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3 Philadelphia Colleges Rank Among Top 100 Best US Universities
Three Philadelphia schools placed among the 100 best colleges in the nation for 2024, according to the latest U.S. News Best National University Rankings. To find the best colleges nationwide, U.S. News evaluated almost 1,500 four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 19 key measures, including graduation rates, first-year retention rates, Pell graduation rates, peer assessment, and…
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Philadelphia Native Kristen Welker Makes Her Debut as New ‘Meet the Press’ Moderator
Philadelphia native Kristen Welker made her debut as the new moderator of Meet the Press, NBC’s flagship politics show, on Sunday, writes Rob Tornoe and Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. During her debut, the show aired a pre-taped interview between Welker and former President Donald Trump, which was his first appearance on NBC in…
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Remembering How Franklin Field Changed Over the Years
Franklin Field, the home of the University of Pennsylvania’s football program, is both a Pann staple and a Philadelphia landmark, writes Alexis Garcia for The Daily Pennsylvanian. The historic Franklin Field is the oldest Division I college football stadium in the country as well as the oldest two-tiered stadium. It is the fourth largest FCS…
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Wall Street Journal: Secretive Bala Trading Firm’s TikTok Jackpot Worth Estimated $15B
Susquehanna International Group, an options-trading giant based in Bala Cynwyd, bet big on TikTok and stands to reap the rewards, regardless of the outcome of the struggle between China and the U.S. over the popular video-sharing app, write Rolfe Winkler, Jing Yang, and Alexander Osipovich for The Wall Street Journal. Susquehanna – which The Journal…
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WSJ: University City-based BioTech Firm Nears Human Trials for Breakthrough Artificial Womb Technology
University City-based Vitara Biomedical is currently working on an artificial womb for premature babies and is getting closer to human clinical trials, writes Liz Essley Whyte for The Wall Street Journal. Last year, a Vitara Biomedical executive said at a biotech symposium last year that the firm is in the process of commercializing the research…
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Schuylkill River and Delaware River Trails Both Have Gaps, Here Is What Is Being Done to Connect Them
While both the Schuylkill River Trail and Delaware River Trail are not continuous, there are currently plans to connect the gaps, with some projects already underway, writes Asha Prihar for Billy Penn at WHYY. The plans are connected to larger efforts to create a more pedestrian- and bike-friendly infrastructure in the region and wider. This…
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Amanda Shulman Brings Her Supper Club to Philadelphia
After spending years running a supper club from her apartment, Amanda Shulman has elevated her visionary concept with a Philadelphia restaurant, writes Khushbu Shah for Food & Wine. While she was an undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania, Shulman spent her weekends cooking five-course meals for paying dinner guests. After she began working as a…
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New Documentary Focuses on Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Place Responsible for Some of Most Memorable Music Ever Recorded
The new documentary “Sigma Sound” puts the spotlight on Sigma Sound Studios, a Center City establishment that was the source of some of the most memorable music ever recorded, writes Ian Bush for KYW Newsradio. Many know that Sigma Sound Studios welcomed artists such as The O’Jays and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, but…
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Temple University Aims to Name Its Next President This Coming Spring
Temple University aims to have its next president in place for the start of the 2024-25 academic year, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The North Philadelphia institution outlined a process in the search for the president on Thursday which includes the naming of a Temple-affiliated search advisory committee and the hiring of…
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Work on Roughly $430M I-95 Cap Project Starts Officially with Ceremonial Groundbreaking
Work on the roughly $430 million I-95 cap project officially began on Wednesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking after eight years in preparation, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The I-95 cap and the accompanying Park at Penn’s Landing, which will span from Front Street to the Delaware River, will take four to six…
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WSJ: Comcast and Disney Agree to Start Hulu Negotiations Earlier Than Expected
Comcast and Disney have agreed to move up the start of negotiations that will determine the fate of their jointly-owned streaming service, Hulu, writes Jessica Toonkel for The Wall Street Journal. The two media conglomerates will start negotiating a potential sale of the Center City-based company’s minority stake in Hulu to Disney on September 30.…
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Bloomberg: Billionaires Clash Over 76 Place, Proposed Chinatown Arena for Philadelphia 76ers
Recently, two squads of billionaires have been battling over 76 Place, the proposed future home of the 76ers in Philadelphia, writes Gerry Smith for Bloomberg. On one side, the team’s owners, Josh Harris, of Apollo Global Management, David Blitzer, a Blackstone Group executive, and real estate developer David Adelman, want to build a new home…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Col. Nick Nichols, President, Folds of Honor
Col. Nick Nichols, President at Folds of Honor, grew up living all over the U.S. and the world as the son of an Air Force fighter pilot. He learned to make friends quickly through sports, particularly wrestling, which he credits with teaching him discipline. Nichols followed in his father’s footsteps and served in the Air…
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Wall Street Journal Ranks Penn Among Ten Best Colleges in United States
The University of Pennsylvania is one of the best colleges in the United States, according to the recently released WSJ/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking, writes The Wall Street Journal. The ranking rates the top 400 universities in the country based on student outcomes (accounts for 70 percent of the score), learning…
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AbbeyFest Returns to Paoli on Sept. 16 with Five-Time Grammy Nominee
AbbeyFest — Greater Philadelphia’s premier celebration of faith, family, friends, and contemporary Catholic/Christian music — will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli. The day-long festival will include food trucks, merchandise tents, kid-friendly activities, music, eucharistic adoration, confession, and holy mass celebrated by Archbishop Nelson Pérez. “AbbeyFest is a wonderful opportunity…
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Philadelphia Cricket Club Ranks Among Top 3 Non-traditional United States Golf Courses
When you are enjoying yourself, it does not matter if the golf course you are visiting is traditional length or if it is a traditional-par course, writes Jason Lusk for Golfweek. Golfweek recently released its inaugural ranking of the top 40 par-3, short, and non-traditional courses in the United States and luckily for local golf…
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Following Super Bowl Season, Philadelphia Eagles’ Franchise Value Soars to $5.8B
The value of the Philadelphia Eagles franchise went up by 18 percent to $5.8 billion in the last year, according to Forbes’ new NFL team valuations, writes Michael Potter for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The increase follows a 2022-23 season that wrapped up with a Super Bowl appearance and saw the team set its records…
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New Mural in Fishtown Will Celebrate Birds of Philadelphia
A new mural currently in the works in Fishtown will celebrate birds and other wildlife native to the Philadelphia region, writes Franki Rudnesky for the Philly Voice. Drexel University’s Academy of Natural Sciences has tapped Jane Kim, a renowned artist and scientific illustrator, to paint the upcoming mural as part of its ongoing “Illuminating Birds”…
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