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Penn Community Bank’s Concert Season Recalls Iconic Sounds and Styles of Summers Past
Wednesdays. The midpoint of the workweek. Sure, Mondays and Tuesdays are in the rear-view mirror. But Thursdays and Fridays still loom. For locals needing a mid-week break the Penn Community Bank Amphitheater in Bensalem has a summer 2022 schedule of entertaining evenings — all Wednesdays — that provide the perfect bridge to the weekend. This…
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Bucks County Expansion Enables Supermarket Chain to Continue Taking Giant Competitive Steps
The Giant Company — corporate brand steward of the supermarket chain — shows no signs of giving up in the area food retail battle. Despite local competition from Wegmans, ACME, Lidl, Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, and others, its expansion plans continue. Supermarket News carted an announcement of a new location in Bucks County. The corporation,…
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Pa. Lottery to New Bucks County Millionaire: ‘Come on Down!’
A $20 investment in a Price Is Right–themed lottery ticket has paid off handsomely to its Sellersville buyer. He or she is walking away with a million dollars, as reported by John Misinco at The Morning Call. The seller was Jashan Convenience on North Main Street, also in Sellersville. Its owner will receive $5,000 just…
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Area Homebuilders Hit the Nail on the Head in I.D.ing Project Delays: The Tangled Supply Chain
More than two years after the start of the pandemic, local homebuilders still struggle with supply chain issues, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Before even breaking ground, contractors must preorder items like appliances because of long delivery times. Kieffer’s Appliances in Lansdale, for example, is still experiencing product delivery delays of a year…
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Chef-Owner Opens the First Black-Owned Restaurant in Quakertown in 30 Years
Soul D’Lysh has leveraged its food-truck beginnings to a brick-and-mortar restaurant. In that process, it’s also earned local notoriety as the first Black-owned food-service business in Quakertown in three decades. Timothy Walton prepped and served the story for 6abc. According to chef-owner Allysha Holmes, the menu comprises “…freshly prepared meals, but we also offer a…
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Perkasie Garden Club’s 30th Anniversary Branches Out to 2022 Garden Tour
The Perkasie Garden Club (PGC), which blossomed into existence in 1991, isn’t letting something as drab as a calendar limit its 30th anniversary. The organization is still in celebration mode, even this far into 2022, and has ramped up its traditional garden tour as a result. Bob Keeler cultivated this story in The Reporter Online.…
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Summer Sports Season 2022: Bucks County Fishing Fans Can’t Seem to Catch a Break
Bucks County fishing fans will need two things this summer: greater patience and a fatter wallet. Gregory Vellner netted the reasons behind these inconveniences for NewsBreak. The drop in the number of catchable fish — at least at Core Creek Park in Langhorne — is because of a stocking issue earlier this spring. According to…
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2022 Bucks Beautiful Award Given to the Cultivator of Doylestown YMCA’s Memorial Garden
Bucks Beautiful has recognized Melissa Eiseman with its 2022 Leadership Award. Melissa, president of Eiseman Construction (New Britain), undertook several public works, including a memorial garden for her husband, Phil. It now beautifies the exterior of the Doylestown Branch of the YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties. “Melissa has been a highly regarded board member…
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Doylestown Health Assists Gen-X Adults Faced with Taking Car Keys from Boomer Parents
With Bucks County Baby Boomers continuing to age, acuity issues are becoming increasingly worrisome to their Gen-X offspring. When it comes to driver safety, however, the valid concern may be a life-and-death one. Doylestown Health’s Clinical Driving Screening program can help. It’s a one-hour evaluation of driving essentials, including cognitive ability, memory, attention, visual skills,…
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Richboro Pizzeria Makes DoorDash List of 100 ‘Most Loved’ Restaurants Nationwide
Giuseppe Pizza and Family Restaurant in Richboro has earned a highly coveted DoorDash distinction among all ordering food-service locations across the U.S. Isable Tehan sliced through the details in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Giuseppe’s has been named one of the delivery service’s 100 “most loved” restaurants. The list was compiled after analysis of eateries’ food…
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No Snow Job: PennDOT Seeks Bucks County High School Artists for Winter Safety Campaign
With Bucks County weather now so temperate, next winter’s harsh road conditions are hard to conjure. But PennDOT is seeking creative high-school students who can do just that. It’s part of the state’s annual Paint the Plow competition, a safe-driving initiative. Paint the Plow asks high-schools to enlist student artists to devise a captivating graphic…
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This Juneteenth, Delve into Local Civil War History, Preserved at a Doylestown Museum
U.S. citizens well know Bucks County’s role in the fight for independence, thanks to the lore of General Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Lesser known — but altogether worth exploring with the approach of Juneteenth 2022 — is the county’s Civil War significance. The Bucks County Civil War Museum, a Central Bucks Chamber of…
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Penn Community Bank Employees Will Lace Up Their Gloves to Knock Out Hunger
Penn Community Bank employees and leadership are taking part in the tenth edition of Bucks Knocks Out (BKO) Hunger this Friday, June 17. The bank is presenting sponsor of the United Way of Bucks County effort to address food insecurity. The BKO Hunger initiative has several components: an online fundraiser, a countywide food drive, and…
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First-Time Novelist Who Grew Up in 1980s in New Hope Sets Debut Book in 1980s in New Hope
Write what you know. This common piece of advice to authors became the bedrock of a debut novel by New Hope wordsmith Suzanne Mattaboni. WFMZ 69 News’ Bo Koltnow and Karin Mallett paged through her Bucks County inspiration. Mattaboni’s novel, Once in a Lifetime, is set in New Hope in the 1980s, an era of…
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Cyclists Out for Either Speed or Spectacle Have Two Prime Bucks County Options
Two Bucks County bike trails are among the 21 best cycle-spots in the region, according to Philadelphia Magazine. They are recommendable to both the serious rider looking for a cardio blast and the hobbyist out for some fresh air and pleasant views. Both goals are achievable at the Delaware Canal Towpath; it’s great for an…
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Area Household Budgets Are about to Get Hosed as Local Gas Prices Cross $5 per Gallon Threshold
Pa. and N.J have caught up with at least 12 other states in requiring residents to dig deeper to keep cars on the road. AAA reported last week that one gallon of gasoline in the Commonwealth will now set purchasers back an average $5. That’s one Abraham Lincoln exiting the wallet for every gallon chronicled…
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Flying ‘Fur-st’ Class: Newtown Pilot Volunteers to Transport Stray Canines from Va. to N.J.
Newtown pilot Andy Chen delivered two stray dogs in need of help to a N.J. animal shelter, Ark of Promise. But the drop-off was no quick car ride. Carol Vaugn unleashed the story of this special transport in the Eastern Shore Post. The canines in question were Gia, a young beagle, and Tasha, a corgi.…
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Bucks County Community College Receives $2.5M School-to-Work Grant from Pa. Dept. of Labor and Industry
The Bucks County Community College (Bucks) Center for Workforce Development’s (CWD) Industrial Skills Training Programs will be one of 12 recipients of the governor’s $2.5M School-to-Work Grant. CWD’s Industrial Skill Training Programs are designed to give students hands-on experience in manufacturing, leading to preapprentice opportunities that can result in life-sustaining career opportunities upon graduation. Preapprentice…
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