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Pandemic Loss at Disney is Dance Studio’s Gain
If you’re a fan of Disney, you might recognize some of the people now working at Twirl, a Newtown Square dance studio, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Owner Sam Sinns spent 10 years performing and working as a dance captain at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida. When the pandemic hit, and Disney laid…
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Pennsbury High School — Recognized by USA Today for its Over-the-Top Senior Prom — Gives it a Go for 2021
There are high-school senior proms. And then there’s the Pennsbury High School senior prom. It’s been nationally recognized for its scope, a glam event of parades, floats, fans, stars, set pieces, red-carpet entrances and alumni. After being unplugged last year by COVID-19, it’s on its way back on June 5, albeit revised. “We have met with multiple groups of students, including…
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As COVID-19 Increases Kids’ Screen Time, Parents Should Be Increasing Their Online Oversight
A Bucks County nonprofit, Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA), has stepped up its efforts against online inappropriateness and dangers, reports Shawnette Wilson for FOX 29 News. Increased diligence, NOVA asserts, is warranted because kids in COVID-world are spending more time than ever in front of their devices. Pandemic restrictions have made tech the bedrock of not only their socializing…
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Miles for Molars: Doylestown Cyclists Support Dental Services to Low-Income Residents and Veterans
Encore Rides, a Doylestown guided bike tour business, considers community support so integral to its operations, it donates 15 percent of every tour fee to charity. One recent outreach was to Healthlink Dental Clinic. This nonprofit Southampton dentistry office offers free preventative and restorative care. Its client list includes low-income workers and veterans in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. The timing of the day of service was chosen…
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Levittown Wound-Care Company Strategically Sets Distribution Center Amid Florida’s Retired Residents
Bristol manufacturer Gentell Corporation makes various dressings, gels and cleaners used for wound care. It has opened a distribution center in Boca Raton, Florida, reports John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The location gives Gentell a decided, strategic, geographic advantage. It has close proximity a number of nursing home and other senior-care facilities throughout Florida and the south. “Our goal…
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Perkasie Wife, Mother, and Business Owner Wants to Add One More Job Title: Mayor
Kelly Lausten announced her candidacy for Perkasie mayor, looking to ensure that the borough maintains its status as “America’s Hometown,” reports the Montgomery News-Herald. She’s currently stumping for write-in votes on Republican and Democrat ballots, ahead of the May 18 primary. Lausten owns Bloom Flower Co., a full-service floral design studio and retail gift shop. She’s also co-leader…
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Lower Makefield Parks & Rec Outlines a Gradual, Cautious Return of Summer Events
Lower Makefield Township’s pool is coming back; so is its camp and outdoor programming. Health concerns will alter their look and feel. But participants who can adapt will have a good time, reports Jeff Warner for Bucks Local News. Parks and Rec director Monica Tierney announced the good news at a board of supervisors’ meeting. The Pool at LMT will reopen in May, after being shuttered since last spring. Locking…
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CB West Senior Sails Right Over PA’s All-Time Highest Pole Vault Record
The first girl ever to clear 14 feet in a Pennsylvania pole vault event did so at the Central Bucks West Relays recently, reports Nur B. Adams at the Bucks County Courier Times. Central Bucks West senior Chloe Timberg used a powerful run and fiberglass pole to hurtle herself 14 feet, 2.25 inches in the air. By the time she thumped to the mat…
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Proposed Quarry in Springfield Township Continues to Face a Rocky Road
The months-long discussion about the safety of a proposed quarry continues to unfolds at Springfield Township Board of Supervisors meetings, writes Hannah Chinn for WHYY. H&K Group has long asked the Supervisors to green-light its conditional-use request for a proposed noncoal surface mining project. The public objects, fearing detrimental effects on health, property values and the environment. At the latest meeting, H&K project engineer Scott Drumbore and H&K lawyer Joseph LaFlamme presented their case once again. The latest…
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Bucks County Playhouse Puts Sex (in the City) Onstage
Candace Bushnell, writer-producer behind Sex in the City, is appearing in a one-woman show this summer at the Bucks County Playhouse, reports Peter Crimmins for WHYY. The performance will chronicle Bushnell’s career from fledgling writer in New York to pop-culture touchstone. The Sex in the City franchise comprises novel, a TV show, two films and now a theatrical presentation. The Bucks County Playhouse presentation isn’t a stage version…
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Triangle Roasters: The Coffee and Chocolate Are Great, But Wait Until You Find Out Where It Comes From
If you’re going to start a business you might as well produce the two best things on the planet—coffee and chocolate. Then, you might as well take it a step further and make really good coffee and chocolate that supports communities and environmental sustainability around the world. You might as well have a business that…
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Schwenksville Woman Creates Custom Tent Company That Turn Themed Sleepovers Into Special Events
Allison Kozej, a Schwenksville mom who previously worked in finance, has started Dream Hutz, a company that makes custom-themed tents that turn themed sleepovers into special events, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. Her tents help children feel special while celebrating in more intimate gatherings with siblings or family. “I think that people really still want…
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Arbor Hill Estate in Fort Washington Once Priced at $30M Sells to Local Developer for $5.6M
Arbor Hill estate, formerly owned by ex-Advanta bank chief executive Dennis Alter, has been sold for $5.6 million to Sal Paone, a Montgomery County home developer, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Paone partnered with Jenkintown-based Goodman Properties to acquire the house he officially settled on in December. He plans to keep the house…
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Doylestown is Super Excited about its Super Wawa
Communities slated for an upgrade of their Wawas from economy-size to super-size often worry about traffic flow and light pollution and other drawbacks of large-footprint convenience stores. Those concerns, however, have been alleviated in Doylestown, reports Natalie Kostelini in the Philadelphia Business Journal. When Provco Group, the developer of Wawa convenience stores, approached Doylestown in 2017 about a building a new Super Wawa, the borough was…
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H2-Ooh: Philadelphia Mag Recognizes New Hope Sites as Best Places for Dining by the Water
Outdoor dining is popular any spring, but this year, it’s often the only game in town, given coronavirus restrictions. Whether driven by safety precautions or not, al fresco is always better with a water view. Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé, of Philadelphia Magazine, determined the area’s best. Two New Hope locations got the nod. Great Barn Taproom hugs the shores of the Delaware Canal. Tableside at…
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Doylestown Pool Contractor Treads Water to Keep up with Deep Demands
As it did last summer, the coronavirus outbreak is cancelling vacation plans countywide. Isolated Bucks Countians therefore continue investing in at-home leisure upgrades like in-ground pools. Demand remains high, leading to a gush of sales and plenty of backorders to dive into, reports Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The timing of this rise in the pool construction business, however, isn’t the best. Supplies are short nationwide, affected by spikes in weather-related pool repairs across the…
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Weekend Wanderer: Don’t Be So Quick to Clean That Damned Spot
There is pen ink on the living room lampshade. Oil paint is ground into the family room carpet. A weird goo is crusted into the hallway floor. And a throw pillow is missing. A year into the pandemic forcing us home, my house is battered. Even our outdoor space has seen better days. The garage…
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Harrisburg Provides Funding to Keep a Bucks County Prosthetics Manufacturer Moving Forward
Harry J. Lawall and Son, Inc. received a 15-year, $1.83 million real estate loan from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA), according to Liz Carey at the Pennsylvania Business Report. The loan will provide capital for the acquisition and renovation of a 38,276-square foot facility in Middletown Township. The new facility will increase efficiency in Lawall’s manufacturing of prosthetics…
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