Philadelphia Region
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Bryn Mawr Billionaire Joins Forces with Rapper Meek Mill to Create $2M Scholarship Fund for Underprivileged Philly Area Youth
Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin has joined forces with rapper Meek Mill to create a $2 million scholarship fund to benefit Philadelphia’s underprivileged youth, according to a staff report from TMZ. The fund is expected to benefit close to 1,000 students in the Philadelphia area – and the impact will be felt right away with…
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Chestnut Hill College Supports Adult Learners
For more than 20 years, Chestnut Hill College has been a leader in the region in serving adult learners looking to begin or complete a certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree through the Accelerated Adult Degree Program. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, seventeen percent of people over 25 years old in Philadelphia have earned college…
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See What Were Most Popular Google Searches for This Year in Region
Google has released its list of trending searches for 2020 which shows that Philadelphians were most interested in the “election results” and “coronavirus,” writes Paige Gross for the Technical.ly. Other terms in the top five for the region included “Kobe Bryant,” “Flayers” (often spelled as “Fliers,”) and “Naya Rivera.” The top three match the most…
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New Baby Giraffe Joins Philadelphia Zoo’s Family
Philadelphia Zoo welcomed a new member to its eclectic family on November 2 when Bea, a 15-month-old female giraffe, arrived from Knoxville Zoo in Tennessee. Over the last several weeks, Bea has been adjusting to her new keepers and hanging out with her new herd mates, 18-year-old Stella and 11-year-old Abigail. The new addition is…
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Why Philadelphia Was Named One of the Most Sinful Cities in America
Philadelphia once again ranks among the most sinful cities in America, according to a list recently published by WalletHub. To compile the rankings for 2020’s Most Sinful Cities in America, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across seven key categories, including Anger & Hatred, Jealousy, Excesses & Vices, Greed, Lust, Vanity, and Laziness. These were…
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Santa Claus Photobombs Classic Paintings With Help from Local Artist
To add some humor to the season, local artist Ed Wheeler is placing photos of himself dressed as Santa Claus into iconic art masterpieces, according to a staff report from The Sharon Herald. A native of suburban Philadelphia, Wheeler is a freelance photographer who found that some compositions beckoned him for what he calls a…
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Renting Currently Provides Bigger Bang for Your Buck Than Buying Home in Philly Area
A new study by the Real Estate Initiative at Florida Atlantic University has found that using your savings for renting and investing is currently a better choice than buying a home in the Philadelphia area, writes Miles Bryan for the WHYY. The university’s ‘Buy vs. Rent Index’ annually compares returns from home equity and the…
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Local Artist, Photographer Continues His Walk Around Philadelphia Project For Fifth Year
Artist and photographer J.J. Tiziou is continuing his mission to walk the perimeter of Philadelphia – his adopted city – for the fifth year in a row, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Swim Pony Performing Arts project, funded by the Knight Foundation, originally included Tiziou walking with three other Philadelphia-based artists. Since…
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Strong Numbers in Philadelphia Suburbs Secured Joe Biden’s Victory in Pennsylvania
In the state where every vote mattered, the Philadelphia suburbs played a key role in delivering Pennsylvania to president-elect Joe Biden, write Jonathan Lai and Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties Biden grew his total victory margin by almost 105,000 votes over the number Hillary Clinton managed in…
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Len Barry, Singer Whose Soulful Voice Brought To Life Popular ‘Bristol Stomp,’ Dies at 78
Len Barry, the lead singer of the Dovells and later solo artists whose soulful voice brought to life popular “Bristol Stomp,” died aged 78, writes Richard Sandomir for The New York Times. In addition to the song about teenagers dancing a new step in Bristol, Barry was with the Dovells when they released several more…
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Daniel McGinley, Local Educator and Union Chief, Dies Aged 88
Daniel J. McGinley, a lifelong educator in the Philadelphia region, local union chief, and a devoted family man, died on November 16 at 88, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McGinley started his career in education as a teacher in a pair of Philadelphia elementary schools. Later, he became a school principal and…
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SEPTA Is Feeling a $1M Per Day COVID-19 Financial Pinch
With ridership down by 70 to 80 percent due to COVID-19, SEPTA is feeling a significant financial pinch, writes Kelly Rule for FOX 29. Coupled with the expenses from responding to the pandemic, this drop in ridership is causing the transportation authority to lose $1 million a day. “We can only provide the service that…
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KYW Adding FM Simulcast to Make Regional Newsradio ‘Station More Available’
KYW Newsradio, a longstanding Philadelphia institution, will soon inhabit the 103.9 spot on the FM dial in addition to its regular 1060 AM frequency, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The change comes three months after the radio station made another break with tradition by dropping the background noise of an obsolete wire…
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CBRE Veteran Joins Tactix Real Estate Advisors
Mitchell J. Reading, a former First Vice President and 15-year veteran of CBRE, Inc, has joined the team of tenant advocates at Philadelphia-based Tactix Real Estate Advisors. Throughout his career, Reading has managed and co-managed more than two and a half million square feet of real estate transactions within the Philadelphia suburbs. “The lessons learned…
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Check Out How Your Municipality Voted in the Presidential Election
The overwhelming support from Philadelphia and its suburban counties helped former Vice President Joe Biden flip Pennsylvania back to the Democrats in last week’s presidential election, writes John Duchneskie for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Biden managed to build on Hillary Clinton’s 55 percent share of the vote in the suburbs in 2016, bringing it up to…
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Home Sellers Start Dropping Prices in July Amid Cooling Housing Market
Home sellers nationwide and in the Philadelphia region started dropping asking prices in July amid signals of a cooling housing market. Dana Anderson, Redfin, put out the welcome mat on the observation for interested readers. Many buyers have become hesitant to pay sky-high prices that have persisted throughout most of the pandemic. That bullish period…
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Bloomberg: Philly Among Metro Areas with Biggest Annual Median Home Price Increase
Philadelphia metropolitan area is among the country’s metro areas with the biggest median home price increases in September, writes Prashant Gopal for Bloomberg. The Philadelphia region is third in the nation, only behind Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Memphis, Tennessee, with a 23.6 percent increase in median home prices last month. The rise in prices is…
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See How Much You Need to Earn to Live Comfortably in Philadelphia
According to a new analysis from GoBankingRates.com, Philadelphia residents have to earn more than twice as much as the local median income to be able to comfortably rent or own a home in the area, writes Ashley Portero for the Philadelphia Business Journal. To determine how much a person needs to live comfortably in the…
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