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Swarthmore College Students Embraced Circus Acts and Clowns
Philadelphia is a national center for circus acts and clowns. America’s first circus building opened at 12th and Market streets, with its first performance April 3, 1793. President George Washington himself attended a performance later in the season. One group that explored the possibility of circus performance locally was a group of Swarthmore College students,…
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Valley Forge Cadets Honor Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice in the Tragedy of 9/11
Valley Forge Military College Cadets honor 9/11 victims annually with a stair climb. The cadets are honoring honor those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack and those servicemen and women who gave their lives after that day to preserve and protect the freedoms all Americans hold dear. The ROTC conducts a stair climb…
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CEO to Share Her Equation for Success at Neumann University
Dana Snyder, the CEO of Positive Equation, will share tips on personal branding and leadership in a free program entitled “Your Story Matters” on Sept. 27 at Neumann University. Her presentation is scheduled for 10-11:30 AM in the Bruder Life Center. Through a series of comedic stories, Dana Snyder will share hard-won personal branding lessons…
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Here’s the Scoop: Dog Poop Scooping Is a Great Money-Maker
Tracy Clevens has the poop on how much money there is in dog clean up, especially in Bryn Mawr and Newtown Square, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is co-owner of the dog poop business Clevens K-9 Scoop in Wilmington, but she has a large clientele in Delaware and Montgomery County communities where…
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Robert ‘Bobby’ Rosato Returns as VFMA Head Football Coach Where He Captained 40 Years Ago
Former Valley Forge Military Academy and Villanova University football player Robert Rosato has been named head football coach at VFMA. Known as “Coach” or just “Bobby,” Coach Rosato played for VFMA from 1982-1983. “It is an honor for me to hold the position as head coach,” said Coach Rosato. “I am grateful to help build…
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From SNL to Super Bowl, ‘Kelce’ Documents An Unforgettable NFL Season
The documentary was supposed to be about Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman Jason Kelce’s final 2021 season and what it’s like for a professional athlete to walk away from the game. It became much more after the Eagles made it to the playoffs and Kelce, who lives in Haverford, put his retirement on hold, writes Matt…
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General Recreation’s Focus Is Local When Designing Community Playgrounds
General Recreation, Inc. in Newtown Square understands that local needs are important when designing community playgrounds or recreation projects. By working with local consultants, General Recreation can deliver a level of service that it wouldn’t be able to deliver if it were dictating from an office in a city far away. General Recreation cares about…
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Philadelphia Airport Bathrooms Catering to Various Needs for People and Pets
A multi-year project to renovate the restrooms at Philadelphia International Airport took another step forward Tuesday at a groundbreaking in Terminal A-East, starting Phase 5 of the renovations. Philadelphia airport bathrooms have been undergoing renovations since 2012, upgrading facilities some travelers have called “dingy,” writes Anana Perez Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The nine-part restroom…
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Tattooed Moms Exhibition Opens Today at Neumann University
Kevin Russo created the Tattooed Moms project to shatter a stereotype. “It developed from my own learned prejudice about tattooed women,” he explains. “Growing up in the 1970s in South Philadelphia, there weren’t too many women who had tattoos, and if they did, they were thought of as biker chicks.” An artist now based in…
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Inn at Freedom Village Recognized Among Best Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania
The Inn at Freedom Village has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for short-term rehabilitation in 2022-2023 by U.S. News & World Report, according to MyChesco. “We are proud to achieve this best-in-class rating from U.S. News & World Report,” said Danielle Geyer, executive director of Freedom Village Brandywine. “At The Inn at Freedom…
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Susan Noles of Aston Is a Contestant on ABC’s ‘Golden Bachelor’
Susan Noles from Aston, the ex-wife of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Dickie Noles, is one of 22 women ages 60 to 75 hoping for a shot at love when “Golden Bachelor” premieres Sept. 28 on ABC, writes Franki Rudnesky for Philly Voice. The women will vie for the attention of Gerry Turner whose wife died in…
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New and Improved Drexeline ShopRite Wows the Crowds
Pat and Helen Burns, owners of the new Drexeline ShopRite, beamed like proud parents as friends, family, community leaders, and others expressed their approval of the new store, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The supermarket had an official opening Friday with a morning ribbon cutting, but a Thursday night crowd was given a…
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Valley Forge Military Academy & College Hosts Service Academy Night
Gaining entrance to any one of the four US service academies is extremely difficult. The average combined acceptance rate at the US Military Academy at West Point, US Naval Academy, US Air Force Academy, and US Coast Guard Academy is less than 10 percent. Despite the rigorous application process and notoriously difficult education there, nearly…
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Family’s Journey to Norwood Captured on HGTVs ‘House Hunters’
A city family’s search for a small suburban home that led them to Norwood was featured Tuesday night on HGTV’s “House Hunters” writes Peg DeGrassa for The Times Herald. Luciana “Luci” Villar and her husband Ryan Nugent, living in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, dreamt of getting out of the city and moving to a…
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Ray Didinger at Neumann University: 50 years of Philly Sports
Ray Didinger, the dean of Philadelphia sportswriters, will speak about his storied career covering Philly teams at Neumann University on Sept. 7 at 1:30 PM in the Meagher Theatre. Didinger, who grew up in Folsom and graduated from St. James High School in 1964, was the first print journalist inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall…
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Tom Garvey of Ridley Park Had a Sweet Apartment at the Vet, and the Rent Was Great
Tom Garvey is a former Ridley Park native now living in Ambler, but for a time, he and the Philadelphia Phillies had the same address. Apparently, it was very easy to hide at the former Veteran’s Stadium, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. Tom Garvey, now 80, lived in a converted storage room under the…
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Neumann University Students Jump into Community Service
One day after they moved into residence halls, more than 380 Neumann University first-year students flooded local organizations, schools, and charities to provide a day of service to the community. At 8:30 AM on Thursday, Aug. 24, students packed into the Mirenda Center to learn their destinations, meet their faculty/staff facilitators, and load buses and…
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16-Year-Old Wyndmoor CEO Makes Social Media Work for Your Business
Asher Dahlgren turns 16 this month, but his activities and demeanor carry him beyond his years. “Everybody thinks I’m older for some reason,” he said. This resourceful entrepreneur has his own social media marketing business. Among his four or five clients to date is American Community Journals, the parent company of VISTA, MONTCO, DELCO, BUCKSCO,…
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