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Lucatelli’s Pizzeria Reopens in Doylestown Better Than Ever
Lucatelli’s Pizzeria reopened last week at Mercer Square Shopping Center in Doylestown, following three weeks of expansion and renovation work, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch. “We are open,” posted the eatery on Friday. “We’re officially back and ready to serve up all your favorites. Stop in and see the new Lucatelli’s.“ The renovation and…
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General Recreation Playground Revamp Opens at Fox Chase Recreation Center
General Recreation Inc. in Newtown Square provided improvements to playground areas at Fox Chase Recreation Center. Philadelphia City Councilman Brian O’Neill and Department of Parks and Commissioner Susan Slawson recently cut a ribbon to celebrate the improvements, writes Tom Waring for PA Times. The 18-month project was completed in phases. The $2.5 million project includes…
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Get Ready for Black Friday: Find Store Start Times in Bucks County
Black Friday, the popular shopping “holiday,” is next week, offering Bucks County shoppers a range of discounts and deals throughout the county, from small businesses on Main Street to bustling malls and big-box retailers, write Gabe Hauari, Danielle Camilli, and Lacey Latch for the Bucks County Courier Times. Most malls and shops in the county…
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BUCKSCO Careers: Freedom Village at Brandywine
Freedom Village at Brandywine is 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 part of their team as…
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Pizza Shop Owner Recalls the Glory Days of the Granite Run Mall
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 the Granite Run Mall in Media, once a popular focal point for the Delaware County community. “At one point, they tell stories that the top floor shook from how many people…
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Quakertown’s Sabrina Carpenter Films ‘Father’ Music Video in Brooklyn Church; Priest Demoted
After Quakertown’s Sabrina Carpenter filmed her Feather music video inside a Brooklyn church, the priest who approved it got stripped of his duties, writes Emily Bloch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of “any pastoral oversight or governance role” at the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Williamsburg following an investigation, said…
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Delaware County Mystery Histories Found in Old Postcards
Delaware County historian Keith Lockhart offers a view of Davis Road in the Llanerch section of Haverford Township, as reported in the Daily Times. The photo was apparently taken in a time before electrification when there was far less traffic on the road. Here’s a previous Keith Lockhart photo that ran in the Daily Times.…
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Wawa, Kelces Team Up for New Commercial That Feature the Couple
A new commercial brings together two of Delaware County’s favorite things—Wawa and the Kelces, writes Henry Savage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A new Wawa commercial , actually directed by Kylie Kelce, looks at the post-Eagles retirement life of Jason and Kylie Kelce, as they navigate the demands of family life. In the commercial, Jason uses…
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Putting a Stop in Media to Pennsylvania’s Most Dangerous Animal
In Pennsylvania, this animal is more dangerous than mountain lions, bears and bobcats, and Natural Lands in Media thinks it can control it locally. The gentle white-tailed deer was responsible for 4,857 car crashes and 21 fatalities in the state in 2023 and contributes to the spread of Lyme Disease. But it’s also ravishing our…
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Indecent TV Complaints Not a Big Issue in Bucks County, FCC Complaints Show
When it comes to indecency on TV, Bucks County is pretty tolerant. There were only 111 complaints to the FCC out of 627,668 residents between October 2014 and April 2024. The largest number of complaints in the US went to Hot Spring County in rural Arkansas, which logged twice as many complaints (51 complaints per…
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Players Only Arcade in Bristol Is a Journey Into Your Own Childhood
Mall visits for kids in the 1970s and early 1980s had to include a stop at Space Port, a chain of video arcades that found their way into shopping malls. Space Port didn’t survive when home video consoles showed up,. Now, Brian Nelson has opened a classic video arcade in Bristol that has all the…
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Baseball Helps Reality Television Star Come to Terms with His Sexuality
Before becoming a successful doctor known for his role on the TLC reality show My Feet Are Killing Me, Pottstown native Brad Schaeffer played baseball as he struggled to come to terms with his sexuality, according to an essay he wrote for Outsports. For years, baseball was his life. However, his desire to be a…
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Service Dogs Raised by Newtown Nonprofit Aid Veterans in Managing PTSD
Alpha Bravo Canine in Newtown is helping veterans cope with PTSD by providing them with service dogs it has raised and trained, writes Kelsey Fabian for PHL17. According to the National Center for PTSD, seven percent of veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, with symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety. Veteran Aaron Blender…
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Brad Ingelsby Reflects on ‘Mare of Eastttown’ and Upcoming ‘Task’
‘Mare of Easttown’ creator Brad Ingelsby recently spoke to Los Angeles-based media about the upcoming HBO drama series “Task” and about a second season for “Mare,” writes Rodrigo Perez for The Playlist. Many of “Task’s” scenes, which star Mark Ruffalo as an FBI agent leading a task force investigating drug-house robberies, were filmed in Delaware…
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Grand View Health Aims to Finalize St. Luke’s Merger by Year-End
Grand View Health in Sellersville has set a year-end target for completing its merger with Bethlehem-based St. Luke’s University Health Network, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Grand View CEO Douglas Hughes informed bond investors that due diligence regarding the potential merger “is in full swing and going well.” The merger process for…
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Constellation Aims to Power Future AI Data Centers by Reopening Three Mile Island
Constellation Energy is planning on restarting the undamaged reactor at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, site of the most infamous nuclear-power accident nationwide, write Jennifer Hiller and Katherine Blunt for The Wall Street Journal. The idea was born after the company’s chief executive Joe Dominguez attended a small gathering for CEOs last year, where OpenAI…
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Plans to Move SS United States Friday Delayed by Tropical Storm
Plans to move the SS United States out of Philadelphia Friday that would have temporarily closed the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester have been delayed, reports 6abc. The vessel was originally scheduled to leave its South Philadelphia dock for a final voyage to Florida Nov. 15 at low tide. Traffic on the Commodore Barry Bridge and the…
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Bucks County Breast Cancer Survivor Partners with Nonprofit
Rose Phillips, a Bucks County breast cancer survivor, is dedicated to helping other patients with support from Keith Fenimore and his nonprofit, Main Street, write Stephanie Stahl and Brad Nau for CBS News Philadelphia. “We empower other people to help the breast cancer community,” said Fenimore. The nonprofit donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to…
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