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General Recreation Helps Design Pocket Park for York City Police
York City Police dedicated a new pocket park at their King Street headquarters on Sept. 3 that was designed and installed with the help of staff from General Recreation, Inc. in Newtown Square. The park sits on a patch of grass to the left of the department headquarters, writes Paul Kuehnel for the York Daily…
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An IKEA Store Is Coming to the Promenade at Granite Run in Media
A new IKEA Media store is moving into the Promenade at Granite Run, 1111 W. Baltimore Pike, writes Max Bennett for Patch. IKEA Media will arrive in spring 2026 with a new format that will make it more accessible to customers. . “No more trekking through that notorious I-476 ‘Blue Route’ traffic—now you can enjoy…
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For Chester High’s Shemaj Henry, Football Has Turned His Life Around
Shemaj Henry, Chester High School Clippers’ 6-foot-8 offensive tackle, was once embarrassed about his size and weight. The high school senior still remembers at age 14, weighing 430 pounds, when he couldn’t fit into a roller coaster carriage. It led him to change his life through football. He lost 100 pounds over 18 months, and…
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Insomnia Cookies Comes to PHL to Satisfy Late Night Traveler Cravings
Insomnia Cookies will be there for the late-night traveler when food cravings hit. Insomnia is coming to Terminal C at the Philadelphia International Airport in spring 2026, and it will stay open past 10 PM, writes Kristin Hunt for PhillyVoice. This will be its first airport opening. The cookie counter will be open until 1…
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BUCKSCO Careers: Freedom Village at Brandywine
Find your Freedom Village career at Freedom Village at Brandywine, a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine, that has served seniors for more than 25 years. Freedom Village provides active senior living with resort-inspired services, amenities, social activities, chef-prepared cuisine, and on site care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation services.…
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Martinique Deux Comes to Media with Drinks, Music, Darts and Comedy
Martinique Deux is opening soon in Media, promising live music and comedy shows, writes Lisa Dukart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bar and entertainment venue debuted with a soft opening yesterday and today and will have a grand opening on Oct. 23 in Media’s office-dominant Phoenix building at 115 W. State Street. Business partners James…
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Closed Door Plans for a Charter School Preceded Valley Forge Military Academy Closing
Even as Valley Forge Military Academy struggled toward closure, another plan was quietly in the works at the Wayne campus to open a First Responders charter school there, writes Max Marin and Ryan W. Briggs for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Valley Forge Public Service Academy Charter School proposes to open next fall. This past September,…
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These Delaware County ZIP Codes Saw the Fastest Selling Homes in the Second Quarter
Four Delaware County ZIP Codes saw homes selling in 55 days or less during the second quarter in the Greater Philadelphia Area, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Business Journal conducted a second-quarter analysis of the country’s hottest housing markets by ZIP Code, based on quarterly listing and sales data from Intercontinental…
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With Iron Hill Brewery Closed, What Happens to All of That Beer?
There were thousands of dollars in beer left behind when Iron Hill Brewery filed for liquidation bankruptcy and suddenly closed down Sept. 26, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Matt Czapla of Springfield has been shopping around in local Acmes and Giant stores looking for cans of Iron Hill beer. So far, no luck.…
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Freedom Village at Brandywine Raises More Than $6,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association
Freedom Village at Brandywine, a premier Life Plan Community, raised over $6,000 in September to support the Alzheimer’s Association. The community’s month-long fundraising efforts culminated in its annual on-campus Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Friday, October 3. Throughout September, residents and staff came together to host a variety of creative fundraisers, including a donut sale,…
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$13.5M Bids Accepted for Crozer-Chester, Springfield Hospitals
There are two hospital buyers for the closed Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Following a Friday bankruptcy auction, Prospect Medical Holdings has agreed to sell the two hospital properties for $13 million, according to Prospect attorneys. Chariot Allaire Partners successfully bid $10 million for the Crozer-Chester…
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Bryn Mawr Mansion with Movie Theater, Indoor Pool, Heads to Auction
A Bryn Mawr mansion in Delaware County with an indoor pool and 18-seat movie theater is heading to auction Oct. 16 after sitting on the market for two years, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The home was custom-built in 2005, designed by architect Gordon L. Todd Associates and built by A.L. Hellman Custom…
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BUCKSCO Careers: Freedom Village at Brandywine
Find your Freedom Village career at Freedom Village at Brandywine, a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine, that has served seniors for more than 25 years. Freedom Village provides active senior living with resort-inspired services, amenities, social activities, chef-prepared cuisine, and on site care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation services.…
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Folcroft-Based Herb Fuzion Handcrafted Honey Is Pretty Sweet
PA Preferred Herb Fuzion Handcrafted Honey, based out of Folcroft, offers a line of artisanal honeys and goods using locally-sourced products, writes Leigh Green for PA Eats. From savory to floral to sweet, the online products offer the health benefits of local goldenrod and wildflower honeys and herbal infusions. Owner Lanise Middleton started her business…
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Abby’s Law, with E-Scooter Restrictions, Introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate
Delaware County State Sen. Tim Kearney introduced legislation Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Senate that would prohibit children under the age of 16 from riding e-scooters. SB1008, known as Abby’s Law, was introduced in honor of Abigail Gillon, a 12-year-old Aston girl who died in June from an accident involving an electric scooter, writes Robert Moran…
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Delaware County Community Turns Out in Prospect Park to Help Boy with Leukemia
The community turned out at Richman’s Ice Cream Company in Prospect Park on Tuesday at a fundraiser for 8-year-old Lincoln Hanson, who is battling leukemia, writes Shawnette Wilson for Fox 29. Twenty percent of sales from the fundraiser, which took place over three hours, will go to the family to cover medical expenses. Lincoln was…
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Lost Newtown Square Dog Rescued by a Thermal Drone Pilot
A Newtown Square woman was reunited with her lost dog after it went missing for four days, thanks to a thermal drone and a pilot who wouldn’t quit, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. Angela Ruberto Rodden from Newtown Square said her rescue dog, Samson, was most likely startled by something that caused him…
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Freedom Village: Here Are 8 Ways to Know It’s Time for Memory Care
As dementia progresses, it creates a variety of physical, psychological, and behavioral changes that can at first seem subtle but tend to increase in severity. Here are 8 warning signs that it might be time for memory care: 1. Forgetting how to get to familiar places: Silver Alerts are all too common nowadays. When a senior…
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