• 2 TSA Airport Checkpoints Close Ahead of Busiest Travel Season

    2 TSA Airport Checkpoints Close Ahead of Busiest Travel Season

    Two TSA security checkpoints closed Wednesday at the Philadelphia International Airport just before the busiest travel seasons of the year, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint closures at Terminals A-West and F are likely a result of the federal government shutdown, though PHL and TSA did not directly connect…

  • New Location for Delaware County Food Drive on Nov. 8

    New Location for Delaware County Food Drive on Nov. 8

    Delaware County Council, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Emergency Services are announcing a change in location for the Delaware County Community Food Drive, originally scheduled to be held at Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield on Saturday, November 8, from 9 AM to 12 PM. Due to the Cardinal O’Hara High…

  • Upper Merion Detective Aids in Revolutionary War Musket Return

    Upper Merion Detective Aids in Revolutionary War Musket Return

    A Revolutionary War-era musket that has been missing for 50 years has finally made its way back to Philadelphia with the help of Upper Merion Township Detective Brendan Dougherty, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. The New England musket was among the many artifacts from the Revolutionary era stolen in 1968 from the Valley Forge…

  • MONTCO Careers: The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth

    MONTCO Careers: The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth

    Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1983, The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities. Headquartered in Audubon, TLC operates across multiple states, providing K-12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health services, coaching, counseling, and trauma-informed…

  • The Arc of Chester County Brings Inclusive Joy During the Holidays

    The Arc of Chester County Brings Inclusive Joy During the Holidays

    The Arc of Chester County is welcoming families back for its Annual Holiday Fun Fest—an inclusive holiday celebration for children and adults of all abilities. The Holiday Fun Fest runs Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 to 11 AM, at The Arc of Chester County, 900 Lawrence Drive in West Chester. Families will enjoy photos with…

  • A Tale of Two Hospitals: Still Stalled in Springfield, but Progress at Taylor

    A Tale of Two Hospitals: Still Stalled in Springfield, but Progress at Taylor

    Springfield Township officials continue to question the lack of plans for the shuttered Springfield Hospital by its new potential buyers, Restorative Health Foundation and Syan Investments, writes Chad Pradelli for 6abc. Officials say they have been unable to get answers. “I have a lot of concerns about them, and I know hardly anything about them,”…

  • Keeping History Alive: Former Technician Embodies Revolutionary War Soldier Ned Hector

    Keeping History Alive: Former Technician Embodies Revolutionary War Soldier Ned Hector

    Three decades after first portraying Edward “Ned” Hector, a free Black man and Revolutionary War soldier, Noah Lewis, formerly an electronic repair technician, is now one of the nation’s most engaging and respected historical educator-reenactors, writes Kim Andrews for the County Lines Magazine. Lewis first discovered Hector, who spent much of his civilian life in…

  • Valley Forge Military College in Wayne On Board With Trump Compact

    Valley Forge Military College in Wayne On Board With Trump Compact

    The Valley Forge Military College in Wayne wants to join President Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, a plan for conservative colleges. President Trump has described the compact as part of his “war on woke,” writes Ryan W. Briggs and Max Marin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It promises federal funding if university administrators…

  • History Meets Natural Beauty at Valley Forge National Historical Park

    History Meets Natural Beauty at Valley Forge National Historical Park

    Valley Forge National Historical Park, with its peaceful meadows and winding trails along the Schuylkill River, was once the encampment site of George Washington and his Continental Army as they endured a brutal winter during the American Revolution, writes Rene Bennett for the Islands. This makes the park an essential destination for history enthusiasts who…

  • MONTCO Careers – CCRES

    MONTCO Careers – CCRES

    CCRES is hiring professional staff to work in schools, in the home, and in the community as they help children and adults challenged by autism, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and physical disabilities. CCRES joined up with the Chester County Intermediate Unit in 1999 to meet a need for behavioral health services for children in Chester…

  • Fates of Crozer-Chester Center, Springfield Hospital Still Uncertain

    Fates of Crozer-Chester Center, Springfield Hospital Still Uncertain

    Some progress regarding the sale of Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland has been made, but Springfield Hospital plans have stalled, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. To close the sale on both hospitals, local taxing authorities have to agree on a stipulation to set the assessments for both properties at the transaction prices of…

  • Narberth’s Unique Stores and Restaurants Can Fill Entire Day

    Narberth’s Unique Stores and Restaurants Can Fill Entire Day

    Narberth is the perfect destination for a fun-filled day, offering an abundance of unique shops, inviting restaurants, scenic parks, and even a classic neighborhood movie theater, writes Anne E. Hill for the Main Line Today. GET Cafe is the perfect place to start, offering delicious food and coffee. This nonprofit organization promotes social inclusion by…

  • Ohio Investment Firm Buys Quarry Center in Havertown for $80M

    Ohio Investment Firm Buys Quarry Center in Havertown for $80M

    The Quarry Center at 116 Township Line Road in Havertown has been sold for more than $80 million to Ohio-based Mid-America Management, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The price paid is one of the highest in the Philadelphia region in recent  years for a grocery-anchored shopping center. The 31-acre, 222,500-square-foot shopping center, anchored…

  • Valley Forge Military Academy Plans to Go Virtual During the Holidays

    Valley Forge Military Academy Plans to Go Virtual During the Holidays

    Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne will switch to virtual learning between Thanksgiving and the New Year, writes Max Marin and Ryan W. Briggs for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 80 cadets would be welcomed back in person starting in January to finish out the school year. However, school leaders did not definitely say the Academy…

  • William Penn Runs Out of Cash in January Without a State Budget

    William Penn Runs Out of Cash in January Without a State Budget

    William Penn School District will run out of money to operate its schools by the end of January, said Superintendent Eric Becoats at a Monday night school board meeting. William Penn covers Aldan, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne, and Yeadon Boroughs, with about 4,500 students in 11 schools. The district depends on Pennsylvania for 55…

  • These Are Top Breweries in Delaware County, and Here’s Why

    These Are Top Breweries in Delaware County, and Here’s Why

    Beer brewed locally is the reason they exist, so these breweries in and near Delaware County do it really well. Here are some of the top breweries you’ll find, according to the Main Line Today staff. Artillery Brewing, with a location at 4221 Ferne Blvd. in Drexel Hill, links its brews to the Revolutionary War.…

  • West Chester University President Seeks Everyone’s Help to Move the University Forward

    West Chester University President Seeks Everyone’s Help to Move the University Forward

    West Chester University President Dr. Laurie Bernotsky laid out the framework for the University to start developing  an action plan that would begin launching in the summer of 2026; the action plan will be the university’s first step in its movement from “almost awesome” to “awesome.” Dr. Bernotsky enthusiastically talked about her last 14 months…

  • What Will Replace the Closed Iron Hill Brewery in Media Borough?

    What Will Replace the Closed Iron Hill Brewery in Media Borough?

    In Media Borough, there is a former Iron Hill Brewery sitting empty. Business owners are contemplating who might replace them, now that the company has filed for liquidation bankruptcy, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The empty building  in Media is a silent reminder that Iron Hill was once a catalyst for kicking off…