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Wawa Has Changed Convenience Store Retail With 6 Actions
Wawa is a convenience store disrupter when it comes to technology and six key elements, and that’s why it’s winning the retail game, writes Melissa Kress for Convenience Store News. The Delaware County chain uses these six core elements: “Just when you think you think you nailed it in retail, you are dead,” said Kayla…
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Sundance Docuseries ‘Bucks County, USA’ Explores Last Purple Subsection of Philadelphia Suburbs
A five-part documentary series, Bucks County USA, about a politically divided Bucks County community premiered on Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the series synopsis, Bucks County USA follows a “painfully divided community” that becomes a “battleground for distrust and personal attacks” after the pandemic hits. Oscar-winning…
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Upper Darby Township’s Still Searching for Its 2025 Budget
Upper Darby is still trying to pass its 2025 budget. A lawsuit and resident clashes are impeding a process that was supposed to be finished by Dec. 31, writes Kate Bernard for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In September, Upper Darby Council OK’d a 1 percent earned income tax for 2025 that would have generated $15 million…
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MONTCO Careers: Freedom Village at Brandywine
Find your Freedom Village career at Freedom Village at Brandywine, a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine, that has served seniors for more than 25 years. Freedom Village provides active senior living with resort-inspired services, amenities, social activities, chef-prepared cuisine and onsite care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitation services. Be…
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MONTCO Careers – CCRES
CCRES is hiring for several professional staff positions assigned to work in schools, in the home, and in the community helping children and adults challenged by autism, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities and physical disabilities. CCRES and the Chester County Intermediate Unit partnered in 1999 to meet the growing need for behavioral health services for children…
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Main Line Health Keeps Nervous Eye on Crozer Bankruptcy Amid Cuts
Main Line Health is laying off almost 200 administrative and management staff as it works to restore its finances after three years of losses, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s also keeping a close eye on the situation at Crozer Health, which could impact its own hospitals. Main Line Health is a nonprofit…
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The Gift of Growth: How to Start a Growth Journal for Your Child
Parenting can feel like time stands still in the moment, but looking back, the time between infancy and high school graduation feels like a flash. So many tiny moments of epiphany and growth that feel unforgettable at the time, somehow get lost in the noise of life. A growth journal can be a powerful and…
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General Recreation: Kids Soar to New Heights With Volo Aire Tower
Now, kids ages 5 to 12 can take an exciting journey up a three-story accessible and inclusive tower with Volo Aire, available from playground designer General Recreation in Newtown Square. The tower comes complete with a winding path constructed from revolutionary Landscape Structures’ Flexx steel-reinforced net that is suitable for climbing, rolling, bouncing, or relaxing…
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Wawa Takes Another Hit on Its Pizza, This Time From David Portnoy
Well-known pizza reviewer David Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, a sports and culture media company, weighed in on Wawa pizza, and it wasn’t good, writes Jacob Baumgart for Patch. Portnoy stopped at a Wawa in Glen Burnie, Maryland. “Wawa has disgusting pizza,” the celebrity foodie and sports personality said in a video review. He rated…
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Essington Hotel Near Philadelphia Airport Changes Hands After $10M Sale
The Wyndham Garden Philadelphia Airport hotel in Essington near Philadelphia International Airport has a new owner and a new name following a $10 million sale, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 308-room hotel at 45 Industrial Highway is now known as the Quality Hotel Philadelphia International Airport. In addition to rooms, the…
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Crozer Uses EMS Ambulances for Non-emergencies After Vendor Quits
Crozer Health lost its ambulance vendor, Keystone Quality Transport, so it is facing an ambulance shortage as it uses emergency ambulances for nonemergency transport, writes Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crozer owes the vendor $267,000, so they quit providing service on Friday. Likewise, a fuel card bill went unpaid, so $500…
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Decorating a Memory Care Room For Warmth and Comfort
If you’re assisting a loved one with their move to a memory care apartment, here are dementia-friendly memory care room decorating tips from Freedom Village at Brandywine in Chester County to create a warm and comforting place that will encourage better days for your loved one. Bring in Familiar Items Photos of loved ones, long-held…
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Delaware County Goes Hollywood as Delco: The Movie Premieres
This weekend marks the premiere of Delco: The Movie, opening to sellout crowds at the Media Theater, reports 6abc. Chris Pierdomenico’s love letter to his birthplace has generated so much local interest a separate showing was added at the Media Theater on Monday. The Aston native highlighted popular locations in the film, including Tom Jones…
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MONTCO Careers – CCRES
CCRES is hiring for several professional staff positions assigned to work in schools, in the home, and in the community helping children and adults challenged by autism, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities and physical disabilities. CCRES and the Chester County Intermediate Unit partnered in 1999 to meet the growing need for behavioral health services for children…
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Nurturing Creative Minds Through Holistic Education
In today’s tech-centric educational environment, a holistic education through creativity and hands-on activities often seem overshadowed by screens and standardized tests. However, a growing movement within the academic world is bringing a renewed focus on hands-on activities, crafts, and problem-solving skills. This shift in education emphasizes the importance of engaging students in practical, tactile experiences…
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Newtown Square Fashion Influencer Hillary Berenato Discusses Her Favorites
Hillary Berenato manages public relations for AmeriHealth Caritas, headquartered in Newtown Square, but also shares her fashion, makeup and skincare preferences on her Instagram blog, Gardenia Avenue. Berenato, who prefers an edgy, sexy, feminine, but classic and accessible look, has always loved clothes and makeup, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. She started…
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Hey Wawa, Now Rutter’s Coming to Town With Some New Stores
There’s another player In the convenience store wars coming to our region. Its name is Rutter’s. York-based convenience store and gas station chain Rutter’s is expanding with 50 new stores over the next five years, and some are coming into Wawa territory, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice. Exact locations haven’t been named, but the…
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David Zandstra, Charged in 50-Year-Old Murder of Marple Girl, Found Not Guilty
A 50-year-old cold case murder that shook a Marple neighborhood for decades added another chapter Friday when a Delaware County jury found pastor David Zandstra not guilty in the 1975 murder and kidnapping of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington. A jury deliberated for about an hour following a four-day trial. Prosecutors said they are respecting the jury’s…
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