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Former Member of Bryn Mawr Boys Choir Performing at XPoNential Music Fest
Moustapha Noumbissi, who grew up in Upper Darby and was a member of the Bryn Mawr Boys Choir, will be performing at this year’s WXPN-FM XPoNential Music Fest on Saturday, September 23, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. Noumbissi was born in Belgium to Cameroonian parents and throughout his childhood, he was introduced to…
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Sacred Heart Academy in Bryn Mawr Offers College Application Boot Camp for Seniors
While most students were soaking up as much summer as possible, high school seniors at Sacred Heart Academy in Bryn Mawr spent a week in college application boot camp, writes Wakisha Bailey for CBS News Philadelphia. The fast track to the college app boot camp with Alan Paynter, the academy’s director of college counseling, gives…
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Philadelphia-based Mitchell & Ness Welcomes Nike Executive as New CEO
Mitchell & Ness, which was acquired last year by Michael Rubin’s company Fanatics and a group of celebrity investors, has named a new CEO, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Eli Kumekpor, former global Vice President and general manager of Nike’s Jordan Brand division, will take over for Kevin Wolff who is retiring. Kumekpor…
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Bryn Mawr Company Creates a Waze-like Mental Health App Called Route
The former managing director of Safeguard Scientifics’ health care portfolio, Dr. Gary Kurtzman has created an app that aspires to be the “Waze to mental health,” writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. He established the Bryn Mawr company route because he saw the need for a user-facing mental health app that acted as…
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Bryn Mawr Nonprofit Gift Shop in Business to Help Others
Dr. Bernadette Wheeler, a Penn Medicine doctor, found Something Different by Eric, a nonprofit gift shop in 2015 for her son Eric, who has Down syndrome, writes Tamala Edwards for 6ABC. Eric is the oldest of her three children and she wanted something that he could do. Eric works as a greeter in the store.…
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Former Harvard President Talks about Her Experiences as a Student at Bryn Mawr College
Historian, activist and former Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust saw early in life while in college in the Philadelphia area that higher education plays an important role in democracy, writes Hilary Burns for The Boston Globe. Faust, who was the president of Harvard University from 2007 to 2018, attended Bryn Mawr College for her undergraduate…
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Bryn Mawr-based Alliance HP Sells Three Industrial Buildings Near Airport
Alliance HP, which is based in Bryn Mawr, has sold its three industrial buildings in Southwest Philadelphia for almost double its 2021 purchase price, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The three buildings located at 3201 S. 76th St., 3250 78th St., and 3440 Bartram Avenue are in Eastwick about 2.5 miles from the…
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Exit 13 Gastrobar Brings a Playful Vibe to Bryn Mawr’s Restaurant Scene
Luciano Di Felice, the eldest son of Garrett Hill Pizza’s original owner, had a vision for transforming the pizzeria into a fun destination in Bryn Mawr, and $2 million dollars later, Exit 13 Gastrobar is just that, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. The Italian bistro named after the Blue Route exit now has…
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Bryn Mawr College Grad Honors Filmmaker Father in Memoir About World War II Bombings
Leslie Sussan’s father documented the tragic aftermath of the bombings at Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II. She hopes by sharing his story in her memoir that she will help bring healing to the world, writes Jon Kalish for Forward. The late Herbert Sussan was in charge of a military film crew who documented…
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Bryn Mawr College Named One of the 25 Most Beautiful College Campuses in U.S.
There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing a college, everything from curriculum to cost can play into your decision. But often times just the feel or vibe of a campus can call to you. The architecture and picturesque settings of a campus often draw in prospective students and their families. Travel +…
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Bryn Mawr Native and Corvette Legend Reeves Callaway Remembered
The founder of Callaway Cars, Reeves Callaway, will be remembered for his passion for cars, and his innovation in performance kits, writes Chris Perkins for Road & Track. Callaway, a native of Bryn Mawr, passed away recently at the age of 75 at his home in Newport Beach, California. Ely “Reeves” Callaway III was born…
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Bryn Mawr Plastic Surgeon Goes Viral for Explanation of Trendy Facelift Procedure
A Bryn Mawr plastic surgeon is going viral for his clear and detailed explanation of a deep plane facelift surgery. Dr. R. Brannon Claytor is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in facelift techniques. The video he posted online garnered 14,000 views and received plenty of positive feedback. “I wasn’t thinking about publishing a…
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Bryn Mawr Billionaire Michael Rubin Hosted Star-Studded Fourth of July Party in Hamptons
Sports star Kylian Mbappé as well as A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lopez were among the celebrity guests at Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin’s Fourth of July party in the Hamptons, writes Seren Morris for Yahoo!Sports. Tom Brady was also present, as were Justin and Hailey Bieber, Emily Ratajkowski, Ben Affleck, Travis Scott, Dixie D’Amelio,…
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Fanatics, Led by Bryn Mawr’s Michael Rubin, Increases Offer for Sports Betting Business
Fanatics has agreed to pay $225 million, almost double what it originally offered, to acquire PointsBet’s U.S. sports betting business, writes Jeff Neiburg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company, which has an office in Conshohocken, agreed to increase their offer after a bid from DraftKings came in. Two weeks ago, DraftKings brought to the table…
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Bryn Mawr-Born Aviator Trained Tuskegee Airmen, Was One of First Black Men to Fly Cross-Country
Bryn Mawr-born aviator Charles “Chief” Anderson knew at an early age he wanted to fly airplanes. In 1933, he and Alfred Forsythe, a Bahamas-born Atlantic City physician were the first Black men to complete a cross-country flight, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn. The pair continued to team up on other flights, becoming the first…
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Bryn Mawr’s Saleka Shyamalan Follows Her Father into Showbiz with New Album
Saleka Shyamalan, the eldest child of M. Night Shyamalan who grew up in Bryn Mawr, is following her father into showbiz with the release of her first album, “Seance,” writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. This debut shows the 26-year-old’s love for R&B as well as her intense classical training. But despite her first…
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Bryn Mawr Native Steps Down After 28 Years of Coaching Lacrosse at University of Virginia
After 28 years of guiding the Women’ Lacrosse Program at the University of Virginia, Bryn Mawr native Julie Meyers is stepping down. She took all her teams to the postseason except for in 2020 when NCAA spring championships were canceled due to the pandemic. No other Division I coach had reached the same level of…
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New Head Coach at Shipley School Receives Pivotal Wake-up Call
T.J. Ferrick, the new head coach of the boys’ basketball team at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, credits an important wake-up call for helping him realize that full-time coaching was his dream job, writes Joseph Santoliquito for City of Basketball Love. Ferrick was an English teacher and junior varsity basketball coach at Penn Charter…
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