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New Summer Attraction at Nearby Bear Creek in Macungie: A Backyard Slip ‘N Slide on Steroids
If Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie needed a theme song for summer 2021, Paul Simon’s “Slip Sliding Away” is very appropriate. The tourist destination, whose reputation rests primarily on snow skiing, has set its sights on attracting a summertime crowd. Sinead Cummings, in PhillyVoice, gushed about how it’s doing that. Bear Creek has given…
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Breathe Deep: National Ranking Shows Bucks County to Be a Pretty Healthy Place to Live
Maybe it’s our abundance of fresh air and outdoor exercise opportunities. Maybe it’s the cardiovascular benefit of an occasional visit to our brewpubs and wineries. But whatever the root of it, Bucks County is a pretty healthful place to live, according to a new ranking published by U.S. News & World Report. The publication’s analysts…
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Newtown-Yardley Residents Invited to Comment on the Expansion of the Delaware and Lehigh Canal Trail
An April feasibility study done for the Bucks County Planning Commission identified 11 options for giving residents in Newtown and Yardley expanded trail access. Peter Blanchard covered the proposals for the Newtown Patch. Now that the Commission has brainstormed ideas, it is turning to potential users — cyclists, runners, and stroller-pushers — to guide them.…
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Invo Healthcare, Doylestown, Defines Standard of Care Protocols for Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Invo Healthcare, in collaboration with Magellan Healthcare (Phoenix, AZ), is working to define standards of care for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) whose treatment is applied behavioral analysis (ABA). ABA is a newer regimen whose success rate is difficult to assess, given the heavy reliance on long-term monitoring by caregivers. Nearly half of families…
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‘Gourmet’ and ‘Bon Appètit’ Photographer, Felled by Cancer, Captured Iconic Cover Shot in Bucks County
Some of the most sumptuous photography ever to grace the covers of Gourmet, Bon Appètit, and Epicurious came from the discerning eye of Romulo Yanes. When he recently lost his life to peritoneal cancer, colleagues remembered his outstanding work, including a notable cover shot taken in Bucks County. Bon Appètit collected the memories. Kemp Minifie,…
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Acquisitions Make Exton’s Now-Public Bentley Systems Present at Every Step of Infrastructure Development
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure software giant based in Exton, is using acquisition as a strategy to ensure cross-industry integration. Kennedy Rose covered the tactic for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company went public last year with a $235 million initial public offering. The move that made it possible to buy the geological modeling software company…
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Sellersville Senior Apartments Already Has a Waiting List, And Its Foundation Hasn’t Even Been Dug Yet
A shortage of affordable 55+ housing in Bucks County has created a feeding frenzy of interested applicants for new apartments in Sellersville. Hopeful home hunters, fearful of missing out, are already on a waiting list a year out from construction completion. Bob Keeler reported the early birds for the Perkasie News Herald. The apartments will…
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Hammering Out a Summer Day Trip’s Details: Local Natural Attraction Gains a Ringing Endorsement
With the July 4 holiday now in the rear-view mirror, the seasonal chant from Bucks County kids is assuredly near: I’m bored. Countering with a proposed day trip may be just the answer. Ali Lanyon covered a very conveniently located one for WHTM 27 News, Harrisburg. Ringing Rocks Park, in Upper Black Eddy, is 123…
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Penn Foundation/St. Luke’s Merger Brings a Partner That ‘Shone a Light’ on Substance Abuse Efforts
Penn Foundation, the Sellersville-based behavioral health provider, merged with St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN), effective July 1. Its 25 treatment centers, which serve approximately 20,000 individuals annually, join St. Luke’s network of 12 hospitals and 300 outpatient sites. WFMZ 69 News reported the business’ unification. “Penn Foundation has a long and proud history of…
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Delaware Records Most Expensive Residential Sale Ever; du Pont Estate in Dewey Beach Sells for Millions
The 82-year-old du Pont estate in Dewey Beach, Delaware, sold for a record $9.1 million. The trio of purchasers plan to raze the property and rebuild anew, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The transaction represents the most expensive residential sale in Delaware. The property, known as Sandaway, was originally listed for $11.5…
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PREIT Secures Loans With Properties From Its CRE Portfolio, Including Court of Oxford Valley
The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), property owner for numerous East Coast-based malls and shopping complexes, recently secured $172 million in loans. One of its collateralized properties is in Bucks County, reports Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Court of Oxford Valley, the 21-store open-air retail complex in Fairless Hills, is one of the anchors for a $27.5 million, 10-year,…
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Doylestown Med-Tech Company Boosts Speed and Accuracy of Clinical Trial Data Collection
assisTek, Doylestown provider of clinical trial tech solutions, released the next generation of its electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA) platform. Fully cloud-based, the updated platform includes enhancements for patients, clinical teams, sponsors, and contract research organizations. Its functionality aligns well with industry best practices for collection of clinical outcomes. “At assisTek, we have a 25-year-long commitment to leadership in our field,” said Cindy…
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As COVID-19 Raged, How Well Did Pennsylvania Keep Citizens Safe?
Pennsylvania placed in the upper half in the list of safest states during COVIS-19, according to a new ranking recently released by WalletHub. To find out which residents were safest during COVID-19, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics: Vaccination rate Positive testing rate Hospitalization rate Death rate…
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As NFL’s First Openly Gay Player, West Chester Native’s Path to Pro Football Was Anything but Common
West Chester native Carl Nassib recently became the first active NFL player to publicly identify as gay, but his path to America’s most popular sports league was anything but common – or guaranteed, writes Andrew Beaton for The Wall Street Journal. The defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders never started a high school game…
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Chalfont Author Publishes First Short Story, Launching His Career into a New Trajectory
“Line of Sight” marks the debut publication of Chalfont author D. Tyler Pierson, who turned to writing when his passion for an intended film director career faded. The 24-year-old’s space adventure was picked up by Bewildering Stories, an online literary magazine. Alesia Bani covered the debut of this fledgling author for the Bucks County Herald. Pierson’s shift from director to author resulted from some soul…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Your Chance to Buy the Oldest Home Currently on the U.S. Real Estate Market
The opportunity to purchase a truly historic structure is yours. This four-bedroom, 3.5-bath English-style cottage in New Hope was built in 1650 — well over a century before the American Revolution. Its quaint exterior, however, belies the extensive renovations that have brought the inside into the 21st Century, with no sacrifice of charm or appeal.…
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Local Couple’s Engagement Photos Send a Clear Message: I Love Hue!
When their photographer suggested a nontraditional setting for their engagement photos, Stepanie Quigley and Dan McElwee agreed. The location, an abandoned rail car in Lambertville, NJ, was for-sure colorful, in more ways than one. Kristen Schott covered the kaleidoscopic camerawork for Philadelphia Magazine. It was Jenkintown photographer Rebecca Barger who first scouted the spot, a boxy, railroad passenger compartment that looked like…
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Outdoorsy West Coast Horse Trainer Moved to Bucks County Because She ‘Especially Missed the Snow’
Patty Patterson describes herself as being “country.” She left urban Cleveland and has lived in California. But her wish to experience all four seasons — especially snow — led to a Bucks County move. Beth Buxbaum covered her cross-country relo for Bucks County Magazine. In addition to the local weather, Peterson favored vintage farmhouses. Her realtor showed her the 19-acre Spring Meadow Farm and Estate in Buckingham Township, which dated to 1790. For…
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