• Chester County’s Top Food Festivals from June Through September

    Chester County’s Top Food Festivals from June Through September

    Get ready to eat, Chester County. Throughout the heat of June and into September, food festivals are popping up around the county. Here are some to look forward to for the rest of the summer, write Anne E. Hill, Ben Silver, and Olivia Stefano for Main Line Today. Summer Biergarten—Malvern. In Historic Sugartown, biergartens are…

  • Already Featured in Netflix’s ‘Worst Roommate Ever,’ Elkins Park Serial Squatter Is Being Turned Into Movie 

    Already Featured in Netflix’s ‘Worst Roommate Ever,’ Elkins Park Serial Squatter Is Being Turned Into Movie 

    After being featured in the Netflix anthology series Worst Roommate Ever, the story of Elkins Park serial squatter Jamison Bachman will now be turned into a movie, writes Raymond Ragland for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Paul Feig, the director-producer behind hits like Bridesmaids and A Simple Favor, is planning to bring the true story to big…

  • Hotel and Airbnb Bookings Fall Short of Expectations for FIFA World Cup in Philadelphia

    Hotel and Airbnb Bookings Fall Short of Expectations for FIFA World Cup in Philadelphia

    Philadelphia raised $140 million to host the FIFA World Cup. So why are hotel rooms still available?  With six matches scheduled between June 14 and July 4, city officials have been aggressively marketing the tournament and its surrounding fan events to draw visitors from across the country and around the world. Yet days with the…

  • QVC Group’s Preferred Shareholders Challenge $6.6 Billion Debt Restructuring Plan in Texas Court

    QVC Group’s Preferred Shareholders Challenge $6.6 Billion Debt Restructuring Plan in Texas Court

    A battle over the future of West Chester-based QVC Group is playing out in a Texas courtroom, where a group of preferred shareholders are fighting to block a bankruptcy reorganization plan they say would wipe out their investment while benefiting creditors, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  Judge Alfredo R. Perez in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court is…

  • Eagles Players Dominate NFLPA Merchandise Rankings for 2025-26 Season

    Eagles Players Dominate NFLPA Merchandise Rankings for 2025-26 Season

    Philadelphia Eagles players Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts, and Cooper DeJean all cracked the NFL Players Association’s latest year-end merchandise rankings, reports Conor Smith for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Barkley finished as the league’s third best-selling player overall, while Hurts ranked seventh.   The list tracks sales of officially licensed player products purchased between March 2025 and February 2026, like jerseys,…

  • Punch Buggy Brewing Brings Craft Beer to Spring City with New Main Street Taproom

    Punch Buggy Brewing Brings Craft Beer to Spring City with New Main Street Taproom

    A Philadelphia craft brewery is putting roots in Chester County, and owner Patrick Coyne already calls the borough home, writes Brooke Schultz at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Punch Buggy Brewing Company opens its second taproom in Spring City on Saturday, June 13 after a year-long renovation of the former Main Street hardware store. Coyne, 42, moved…

  • A Century-Old Philadelphia Bridge Is Crumbling with No Restoration in Sight

    A Century-Old Philadelphia Bridge Is Crumbling with No Restoration in Sight

    One of Philadelphia’s most architecturally significant bridges is also one of its most neglected, writes Peter Dobrin for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Designed by Paul Philippe Cret, the architect behind the Ben Franklin Bridge, and completed around 1930, the University Avenue Bridge was built as a specimen of the City Beautiful movement, a philosophy that focused on civic grandeur…

  • Ground Provisions in West Chester Is the Vegan Restaurant That Doesn’t Feel Like One

    Ground Provisions in West Chester Is the Vegan Restaurant That Doesn’t Feel Like One

    Just south of West Chester in the historic crossroads of Dilworthtown, there is a restaurant that has become one of Chester County’s most coveted reservations. Ground Provisions is set in a former inn framed by gardens and open countryside. It operates by reservation only and serves a seasonal, plant-based tasting menu that changes with what’s…

  • Despite Bankruptcy, QVC Group Earns a Spot on the 2026 Fortune 500

    Despite Bankruptcy, QVC Group Earns a Spot on the 2026 Fortune 500

    West Chester is home to a Fortune 500 company, even if that company is navigating one of the more turbulent times in its history.  QVC Group landed on the 2026 Fortune 500 after it officially shifted its corporate headquarters address to West Chester, reports Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.   QVC Group formerly operated out of a Colorado address under the name Qurate Retail Group before rebranding…

