Avondale
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Local Anglers Inject Trout Into White Clay Creek Waterways for Fishing
At the start of the week, volunteers and staff from environmental agencies helped restock White Clay Creek with dozens of trout, with trout fishing season ongoing since the beginning of April, writes Zoë Read for WHYY. With excitement, attendees scooped up buckets of wriggling fish and transferred them to the flowing creek near Avondale. Thanks…
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Stroud Water Research Center Reveals the Impact of Road Salt on Local Waterways
A new study by Avondale’s Stroud Water Research Center has revealed the significant impact of road salt on local waters, writes Susan Phillips for WHYY. Completed this past October, Stroud’s recent study examined the salt content in over 1,200 locations, mostly local streams. Citizens and community partners conducted the research, which marked the fall first…
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Avondale’s Caputo & Guest Lowers Prices to Make Eating Well, Buying American Easier
Avondale-based Caputo & Guest, the nation’s leading grower of fresh exotic mushrooms, has lowered prices across its organic mushroom line, according to a staff report from The Produce News. The price cut is part of a strategic domestic production expansion aimed at reducing America’s reliance on imported mushrooms. With uncertainties on tariffs and supply chains,…
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Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale is Pioneering Watershed Health
Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale has been performing cutting-edge research for decades on what helps our water streams stay clean and life-giving, writes Joan Holliday for The Daily Local News. The center is promoting its knowledge and stewardship through international research, education, and watershed restoration efforts. Earlier this month, Development Director of Stroud Water…
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Avondale Man Remembers His Time as First Phillie Phanatic
David Raymond, of Avondale, artfully played the popular mascot Phillie Phanatic during the first 16 out of the 45 years of its existence, writes Terry Lefton for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Raymond is quick to credit his father, University of Delaware Hall of Fame football coach Tubby Raymond, for inspiring some of the antics where…
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Avondale Farmhouse with Saltwater Pool, Barn, Lists for Nearly $1.5 Million
A colonial farmhouse on sale in rural Avondale retains its rustic spirit from the 18th century, while gracefully incorporating newer additions. Penn Hollow, dating to 1720 is a five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath property equipped with a large barn and nearly six acres of property, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The $1,495,999 property’s older iterations can be…
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Avondale Farmhouse with Saltwater Pool, Barn, Lists for Nearly $1.5 Million
A colonial farmhouse on sale in rural Avondale retains its rustic spirit from the 18th century, while gracefully incorporating newer additions. Penn Hollow, dating to 1720 is a five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath property equipped with a large barn and nearly six acres of property, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The $1,495,999 property’s older iterations can be…
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Local Mushroom Industry Digs Up Solutions to Supply Chain Snags and Labor Shortages
The local mushroom businesses have been working steadfastly to overcome the persistent supply chain issues and labor shortages. These snags have challenged the industry nationwide, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. Overall, the mushroom industry in Pennsylvania is dealing with a labor shortage of around 25 percent. This issue existed before the pandemic,…
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Local PA Farmers Have Decreed 2021 as the Year of the Mushroom
Farmers in Chester County have dubbed 2021 the Year of the Mushroom, writes Doug Ohlemeier for Produce Business. Retailers such as Whole Foods are predicting mushrooms will be one of the top trending foods of the year. Also, mushrooms are currently getting great press, owing to the numerous benefits they bring, including high nutritional value…
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Be Here Brewing Celebrates First Anniversary with New Version of Its Flagship IPA
Be Here Brewing recently celebrated its first anniversary as the sole brewery in Avondale, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. “We would have loved to celebrate our anniversary with a full house of customers and live music,” said Dan Knabb, who co-owns the brewery with Maura Langley. “Of course, that wasn’t possible.” Instead,…
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Area Home to Pair of Golfweek’s 10 Best Public Courses in Pennsylvania
Southern Chester County is home to two of the 10 best public golf courses in Pennsylvania, writes Jason Lusk for Golfweek magazine. The courses featured in Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play in each state were ranked based on 10 criteria, some of which include design, challenge, and quality of greens. All of the courses…
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Why the New York Giants Signed This Avondale Native, Then Released Him Five Days Later
The New York Giants signed Avondale native Sean Smith to their practice squad on the last day of October, then promptly released him five days later. The Giants inked Smith, a left-footed punter, to occupy the 10th and final spot on their practice squad, as they prepared to face the Dallas Cowboys in Week Nine…
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