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Delaware County honors Memorial Day with parade in Media
MEDIA, Pa. (CBS) – Hundreds of spectators lined State Street in Media on Monday morning to watch the annual Memorial Day parade.The procession included members of a color guard, police officers, firefighters and even some classic car drivers. Karen Sanford from Media said her daughter participated in the parade as a drum major in the Penncrest High School marching band."It's such a huge event in Media," Sanford said. "And for her to have a role in this as a leader in our community is very impressive."The parade concluded with the singing of the national anthem and a 21-gun salute at the...
Villanova Is Saying Goodbye to Kennedy Hall to Make Room for New $150 Million Library
Falvey Library at Vic Maggitti Hall will be the centerpiece of the campus. It is named after 1958 graduate Victor Maggitti who donated $20 million in March 2022. Next summer Villanova University will say goodbye to its longstanding Kennedy Hall to make room for the new Falvey Library, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal.
June Fete Fair canceled over 'safety and security' concerns
The Foundation for Delaware County Awarded 5-Year Healthy Start Grant
A 5-year Healthy Start Grant received by The Foundation for Delaware County will help expecting mothers, moms, and their babies to make sure they are healthy and safe. The Foundation for Delaware County announced it has received a five-year $5,041,665 Healthy Start grant award, one of just six awarded in Pennsylvania.
A $2 billion development project on Penn's Landing has stalled
A New York City developer has stalled plans for a $2.2 billion development on Penn's Landing — the largest project on the Delaware River waterfront.Why it matters: Philadelphia's waterfront is in the middle of a development boom, and this project would bring thousands of residential units, offices, a hotel and retail to the area.State of play: The Durst Organization is still negotiating plans to build a dozen towers on nearly 12 acres of Penn's Landing, more than three years after the developer was selected to lead the project.The developer has yet to hash out a final agreement to move the...
Confusion continues over evacuations at Mt. Airy apartment building
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- CBS News Philadelphia was back at a Mt. Airy apartment complex weeks after the city deemed one of its buildings an unsafe structure. The property manager told tenants in a section of the building to leave, but in a statement to CBS News Philadelphia last week, a spokesperson from the Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspections said the entire building was evacuated.Investigative reporter Liz Crawford found out some tenants are still living in that building and one brand new tenant, a veteran, Derrick Eckles said he is just moving in.Shanika Bolton says she's lived at Stenton Gardens for...
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