• NBC’s TODAY Show: From Rapper to Prison Inmate to Businessman, This Paoli Native Wants to Pay It Forward

    NBC’s TODAY Show: From Rapper to Prison Inmate to Businessman, This Paoli Native Wants to Pay It Forward

    Darrell Alston, a former rapper from Paoli who started the luxury sneaker brand Bungee Oblečení after leaving prison, wants to help people in similar circumstances, reports Steve Patterson for NBC’s TODAY show. During his time behind bars, the Conestoga High School graduate envisioned a sneaker brand. He sketched more than 250 design possibilities, which he…

  • Could a Tiny Paoli-Based Internet Search Engine Be the David to Google’s Goliath?

    Could a Tiny Paoli-Based Internet Search Engine Be the David to Google’s Goliath?

    With Internet privacy becoming a major concern for a growing number of people, Paoli-based DuckDuckGo, the privacy-minded search engine with approximately 124 employees, is poised to take on industry giants like Google, writes Don Steinberg for Philadelphia Magazine. Privacy is of crucial importance to Gabriel Weinberg, DuckDuckGo’s founder. “Search should be one of the most…

  • Local Photographer Part of Nationwide Effort to Create 10,000 Free, Professional Headshots to Help America Get Back to Work

    Local Photographer Part of Nationwide Effort to Create 10,000 Free, Professional Headshots to Help America Get Back to Work

    Nothing says “I’m ready to work” more than a freshly pressed suit, an updated resume, and – of course – a professional headshot. Regardless of profession, COVID-19 sent millions of Americans to the unemployment line without warning. That is why Isolde “Iba” Baylor, a Paoli-based photographer and the proprietor of Images by IBA, is participating…

  • Paoli’s Covenant Bank Completes Merger with Wellsboro-Based Citizens & Northern Bank

    Paoli’s Covenant Bank Completes Merger with Wellsboro-Based Citizens & Northern Bank

    Covenant Financial, which is headquartered in Doylestown and has a branch in Paoli, completed its merger with Wellsboro-based Citizens & Northern Corporation on July 1. The two parties previously announced the execution of an agreement and plan of merger on Dec. 18, 2019. Under the agreement, Covenant merged with and into C&N, and Covenant’s bank…

  • Covenant Bank Donates $30,000 to Bucks County Nonprofit

    Covenant Bank Donates $30,000 to Bucks County Nonprofit

    Covenant Bank has donated $30,000 to Libertae under the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. Located in Bensalem, Libertae is a treatment program dedicated to treating and supporting women with substance abuse disorders. It operates a full-service, on-site daycare where children can play and learn while their mothers are in treatment. The EITC funds allow…