-use plastic straws and utensils, and polystyrene food containers will…
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Despite Tremendous Turnaround in Coatesville, City’s Stormwater System Needs Help
Coatesville has been undergoing a renaissance of sorts recently, with more than 40 economic development projects currently in the works, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. …
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Weekend Wanderer: (Not) Planning a Family Vacation
I fly to Scotland in 72 hours. Sealed in a metal tube 30,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Where the Titanic sank. You know how…
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Are Lanternfly Hunters in the Phila. Area Merely Getting Tired? Or Are Populations Really Thinning
It may be anecdotal or science-based, but the spring-summer swarms of lanternflies seem to have diminished in the Philadelphia collar counties. One contributing factor may…
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Inventor of ‘Steadicam’ Creates New Device at West Chester Company
Garrett Brown, known for inventing the Steadicam nearly half a century ago, also came up with the Zeen, a wheelchair and walker hybrid he sells…
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Exhibit of Never-Before-Seen Wyeth Art a Love Letter to Chadds Ford
A new exhibit in Chadds Ford’s Brandywine River Museum showcases unseen works of the iconic 20th-century artist Andrew Wyeth. While the painter is renowned…
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There Is Enough Groundwater in Delaware River Basin to Last Until 2060
According to a new report by Delaware River Basin Commission, Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last until 2060, even through possibly dry years,…
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Chester County Resurrects NAMI Chapter in Wake of Mental Health Gap
Chester County’s chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness is making a comeback. The formerly all-volunteer-run chapter was dependent on Pennsylvania’s state-wide NAMI that shut…
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Chester County Plans to Go Green With Government Vehicles
Chester County officials aim to convert part of their government vehicles to electric and install charging stations around the county to meet regulations for their…
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Technical Education Centers — Like Chesco’s TCHS — to Receive $1.2 Million for New Equipment
Career and technical education centers in the area, including Chester County Technical College High School, will receive $1.2 million from the state this year for…
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Extension of Chester Valley Trail Starting in Exton Approved by Neighboring Montgomery County
The Chester Valley Trail, which starts in Exton and runs into King of Prussia, has been approved by Montgomery County officials for extension, writes Emily…
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Philadelphia Awarded Dubious Distinction of Worst City for Driving
Philadelphia has been given top spot on the not-so-flattering list of the worst cities for driving, writes Tom MacDonald for the WHYY. According to a…
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After Nearly a Decade of Service, Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline Will Not Seek Re-Election
After nearly a decade of service, Michelle Kichline, the sole Republican on the Chester County Board of Commissioners, is not planning to seek re-election in…
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In for a ‘Tree-t’! Kennett Square Woman Takes Trek to See Rare American Chestnut
Diane Kesler, Kennett Square woman, and her botanist friend Anne Nielsen ventured out to Delaware to see the state’s only American chestnut, writes Cris Barrish…
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