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Famed Bensalem Bakery Moves to a Bigger Spot Just a Few Doors Down
Fritz Bakery recently held a grand opening to celebrate its new location in the Neshaminy Square shopping center, writes Dino Ciliberti for the Patch. The bakery was formerly situated just a few doors down from the new location in the same shopping center. Kim Bartholomai, one of the co-owners, announced that they needed more…
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Tyler Kasak: From Raising Goats on Family’s Doylestown Farm to Among NCAA’s Best Wrestlers
Growing up raising goats on his family’s Doylestown farm helped shape Penn State wrestler Tyler Kasak into one of the NCAA’s top competitors, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kasak had a list of his goals posted on his bedroom door. He has achieved most of the things he set out to do. During…
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CEO of Conshohocken-based ZeroEyes Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Mike Lahiff, CEO of Conshohocken’s ZeroEyes, has been named a 2025 Greater Philadelphia Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young LLP, writes Donna Rovins for The Reporter. ZeroEyes was founded by a team of former Navy SEALs and technologists. The team developed the first AI-powered gun detection platform to receive the Department of Homeland…
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Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum Courts Controversy Due to Differing Views on Its Human Remains Collection
Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum has been courting controversy as supporters and new management clash over differing views on its human remains collection, writes Rachel Monroe for The New Yorker. Though clinically described as a museum of medical history, the Mütter is far from typical. Its dimly lit rooms feature specimens of physical anomalies, from stillborn fetuses…
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West Chester Designer Helps Couple Transform 1870s Home with Costco Cabinetry
When West Chester designer Miggy Mason started working on a grand, circa-1870s mansion, the owners, Patrick and Dava Murray, repeatedly emphasized their need for more cabinets. Why? To accommodate their Costco purchases, writes Michelle Slatalla for The Wall Street Journal. “Patrick really brought it up several times,” said Mason, founder of interior design company Holley…
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Kelce, Sea Isle City Partnership with Mike’s Seafood Goes Beyond Food
Jason and Kylie Kelce are regulars at Mike’s Seafood in Sea Isle City. So much so that one of their menu items, a Jason Kelce favorite, has been renamed Kelce’s Buffalo Shrimp, an honor that Kylie Kelce jokingly refuses to acknowledge when she places her order there, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mike…
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Attention All Shoppers! A New Supermarket Opened in Fairless Hills
Fairless Hills finally saw the official opening of the Grocery Outlet on June 26, writes Lacey Latch for the Bucks County Courier Times. The ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8 AM marked the first day of the new store located on Lincoln Highway. The discount grocery store offers a variety of name-brand and quality products, with locations…
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Luxury Townhome Project in Doylestown Moves Closer to Final Approval
A plan that has been in the works since 2021 to bring 23 luxury homes to Doylestown is moving closer to final approval, writes Lacey Latch for the Bucks County Courier Times. Warminster-based County Builders presented their project to the planning commission earlier this week, seeking final plan approval. However, they left with several suggestions…
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Warminster Biopharma Firm Ends $285M Licensing Deal with Chinese Company
Warminster-based Arbutus Biopharma has ended a 4-year licensing deal worth up to $285 million with Qilu Pharmaceuticals, a Chinese drugmaker, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal granted Qilu rights to imdusiran, an experimental therapy Arbutus is developing as a potential cure for chronic hepatitis B. These rights cover mainland China, Hong…
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Bucks County Leaders Praise House for Passing New Property Deed Legislation
Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran and Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Dan McPhillips applauded the passage of House Bill 1406 at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, according to the staff report from the County of Bucks. The landmark bill aims to combat title and deed fraud by creating a new criminal offense for deed fraud…
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Neshaminy School District Families and Staff Rally to Defend Music Program
The Neshaminy School District’s board meeting on Tuesday was crowded with teachers, parents and students ready to defend the music program, reports Briana Smith for 6abc. The district’s recently approved budget eliminated one music teacher position, reducing the total from 10 to 9. Members of the district worry that this could lead to further cuts…
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New Hope Restaurant Renowned for Unique Vegetarian Fare Named Among Top Places to Eat in Nation
One New Hope restaurant renowned in the region for its delicious and unique vegetarian fare is on the list of top 44 places to eat nationwide, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch. USA Today food writers selected Dharma Bums in Point Pleasant as one of the eateries they would “return to again and again” and…
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Chester County Crime Family Inspiration for 1986 Movie ‘At Close Range’
At Close Range is a 1986 crime drama based on a true story of a Chester County crime family described as “one of the most cunning and sly groups of criminals” by a former defense attorney for one of its members, writes Raghvendra Singh Rana for The Cinemaholic. Written by Nicholas Kazan, the film focuses…
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Weekend Wanderer: Zesty Flounder and Love Letters
By the time we had Willie tucked in over at the assisted living side of the Temple of Doom, it was Christmas. And I was exhausted. Exhausted from weeks of clearing out Willie’s apartment. Exhausted from another broken Christmas. So Willie’s pile of folders packed with newspaper clippings, cards, detritus — I couldn’t deal. I…
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Philadelphia-Based Insomnia Cookies Eyes Five-Fold Nationwide Growth Within Next Decade
Insomnia Cookies, the Philadelphia-born cookie and dessert brand, was founded in 2003. When founder Seth Berkowitz first started the company inside his University of Pennsylvania dorm room, he thought he’d be able to expand to 100 college locations across the country. Fast forward to more than two decades later, and Berkowitz is looking to expand…
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Newtown Square Seniors Relied on Each Other During 4-Day Power Outage
Residents of senior apartments in Newtown Square relied on their own wits and on each other to get through a four-day power outage that had them battling sweltering conditions after last week’s storm, writes Eva Andersen and Will Kenworthy for CBS Philadelphia. Power returned at 3 PM Monday to Newtown Towers, an apartment complex. The…
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Chester County Home to Nine of Pennsylvania’s 25 Most Expensive Housing Markets
Chester County is home to nine towns that are ranked among the most expensive places to buy a home in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released ranking by Stacker. To compile the list, Stacker used data from Zillow. Places are ranked based on the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of May 2025. …
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New Warrington Development to Feature Five Modern Million-Dollar Homes
Developers recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new development of five modern million-dollar homes coming soon to Warrington, writes Lacey Latch for the Bucks County Courier Times. The new development will be located along Elbow Lane. The custom homes within the Pace Way project, a small gated community, will span roughly 4,000 square feet.…
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