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Wawa Has Changed Convenience Store Retail With 6 Actions
Wawa is a convenience store disrupter when it comes to technology and six key elements, and that’s why it’s winning the retail game, writes Melissa Kress for Convenience Store News. The Delaware County chain uses these six core elements: “Just when you think you think you nailed it in retail, you are dead,” said Kayla…
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Bucks County Book Festival Draws Crowds with Author Panels, Book Signings
The seventh annual Bucks County Book Festival attracted hundreds of literary enthusiasts with engaging author panels, book signings, and a vibrant celebration of community and creativity, writes Emily Neil for the WHYY. People flocked to Broad Commons Park in Doylestown on Saturday for the festival’s main event. Over 40 authors from the Philadelphia region and…
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Dave’s Hot Chicken Has a Grand Opening May 2 in Quakertown
Dave’s Hot Chicken, the popular Nashville-style hot chicken chain, enjoyed celebrating the grand opening of its Quakertown location on May 2, writes Jim Wright for the PhillyBite Magazine. The brand has seen explosive growth since its start as a simple East Hollywood parking lot pop-up seven years ago. Today, the chain boasts more than 250…
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What Is the Difference Between a Nursing Home and a Memory Care Community?
Discovering a loved one has dementia and can no longer safely live on their own has the potential to create a lot of upheaval. While most of us are familiar with the term nursing home, few of us realize there may be a better option specifically designed to provide Alzheimer’s and dementia care, often called…
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Newtown-Based Helius Medical Technologies Issues Reverse Stock Split
Newtown-based Helius Medical Technologies initiated a 1-for-15 reverse stock split to satisfy NASDAQ’s minimum $1 per share listing requirement, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The stock was trading at 27 cents per share early Thursday following the announcement, reflecting an increase of more than 13 percent. The company’s stockholders approved a proposal…
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New Hope-Lambertville Toll Bridge Shifting to Cashless Tolls
Newtown Township-based PFK-MARK III has been awarded an $11.8 million contract by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to transform the Route 202 New Hope-Lambertville toll bridge into a cashless tolling system by summer 2026, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch. As part of the project, the employee-owned engineering, construction, and management company will…
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Freedom Village at Brandywine Welcomes Chester County Officials as Part of Spotlight Series
Freedom Village at Brandywine continues to foster community connection through its successful Spotlight Series, an initiative developed and led by resident and community liaison Ben LaGarde, by welcoming Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe, along with Chester County CEO David Byerman. During their visit, the officials addressed a packed auditorium of…
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Crozer Health Closing Fallout Continues in Delaware County Towns
Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland was down to 20 patients as of Wednesday, April 30, with the hospital set to close Friday, May 2, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A baby delivery was the last action taken by its emergency department staff, which ceased operating Wednesday. Mother and baby were quickly transferred to…
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Bensalem Mayor Advocates Housing Inclusion in Neshaminy Mall Redevelopment
Bensalem Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo hopes to see Neshaminy Mall, long past its heyday, undergo redevelopment to reverse slow sales and reduced traffic, writes Dino Ciliberti for the Patch. The once-popular shopping destination lost a sizable portion of its customers when two of its anchor stores closed: Macy’s in 2017 and Sears in 2018. The mall…
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Lansdowne Theater Plans Fall Reopening as Public Gets Restoration Tour
A $19 million project to restore the former glory of the Lansdowne Theater as it becomes a new concert venue got some love Saturday when community members and leaders were invited inside. The former movie theater at 31 N. Lansdowne Ave. dates back to 1927 and has been closed since 1987. It’s scheduled to open…
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Waste Hauler WM Touts Environmental Win from Fairless Hills Landfill Gas Effort
Waste hauler WM has been touting its efforts to extract gas from the Fairless Hills Landfill complex, calling the project an environmental win, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The property, spanning 6,000 acres, features four landfills and two lakes. WM recently began tapping two of those landfills for gas, drawing from 290 wells…
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Tariffs Poise Pennsylvania Craft Beer Industry for Higher Prices
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are bringing uncertainty into Pennsylvania’s craft beer industry, potentially leading to increased prices on various products, write Mike D’Onofrio and John Frank for AXIOS. Tariffs on equipment, kegs, aluminum cans, and ingredients are challenging brewers, especially small producers, in their efforts to keep prices steady. Craft beer is a major industry…
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Progress Reported on Anthony Wayne Theater Revitalization
Efforts to restore the historic grandeur of the Anthony Wayne Theater in Wayne are on track, thanks to the work of Todd Scott of Radnor and his nonprofit, the Anthony Wayne Theater Organization. The theater has been closed since 2020, but Scott, founder of Platoon Fitness, has had a vision for nearly a decade of bringing…
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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 onsite care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitation services. Be…
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This Bus Option Avoids the Worst Parts of Philadelphia Airport
For those of you who aren’t totally charmed by the Philadelphia International Airport travel experience, a new bus service out of Wilmington linked to American Airlines could be a less congested way to go, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Instead of driving to and parking at Philadelphia International Airport, passengers drive to and park…
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Proposed SEPTA Cuts Could Lead to Traffic Headaches for Drivers
If SEPTA follows through with its proposed cuts to nearly half its transit service, around 275,000 more cars could flood the region’s interstates and highways daily, according to new traffic projections from Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Imagine if everyone from Pittsburgh decided to visit the region on…
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A New Doo-Wop Wawa Will Blend Into the Wildwood Scene
A new Wildwood doo-wop Wawa will feature an architectural style consistent with the iconic 1950s and 1960s architecture recreated elsewhere in the Jersey Shore community, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wildwood officials asked Wawa to include the architecture in the new store, according to the Cape May County Herald. The store, replacing a…
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Pennsylvania Eyes Assistance Programs, Tax Credits to Confront Nursing Shortage
Pennsylvania is facing an alarming nursing shortage, with average registered nurse vacancy rates of 14 percent and higher rates in rural areas, write Kymberlee Montgomery and Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow for Fast Company. The shortage is affecting more than hospitals. Long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, and home health agencies are all competing for a shrinking…
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