  • The Mother Behind Mikal Bridges’ Rise from Great Valley to the NBA Finals

    The Mother Behind Mikal Bridges’ Rise from Great Valley to the NBA Finals

    As Mikal Bridges chases an NBA championship with the New York Knicks, the Great Valley High School graduate is carrying a story rooted in perseverance and a mother’s belief in her son, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Bridges’ journey began with his mother, Tyneeha Rivers, who grew up in West Philadelphia.  Rivers was 19 when Mikal was born, a…

  • Pottstown Couple Fights to Save Historic Farm After Tax Sale

    Pottstown Couple Fights to Save Historic Farm After Tax Sale

    Andrew and April Gawrys are fighting to keep historic Spring Meadow Farm in Pottstown after it was sold in September by Chester County Tax Claim Bureau along with their nearby home, writes Dan Sullivan for Lancaster Farming.  The couple sells organically fed beef, chicken, and freezer meats at the Spring Meadow Farm Store. They also…

  • Pennsylvania’s Best All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Is a Short Drive from Chester County

    Pennsylvania’s Best All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Is a Short Drive from Chester County

    Do the words “all-you-can-eat buffet” make your mouth water? Check off every one of the best all-you-can-eat buffets in each state thanks to a list from Amanda Tarlton at Reader’s Digest. Starting in Pennsylvania is easy, especially for Chester County residents. Reader’s Digest cultivated the list through research, expert opinions, and online reviews from sites…

  • Vanguard Ditches Malvern Office Lease, Cutting Building Occupancy to 36 Percent

    Vanguard Ditches Malvern Office Lease, Cutting Building Occupancy to 36 Percent

    Vanguard is walking away from 87,600 square feet of office space in Malvern, a move that will send one building’s occupancy from 100 percent to 36 percent, reports Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  The investment giant’s lease at 45 Liberty Blvd. in the Great Valley Corporate Center expires at the end of June, and Vanguard informed landlord FLD Group that it won’t…

  • Two Great Pizza Shops Serving Up Slices in Philadelphia Suburbs

    Two Great Pizza Shops Serving Up Slices in Philadelphia Suburbs

    Philadelphia is known for having some of the best pizza and that extends into the suburbs, with two great pizza shops in Chester County, writes Hira Qureshi for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Whether you take a slice or buy the whole pie, you’re bound to be left full and satisfied, yet hungry for more from these…

  • D.R. Horton Eyes 130-Acre Honey Brook Site, Local Speedway for New 170-Home Community

    D.R. Horton Eyes 130-Acre Honey Brook Site, Local Speedway for New 170-Home Community

    One of the nation’s largest homebuilders has its sights set on rural Chester County, and its plans include saving a local speedway in the process, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  D.R. Horton is proposing a 170-home development on 130 acres next to the Honey Brook Speedway. The planned community, called Arbor’s Glen, would feature 85 duplex buildings and public amenities.  In atypical fashion for the company, D.R. Horton…

  • The Summer Camp That Never Really Ended for These Chester County Men

    The Summer Camp That Never Really Ended for These Chester County Men

    Every Friday, about 20 men scattered across the country open their laptops and dial into a Zoom call. They’re in their 70s and 80s now, but for an hour or so, they’re kids at camp again. The thread connecting them is Camp Saginaw, the overnight camp in Oxford farmland where they spent their summers in…

  • Montgomery County Native Is Member of Most Successful Led Zeppelin Tribute Band

    Montgomery County Native Is Member of Most Successful Led Zeppelin Tribute Band

    Paul Hammond, a Montgomery County native, is a member of Get the Led Out, the most successful Led Zeppelin tribute band in the world, writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. Hammond, who stands in for Jimmy Page, is one of the two original members of the band. Get the Led Out is rarely not…

  • Enjoy Outdoor Dining in Montgomery County at These Local Restaurants 

    Enjoy Outdoor Dining in Montgomery County at These Local Restaurants 

    With summer nearly here, it is a prime time to start enjoying al fresco dining at one of the local eateries that offer picturesque and comfortable outside seating along with delicious food, writes Hira Qureshi for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Great American Pub in Conshohocken offers seating at the Skytop Garden on a first-come, first-served basis.…