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Acme Markets Is Adding Upscale Products to Newtown, Doylestown Stores
Acme Markets is raising the bar—and the cheese selection—with the addition of new upscale food products at several Philly-area stores, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The supermarket chain is rolling out a premium product overhaul at three Greater Philadelphia locations, including its stores in Newtown and Doylestown. The upcoming changes are an effort…
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How Levittown’s Home Construction Method Transformed Homeownership After World War II
A simple slab of concrete helped reshape the American Dream, and its origins trace back to Bucks County, writes staff for PhillyBurbs. After World War II, millions of veterans came home to a country without enough housing. Levittown planner and builder Bill Levitt had a solution, and it started from the ground up. Rather than…
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After a 10-Year Journey, Plumsteadville Teen to Compete on American Ninja Warrior Season 18
It started with a birthday party. Now, Plumsteadville teen Nick Warren is headed to national television, writes Michele Haddon for Bucks County Courier Times. Warren, a rising junior at Central Bucks East High School, is set to compete on Season 18 of American Ninja Warrior. The appearance marks the culmination of a decade-long obsession that…
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Chandler Hall Health Services in Newtown Plans to Sell, Putting 220 Jobs at Risk
Hundreds of Bucks County workers are watching closely as a beloved healthcare institution may soon be under new ownership, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Chandler Hall Health Services, a Quaker-based continuing care retirement community in Newtown, is moving to sell its business operations, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with…
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Premium American Travel Magazine Names New Hope a Top Weekend Getaway
Few towns in the Northeast punch above their weight quite like New Hope, writes Jessica Sulima for Condé Nast Traveler. Nestled along the Delaware River, this small borough has quietly captivated artists, weekenders, and wanderers for decades, earning itself a fresh look. The Delaware River Valley surrounding it offers an easy escape from New York…
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Fairways Golf Club in Warrington Launches Year-Round Golf Simulator with PGA-Level Tech
While the world’s best golfers were battling it out at the PGA Championship just miles away, Fairways Golf Club in Warrington was staging a launch of its own, writes staff for The Golf Wire. The club unveiled a new indoor golf simulator suite on May 15 and 16, developed in partnership with Remo Golf, Spirit…
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Quakertown Community School District Students Want Less Screen Time, More Human Connection
Quakertown Community School District students have a message for their district: put down the laptops and look up, writes Jess Rohan for Bucks County Courier Times. In a district-wide “listening tour” that gathered feedback from roughly 256 secondary students, Interim Superintendent Lisa Hoffman heard a consistent refrain: too much screen time, not enough human connection.…
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Old-School Barbershop Experience Comes to Doylestown with Opening of The Way Barber Co.
A Doylestown resident and a Quakertown barber walked into a vacant space behind a Starbucks and walked out with a barbershop that feels like it’s been there for decades, writes Jeff Werner for Patch. The Way Barber Co. officially opened its doors in Doylestown back in February, brought to life by Ray Masciocchi and Paul…
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St. Luke’s Senior Meals Program Offers Affordable Dining and Atmosphere for Local Seniors
By the time the dinner crowd settles in at St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Upper Bucks Campus, the tables are full; not just with plates of food, but with easy conversation and community joy, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. The network’s senior meals program, open to adults 65 and older, offers a complete meal for…
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This West Chester Salon Created a Calming Space for Clients with Sensory Sensitivities
For many families with children who struggle with sensory overload, a simple haircut can feel anything but simple. Wild Horse Salon in West Chester is working to change that, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. Owner Maureen Helms recently unveiled a dedicated “Sensory Room” inside the salon, which is a quiet, carefully designed space built to make haircuts…
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Levittown Native, Star of ‘The Warriors’ and ‘The Thing,’ Headlines New Hope Winery Show
Thomas G. Waites, the the actor who survived The Warriors, The Thing, and a Levittown upbringing, is coming home, writes Kristen Hunt for PhillyVoice. On June 7, the Bucks County-raised actor and musician returns to the region where it all began, headlining a concert at New Hope Winery with his band, Heartbreak Waites. Waites grew…
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Bucks County Business Updates: New Openings, Closures, and Community Events This Spring
Bucks County’s business landscape is shifting this spring and summer with fresh openings, a notable closure, a community fundraiser, and a leadership change all making headlines, writes Jeff Werner for Patch. One arrival is The Juice Pod, which planted its first Bucks County roots at Barn Plaza in Doylestown. Tucked between First Watch and Chipotle,…
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Starting This Week, PA Drivers Face New $50 Fine for Holding a Phone
Put down the phone—Pennsylvania means it this time. The state’s distracted driving law kicks into full enforcement on June 5, and drivers who ignore it will now face real fines, writes staff for TheKeystone. Known as Paul Miller’s Law, the measure goes beyond Pennsylvania’s old texting-while-driving ban. Holding or using a handheld device behind the…
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Bucks County Man Among Unclaimed Dead Until Childhood Friends Stepped In
When a woman cleared out Barry Ross’s home after his death, she found almost nothing linking him to the outside world except one letter, two years old, from a childhood friend inviting him to a Phillies game. That small artifact set in motion a determined effort by two longtime friends to ensure Ross was given…
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push to Ban Data Centers on Farmland as AI Demand Grows
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, Pennsylvania farmers are watching their fields eye a new threat: massive data centers hungry for flat, affordable land, writes Mark Walters for USA Today. State lawmakers are now weighing regulations to protect the state’s agricultural backbone from large-scale data center development, and the debate is exposing a sharp…
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Doylestown Woman Named Caregiver of the Year After Building Community for Alzheimer’s Families
When Karen Sandone‘s husband Anthony was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s at 55, she had no roadmap. Just a two-year fight to even get the diagnosis, and a disease that would quietly dismantle the life they’d built together. Now, the Doylestown resident is being recognized for turning that hardship into a lifeline for others, reports Stephanie…
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From Yardley Little League to College Baseball Star: Ryan Zuckerman’s Rise at Georgia Tech
Ryan Zuckerman grew up in Yardley watching Phillies highlight reels before Little League games. Now, he’s making highlights of his own, writes Becca O’Reilly for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The former Pennsbury High School standout has become one of college baseball’s breakout stars this season, helping power Georgia Tech to an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship…
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The Generational Homeownership Divide: Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Still Locked Out
The American dream of homeownership looks very different depending on when you were born, and new data lays bare just how stark that divide has become, writes Sami Sparber for Axios. Baby Boomers are sitting on a mountain of real estate compared to younger generations. A Redfin analysis of 2024 census data found that boomer…
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