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2 Montgomery County-based Tech Companies Join Forces To Ease the Financial Aid Process For College Students
Two local companies — Unisys and Boomi — have teamed up to make it easier for college students to go through financial aid payment process systems, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Unisys is a Blue Bell tech services and consulting provider, while Boomi is a fast-growing Conshohocken software-systems integrator. Under the terms…
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Jean-Georges Philadelphia Hires Colin Henderson As New Chef de Cuisine
Celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s restaurant, Jean-Georges Philadelphia has hired a new chef de cuisine, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new chef is Colin Henderson, who is an acolyte of the multi-Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud. After being born and raised in Canada, Henderson eventually gained culinary experience in the United States. This includes…
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Two Peirce College Students Awarded The Paradigm Scholarship For Working Women
Peirce College is committed to making higher education accessible and affordable through innovative programs — like credit for prior learning and test out — flexible transfer policies, and tuition discount partnerships. Peirce also makes higher education accessible and attainable by helping its students fund their degrees through a robust menu of scholarship options and support. …
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Forbes: How A Former English Teacher Climbed the Ladder to Become Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education
Former superintendent of the Lower Merion School District Khalid N. Mumin, who was confirmed as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education earlier this year, credits his 10th-grade English teacher for influencing his career choice, writes Vicki Phillips for Forbes. Mr. Smith inspired him to go into teaching English, showing him how English and literature could open up worlds…
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Sarcone’s Bakery in South Philadelphia Has Spanned 5 Generations of the Same Family
Sarcone’s is a famed South Philadelphia bread bakery that opened in 1918 in the Sarcone family rowhouse. Now, more than 100 years later, the bakery has spanned five generations, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While the transitions from one generation to the next each had its own unique circumstances, each transition can be…
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Narberth Man Creates Accurate, Scale Models of Main Line Businesses
Phil Juska has been honing his modeling skills since about 2008 and since then has used Main Line businesses as his subjects when he creates handmade scale models of local establishments, writes Max Bennett for Patch. His more recent storefront model was of Danny’s Guitar Shop in Narberth, the fifth Main Line business he’s recreated.…
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Former Phillies Shortstop Jimmy Rollins is Opening a Restaurant in Old City
Jimmy Rollins, the former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star, is partnering with a veteran restaurateur to open a new restaurant in Old City, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Rollins and Matt DeLima are looking to open an American cuisine restaurant, called Eleven Social. It will be located in the former space of 2nd Story…
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New England Patriots Docuseries Omits Nick Foles’ Name From ‘Philly Special’ Commentary Call in Super Bowl Loss
The New England Patriots’ new docuseries, “The Dynasty,” omits a critical piece of a commentary play call during their Super Bowl LII loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, writes Matt Ehalt for the New York Post. In the game, former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles catches a pass in the end zone from Trey Burton to give…
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Comcast President Puts His Chestnut Hill Estate for Sale For $8.495 Million
Comcast President Michael Cavanagh has listed his 13,000-square-foot Chestnut Hill estate on the market for $8.495 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Cavanagh and his wife, Emily, purchased the four-acre home in 2016 for $4.32 million, property records show. His estate comes with an adjacent property that can be used to build…
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Saint Joseph’s University Adjunct Professor Deborah Skapik is Also a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador, SEAL Solar Eclipse Expert
On Monday, April 8, 2024, Philadelphia will experience a partial solar eclipse reaching over 90 percent totality. This will mark the greatest solar coverage the region has seen since Memorial Day weekend in 1984 when coverage was at 95 percent. Deborah Skapik, an adjunct professor of physics at Saint Joseph’s University has been studying eclipses…
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5 Reasons Why 1701 Market Street is Ideal for a Residential Property
1701 Market Street in Center City is now the former headquarters of Morgan Lewis & Bockius law firm, and since the move, Alterra Property Group has been unrelenting in its pursuit to convert the office building into a residential property. According to Alterra Property Group’s vice president of acquisitions Connor Burke, the 18-story, 305,170-square-foot building…
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Hunting Park’s Share Food Program is Among the Largest DoorDash Operations in the World
Every Friday and Saturday, workers at the Share Food Program warehouse in Hunting Park stack boxes of food marked for low-income area seniors. It’s one of the two largest food bank operations in the region, along with Philabundance, and is the largest DoorDash operation in the world, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The…
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Drexel Was the First U.S. University to Require Computers for All Students 40 Years Ago
In 1983, Drexel University launched a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple, requiring all students to have access to a personal computer, writes Alissa Falcone for Drexel News. In doing so, Drexel became the first university in the United States to have such a mandate, thus setting the stage for what would become the future of technology…
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West Philadelphia Skills Initiative Gets $4 Million Grant From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott recently surprised the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative with a $4 million gift, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY. This is the largest grant the Philadelphia workforce development organization has received. The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative prepares unemployed residents to apply for an entry-level job in a local high-wage industry. Graduates of the…
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‘You Gotta Know Philly – My Hometown Edition,’ New Trivia Game Tests Folks’ Knowledge of the City
A new game has hit the market that tests individuals’ knowledge of Philadelphia, reports Brian Taff for 6abc. The game is called, You Gotta Know Philly – My Hometown Edition. According to ‘You Gotta Know Games’ president Tony Hoffman, the company has written 35 different versions of the game, geared at major markets across America. …
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‘You Gotta Know Philly – My Hometown Edition,’ New Trivia Game Tests Folks’ Knowledge of the City
A new game has hit the market that tests individuals’ knowledge of Philadelphia, reports Brian Taff for 6abc. The game is called, You Gotta Know Philly Trivia Games – My Hometown Edition. According to ‘You Gotta Know Games’ president Tony Hoffman, the company has written 35 different versions of the game, geared at major markets…
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Nike’s First Jordan Brand World of Flight U.S. Store in Philadelphia Gets Approval
Less than a month after Nike submitted documents to the Philadelphia Historical Commission to propose the first U.S.-based Jordan Brand World of Flight store in Philadelphia, it has received unanimous approval, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This comes after the project received pushback from the Historical Commission’s Architectural Committee. Nike made some…
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West Philly Brewery and Winery, Carbon Copy, Eyes Expansion in Port Richmond
Carbon Copy, a West Philadelphia brewery and winery, wants to expand and is now eyeing the former space that housed a popular neighborhood bar in Port Richmond, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Its owners, Brendon Boudwin and Kyle Wolak, are both alums of Tired Hands Brewing Co., and together have more than…
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