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Horsham-based Workspace Property Trust Proves Suburban Office Market Is Hot with Million-dollar Investments
Horsham-based Workspace Property Trust has received a $326.5 million investment from a group led by global investment firm Oak Hill Advisors, writes Jacob Adelman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The investment in the office and industrial landlord shows that investors are willing to bet that changes in working patterns brought on by the pandemic will help…
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Delaware County Man Concerned for His Family Left Behind in Afghanistan
A Delaware County man is concerned for his family members in Afghanistan who are in hiding and trying to escape, even as the last elements of the U.S. military pulled out, writes Jaclyn Lee and the 6abc digital staff for 6abc.com. “I’m in contact with them, and they’re very scared,” said Sayed Kalimullah Barialai Aqeli.…
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Citing ‘Costs and Effort,’ Newtown Medical Device Manufacturer Delists from the Toronto Stock Exchange
Newtown’s Helius Medical Technologies has decided to eschew the Canadian exchange and concentrate solely on trading domestically. John George covered the strategic move in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Helius is voluntarily delisting from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). In its explanatory statement, the company said that TSX trading volume no longer justifies the expense and…
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Local Colleges Return to In-Person on Campus, Most With Vaccinations
Several local universities are starting to enact vaccination policies for students and staff, before they can be on campus in the fall, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Villanova, Widener, Neumann, Swarthmore, Haverford, St. Joseph’s, the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, Cabrini and Temple are requiring staff and students to be vaccinated for the fall…
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In a 6-1 Vote, Pennridge School Board Excludes Curriculum on Inclusion
A recent 6-1 Pennridge School Board vote halted — at least for now — instruction on the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). TaRhonda Thomas covered the decision for 6abc. “I was actually shocked,” said NAACP Bucks County President Karen Downer. “[The district leaders] all knew that they were going to be up against…
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Ka-Ching! Bucks County Ranks Highly Among 50 Highest-Earning Counties in Pennsylvania
Bucks County is one of the highest-earning counties in Pennsylvania, according to a new report by Stacker. To determine the highest-earning areas, Stacker used data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank counties by 2019 five-year estimated median household incomes. Bucks County ranked third, with a median household income of $89,139. The figure is 44.4…
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Philadelphia Distillery’s Bid for Trumbauersville’s Midnight Madness Distilling May End Its Bankruptcy Nightmare
The nightmare bankruptcy proceedings of unwinding Trumbauersville distillery Midnight Madness may be showing signs of ending. A Philadelphia distillery, New Liberty, is working toward the acquisition of what’s left of it. Laura Smythe sifted through the dregs of the former spirits producer for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The collapse of Midnight Madness earlier this year…
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Bucks County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Organizer Gains a Tip of the Cap from the Phillies
The chairman of the grassroots organization that is bringing a Vietnam veterans memorial to Lower Bucks County was honored last night as a “Hometown Hero” by the Philadelphia Phillies. Bucks Local News reported the effort and the recognition it precipitated. Ed Preston of Hulmeville got behind the ongoing effort to establish a Lower Bucks County…
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Philadelphia Business Journal Names Penn Community Bank Marketing Director One of Its 25 Diversity Leaders
Penn Community Bank is pleased to announce the Philadelphia Business Journal‘s recognition of Bernard Tynes, Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing and Data Analytics, as one of the publication’s 25 diversity leaders. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion — from race and ethnicity to gender identity and sexuality — have become top of mind for businesses…
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Who, Exactly, Was the ‘Odette’ of New Hope’s River House at Odette’s?
River House at Odette’s, New Hope, is among Bucks County’s finest resort properties. Adam Schubak profiled the location — including its unique name — for Yahoo! Live. In reporting the property’s details Schubak looked into its namesake. The “Odette” that the hotel has chosen to immortalize is Odette Myrtil, a long-forgotten entertainer with a local…
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‘America’s Got Talent’ Vocal Trio, Including Plumstead Tenor Liam Fennecken, Falls Flat in Quarterfinals
The professional singer career arc of Liam Fennecken, of Plumstead, has returned to earth. His shot at stardom, as part of vocal group T.3, ended in the America’s Got Talent (AGT) quarterfinals. Jason Addy covered the local competitor for the Doylestown Patch. Fennecken and his two fellow vocalists started small. They practiced in the hallway…
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The Philadelphia Region’s Affinity for Pretzels Took Numerous Twists and Turns
Philadelphia and suburban residents — including those in Bucks County — love their soft pretzels. The local devotion to them runs so deep, we eat more than 12 times more of them than any other area in the nation. And we bake more than 80 percent of the U.S. supply. We are, indeed, the U.S.…
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Weekend Wanderer: For the Love of a Gym
I’m in love. It’s a terrible kind of love, the kind you know will be lost – like watching Jack and Rose in Titanic or Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese in The Terminator. And now that I’ve said that I’m thinking James Cameron has some kind of vendetta against love. Can’t people who love each…
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Retirees All Across the Country Are Moving to These Four Towns, and One Is in Delaware County
Delaware County residents may be surprised to know that one of their own towns is right up there with Florida, Las Vegas, and Arizona when it comes to popular places for retiring, according to Brittney Myers at Fool.com. Media Borough was second on a list of four popular places to retire. The others were in…
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Food & Wine: Two-Thirds of America’s Mushrooms Are Produced in Southern Chester County. And It All Starts with This
Margaret Eby for Food & Wine cites the excellence of two southern Chester County businesses that are pillars of our nation’s mushroom industry: Laurel Valley Farms and Phillips Mushroom Farms. Laurel Valley of Landenberg is owned by five of the region’s major mushroom farms in a co-op arrangement. Its excellence starts from the ground up:…
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Bucks County Community College Takes Top Spot Among Best Community Colleges in Pennsylvania
Bucks County Community College took the top spot for the best community colleges in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released report by WalletHub. To determine where students can receive the best and most affordable education, WalletHub compared community colleges across three key dimensions, including the cost and financing, education outcomes, and career outcomes. These were…
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Snoop Dogg ‘Kidnapped’ from Richboro ACME; Police Assure the Public That Someone Will Take the Rap For It
A standup display — depicting a three-foot-tall, bobblehead version of Snoop Dogg — was taken from an ACME in Richboro, Northampton Township. The likeness of the singer, media star, actor, and businessman was transported out in a shopping cart, reports NBC10. The scaled-down version of Snoop (he’s really 6’4”) was part of an advertising campaign…
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For Singer Freda Payne, Honoring Ella Fitzgerald Is ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ at the Bucks County Playhouse
As the summer cools, the Bucks County Playhouse gets hot. Its ten-concert presentation of a “Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald” revives one of America’s great jazz vocalists. Recreating Fitzgerald’s massive musical library is Freda Payne, a onetime disco chart-topper. As a middle-school student from Detroit, Payne appeared on a 1950s nationally televised talent show. She then…
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