Delaware County
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New Wawa Stores Being Built Will Serve Retirees in Florida
A new Wawa store and gas station is coming to the Villages of Florida, bringing the Delaware County-based convenience store’s unique offerings to the retirees who live there, writes Jennifer Torres for Gulf Live. Just this week, the Villages-News reported the land was cleared and construction crews were spotted “walking the site.” A second store…
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Crozer-Chester Medical Center Revival Gains Traction as Health System Weighs Lead Role
A year after Crozer-Chester Medical Center went dark, the shuttered Upland campus may be inching back to life. Chariot Equities’ plan to revive the hospital is gaining traction, with a Philadelphia-area health system now in a due-diligence period to potentially become the lead healthcare provider on the campus, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. …
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Black Bear Sightings in Delaware County: How Homeowners Can Keep Them Away
A black bear strolling through Media is not something Delaware County residents see every day. But there it was, caught on a neighbor’s home security camera, ambling through the suburbs as if it had every right to be there. The recent sighting, reported by 6abc, adds Delco to a growing list of southeastern Pennsylvania communities…
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Brad Ingelsby Talks ‘Task,’ ‘Mare of Easttown,’ and Possible Crossover
In a recent interview, critically acclaimed filmmaker Brad Ingelsby spoke about the future of the Delco-centered hit shows Task and Mare of Easttown, writes Kevin P. Sullivan for Gold Derby. Competing with Sunday night football and lacking the murder mystery that Mare brought to the table, it took some time for Task to find its footing when it first released. While its debut had lower ratings…
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‘Task’ Is Looking for Latino Actors for Season 2 Local Shoot
Filming for the second season of the Delaware County dark drama “Task” is set to begin in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs on July 6, writes Kristin Hunt for PhillyVoice. The HBO show is seeking men and women for speaking roles, especially Latino actors. There are speaking roles for men and women who can speak…
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Local Malls Adapt or Close as Consumer Needs and Desires Change
Mike Fenn, 45, grew up in Delaware County and hung out as a teenager at the Granite Run Mall, the Springfield Mall, and King of Prussia. He and his friends frequented GameStop, Electronics Boutique, Suncoast Video, and Showcase Comics, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Malls “slowly died out or they went exceptionally high-end…
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Delaware County Uses TikTok to Link Local Government and Residents
Delaware County has been launching informative and often entertaining TikTok videos to reach residents, thanks to a Delaware County millennial and Gen Z comms team. The videos combine snappy humor with public service announcements. They are similar to the ones used by Zohran Mamdani in his bid for New York City mayor last fall, writes…
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Mobile Order Pickup Windows Replacing Wawa Drive-Thrus
Wawa is abandoning its drive-thru experiment, replacing it with mobile order pickup windows called Fly Thrus, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delaware County convenience store chain is also planning larger travel centers to go with the ones already open in North Carolina, Indiana, and Ohio. The mobile pickup windows will be part…
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Crozer-Chester to Get Primary Practice in 9 Months; Long-Term Plans Outlined
The new owners of the Crozer-Chester Medical Center talked with residents April 14 at a standing-room-only meeting at Widener University about the future of the campus. That future, phased in over three years, includes a smaller campus better tuned to modern healthcare practices, with an expansion of outpatient services and behavioral healthcare facilities, writes Kathleen…
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Delaware County DA Delivers Optimistic County-Wide Crime Report
At a Haverford Township commissioners’ meeting last week, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse provided an update on his office and local law enforcement, noting that both crime and the prison population have declined, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “Delaware County now, on the whole, is safer than it’s ever been,” he said.…
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Author Takes Heat When One of Her Characters Orders a Wawa ‘Sub’
An award-winning rom-com author who dared to have one of her characters order “a sub” from Wawa is taking some online heat, but she’s sticking to her guns, writes Emily Bloch from The Philadelphia Inquirer. And Now, Back to You, a book from B.K. Borison, about two competing meteorologists in Baltimore, is winning general praise…
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Rahel Solomon, CNN Anchor and Delco Native, Is Leaving the Network
Archbishop Prendergast graduate and Delaware County native Rahel Solomon is leaving her position at CNN as an early morning program anchor, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. “I have decided that this will be my last week at CNN,” Solomon said before signing off from “Early Start with Rahel Solomon.” “More to come…
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Bucks County Leadership: Dr. Austin Duckett, Chief Student Affairs Officer, Penn State Brandywine
Dr. Austin Duckett, Chief Student Affairs Officer at Penn State Brandywine, spoke with BUCKSCO Today about growing up in Conshohocken — spending time outdoors with his brother, exploring neighborhood parks, and learning early lessons in leadership and responsibility while delivering newspapers and serving customers as a cashier at the local ACME. Those early experiences helped…
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Mid-Atlantic Buying: Delaware County Still Has Affordable Homes
Delaware County is one of only five counties in the entire Mid-Atlantic where a typical homebuyer can still afford a typical home, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The median asking price of homes in Delaware County in the last quarter of 2025 was $289,450, and the median household income was about $89,500. An…
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Crozer Closure Added 1,000 Clients to MVP Recovery Programs
The impact that Crozer Health’s closing had on Delaware County can be clearly seen in the caseload of MVP Recovery, a behavioral health service in the county, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The same year that Crozer Health and its remaining two hospitals closed, MVP Recovery picked up 1,000 more clients, about…
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First Responders Thrilled by Delaware County’s New 911 Radio System
Delaware County officially unveiled its new $38 million state-of-the-art 911 radio system Friday, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The system was tested over the last summer, went online in December, and became fully operational in the new year. The county has switched to a P25 JVC Kenwood system that includes 3,700 digital…
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Sometimes the Wawa Sides Beat the Entrées, Sometimes Not
Wawa may be best known for its hoagies and coffee, but frequent customers who have spent time ordering food at the kiosks can also delight in the convenience store’s numerous side dishes. Here are Wawa’s nine worst to best sides, according to Chelsea Falin for the Daily Meal. 9. Seasoned black beans “Not only did…
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Here’s How the Real Estate Market is Doing in Delaware County
The regional housing market appears to have stabilized, according to Larry Flick V, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Realtors. The Greater Philadelphia market is performing “reasonably well,” and has remained largely a seller’s market, he said. “I think when the spring market pops, it will be strong,” Flick said, predicting a small…
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