• Pennsylvania Attorney General Seeks State Control of Crozer Health

    Pennsylvania Attorney General Seeks State Control of Crozer Health

    Citing years of financial turmoil at Crozer Health, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has petitioned Delaware County Common Pleas Court asking that the health system be placed under state receivership, writes Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The unprecedented move came after Crozer Health’s owner, Prospect Medical Holdings Inc, notified state officials…

  • See Delaware County’s Lengthy List of New Restaurants This Fall

    See Delaware County’s Lengthy List of New Restaurants This Fall

    There are no less than 12 new Delaware County restaurants that have opened this fall, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Village at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square is hosting a new Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Turning Point, Toastique, and Napa Kitchen & Wine. They join a new Spread Bagelry and the independent restaurant,…

  • Here Are 6 Brunch Options That Await You in Delaware County

    Here Are 6 Brunch Options That Await You in Delaware County

    Brunch in Delaware County is more than just that meal you get between breakfast and lunch. Today’s brunch is a culinary experience and the restaurants that offer them are a favorite destination for many. For brunch in Delaware Country, try these six locations. Autograph Brasserie in Wayne features a unique décor that includes a sycamore…

  • How’d You Like to Make $2,500 for Eating A Wawa Gobbler?

    How’d You Like to Make $2,500 for Eating A Wawa Gobbler?

    SIXT rental cars is holding a contest to find a “Gas Station Hoagie Hunter” and they need someone to hunt down the best Wawa Gobbler, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Apparently, SIXT is willing to pay someone $2,500 to eat Gobblers and talk about them. A SIXT spokesperson said SIXT wants to “celebrate…

  • The Power Women of the Main Line, Include 5 From Delaware County

    The Power Women of the Main Line, Include 5 From Delaware County

    Delaware County is home to five Power Women making a difference, part of a group of 21 women highlighted by Main Line Today for their resilience, ambition and influence. Shelly Hughes of Media Borough is the founder and CEO of Nolia Roots, a strategic marketing agency that began in 2020, writes Gina Lizzo for Main…

  • Wawa Comes Out on Top in First Customer Satisfaction Study

    Wawa Comes Out on Top in First Customer Satisfaction Study

    Customers who have been professing Wawa’s superiority for years – especially against Sheetz – turned out to be right, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Delaware County-based convenience store chain has come out on top in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s first Convenience Store Study, which was released earlier this week. “We are grateful to our…

  • Pennsylvania Turnpike Adds Apple Pay, Google Pay to List of Digital Options Drivers Can Use to Pay Their Tolls

    Pennsylvania Turnpike Adds Apple Pay, Google Pay to List of Digital Options Drivers Can Use to Pay Their Tolls

    The Pennsylvania Turnpike has increased the number of digital options drivers can use to cover their tolls, writes Matt Coughlin for KYW Newsradio. “Effective now, customers can use Apple and Google Pay as options to pay their tolls,” said Marissa Orbanek, press secretary for the Turnpike. The Turnpike announced it was adding the two mobile…

  • Reporter Creates Wawa Oral History Looking at Brand Obsession

    Reporter Creates Wawa Oral History Looking at Brand Obsession

    Adam Clark, an enterprise reporter for New Jersey Advance Media, is not a Wawa fan, and wasn’t brought up around the convenience store chain. But he wondered about other people’s Wawa obsession and decided to tell that story by compiling an oral history, writes Amaris Casttillo for Poynter. In November 2023, NJ Advance Media published…

  • Wawa Experimenting With Travel Center Concept in North Carolina

    Wawa Experimenting With Travel Center Concept in North Carolina

    Wawa has built its brand on being a neighborhood community convenience store but now it’s trying a new approach reaching truckers and other travelers on the road, writes Jim Walsh for the Cherry Hill Courier Post, as reported at Delaware Online. The Delaware County-based convenience-store chain is building its first travel center along an interstate…

  • Franklin Fountain, Created by 2 Delaware County Brothers, Celebrates 20th Anniversary

