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Springfield Mall Through the Years: A Delaware County Memory Machine
For most of us who grew up in Delaware County, the Springfield Mall isn’t really a building. It’s a feeling. It’s the smell of the food court on a Saturday. The first paycheck from a first job. The annual pilgrimage for back-to-school sneakers, the holiday crush, the aimless teenage laps with no money and nowhere else to be. Like every older mall in…
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FloatLab Arrives at Bartram’s Garden: A First-of-Its-Kind Floating Public Space for Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River
A bright yellow disc the size of a backyard swimming pool is floating up the Schuylkill River this week, and it’s about to change how Philadelphians experience the water. FloatLab, a 75-foot-wide circular platform, arrived near the Platt Bridge on the morning of Wednesday, June 10, before a tugboat guided it to its permanent home at Bartram’s Garden, reports Cherise Lynch for NBC…
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Two Chester County Creameries Join PA’s 2026 Scooped Ice Cream Trail
The Shapiro Administration is serving up a sweet start to summer across Pennsylvania. Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and PA Tourism Office Executive Director Kaitie Burger visited Lapp Valley Creamery in Lancaster County to officially launch the 2026 Scooped Ice Cream Trail. Now in its ninth year and bigger than ever, this 2026 program includes 59 PA Preferred creameries,…
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New Hope’s Roots to River Farm Expands With New Kitchen, Tasting Room, and Gathering Space
When Malaika Spencer and Ian Knauer finally opened the doors to their new kitchen and tasting room at Roots to River Farm in New Hope, it marked the end of a multi-year journey and the beginning of something much larger. The couple’s vision goes well beyond a farm stand, writes Seth Siditsky for MercerMe. At…
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Whole Foods Eyes New Store in Fishtown, and the Small-Format Concept Could Change the Neighborhood
A Whole Foods Market could soon open along Frankford Avenue, marking the first time a major national grocery chain has planted a flag in one of Philadelphia’s most rapidly evolving neighborhoods, write Emma Dooling and Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The format of the store may be as telling as the location itself.…
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Inside Lambertville’s Under the Moon Cafe, Where Argentine Flavor Meets a Lively Night Out
Just across the river from New Hope, a steady stream of Bucks County diners crosses into Lambertville each weekend. It is a short trip. But the shift in setting and pace feels different. One of the places drawing that traffic is Under the Moon Cafe. Under the Moon sits at 23 North Union Street, a…
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Historic Fullam House in Newtown Hits Zillow Gone Wild at $5.85 Million
The Paul Rudolph-designed Fullam House in Newtown is drawing fresh national attention after appearing on a popular real estate platform, according to Zillow Gone Wild. Set into a wooded hillside in Wrightstown Township, the home was designed in 1959 for federal judge John P. Fullam and his wife, Alice. The project marks one of Paul…
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Quakertown’s Kwik Goal to Supply Goalposts and Netting for 2026 FIFA World Cup
When the world’s best soccer players take the field at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the goals they’re shooting at may have been welded together just down the road in Quakertown, reports Rick Holmes for WFMZ-TV 69 News. Kwik Goal, a Richland Township manufacturer with more than three decades in the business, was tapped by…
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Bucks County Weekend Guide: Festivals, Sand Sculptures, and a New Way to Ride the Rails
Got plans this weekend? If not, Bucks County has you covered. From street festivals and pet parades to award-winning shopping, sand sculptures, scenic rail rides, and wineries, there is no shortage of ways to spend the next couple of days. Here are eight of the best. Start in Newtown, where Welcome Day takes over Sycamore…
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Doylestown’s Marlene Pray Has Championed LGBTQ+ Youth for 20+ Years. Here’s What Pride Means to Her
For Doylestown activist Marlene Pray, Pride Month goes beyond rainbow flags and parades. For her, the month marks a deeper understanding of LGBTQ+ history, perseverance, and joy—elements that matter now more than ever, writes Cyril Mychalejko for Bucks County Beacon. Pray’s roots in local advocacy trace back to the early 2000s, when she was working…
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Weekend Wanderer: Sleepaway Camp, Rabies, and Maternal Worry
Do you remember my absolute meltdown when I left my oldest at sleepaway camp? I spent a week obsessively refreshing the camp’s Facebook page. No phones and no calling home were two major rules of the camp. Facebook was my only link to my child. Seeing my daughter’s countenance populate the camp’s Facebook feed brought joy. Relief.…
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New Bucks-Ursinus Transfer Agreement Opens a Top 100 Liberal Arts Path With $43,000 in Scholarships
Bucks County Community College and Ursinus College have announced a deal that creates new possibilities for students in the Greater Philadelphia region. The dual admission and core-to-core transfer agreement, signed June 10 in a ceremony at Ursinus College in Collegeville, creates a direct pathway for Bucks graduates at the public two-year college to transfer to…
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Eagles Players Dominate NFLPA Merchandise Rankings for 2025-26 Season
Philadelphia Eagles players Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts, and Cooper DeJean all cracked the NFL Players Association’s latest year-end merchandise rankings, reports Conor Smith for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Barkley finished as the league’s third best-selling player overall, while Hurts ranked seventh. The list tracks sales of officially licensed player products purchased between March 2025 and February 2026, like jerseys,…
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QVC Group’s Preferred Shareholders Challenge $6.6 Billion Debt Restructuring Plan in Texas Court
A battle over the future of West Chester-based QVC Group is playing out in a Texas courtroom, where a group of preferred shareholders are fighting to block a bankruptcy reorganization plan they say would wipe out their investment while benefiting creditors, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Judge Alfredo R. Perez in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court is…
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40 Years Strong: How Ukee Washington Became Philadelphia’s Favorite Anchor
Ukee Washington has spent nearly four decades doing something few broadcasters ever manage: becoming a trusted and familiar presence in the daily life of a city, writes Frank Halperin for Philadelphia Magazine. The longtime CBS News Philadelphia anchor is approaching his 40th year with Channel 3. The official anniversary falls on July 9, a milestone that…
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Punch Buggy Brewing Brings Craft Beer to Spring City with New Main Street Taproom
A Philadelphia craft brewery is putting roots in Chester County, and owner Patrick Coyne already calls the borough home, writes Brooke Schultz at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Punch Buggy Brewing Company opens its second taproom in Spring City on Saturday, June 13 after a year-long renovation of the former Main Street hardware store. Coyne, 42, moved…
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What Should Replace Oxford Valley Mall? More Than 80 Bucks County Residents Weighed In
If Bucks County residents had their way, Oxford Valley Mall would become part restaurant district, part entertainment hub, part town center, and in at least one memorable case, part brothel. It is a wish list that says something real about where this community is, and where it thinks the mall should go. The backdrop matters.…
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Inside The Pineville Tavern, One of Bucks County’s Most Enduring Gathering Places
On any given weekend, The Pineville Tavern might host a birthday dinner, a bridal shower, a retirement party, a rehearsal dinner, or a family gathering that spans three generations. That has been true for decades. In many ways, it has been true for centuries. For many Bucks County residents, Pineville Tavern is more than a…
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