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YMCA of Bucks County, Burnalong Bring Summer Wellness Challenge to Local Branches
YMCA has partnered with Burnalong to bring a new summer challenge to more than 100 YMCA branches, including the YMCA of Bucks & Hunterdon Counties. The challenge both extends access to high-quality, diverse, and inclusive health and wellness programming and supports member health and wellness goals during the summer months. The challenge also represents a…
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Jockey Earns 1,000th Career Win at Parx Racing in Bensalem
Jockey Tyler Conner managed to earn his 1,000th career victory over the weekend at Parx Racing in Bensalem, according to a staff report from the Paulick Report. The 28-year-old jockey achieved this major milestone when Dixie Lass won the ninth race on the card for trainer James Lawrence II. Lancaster native Conner comes from a…
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Suburban Philadelphia Ranks Among Most Competitive Rental Markets in 2022
Suburban Philadelphia ranked among the top 20 most competitive rental markets in the nation in 2022, writes Veronica Grecu for RentCafe. It ranked at No.17 nationally with a competitive score of 78.1. This is significantly higher than the city itself which has a competitive score of 65.6. Suburban Philadelphia is an attractive Northeastern location where…
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Manoff Market Cidery is the Latest Successful Endeavor of Family-Owned Manoff Market Gardens
With Manoff Market Gardens in Solebury Township running successfully for nearly four decades, Amy and Gary Manoff have recently expanded the business with Manoff Market Cidery, which produces traditional hard ciders using apples grown on-site, writes Michele Haddon for the Bucks County Courier Times. “It just became the obvious next thing,” said Amy. “We do…
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Enjoy Sampling Wines and Small Bites During Bucks County Wine Trail’s Summer Sip & Savor Food and Wine Pairing Events
This summer, wine lovers and food aficionados will get the chance to enjoy selections of local wines paired with small plates during the Bucks County Wine Trail’s Summer Sip & Savor food and wine pairing events. Summer Sip & Savor is co-sponsored by Visit Bucks County and the Bucks County Wine Trail. The events will…
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Once Storied and Majestic Lynnewood Hall Falls Into Disrepair
Lynnewood Hall, a once majestic 110-room residence located in Elkins Park in neighboring Montgomery County, has fallen into disrepair after being abandoned for 25 years, write Josie Adnitt and Chiara Fiorillo for the Mirror. The property was built for Peter Arrell Browne Widener, an investor in the Titanic, between 1897 and 1900. The mansion covers…
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Moorestown Native Helps U.S. Take Title at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
Moorestown’s Marie McCool helped the United States team beat Canada and win the World Lacrosse Women’s Championship for the fourth consecutive year, writes Melanie Heller for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The midfielder had a great showing in both the semi-final against Australia and the final game. She notched an assist during the semi-final game that ended…
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Sticky Situations Owner Is Obsessed with All Things Honey
Stephen Clemente, owner of Sticky Situations at Bucks County’s Peddler’s Village, is obsessed with all things honey, writes Alicia Roberts for CBS 3 Philly. “We’ve got 54 different honey varietals, all raw, all made with bees who start their lives here in Bucks County,” he said. “We have honey butter, honey mustard, raw unfiltered honey,…
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WHYY: How a Small, Well-Organized Group of Moms Brought a Book Ban to Central Bucks School District
The Central Bucks School District in moderate Bucks County is not the first place where many would look for an anti-LGBTQ backslash, but that is exactly where you will find it, reports Emily Rizzo for the WHYY. Pennsylvania’s third-largest school district with over 17,000 students is facing its first book ban. The move follows a…
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Kintnersville Brewer Sees ‘Simplification of Variety’ from Craft Breweries in Next Few Years
James McGowen, head brewer at Great Barn Brewery in Kintnersville, started his brewing career at the end of Victory’s Brewing Co’s bottling line loading cardboard a decade ago and working his way up from there, according to a staff report from the Breweries in Pennsylvania. Today, he brews many beers in many different ways. “I…
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Doylestown Gets $1M from State for New Rec Center
The project to build a new community recreation center in Doylestown Township has received a million-dollar boost from the state, writes Sarah Siock for the Bucks County Courier Times. The township is currently in the planning stages of development. The project is expected to cost almost $9 million. Last month, it received approval for a…
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Bird Business Continues to Thrive at Quakertown’s Fins Feathers Paws & Claws
Fins Feathers Paws & Claws in Quakertown is continuing to record increased business as the bird sector continues to thrive following the pandemic surge in sales, writes Ethan D. Mizer for Pet Product News. Sales of bird cages remain strong, but the sizes of the enclosures are shifting as the demand for smaller birds continues…
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Doctor Who Loved Baseball and the Quakertown Blazers Remembered
Tom Bonekemper, a renowned doctor and longtime Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) president who loved Quakertown Blazers, died on June 28 at 79, writes Keith Groller for The Morning Call. Bonekemper was on the staffs of Quakertown and Grand View hospitals from 1972 to 1976 while serving the Upper Perkiomen Valley in private practice. He…
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Thanks to Handful of Determined Parents, Ottsville Parochial School Avoids Fate of Many Closed Catholic Schools and Thrive Again
Thanks to the determination of several local residents and businessmen, Regina Academy at Saint John the Baptist in Ottsville managed to avoid the fate of the many Catholic schools that had to close for good in the last several years and is now once again thriving, writes Veronica Nygaard for the Crisis Magazine. Brian Middleton…
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Several Paintings by Pennsylvania Impressionist Who Thrived in New Hope Auctioned Off Last Month
A recently completed Freeman’s auction shone a spotlight on the Pennsylvania Impressionist movement that thrived in New Hope, writes Noah Zucker for the Philly Voice. Several paintings by Edward Redfield and Fern Coppedge were sold, most of them reaching significantly higher prices than their estimates. Redfield and Coppedge were among the many artists who made…
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New Hope-based Orchestra BioMed Closes $110M Private Stock Sale, Plans to Go Public Through SPAC Deal
After closing a $110 million private stock sale, New Hope-based Orchestra BioMed plans to go public by teaming up with Health Sciences Acquisition Corp. 2, a special purpose acquisition company, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The business combination agreement is set to provide the combined company with a minimum of $70 million.…
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Record Gas Prices Are Not Slowing Down Road Travel in Pennsylvania, But Drivers Are Finding Other Ways to Save
Record gas prices are not slowing down road travel in Pennsylvania, but drivers are finding other ways to save, according to a new AAA poll. “There is no overstating the pent-up demand to travel in the wake of COVID,” says Jana Tidwell, spokesperson for AAA Mid-Atlantic. “While gas prices will discourage some, those who still…
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The Philadelphia Inquirer Offers Advice on Must-see Doylestown Restaurants, Sights, and Shops
Doylestown is the perfect spot to visit for a day trip or weekend stay because it has a little of everything, including a bustling walkable downtown with great dining and shopping options as well as unique museums and a retro movie theater, writes Michelle Reese for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Doylestown truly is a unique place,”…
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