    Franklin Fountain, Created by 2 Delaware County Brothers, Celebrates 20th Anniversary

    Ryan and Eric Berley grew up in their Media-area home with a dining room decorated like a historical ice cream parlor.  They carried that motif into adult life, with their successful business, Franklin Fountain in Old City Philadelphia. Now the old-fashioned ice cream parlor is celebrating its 20th anniversary, writes Leslie Krowchenko for the Daily…

  • New Wawa Stores Being Built Will Serve Retirees in Florida

    New Wawa Stores Being Built Will Serve Retirees in Florida

    A new Wawa store and gas station is coming to the Villages of Florida, bringing the Delaware County-based convenience store’s unique offerings to the retirees who live there, writes Jennifer Torres for Gulf Live. Just this week, the Villages-News reported the land was cleared and construction crews were spotted “walking the site.” A second store…

  • Sept. 27 Discussion Looks at Collaborative Efforts to Combat Organized Retail Crime

    Sept. 27 Discussion Looks at Collaborative Efforts to Combat Organized Retail Crime

    A new Pennsylvania prosecutor’s office devoted exclusively to prosecuting organized retail thefts is being created after $2.7 million in funds was allocated in the 2024-25 state budget. That office and other strategies to tackle organized retail crime by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General will be the topic of a presentation and panel discussion Sept.…

  • Delaware County Tries Approach Beyond Police for Mentally Ill

    Delaware County Tries Approach Beyond Police for Mentally Ill

    An effort is underway in Delaware County to divert people with mental health issues from the legal system and get them into treatment, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. A new county-wide program from the Delaware County Department of Human Services gives police officers discretion to refer people with behavioral issues to a case manager instead…

  • Swarthmore, Haverford Colleges See Decline in Black, Latino Students Following Supreme Court Decision

    Swarthmore, Haverford Colleges See Decline in Black, Latino Students Following Supreme Court Decision

    There are less Black and Latino freshman at many of the nation’s elite institutions, including at Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year banning race-conscious considerations for college admissions. Haverford College’s domestic students of color declined by 1.6 percentage points, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At Haverford, 7.2…

  • Wawa ‘Cheers to Classrooms’ Toasts Teachers With Free Coffee

    Wawa ‘Cheers to Classrooms’ Toasts Teachers With Free Coffee

    Wawa, Inc., announces its “Cheers to Classrooms” initiative is back toasting teachers and school staff with free any size hot coffee from Monday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 15. The offer is available at its Mid-Atlantic operating area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Wawa toasted educators in Alabama…

  • Wawa ‘Cheers to Classrooms’ Toasts Teachers With Free Coffee

    Wawa ‘Cheers to Classrooms’ Toasts Teachers With Free Coffee

    Wawa, Inc., announces its “Cheers to Classrooms” initiative is back toasting teachers and school staff with free any size hot coffee from Monday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 15. The offer is available at its Mid-Atlantic operating area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Wawa toasted educators in Alabama…

  • Delaware County Woman Goes Viral for Confronting Attacker, Gets Outpouring of Support

    Delaware County Woman Goes Viral for Confronting Attacker, Gets Outpouring of Support

    After Delaware County woman Nikki Bullock demonstrated an immense act of bravery in a now-viral video, she and her girlfriend received an outpouring of support from the community and even strangers online, writes Jenice Armstrong for The Philadelphia Inquirer.   In a terrifying encounter near Philadelphia’s City Hall, Bullock was making an Uber Eats delivery…

  • Plans to Add Part-time Shoulder Use to Blue Route Moving Forward

    Plans to Add Part-time Shoulder Use to Blue Route Moving Forward

    Plans to alleviate rush-hour traffic jams on Interstate 476 by adding part-time shoulder use are slowly moving forward, writes Pete Bannan for The Times Herald. Traffic on the two-lane southbound Blue Route often backs up during the rush hour leaving drivers stuck. Todd Bennett of Glen Mills, a former traffic report producer, does not like…