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Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers Co-Develops Multifamily Rental Community in Boston
Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers and PGIM, a global asset management business of Prudential Financial, have joined forces to develop Lyra, a 432-unit multifamily rental community in Boston. The project will be the first development by Toll Brothers Apartment Living rental division. It will be located in the City on a Hill’s downtown area, where it…
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Owen J. Roberts Grad Emerges from Pandemic Lockdown with New Clothing Line That Promotes Health, Wellness
When Owen J. Roberts High School graduate Rebecca Ardekani returned home to Chester Springs as a student at Temple University amidst the lockdown of 2020, she was not expecting to come out of quarantine with a new clothing line, writes Lisa Dukat for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Graduating with a degree in tourism and hospitality, Ardekani…
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Bucks County Community College and Local Nonprofit Collaborate on Poverty Initiative
The Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC) — a local antipoverty nonprofit — has enlisted the help of Bucks County Community College for its Economic Self-Sufficiency (ES) effort. The ES program empowers low-income families with the education, skills, and resources necessary to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency. Its success hinges on 1:1 relationships with coaches who advise on improvement steps such…
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William Penn Foundation Funds Bucks County Effort to Promote, Protect Pleasant Pathways
The William Penn Foundation has awarded $5.9 million in grants to help extend the Greater Philadelphia Circuit Trails network. More than $1 million of the investment is earmarked for projects in the four collar counties, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Circuit Trails network is planned to stretch for about 800 miles, with…
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CIO of Horsham-based Penn Mutual Asset Management Warns of Increasing Odds of Market-Led Recession
A drop in stock prices, driven primarily by pessimism regarding the economic outlook, is increasing the risk that a recession may arrive sooner than predicted. Vivien Lou Chen got a local take on this development for Market Watch. “The impact of financial markets, in many ways, contributed to the situation of an overheating economy and…
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St. Joe’s University Recalls a Time When College Varsity Women’s Basketball Was New
When St. Joseph’s University went co-ed, it made sense to have a women’s varsity basketball team, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When Title IX was passed in 1972, it became essential. The Philadelphia area was already a hotbed for women’s basketball at the CYO and high school levels. The university turned a women’s…
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Here’s to You, Mrs. Robinson’s! Candy Shop with Nostalgic Sweets, New Treats Opens in Kennett Square
Mrs. Robinson’s Sweets & Treats, a new candy shop in Kennett Square, is guaranteed to become a favorite spot for those with a sweet tooth, writes Tara Smith for the Daily Local News. The old-fashioned shop offers both new favorites and candy classics that include Necco Wafers, Double Bubble, Pop Rocks, Mallo Cups, and Charleston…
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Summer Season at Lake Luxembourg: ‘For Hardcore People Who Don’t Mind a Little Mud’
Red-bellied cooters in Middletown’s Lake Luxembourg might soon lose some elbow room. The tighter turtle quarters will result from a purposeful draining of 3.5 feet of the pool’s waters. Rock Withers, with the Daily Utahan, explained the project. The lower waterline is needed to remove nearly 15,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake floor.…
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Willow Grove Malls’ PREIT Makes Dent in Its Debt with $35M in Land Sales
PREIT, owner of Willow Grove Park Mall, has made progress on its debt payments with $35 million in land sales, writes Matthew Rothstein for Bisnow. The Philadelphia-based real-estate investment trust signed agreements to sell 11 outparcels at its properties for $32.5 million. There is also a separate agreement to sell land at the Springfield Town…
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Country Club in Malvern Builds Proverbial War Chest as Post-Pandemic Spike in Golf Interest Continues
Like many other golf clubs in the region, White Manor Country Club in Malvern is enjoying a prolonged post-pandemic spike, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. According to general manager Bret Herspold, last year was “busier than ever” for the club. Thanks to the increased activity on the golf course and in the pro…
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Delaware County Home ‘Grew Up’ With the Family; Now, It’s for Sale
“We fell in love with the Middletown area because it’s so green,” says Tony DeCicci. He built a Delaware County home there for himself and his wife, Maria Bucco in the mid-1990s, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Middletown has been a great place to raise their children and accommodate DeCicci’s mother before she…
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New Hope Artist, Once Declared Learning Disabled, Now ‘One of America’s Outstanding Figurative Sculptors’
New Hope sculptor George R. Anthonisen has been compared with Rodin. It’s high praise for an artist who was thought to be learning disabled as a child to be likened to the creator of “The Thinker,” the iconic work of a man sitting, chin on fist, deep in contemplation. Anthonisen, a member of the Central…
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Horse Rescued in Phila. Recovers in Quakertown. Is His Situation Still Dire? Caregivers Say, ‘Nay’
An abandoned horse wandering the 4000 block of North Darien Street in Phila.’s Hunting Park section is no longer orphaned. Alicia Vitarelli rounded up the details for 6abc. On May 29, the stray caught the attention of residents who then reported him to authorities. Absent a name, the animal care experts who got him off…
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Jenkintown’s Manor College, Elected Officials Keep Ukraine Crisis in the Forefront
Manor College welcomed a number of political figures on June 2, highlighting the ongoing need for aid to Ukraine. “Putin’s cruel enterprise is being met by the bravery and courage of President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people,” Manor College President Dr. Jonathan Peri said. “They need our continuing support. Peri was joined by several politicians,…
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Jefferson Health – Abington Holds Its Way-More-Than Fair Fair, 109th Annual Cancer Patient Fundraiser
A dog and pony show is a somewhat pejorative term for an overblown, over-hyped event. A horse and pony show, however, is an altogether different animal. It’s a competition among beautiful equines, groomed to perfection, and evaluated under the professional eye of a team of breed experts. It’s also, referring to this weekend’s Jefferson Health…
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Chalfont Student — Adopted as a Guatemalan Infant — Earns Scholarship, Commits to Helping Others
Jamie Hennigan of Chalfont — with her 3.5 GPA and twin studies at Central Bucks High School – South and Middle Bucks Institute of Technology — is the 2022 recipient of a Warrington Lion’s Club scholarship. Hennigan’s academics, combined with her backstory, made the award an easy one to bestow on her. She was born…
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New Quick-Serve Stir-Fry Spot in Quakertown Is a Sweet Addition to the Local Food Scene
Quakertown fans of stir-fry made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients are buzzing with excitement. A new location in the honeygrow chain of quick-serve shops opened last Friday. WFMZ 69 News boxed up the particulars. The site was once a Boston Market; honeygrow occupies half the commercial site (sharing the footprint with Chipotle) that resulted from…
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Downingtown ‘Top Gun’ Actor Fires Off Ceremonial First Pitch at Recent Phillies Game
Miles Teller, a Downingtown native and lifelong Phillies fan, returned to the area last week to promote his new movie, Top Gun: Maverick, writes Brian Gallagher for the Daily Mail. The 35-year-old actor threw the first pitch at a Phillies game, where the first 1,500 fans who arrived at the stadium received an exclusive bobblehead…
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