West Chester
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‘It Feels Good to Fill a Need’: Developer Aims to Meet Demand to Live in West Chester with 219 New Apartments
Following the demolition of the Salvation Army thrift store and Rubenstein’s Office Supply, West Chester Borough Council has granted preliminary land development approval for the construction of 219 “affordable housing” apartments at 250 East Market Street, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. Council will still need to vote for final approval before developer…
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Former Eagles Owner from West Chester Buys Full City Block in Miami
Former Eagles owner Norman Braman, the billionaire car dealer who spent his early years in West Chester before moving to Cobbs Creek, now owns an entire block in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood, writes Brian Bandell for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Braman, 89, recently acquired the Fight Club Miami building located at 106 and 120 N.E. 20th…
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Newsweek: Video of West Chester Grandmother Who Finds Out Her Family is Moving Closer Goes Viral
A heartwarming TikTok video of a grandmother finding out her family is moving to West Chester to be closer to her has gone viral, writes Kate Fowler for Newsweek. The video was posted by granddaughter Grace Marcella five days ago, and it has already garnered more than 2.2 million views and over 410,000 likes. The…
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‘Enabling Bright Minds and Dreams to Flourish’: WCU to Receive Largest Cash Donation in Its History
A $3.5 million gift from Student Services, Incorporated (SSI) — the largest cash donation ever made to West Chester University — will be presented during a Gift Agreement Signing and Check Presentation Celebration on Tuesday, March 22 at 3 PM in the Philips Autograph Library. Bernie Carrozza, the Chair of SSI’s Board of Directors, and…
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Annual Jazz Festival Returns Next Week at West Chester University
For the first time since 2019, the Wells School of Music at West Chester University will bring world-class entertainment and live jazz to the surrounding community during the annual Jazz Festival from March 23-26. Most performances are free and take place in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, located in the Swope Music Building and Performing…
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WCU to Host First-of-Its-Kind Production of Lincoln vs. Douglass Debate That Never Was … but Should Have Been
The complicated relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and famed Abolitionist/Statesman Frederick Douglass will be brought to life during the world premiere of a heated debate that never was but should have been. Charles Cook, an Emmy-nominated documentarian who resides locally, has reached back in history to create a riveting stage production that draws from the…
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Everyone Scrambles to Find Out What’s In Their Portfolio, From War to Fossil Fuels, Says Main Line’s Lovell Minnick Partners
STP Investment Services, a company in West Chester that tracks clients’ asset values, including those in held in Russia, has received backing from Radnor investment firm Lovell Minnick Partners for its expansion, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lovell Minnick Partners focuses primarily on fast-growing financial service technologies. “For the last two weeks,…
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West Chester Man Becomes Viral Sensation for TikTok Videos Highlighting Life in the Classroom as a Gay Teacher
Nearby West Chester resident Tell Williams has become a viral sensation with more than a million followers on TikTok for his hilarious and activist videos that highlight life in the classroom as a gay teacher, writes Ayana Herndon for CaféMom.com. His very first TikTok video in which he describes a conversation he had with a…
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WCU’s ‘High Research Activity’ Earns It Lofty Status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
West Chester University’s reclassification from Master’s Colleges & Universities – Larger Programs (M1) to Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity (R2) was released in the most recent update of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which was posted for a public-review period in December 2021. The university’s new 2021 classification took place during…
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Local Grad Launches Startup That Uses Community to Combat Workplace Burnout
Your Care Collective, a startup launched in 2020 by Joelle Tolifero, a West Chester University graduate, uses community to combat workplace burnout, writes Kennedy Rose for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Prior to creating You Care Collective, Tolifero worked with students in residential housing as well as study-abroad programs. While it seemed like the perfect job,…
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Two Family-Friendly Performances Light Up March as Part of the WCU Live! Performing Arts Series
Tickets are now on sale for two family-friendly performances that are part of the WCU Live! Performing Arts Series at West Chester University. Both performances take place in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, located in the Philips Memorial Building at 700 South High Street. Information available at the box office. On Friday, March 4 at…
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Broadway’s Christopher Jackson to Speak at WCU on March 19
Christopher Jackson of Broadway’s Hamilton will speak at West Chester University as part of the President’s Speaker Series on Saturday, March 19 at 8 PM in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, located in the Philips Memorial Building at 700 South High Street. Purchase tickets. Jackson is the first speaker as part of this series…
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WCU to Celebrate Beloved Mascot’s Birthday During Saturday’s Basketball Doubleheader
A bounce house, balloon artist, party favors, face painting, and more. With all the makings of a fun-filled birthday party, West Chester University’s beloved mascot Rammy will “hoop-it-up” during the men’s and women’s basketball games against East Stroudsburg University on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1 PM and 3 PM in Hollinger Field House. Rammy’s birthday…
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Executive Chairman of Company Once Headquartered in Chester County Gives $25 Million to Penn
James Joo-Jin Kim, Executive Chairman of Amkor Technology, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers that was headquartered in West Chester until 2005, and his wife, Agnes, have gifted $25 million to the University of Pennsylvania. Kennedy Rose reported the beneficence for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The gift will create two new programs: The James…
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Prominent Abolitionist Who Lived in West Chester Honored with New Historic Marker
Abraham Shadd, a prominent abolitionist who lived in West Chester for two decades, was recently honored in Delaware with a historic marker unveiled outside government offices in Wilmington, writes Cris Barrish for WHYY. Shadd, who was born in 1801, was a cobbler who ran a shoemaking shop started by his father in Wilmington. He was…
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Discussion, Book Signing by Renowned Author to Highlight 25th Anniversary of WCU’s Frederick Douglass Institute
West Chester University’s Frederick Douglass Institute, which is the first of its kind and the leader among Douglass institutes in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is celebrating its 25th-plus anniversary in a way that ties the issues of the past to the issues of the present. Robert S. Levine, University of Maryland Distinguished…
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Absence of West Chester’s Bam Margera Acutely Felt in New Jackass Movie
While the new movie Jackass Forever has received good reviews and has been doing well at the box office, the absence of West Chester’s Bam Margera is acutely felt, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Margera, a former mainstay on the cast, was supposed to be part of the movie, but he was fired…
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CBS: WCU Prof’s Mentorship Program Closes an Achievement Gap One Student at a Time
Dr. Tammy James, a West Chester University professor, has launched a pilot program to provide support to Black male students who are struggling academically, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS Philly. Compass pairs Black male undergrads with Black male graduate students, who meet weekly to monitor academic progress and connect with resources. “They literally spend a…
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