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American Airlines Executives Upbeat About Philadelphia Airport Recovery
Comfort levels for flying domestically and staying in hotels is good news for the Philadelphia International Airport and its largest air carrier, American Airlines, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “More than three out of four of our customers are now comfortable taking a domestic flight, as well as staying in a hotel,” said…
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Wawa: Big and Beloved Enough to Offer the Pope His Choice of Hoagie
The cult of Wawa represents the best of what Philadelphia has to offer, writes Meghan McCarron for Eater.com. When the pope visited Philadelphia in 2015, Wawa was heavily involved. The mayor promised the pope his choice of hoagie. Wawa had water during Mass, fed first responders, and had a cardboard Bishop of Rome so people…
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Perkiomen School Graduates 78 Students at 146th Commencement Exercises
Perkiomen School held its 146th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 29 on Zeller Field on its campus in Pennsburg, Pa. Degrees for 78 graduates were conferred, some joining the ceremony online, with most in person. Three students graduated with Artificial Intelligence Distinction, 10 with Entrepreneurial Distinction, and six graduates received Medical Distinction, demonstrating a commitment…
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New Diversity Officer at Newtown’s Law School Admissions Council: Role Models Matter
The Law School Admission Council in Newtown has named Angela Winfield as chief diversity officer. Her new role centers around promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout the legal profession, from 1Ls (first-year law students) on up. As a youngster, Winfield targeted law as a profession. But there were obstacles. She was declared legally blind at age 10 and totally…
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Yardley’s Crown Holdings, Inc., Ranks as One of the Nation’s Top Ten Climate Change Performers
3BL Media, a content distributor promoting environmental governance, has placed Crown Holdings, Inc., on its 2021 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. The ninth-place ranking results from the company’s ongoing efforts to stem climate change. Crown is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaging products and equipment for consumer and industrial products. Its packaging includes steel and aluminum cans…
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Because Even Upscale Plates Need Silverware, Bristol-based Lenox Corporation Acquires Oneida
Lenox Corporation, headquartered in Bristol, acquired all existing Oneida Consumer LLC branded tabletop products for an undisclosed sum. The two companies, both owned by the private equity firm Centre Lane Partners, have been separate and independent entities. Now, they will serve as complimentary brands under the Lenox label. The Oneida acquisition strengthens Lenox’s grip on the flatware business, given its…
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‘Last Call’ for All Wegmans Pubs, Including Bucks County’s
After suspending operations at the start of the pandemic, Wegmans Food Markets decided to completely shutter all of its “pub” restaurants, including pubs in Collegeville, Malvern, and King of Prussia, writes Ryan Kneller for The Morning Call. Overall, the chain operated twelve Pub by Wegmans at its stores in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. “We…
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Civil War Nurse Anna Morris Holstein to Be Honored with Historic Marker in King of Prussia
Anna Morris Holstein, a volunteer Civil War nurse who led the effort to acquire and preserve George Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge, will be honored with a historic marker in King of Prussia, writes Russell Rubert King for The Times Herald. This will be King of Prussia’s first Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission marker sign.…
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Widower’s Last-Ditch Effort — Using Life’s Savings — Hopes to Solve His Wife’s Cold-Case Murder
April 19, 1991, was typical for Croydon wife and mother Joy Hibbs: She ran errands, returned home, and prepared for her evening work shift as a medical assistant. She never made it, reports Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to police reports, someone strangled and stabbed Joy to death that afternoon. The perpetrator then covered his or her tracks with…
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Public Pride: Bucks County Communities Show LGTBQ+ Support with Community Flag Raisings
Objectively, it’s just a rectangle of cloth raised on a tall pole. But symbolically, Bucks County’s Pride Flag raisings have become much more. Jeff Warner explained why in Bucks Local News. During its Pride Month honor, Yardley Borough’s first openly gay Councilman David Bria joined Council Vice President Caroline Thompson outside borough hall. Together, they hoisted the multicolored banner aloft. Bria put the event in…
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Weekend Wanderer: Stuck with an Uninvited Guest
My visitor is neither houseguest nor fish, but he definitely meets that three-day criterion for repugnancy. He’s a skink. I did not know what a skink was until he showed up last year. Encyclopedia Britannica says skinks as a subset of lizards — a far more benign descriptor than my skink deserves. Skink bodies are…
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BUCKSCO Escape: Washington’s Troops Went Hungry, But That Doesn’t Mean You Have To! 41 Places to Eat When Visiting Valley Forge National Historical Park
Now that you’ve visited Valley Forge National Historical Park, hiked the trails, and seen the sites, you must be starving! Seeing Valley Forge Park works up an appetite, and I’ve got just the places for you to dine: experience dining in and around the Park. This post has a great lineup of all the great…
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2021 Philadelphia Flower Show, Outdoors for the First Time in History, Showcases Bensalem Botanical Artist
The 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show, opening today (June 5), features an outdoor setting for the first time in its 192-year history. The new venue, FDR Park in South Philadelphia, will welcome Bensalem botanical artist Carol Ashton-Hergenhan, reports Tamala Edwards for 6abc. Ashton-Hergenhan, a onetime master gardener, has been creatively capturing plants on paper for the past 60 years. She is a member of the Philadelphia Society for Botanical Illustrators…
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Penn Community Bank Celebrates Branch Renovation with Acts of Service Throughout Perkasie
As the finale to a two-month renovation of its Perkasie – Market St. Branch, Penn Community Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, May 24. But before the shears and the photographs, team members rolled up their sleeves and brought the bank’s community-first brand and mission to life. Starting with a wave of “Community Acts of Kindness,”…
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Andrew Polec, Local Son of 6abc Alum, Has Waited in the Wings Long Enough
6abc reporter Don Polec spent 30 years on local television, reporting quirky, offbeat stories. His son, Doylestonian Andrew Polec, inherited some of his performance gene and built a future with it, reports Neal Zoren for Delco Times. After an initial interest in professional sports, Polec attended Brown University for theater. He then hit the audition trail and beat the odds. He landed a role in Bat Out of Hell, a U.K.-musical based…
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Bristol Rallies Around Mom and Her Special Needs Children Displaced by Apartment Fire
The Wiegand Family — three generations’ worth — was roused just after midnight last week to escape a fire engulfing their apartment building. In the aftermath, the Bristol community is generously coming forward with support. Neighbors are rallying around displaced Jes Weigand Martine and her two special-needs children, reports Cecilia Levine for the Daily Voice. The blaze broke out in a mixed-use building on Farragut Avenue. The…
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Local Soldier Returns Home to Surprise His Family
Chad Wood, a soldier in the Army, has been deployed overseas in Kuwait for the past year, but he recently got the chance to surprise his children at school. Back home in Abington, the first order of business was to head over to Overlook Elementary and surprise his two children, Luke and Ella. The children…
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Bucks County Community Locks up Number Three Spot on List of Safest U.S. Towns
Safewise, an analyzer of national crime and safety trends, has ranked the 100 safest towns in the U.S. Buckingham Township ranked third, behind two communities in Massachusetts. Data for the findings were culled from 2019 FBI crime report statistics, the most recent available. Analysts sifted only crime data, not other possible safety factors such as COVID-19 cases. The slice-and-dice of information centered on reported…
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