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Bucks County Community College Offers Flight Training for Those Who Truly Want Careers That Take Off
Bucks County Community College (Bucks) prepares students for all kinds of careers, from traditional business to arts and science to even the trades. But its flight training program truly prepares students for a blue-sky future. The 10-week course is conducted in conjunction with Infinity Flight Group, a Trenton-based flight school. At its conclusion, students emerge…
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Soft Hearted on the Hardwood: Council Rock North High School Surprises Basketball Team Manager
Last Friday night’s girls’ basketball game between Council Rock North High School (Newtown) and Academy Park High School (Sharon Hill) took on significance well beyond baskets and blocking. FOX29 News covered the play action that made a student feel ten feet tall. Megan Bissol is not only a big fan of the team, she’s also…
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When It Comes to Outstanding Spots for Beer, Wine, and Spirits, Bucks County’s Cup Runneth Over
Bucks County’s beer, wine, and spirits scene continually breaks ground with new initiatives, unique vintages, and interesting events. As a preview of the 2022 growing-tasting-purchasing season, Marilyn Johnson, in her Philly Grub blog, provided a comprehensive overview of what’s new in area steins, snifters, and goblets. Free Will Brewing Co. celebrates its 10th anniversary. Ales,…
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Bucks County Florists Overcome Thorny Supply-Chain Issues to Stock Valentine’s Day Roses
Valentine’s Day is around the corner (next Monday, folks), leading numerous shoppers to begin the annual scramble for flower arrangements. That means roses. Red roses. They have been a symbol of love since the days of Greek mythology. Aphrodite is said to have wept tears that, when blended with the blood of her lover Adonis,…
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Spring Comes Early with Bucks County Community College Art in Bloom Festival
The Art and Floral Design departments of Bucks County Community College are collaborating to present the 2022 Art In Bloom festival. The event runs March 4–6 at the Hicks Art Center at Bucks Newtown. The event is an opportunity to escape the cold, gray days of winter and enjoy the blend of gorgeous blooms with…
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Bucks County Community College Stretches Students’ Brains, But Its Career Training Also Challenges Their Hands, Muscles, and Grit
It’s easy to think of Bucks County Community College (Bucks) students trotting to class, backpack slung over a shoulder, to study literature or accounting or music. But aside them, paralleling their vitality on campus, is another set of students. And their classwork may well involve grabbing a blowtorch or deftly navigating a high-power electrical box.…
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Quintuplet of New Bucks County Restaurants Arrives in 2021 — Sixth New ‘Baby’ on the Way
Choosing among top-notch Bucks County restaurants became a little harder a decision to make as 2021 unfolded. Five new dining experiences have opened in various communities across the past months, as Marilyn Johnson reported for the Philly Grub blog. And one more is about to hold its ribbon-cutting. Amsterdam Coffee Bar, Lahaska This new coffee…
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Bucks County Bicyclists: Stop Riding in Winter? Snow Way!
Bucks County’s hobby bicyclists probably stowed their trusty steeds in the garage or basement back around Thanksgiving, acquiescing to falling temps and dwindling daylight. But an intrepid group of riders has pedaled on, not only tackling winter’s snow-covered trails but reveling in them. Wayne Fish, Bucks County Courier Times, caught the drift of their blustery…
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Local Hot Chocolate: It’s Not Just for Kids Anymore
The notion that hot chocolate is merely a kids’ means of warming up after a few dozen sled trips down a neighborhood hill can easily be put to rest in Bucks County. Chocolatiers in all directions are addressing the steamy winter treat with as much care and attention as they give their upscale inventory like…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Newtown Estate in Which to Live Like a 1980s Prime-Time Soap Family
27 Hayhurst Drive, Newtown, is your chance to live in a setting not unlike those 1980s prime-time soap operas. So if you ever fashioned yourself as J.R. Ewing (CBS’ Dallas) or Alexis Carrington-Colby-Dexter-Rowan (ABC’s Dynasty), this might be the spot for you. The entryway reveals two grand staircases, perfect for a dramatic entrance, champagne flute…
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Interior Design Pro on Abandoned Newtown Home with Falling Ceilings and Ivy Creeping Inside: ‘This Is My House’
In 2009, Nancy Gracia innocently drove by a Newtown home — long abandoned — and was immediately smitten. In The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sally A. Downey reported on Gracia’s purchase of the property and her transformation of it. The home’s architectural history wasn’t exactly linear. The original structure was erected in 1800; a clapboard addition followed…
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One Bucks County Firm Among Local Public Companies with Biggest 2021 Market Cap Increases
Public companies in the Philadelphia area added nearly $122 million to their market cap in 2021. One of those that saw its value increase the most is in Bucks County, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. EPAM Systems, headquartered in Newtown, ranked No. 14. The company recorded a market cap increase of 89…
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Pine2Pink Finds the Green in Countywide Breast Cancer Fundraising Effort
The latest Pine2Pink fundraising effort — encompassing nearly 100 business partners across seven in-county communities — raised an all-time-high $117,000 in financial support for breast cancer patients. The Bucks County Herald covered the record effort. Pine2Pink is the brainstorm of New Hope native (now Doylestown resident) Keith Fenimore. He sought a way to honor a…
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‘Big Board’ Surfing: One Bucks County Firm’s Stock Ranks Among Region’s Best 2021 Performers
Last year was good for publicly traded companies in the Philadelphia region, with over 60 percent of them recording stock price gains in 2021, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The publication examined at 118 publicly traded companies in the area to determine the biggest winners. It found that among the 20 best…
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Bucks County’s First-Generation College Students Dig Deep for Postsecondary Degrees
Bucks County institutions of higher learning have a special subset of their student bodies: those whose pursuit of an advanced degree represents an educational threshold none of their forebears have reached before them. Ashley R. Williams covered these unique seekers of a sheepskin for the Bucks County Courier Times. When Justin Briggs left his home…
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YMCA of Bucks County Gives Budget-Friendly Nudge to New Year’s Fitness Resolutions
In the week leading up to Christmas 2021 — before the full-bore consumption of all those cookies, candy canes, and rich desserts — the YMCA of Bucks County is offering a way to ameliorate all that potential holiday-related weight gain. Best of all, it costs residents not one thin dime. A free trial period lasts…
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When It Comes to Sure-to-Be-Beloved Gifts, Bucks County Toy Stores Don’t Play Around
Parents and other last-minute Santas take heed: The time is growing short to fill the wish lists of the tiny tots in your life. But despite the sand slipping through the hourglass of the 2021 holiday shopping season, it’s still possible to pick up something special at Bucks County toy stores. A scan of Yelp…
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Shop with a Cop: Bucks County Police Pairs with Pint-Sized Purchasers for Presents
Teams of law enforcement officers and kids recently fanned out across Bucks County retailers in the annual Shop with a Cop outreach. Christopher Dornblaser covered the community-building event for the Bucks County Courier Times. The shoppers and their chaperones centered in Plumstead and Newtown Townships, where policemen and -women from 17 county departments shepherded nearly…
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