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Hurricane Ida

  • Opus rendering.
    Restaurants & Lodging

    New Restaurant, Cocktail Bar from Square Roots Collective Coming to Kennett Square 

    January 10, 2026

    Square Roots Community Initiative, a nonprofit that supports the Kennett Square area, will open a new American restaurant and cocktail bar in Kennett this summer, writes Emma Dooling…

  • Brandywine Creek on sunny day.
    Weather

    Brandywine Conservancy Study Offers Flood Mitigation Recommendations 

    November 10, 2025

    The Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford has released a flood study outlining mitigation strategies that have been designed to lessen the impact of future natural…

  • Rendering of new Hanks Place.
    Restaurants & Lodging

    Lines Stretched Outside as Customers Welcomed Back Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford

    July 26, 2025

    Hank’s Place was back in business July 15 at Route 1 and Creek Road in Chadds Ford, and this past weekend, customers lined up for…

  • Surburban park with green trees, grass, and clear blue sky
    Outdoors

    Bridgeport to Transform Ida-Damaged Site into Green Oasis with $1M in Park Funding

    April 25, 2025

    Bridgeport will be getting a new park at the site that was severely damaged by Hurricane Ida four years ago, writes Justin Heinze for the…

  • The relocated South Perkasie Covered Bridge in Lenape Park before Hurricane Ida swept through.
    Historic

    Hit Hard by Hurricane Ida, South Perkasie Covered Bridge Is Coming Back

    September 13, 2024

    Repairs are starting on one of Bucks County’s most iconic covered bridges after Hurricane Ida ripped it from its concrete supports three years ago, writes…

  • writing on piece of wood that says Hank's Place
    Restaurants & Lodging

    Hank’s Place Set to Reopen in Chadds Ford This Fall After Being Forced to Close and Relocate

    September 7, 2024

    Popular local eatery Hank’s Place is set to reopen in Chadds Ford this fall after it was forced to relocate to Kennett Square due to…

  • driving in rain
    Environment & Outdoors

    ‘I Never Want to Drive in Rain Ever Again’: Downingtown Woman One of Many Still Haunted by Ida

    June 13, 2022

    When it rains, it pours for Downingtown resident Kristin Herman, one of many Chester Countians still dealing with the harrowing effects of Hurricane Ida. Her…

  • horse and wagon
    New Hope

    New Hope Eagle Fire Company Marks 200 Years of Keeping Local Residents — and Their Pets — Safe

    April 27, 2022

    New Hope Eagle Fire Department will hold a birthday celebration this summer to mark its 200 years of local service. By all records, its 1822…

  • FEMA with flooded building
    Montgomery County

    Like Noah on Mount Ararat, Montgomery County Seeks Ways to Avoid Future Floods

    April 5, 2022

    Seven months since Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc by flooding the area, Montgomery County is working hard on finding ways to mitigate future deluge-related damage, writes…

  • small cottage in snow
    Outdoors

    Whether We Liked It or Not, 2021 Saw Bucks County Weathering Much Weather

    January 3, 2022

    First the good news: Bucks County in 2021 saw no swarms of locusts or stars falling to earth and creating bottomless pits. Nonetheless, we did…

  • park bench
    Outdoors

    Teakwood Bench, Taking a Page from General George Washington, Crosses the Delaware

    October 14, 2021

    The flotsam and jetsam moved around Bucks County by Hurricane Ida included a park bench from Ferry Landing Park in New Hope. According to the…

  • flooded building
    Real Estate

    FEMA Changes to Flood Insurance Pricing Cause Coverage Increases Downstream for Area Residents

    October 13, 2021

    Changes made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its flood insurance pricing structures will soon have area homeowners digging deeper into their wallets.…

  • rain clouds
    Outdoors

    20-Year Weather Analysis: Bucks County Is More Susceptible to Climate Disasters

    October 12, 2021

    While Pennsylvania is generally aligned with New Jersey and New York in number of climate-related disasters over the past 20 years, its suburbs, including Bucks…

  • South Perkasie Bridge
    Historic

    South Perkasie Bridge, Already a Little Doddery in Her Old Age, Takes it on the Chin from Hurricane Ida

    September 15, 2021

    The Perkasie Historical Society and the Bucks County Covered Bridge Society were already concerned about the status of the South Perkasie Bridge. The structure —…

  • Post-Ida flooding of the Delaware River
    Environment & Outdoors

    Hurricane Ida Confirms Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s Stance That the Waterway Is Both Risky and At-Risk

    September 11, 2021

    Even without the deluge caused by Hurricane Ida’s recent stomp across Bucks County, the Delaware River’s water levels have been rising. Keeping watch is the…

  • Freddie mitchell
    Montgomery County

    Former Eagles Wide Receiver Freddie Mitchell Comes Up Empty-Handed After Ida Rescue

    September 7, 2021

    Former Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell, whose house is up on stilts along the Schuylkill River, was in good spirits as he spoke with FOX29’s…

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