Wynnewood
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Former Pitt Basketball Star Comes Home to Coach at Wynnewood Alma Mater
A former star basketball player for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, Mike Cook, has taken on the teaching mantle and is now coaching at a local high school, writes George Michalowski for the Pittsburgh Sports Now. Cook, who played two seasons for Pitt and started every game in a Panther uniform, has returned to his…
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Wall Street Journal: Wynnewood’s Weiman Consulting Offers Advice on How to Stay Afloat During Crisis
While the pandemic has hit – and shuttered for good – many small businesses, those that have survived have learned many invaluable lessons on how to keep a company afloat during a major crisis, writes Molly Baker for The Wall Street Journal. One of the main takeaways for Dr. David Weiman, who heads Weiman Consulting…
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Wynnewood Native & CEO of Action Network is Taking Full Advantage of Current Sports-Betting Craze
Patrick Keane, a Wynnewood native and CEO of Action Network, a sports media firm, is taking full advantage of the current sports-betting craze, writes Andrew Maykuth for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Keane is certainly no stranger to bold bets. As an eighth-grader at William Penn Charter School, he decided to ask his Wynnewood neighbor Richie Ashburn,…
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Wynnewood-based Kaiserman JCC Finds New CEO in Veteran JCC Executive Alan Scher
Wynnewood-based Kaiserman JCC has found its new CEO in Alan Scher, a veteran JCC executive, writes Andy Gotlieb for the Jewish Exponent. Scher is currently serving as an associate executive director at the 14th Street Y in New York City. He has pledged to listen well in his new position and build relationships as the…
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Wynnewood Family Overjoyed With New Delivery Service That Brings Chinatown Food, Groceries to Suburbs
After not being able to visit Chinatown nearly as much they did before the pandemic, Nora Zhou and Xiang Robert Li of Wynnewood were overjoyed when a new delivery service, RiceVan, began bringing Chinatown food and groceries to the suburbs, writes Craig LaBan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The food delivery service launched in May 2020…
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Crazy About Money: Main Line Psychologist Helps People Understand Their Attitudes, Beliefs About Money
What a gift to fall into a flowering new career focus after 30 years of being a psychologist! The old truth of “follow the money” became for Dr. Baker the direct route to the discovery and development in her practice of a branch of psychology now known as financial therapy. Financial therapists help people examine…
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Pizza is the New Sexual Metaphor, Says Friends’ Central School’s Sexuality Educator; Consent Project Gets $250K Grant
Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood has received a $250,000 grant for the “Healthy Relationships and Consent Education” project that will teach students about consent, writes Ronnie Polaneczky for The Philadelphia Inquirer. However, the project’s lead, Al Vernacchio, the school’s sexuality educator, does not plan on restricting his teaching to the need for mutual consent in…
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Family Looking for More Space Finds Perfect Home in Wynnewood Colonial
Looking for more space than their Center City home offered for their fast-growing family, Liza and Justin Bresson found their perfect home in a Wynnewood stone colonial, writes Terri Akman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pair thought the circa-1930s property was intriguing from the first moment they saw it in 2019. While the yard was…
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Kathy Hacker, Wynnewood Resident and Longtime Writer and Editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Passes Away Aged 71
Kathy Hacker, a Wynnewood resident and a longtime writer and later editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, died on January 12 aged 71, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hacker fell in love with writing in high school, where she wrote for the school newspaper and yearbook. She graduated from Ephrata High School as a…
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St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Leaving Its Longtime Home in Wynnewood, Moving To Gwynedd Mercy
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is leaving its longtime Wynnewood home and relocating its programs to Gwynedd Mercy University campus in Lower Gwynedd Township, writes Matthew Gambino for the Catholic Philly. The move was announced in a letter of intent signed by Timothy Senior, seminary rector, and Deanne D’Emilio, university president, and sent to the clergy…
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After years of Litigation and Failed Plans, Scottish Castle in Wynnewood Reclaims Former Glory
After years of litigation and failed plans, Maybrook Mansion in Wynnewood is once again on a way to reclaiming its former glory, writes Stacia Friedman for the Hidden City. The majestic building was constructed in the late 1800s. It was designed by Watson Hewitt and William D. Hewitt for liquor baron and business magnate Henry…
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Elias Surut Cohen of Wynnewood, Passionate Advocate for Elderly, Dies at 93
Elias Surut Cohen of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania’s first commissioner on aging and a passionate advocate for the elderly, died on November 24 at 93, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Cohen was appointed the state commissioner for ageing issues for the Department of Public Welfare in 1956. He stayed in that position for 12…
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Wynnewood Special Education Teacher Starts Nonprofit to Help Buy Groceries for Her Students
Merrissa Curtis, a special education teacher at St. Katherine’s Day School in Wynnewood, started the We All Smile nonprofit to help buy groceries for her students whose families were struggling during the pandemic, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. Curtis is a support teacher for children with autism. When the pandemic forced the school to close,…
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After Several Owner Changes, Former Wynnewood Castle of Isaac Clothier is Now Armenian Church
The Gothic fortress in Wynnewood that was originally built as a home for Isaac Hallowell Clothier of Strawbridge & Clothier has altered its purpose several times since, serving as an elite school for girls, a set for a Hollywood movie, and finally, a church, writes Stacia Friedman for the Hidden City Philadelphia. In 1865, Clothier…
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Kobe Bryant’s Wynnewood Childhood Home Goes for $810K
Kobe Bryant’s childhood home in Wynnewood, minus the basketball hoop in the driveway he used while growing up and any remnant of Bryant’s time in the house, sold last week for $810,000, writes Tim Daniels for the Bleacher Report. The five-bedroom, three-and-half-bathroom home was originally sold by Bryant’s family in 2008. The NBA legend lived…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Some of Region’s Best Bagels Are Made at Wynnewood’s Delancey Street Bagels
Those looking to taste some mouthwateringly-good bagels in the Philadelphia region need to add Delancey Street Bagels in Wynnewood to their list, write Alexandra Jones and Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé for the Philadelphia Magazine. This small shop offers a full range of classic flavors along with a long menu of sandwiches and melts. There is even chicken…
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Friends’ Central Standout Courted By Several Ivy League Schools Commits to Penn
Ed Holland, a standout at Wynnewood’s Friends’ Central and one of the best players in the Philadelphia area, has committed to continuing his basketball career at University of Pennsylvania, writes Donald Hunt for The Philadelphia Tribune. The 6-foot-5 senior guard and forward is looking forward to playing for the Quakers. “My dream was to play…
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With One Project Per Year, Couple Refurbishes Their Wynnewood Home
By doing one project a year, Stephanie and Mike Sinoway have slowly customized and updated their two-story, stone-and-stucco home in Wynnewood to perfectly suit their needs, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When the pair purchased the 1985 residence eight years ago, they first enclosed the back porch and worked on replacing the…
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