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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Would Expand, Enhance Amtrak’s Main Line Service
Amtrak has released the proposed map of how its new and expanded service would look if it receives the $80 billion that has been earmarked for the rail service in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, write Joseph Spector and Joey Garrison for USA Today. American Jobs Plan is a massive $2 trillion proposal to rebuild…
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First-Time Homeowners Strongly Prefer Philadelphia Suburbs like Montco to New Jersey’s
First-time homeowners who are relocating from the city have a tough choice to make between the Philadelphia suburbs of Pennsylvania and their New Jersey counterparts, according to a staff report from Houwzer. Still, a community poll run through Citydata.com has found that 77 percent prefer the Pennsylvania side for several reasons. Nature lovers can feel…
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Plymouth Meeting Native Navigates Murky Waters of a Parent with Alzheimer’s to Write First Book
Maryanne Scott didn’t start out to be a published author. Maryanne, a native of Plymouth Meeting, set out to chronicle the emotional rollercoaster she and her family navigated when her once-vital father, Sam Valenti, succumbed to Alzheimer’s Disease. Sam’s descent — typical in these cases — was gradual. A repeated question here. An off-base comment about sunny weather during a rainstorm there. The slips presaged a…
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Dancing in the Streets: Bristol’s Newest Mural Honors its Doo-Wop Past
First, came the dances at the Good Will Hose Company, a Bristol fire hall where a step called The Stomp became a thing. That step was eventually memorialized in a song, “The Bristol Stomp,” which was a massive hit for The Dovells. Now, the public arts program of Bristol Borough is celebrating those original teenyboppers and their doo-wop ditty with a mural, writes Tom Sofield of LevittownNow. …
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As Apartment Rent Rates Rise Nationwide, How Bad Is It For Tenants Here?
While the past 18 months have ushered in an unprecedented sellers’ housing market nationwide, apartment rent rates have also followed the upward trend. Ashley Fahey and Ryan Mulligan covered the local impact for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to an analysis of RealPage data by The Business Journal, rents among 50 of the nation’s largest…
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Copy of Five Philadelphia-area Companies Rank Among Most Female-Friendly Companies in World
Five companies from the Philadelphia area have ranked among the most female-friendly companies in the world, according to Forbes’ inaugural rankings. Ryan Mulligan covered the list for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The ranking includes 300 entities and was compiled using a Statista survey of 85,000 women across 40 countries. Women were asked to rate employers…
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Home Sellers Start Dropping Prices in July Amid Cooling Housing Market
Home sellers nationwide and in the Philadelphia region started dropping asking prices in July amid signals of a cooling housing market. Dana Anderson, Redfin, put out the welcome mat on the observation for interested readers. Many buyers have become hesitant to pay sky-high prices that have persisted throughout most of the pandemic. That bullish period…
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YMCA Camp Bucks Kids Sit Down with High-Profile Lunch Buddy: Sen. Bob Casey
The kids at YMCA Camp Bucks had an additional adult attending a lunch session last week. It wasn’t a supplemental food server, nor an extra pair of eyes monitoring behavior. It was Senator Bob Casey, as reported by John Berry in The Trentonian. Casey was at the Fairless Hills site to visit with the campers;…
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