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Office Break Rooms That Once Produced Gallons of Coffee Could Soon Yield Medical Breakthroughs
Office space that once produced things like ideas and strategies — and their kitchens that once bred weird things in the refrigerator and countless pots of coffee — could soon issue something else. Emptied by work-at-home employees, these sites are finding new purposes, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Landlords in their private moments…
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Plymouth Meeting School Show Purposefully Becomes a Three-Ring Circus
Any parent of a child who has performed in a school show knows how quickly a pint-sized production can evolve into a Barnum & Bailey production. But Will Starr, a Plymouth Meeting Friends School teacher, intentionally guides his young thespians in exactly that direction. Todd Haas presented the details in the center ring at 6abc.…
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Four Who Did More: Quartet of Local High School Students Honored for Public Service in Doylestown
Four students received a governmental thank you from Doylestown Borough for work they did beyond their required academic assignments. Ed Doyle chronicled the kudos for Tap into Doylestown. The honorees were: Jackson Laing, Central Bucks High School – West Carter Philo, Central Bucks High School – West Mary Frances McNulty, Villa Joseph Marie High School…
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Experts Sink Their Teeth into the Issue of Encouraging Local Bat Population Growth
Durham Township, in the county’s extreme northeast corner, still houses the vestiges of an iron ore mine that dates to the 1600s. Throughout history, the site has hosted associated commercial entities, but by 1967, they were abandoned, victims of time’s passage. As Carl LaVO reports in the Bucks County Courier Times, however, the locale still…
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Husband-and-Wife Online Retailers Market Morrisville Merch
When it comes to destination swag, it’s locally common to spot apparel branded for a Jersey Shore town. Or a Disney park. Or a metropolitan standout like New York or even London. And then there’s the branded merch offered by Made in Morrisville. Celebrating a tiny Bucks County spot on the west side of the…
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Penn Community Bank Foundation Grant Supports Ukrainian Refugees Newly Arrived in Pa.
Penn Community Bank continues its support of relief efforts for those displaced by the conflict in Ukraine. The local financial institution has contributed 5,000 to the New Promise Foundation, a Bristol-based nonprofit assisting Ukrainian nationals in Pa. “We are very excited and honored to be a recipient of this grant from our local Penn Community…
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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company Bubbles Over with Pride in Marking 10-Year Anniversary
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, Bucks County’s longest-running production brewery, is celebrating its first decade of operation. Over the past ten years, the business has been much-lauded. Its most recent accolade is a gold-medal win of the World Beer Cup, the “Olympics of Beer” held by industry trade group The Brewers Association in Boulder, Colo. Neshaminy…
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Levittown Woman Becomes the First in the State to Be Cyber-Bounced from Interactive Gaming
Sydney Shorr, a 30-year-old Levittown resident has made Pa. iGaming history. She didn’t win a record e-jackpot. Or enjoy a lucky run of virtual cards. In fact, her distinction was a wholly negative one, reports Gary Rotstein for Penn Bets. Shorr is the first Pa. resident to be barred from all interactive gambling. The action…
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Warrington’s Shops at Valley Square Acquired by New Jersey Real Estate Investment Co.
The Shops at Valley Square — a lifestyle center of nearly 300,000 sq. ft. in Warrington — has been acquired by Lamar Companies of Fairfield, N.J. The mixed-use site at 1501 N. Main St. hosts retail, commercial and multi-family residential properties; it was built in 2007. One of the deciding factors that caused Lamar to…
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Locally Handcrafted Bears Go to Ukrainian War Refugee Children; Gifts Arrive With ‘A Little Heart’
Two residents of Wesley Enhanced Living have been laboring to make war-torn Ukraine a little less scary for its youngest refugees. Sarah Bloomquist reported the Doylestown gifts for 6abc. Micki Keifer and Kass Vogle, both heartfelt seamstresses, have stitched together, stuffed, and shipped more than 50 of the huggable toys to Eastern Europe. Each bear…
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Upper Bucks County Technical School Recognizes Two Students for High-Octane Classwork
Two Upper Bucks County Technical School (UBCTS) enrollees were named student of the month for May 2022. The Perkasie educational institution has recognized the performance of seniors Joseph Schirmer and Julia Kemmerer for their work in May. Schirmer, who also attends Pennridge High School, is enrolled in the Small Engine Technology program. He splits his…
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First Quarter Venture Capital Investment Growth in Phila. Area Highest Among U.S. Metros
The Phila. region recorded the biggest first-quarter increase in venture capital investments among major metro areas in the country this year, writes Noah Zucker for Philly Voice. According to a new report from CB Insights, startup funding went up by 71 percent in the first three months of 2022. This more than doubles the 30…
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Walter Liss, Co-creator of One of the Most Iconic TV Theme Songs in Phila. History, Has Died
Most Phila.-area residents won’t know who Walter Liss is. But they would definitely recognize his work if they heard it. Liss was co-writer of one of the best-known theme songs in the region: the jazzy, upbeat music that opened each edition of Action News. Heather DeLuca reported his passing at age 78 for Cat Country.…
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Quakertown Roofing Contractor Is Shingle Minded in Support of Those in Need
In a current economy of lingering pandemic issues, skyrocketing consumer prices, and stretched social service providers, many local families worry about keeping a roof over their heads. Kulp Roofing and Construction wants to help, as reported by Donna Rovins at The Pottstown Mercury. Kulp’s intent is literally to keep a roof overhead of a worthy…
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Terrain Gardens Smartly Plans New Doylestown Wedding Site on Del Val University Campus
Terrain Gardens, the event-space brand, is augmenting its Delaware County and Chester County locations with a new one in Bucks County. The site — on the Doylestown Campus of Del Val University — is expected to open next summer, reports Kristen Schott at Philadelphia Magazine. Terrain is driven by URBN, the apparel company behind Anthropologie…
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Cochlear Implants Enable Warminster Nursing Student to Hear Clear as a (Call) Bell
In her early 20s, Warminster’s Kelsie Mitchell began to struggle with hearing. She first thought it was fluid in her ears. But an official diagnosis revealed a more serious issue for the present-day nursing student. John Fey reported the story — and its solution of cochlear implants — in the Warminster Patch. Mitchell’s first solution…
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Peddler’s Village Welcomes Two New Shops: One for Fans of Wizards, One for Fans of Wines
By mid-summer 2022, visitors to Peddler’s Village will be able to practice casting spells and then wine-toast their magical outcomes. The robes-rosé mashup comes from the opening of two new shops in the Lahaska destination: The Cloak and Wand and Nissley Vineyard. The former is a fantasy store from appropriately named Mystic, Conn. The latter…
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Bush House Hotel Owner on Its Ongoing Role: ‘I Like Restaurants. But We Need Affordable Housing, Too’
Tom Skiffington, owner of Quakertown’s Bush House Hotel, has been told repeatedly to give up. Considering his daily pressures — a vintage building in constant need of care, a roster of residents relying on him, a recent condemnation-related closure — bailing on the property would be understandable. But he remains committed. Skiffington bought the 103-room,…
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