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Villanova Linebacker Forrest Rhyne Is Waiting for the NFL Call
Villanova linebacker, Forrest Rhyne, has led all of college football in tackles. Now he’s hoping he will one of those chosen for the NFL draft, reports Rosemary Connor for NBC10. It’s the love of football and his family that motivates Rhyne to succeed at the game. “It’s something I’ve been playing since I was 4…
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Volunteer Artists Bring Painted Flowers to Havertown Business Windows
Haverford Township businesses received some window flowers this past weekend, thanks to a community project, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The Discover Haverford Mayflower Project was set in motion by volunteers who brightened up windows and painted flower designs. Jeanne Angell, executive director of Discover Haverford, said board member Gina Ranieri, owner of…
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Scrub Daddy’s TikTok Content Has This Former Delco Company Cleaning Up Against Competitors
Scrub Daddy, with its origins in Folcroft, Delaware County, continues to expand and refine its TikTok presence, partnering now with other companies to produce content, writes Katie Krzcaczek for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On Tuesday, more than four million TikTok viewers watched a romance unfold between Scrub Daddy’s smiling sponge mascot and Duo, the owl mascot…
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New York Post: Jay Wright Reveals Why He Retired
Jay Wright know it was time to retire as Villanova University’s head basketball coach when he found himself at mass, texting his players during the homily, reports the Associated Press as printed in the New York Post. “I look forward not to live that way.” Wright choked back tears last week, explaining his sudden retirement…
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Jay Wright Announces He’s Retiring as Head Coach From Villanova
The greatest coach in Philadelphia college basketball history is retiring. Jay Wright’s Wildcats team won two national championships in 2016 and 2018 and went to the Final Four four times, most recently this month. Now the 60-year-old head coach, after weeks of weighing his decision, has announced he is retiring from coaching, writes Mike…
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Kobe Bryant Once Revealed That His Grandmother Rejected Another Basketball Great for Prom
In one of basketball’s greatest coincidences, Lower Merion High School and LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant once revealed that his grandmother rejected Wilt Chamberlain, another basketball great, for prom, writes Samir Mehdi for The Sports Rush. Bryant lived in Wynnewood with his parents after they returned from Italy, where his father played basketball. The family…
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How About Some Wawa Loaded Fries and Pizza to Go With That Wawa Beer?
Happy with Wawa’s ever-expanding menu? Well, don’t look now, but there’s more coming, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Customers will see “a continued drumbeat of innovation around dinner” as well as an amplified handcrafted, specialty beverage category, says Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens. They’ve been trying out a “more traditionally done” 16-inch cheese or…
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Ridership, Revenue Stats for SEPTA Better but Still a Bumpy Ride
In March, SEPTA’s bus, train and subway ridership was the highest it’s been since the pandemic started, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. But revenue for the month is still short of SEPTA’s budget estimate. There were just slightly over 15 million passenger rides in March, the highest in two years and a 33…
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Sizzlis Go South: Wawa Plans Massive Eastern Seaboard Expansion by 2030
Wawa will expand in the next decade, launching its “most aggressive growth” in its history, doubling its store count, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wawa now operates about 965 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Washington, D.C. It plans to expand its number of stores to 1,800 locations by…
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Grants Are Available to Help You Fund Your Next Playground Project
Thinking of constructing or renovating a playground for your organization, or do you just need some support maintaining an existing playground? There are a number of private and public funding organizations that can provide grants that will get you on your way, according to General Recreation, Inc. in Newtown Square. Playgrounds can be an expensive…
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Region-wide Egg Shortage Beats Down Easter Sales at Local Bakeries
It’s a familiar story these days. Egg costs are skyrocketing, because of a supply shortage. This time, it’s an outbreak of bird flu, writes Joe Holden for CBS3 Philly. Limited supplies and price hikes are creating challenges for local bakeries like Traub’s Bakery in Prospect Park, Delaware County, for Easter celebrations this weekend. “I’ve never…
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Here’s How Much Those Final Four Appearances Netted to Villanova University
Despite the Villanova Wildcat loss to Kansas, the Final Four has been good for the university, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 2022 run represented Villanova’s third Final Four appearance in the last six NCAA tournaments. It won national championships in 2016 and 2018. The financial and promotional fallout from these multiple…
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American Airlines Adds Bus Fleet to Connect Allentown with PHL
Starting June 3, flight passengers be able to take an American Airlines shuttle bus connection between Allentown and Philadelphia International Airport. The service will also connect Atlantic City to PHL, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. American’s hope is to continue positioning PHL as a gateway for transatlantic travel. The airline is the dominant…
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Wall Street Journal: Bar Code Innovator David Collins, a Villanova Grad, Dead at 86
The idea behind bar codes has been around since the late 1940s, but it was in the 1960s when a Villanova University civil engineering graduate named David J. Collins figured out a practical use for it. He died March 12 at age 86, writes James R. Hagerty for The Wall Street Journal. Collins, who…
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Wall Street Journal: Jay Wright Eschews Suit at Final Four, Partly for Comfort, Partly as Tribute
For the first time, Villanova coach Jay Wright showed up at a Final Four without a suit, writes Laine Higgins for The Wall Street Journal. Over two decades, Wright had the nickname “GQ Jay” for his stylish custom suits. Even former President Barack Obama called Wright “the best-dressed man in college basketball.” This year it…
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Winning with Weirdness: College Broadcaster Recognized for Interview with Al Yankovic
Amanda Cunningham, an Upper Darby native who graduated from Neumann University in December of 2021, has won the 2022 Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems Award for Best Celebrity Interview. IBS announced the results of the national competition in March. Paired with a student from Montclair State University, Cunningham interviewed “Weird” Al Yankovic, a comedian best known for…
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JetBlue Presents Unsolicited Bid for Spirt Airline Amid Frontier-Spirit Deal
A sudden bid from JetBlue for Spirit Airlines has thrown a Frontier acquisition deal off-kilter, writes Erik Bojansky for South Florida Business Journal, as reported in the Philadelphia Business Journal. New York-based low-cost airline JetBlue Airways presented an unsolicited $3.6 billion proposal Tuesday. Spirit is the fourth-largest carrier at Philadelphia International Airport. Frontier is the…
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Philly’s First Black Trolley Driver, at 101 Years Young, Finally Receives High School Diploma
Merrill Pittman Cooper, 101, one of the first Black trolley car drivers in Philadelphia, now has his high school diploma. Cathy Free opened the bi-fold doors on his story in The Washington Post. Cooper’s career in transportation began in 1945. “It was tough when I first started,” he said, remembering the racism along a route…
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