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Willow Grove is Home to PA’s Last Full-service Sears, But There’s Not Much Left in There
Once the largest retailer in the country, Sears is currently gasping its last breaths in Pennsylvania, with only one full-service department store still standing, writes Bob Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Located at Willow Grove Park, the store is a shadow of its former self. What was once a vibrant and crowded location now has…
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Wawa Is Tops in PA for Revenue Among Private Firms, 29th in the Nation
From humble beginnings in Delaware County, Wawa has now grown into the largest privately owned company in Pennsylvania based on revenue. It is the 29th largest privately owned company in the country, according to Forbes, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. It was one of six Pennsylvania firms that made the top 100 on…
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Mommy Poppins Blog: These Local Drive-Through Holiday Light Displays Are Electrifying
Although strolling by your neighbor’s holiday lawn décor is a nice way to spend an evening, sometimes you need to take in the work of a professional to view a first-class holiday light display. To kick the bulb-and-extension-cord experience up a major notch, get behind the wheel of the car, fill the backseat with neighbors…
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Berwyn Exec Buys Oceanfront Home in Avalon’s Most Expensive Real Estate Transaction of 2021
An oceanfront home in Avalon, N.J., has sold for a whopping $11.15 million, making it the town’s most expensive property to sell this year, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 4,150-square-foot home sits on a 6,600-square-foot lot and boasts an unobstructed sightline of the ocean on one side. The property was bought…
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National LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Recognizes New Hope as One of the Most Inclusive Municipalities in Pa.
A list of Pa. municipalities noted for LGBTQ+ community inclusiveness includes New Hope as a top-ten welcoming location. AXIOS Philadelphia reported the distinction. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, a nationwide advocacy group, evaluated cities on five factors that impact the quality of life for LGBTQ+ residents: Nondiscrimination laws Municipal services Employer protections Law enforcement Leadership…
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Television Audience for National Dog Show Presented by Purina Witnesses History-Making Best in Show Performance
The 20th annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina broke new ground in crowning the first-ever back-to-back Best in Show Winner. The results, made known exclusively on NBC on Thanksgiving Day, were embargoed since the event wrapped on Nov. 20, leading to a big reveal for the television audience. Claire, a four-year-old Scottish Deerhound, was…
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Manor College Partners With WSFS Bank and Target For Giving Tuesday to Help Their Students’ Families
Manor College is participating in Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 30th for students with children. Over 85 percent of Manor College students work part or full time, and many of their students have families with young children. Manny’s Wish List for Giving Tuesday Earlier in October, Manor students were asked to help this holiday season in purchasing gifts…
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Where Do You Go When You Gotta Go in Philly? An Upper Darby Native Has an App for That!
Hugo Bucci, formerly of Upper Darby, has become all things bathroom in Philadelphia. “Philly bathrooms are officially my legacy. Wouldn’t have it any other way,” Bucci joked in a Reddit post. The 29-year-old data analyst created Where2Go, a free iPhone app that shows you where public bathrooms are in Philadelphia, writes Michaela Winberg for Billy Penn.…
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Act II Playhouse Opens With Holiday Comedy “Really Good Tidings” Nov 30. Through Dec. 30
Act II Playhouse in Ambler announces its return to a Mainstage Season with Really Good Tidings, a hilarious, holiday-inspired new variety show. “We are thrilled to be back in front of live audiences with a new show,” said Tony Braithwaite, Artistic Director. “We opened to smaller houses earlier this fall with very successful evenings of…
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With Some $25 Million in Development Coming, Could Dublin Be Bucks County’s Next Destination Town?
With all the commercial and residential projects going on in Dublin, real estate experts wonder if this borough — sitting at the midway point between Doylestown and Quakertown — is now on the ascendant. Bridget Reilly tracked its progress for The Intelligencer. In its remarkable real estate revival, Dublin is not only building new, it’s…
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Citing Internal and External Instances of Harassment, Neshaminy High School Students Stage Peaceful Protest
Neshaminy High School students peacefully protested what they perceived as indifference to issues of racism, homophobia, and other social issues, felt both on campus and off. The students’ frustration was covered by Julianna Musser, Brianna Vera, Chloe Thompkins, Lyndsay Metts, Nath Hoff, and Gaby Labora, all with the school’s paper The Playwickian. The genesis of…
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Norman’s Hallmark of Newtown Township: Making Holidays Warm and Fuzzy for 82 Years
Holiday shoppers have been turning to Norman’s Hallmark for eight decades, picking out special cards, unique seasonal decorations, and heartfelt gifts. The Newtown Township-based family business may be well established, but it shows no signs of slowing. Chris English profiled its ongoing success for the Bucks County Herald. What began as a single store launched…
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Wall Street Journal: With a Few Tricks, Skippack Pharmacy Owner Takes the Sting Out of Kids’ Vaccinations
Mayank Amin, the owner of the Skippack Pharmacy, is pulling out every trick in the book to make the COVID-19 vaccination process as easy as possible for the kids, writes Jimmy Vielkind for The Wall Street Journal. During the first day of pediatric vaccination, Amin had a child cry for 30 minutes. This sad scene…
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Alzheimer’s Hit Her and Her Mother; Now This Havertown Woman’s an Activist
Nicole MacLean said her mother, Sally Horrocks, would sometimes forget who her daughter was and would get angry, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. But there were good days, too, like when Nicole and Sally did the Philadelphia Walk to End Alzheimer’s together. “I had her in a wheelchair and I pushed her through…
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For These East Coventry Men — Founders of Interior Design Firm in Wayne — Holiday Décor Goes Hollywood Glam
Matthew Wetzel and Don Thomas, founders of Thomas Matthew Designs in Wayne, always have their home ready for the Christmas season before Thanksgiving, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. “We usually have a party the first Saturday in December, and it takes a lot of time to work out the details,” said Wetzel.…
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Fir Sure! Bucks County Is the Place for Your Freshly Cut Christmas Tree
Maybe it’s the hunt in finding one. Maybe it’s the calorie burn in felling one. Whatever your reason, there’s nothing like the adventure of finding a freshly cut Christmas tree to kickstart the holiday season. Bucks County has plenty of places for this annual adventure, reports American Towns. Vendor Address Details McArdle’s Holiday Farm 4316…
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DelVal Students Fight ‘X Fever,’ a Fictitious Disease Devised to Test Epidemiological Readiness
Fifty-seven Delaware Valley University students joined experts from the USDA and the Pa. Dept. of Agriculture to fight “X Fever.” The invented malady was devised to provide reality-based training in how to prevent and contain disease transmittals from animals to humans. In the invented scenario, a woman contracted X Fever after coming in contact with…
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BUCKSCO Today Wishes You a Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving
The staff at BUCKSCO Today would like to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. We have much to be thankful for, as American Community Journals, our parent company, enters its eighth year of growing our affiliate partners’ businesses, strengthening the fabric of the counties we serve, and uniting people in a celebration of…
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