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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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Penn Community Bank Fights Food Insecurity with $20,000 Donation
Penn Community Bank was honored to participate with Rolling Harvest Food Rescue to combat food insecurity throughout Bucks County. Thanks to a $20,000 donation from the bank, the New Hope-based nonprofit will be able to provide fresh produce from local farmers to area hunger-relief sites, like the one in Bensalem, where the donation was dropped…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: A Doylestown Property That Will Change Your Every Notion About a Log Cabin
Pining for something different in the local residential real estate market? The property at 1502 Mission Rd., Quakertown, is one any nature lover would thrive in. The property is nestled among 12 wooded acres near Lake Nockamixon State Park, and it warmly brings that outdoor vibe inside. . . Those are hand-hewn red pine beams…
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Villanova Professor Touts the Importance of Spirituality and God in Sports
God belongs in sports, as he does in all things, according to Dr. Edward Hastings, a professor of Sports and Spirituality at Villanova University, writes John Rader for The Loquitur. Hastings, a Monsignor Bonner High School graduate, was part of the 1971 Villanova basketball team that reached the Final Four. Hastings has a passion for…
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Retired Ardmore Judge Recalls Toughest Cases in New Memoir, ‘Her Honor’
Ardmore native LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, a retired Santa Clara County Superior Court judge, recalls some of her toughest cases in her recently released memoir, Her Honor, writes Jessica Zack for the San Francisco Chronicle. During her time on the bench, Cordell, who became the first African American female jurist in Northern California when she was…
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Paoli Native’s Sneakers Are Foot Locker’s Newest Kicks
Bungee Oblecení sneakers by designer Darrell Alston, a Paoli native and Conestoga High School grad, made their official debut earlier this month at the Foot Locker in King of Prussia, writes Elizabeth Wellington for The Philadelphia Inquirer. These sleek shoes are made from leather and suede and, in some cases, trimmed with faux animal skin.…
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New Hope Fencing Instructor Wins Right to Proceed in Defamation Case Against MyLife.com
New Hope fencing instructor Mark Holbrow won a Federal judicial decision allowing his defamation suit against MyLife.com to proceed. Nicholas Makfitano covered the litigation for the Pennsylvania Record. Holbrow runs the Bucks County Academy of Fencing, whose students include local children. His online reputation is therefore a large factor in the ongoing success of his…
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Black Friday Benevolence: Doylestown Retro Sports Gear Retailer to Raise Funds for Local Boy in Need
Black Friday shoppers at The Monkey’s Uncle, Doylestown, can fulfill Christmas wish-list items for area sports fans wanting vintage gear. They can also support a local family in need. A portion of all Nov. 26-27 sales at the shop will help fund a wheelchair-accessible van to ease commuting with eight-year-old Bennett Pellegrino. Bennett was born…
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