Delaware County
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Delaware County Reporting Prison Population Down 40 Percent
In five years, Delaware County’s prison population has dropped by 40 percent, according to Chief Public Defender Chris Welsh. Welsh presented the statistics for the George W. Hill Correctional Facility to Delaware County Council at a July 16 meeting, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The prison population on January 1, 2020, was…
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ChristianaCare Looking Into a $6B Merger with Virtua Health
ChristianaCare, the Delaware nonprofit that is opening two micro-hospitals in Delaware County, is considering a $6 billion merger with Virtua Health, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. If the two systems combine, it would create a regional nonprofit health system that would cover 10 counties with 600 healthcare sites. Virtua is South Jersey’s…
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2 Delaware County Towns Among 10 Hottest Housing Markets in Region
Two Delaware County communities are among the 10 hottest housing markets right now in the Greater Philadelphia Area, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Housing prices have hit a new high in the region, with a typical home price in Greater Philadelphia reaching $416,000 in June. Swarthmore Borough and Chadds Ford were among the…
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Hank’s Place Reopens in Old Chadds Ford Location on Tuesday
Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford has triumphed over flood waters and will reopen on Tuesday after a lengthy rebuilding, writes Laura Fay for CBS News Philadelphia. The reopening is timed with the restaurant’s 75th anniversary. Hank’s Place began as a roadside eatery in 1950. The business was purchased by Katie and Anthony Young in 2017.…
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Hundreds Line Up in Delaware County for The Peach Truck Tour
A fresh fruit tradition continued on Baltimore Pike Tuesday afternoon when more than 100 people lined up at the bright orange tractor-trailer in the Springfield Mall parking lot to pick up their order of fresh peaches. The Peach Truck Tour has been traversing the country since 2012, dropping off orders of fresh Georgia peaches, writes…
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Wawa Promotes New Credit Card as Its Latest Customer Perk
The Wawa Mastercard is now a thing. The Delaware County convenience store chain announced it is teaming up with the First National Bank of Omaha on a credit card that will generate savings and everyday rewards for customers. Cardholders will be able to save on fuel costs, earn points toward purchases, and enjoy exclusive Wawa…
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July Openings Set for 3 Restaurants Coming to Delaware County
The Philadelphia region will see a dozen new restaurants this summer, including three opening this month in Delaware County, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Tlali in Upper Darby will feature Mexican cuisine and is expected to open in late July at 7219 West Chester Pike. Chef Alberto Sandoval has 20 years of experience…
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Here’s Why the Healthcare Nonprofits Couldn’t Save Crozer Health
A coalition of six area health care systems rallied together for months in an effort to save Crozer Health, but two major roadblocks kept it from happening, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. What the coalition needed, and couldn’t find, was “backstop” funding to protect the contributing health care systems from taking on…
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Patients in Delaware County Feeling Effects of Crozer Health Closing
Delaware County had no organ donations in May, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “Crozer was our biggest individual facility that assisted with those donations,” said Delaware County Medical Examiner Jeffrey Lange, during a department review at the June 18 Delaware County Council meeting. “It was an eye-opener to see that.” It did…
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Delaware County Health Department Workers Ask for a Union
Delaware County Health Department workers informed Delaware County Council members June 14 they were forming a union and asked for their support, writes Billy Kauffman for Council 13 AFSCME. The workers announced they were joining AFSCME Council 13, which represents other county workers, part of AFSCME Local 3107. “Tonight, we are here to ask for…
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Delco Day X Celebrates 10 Years in Ridley Park of All Things Delco
Delco Day X is celebrating 10 years today, officially set to take off at 2 PM, Saturday, June 7, until 2 AM Sunday, at Dolan’s Bar in Ridley Park, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The annual event features a 12-hour party celebrating all things Delco with live music, food, and fun for a…
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Crozer Hospitals Put Up for Sale as Springfield OKs Microhospital
As displaced Crozer Health patients overwhelm emergency rooms at Delaware County’s two remaining hospitals, four other closed hospitals in Delaware County, and their contents, are being sold. Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, and Springfield Hospital in Springfield are all up for sale. A…
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2 Communities Reject Wawa and Sheetz Plans for New Stores
Wawa and Sheetz both lost territory in central Pennsylvania when a Wawa store was turned down in Cumberland County and a Sheetz store rejected by a judge in Dauphin County, writes Seth Kaplan for WHTM, as reported in yahoo! news. Both convenience store chains have been expanding their footprints in central Pennsylvania and elsewhere and…
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Celebrate Hoagie Complexity at These Two Delaware County Shops
The hoagie, with its complex layers of ingredients and permutations, is, according to Philadelphia Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan, “the city on a roll.” LaBan has named two Delaware County shops that have raised hoagie-making to an art. A Cut Above Deli in Newtown Square adds an extra pop with pepper shooters stuffed with provolone…
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ChristianaCare Wins Bid for 5 Former Crozer Health Locations
The Delaware healthcare nonprofit ChristianaCare announced Wednesday that it was the successful bidder in a highly competitive auction for five former Crozer Health outpatient service locations in Delaware County. ChristianaCare will be taking over programs and services at: • 300 Evergreen Dr., Glen Mills • 500 Evergreen Dr., Glen Mills • 2010 West Chester Pike,…
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Wawa Sells Closed Delaware County Store, Along with Six Other Properties
Wawa is selling seven properties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, four that have closed stores and three that are vacant lots, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The portfolio went out to market May 18. It includes a closed Wawa store at 2236 Chichester Ave. in Boothwyn. Wawa is asking $800,000 for the…
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Pope Leo XIV’s Favorite Wawa Order Is a Vatican Secret for Now
Given Pope Leo XIV’s connection to Delaware County through Villanova University, it was only a matter of time before he was asked about his favorite Wawa order, writes Joe Holden for CBS News Philadelphia. It was hoped that one Delaware County native might be able to elicit some answers to key Delaware County questions from…
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Wawa Travel Center Catering to Truck Drivers Opening in North Carolina
Wawa’s first travel center catering to truck traffic is opening during the second quarter of 2025 in Hope Mills, North Carolina, reports the staff for Truckers News. The new store is located in a suburb of Fayetteville, not far from Interstate 95. The 4,800-square-foot facility will have six diesel lanes and free overnight parking for…
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