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These Pa. towns near Philly cited as top 50 best places to live in US
PHILADELPHIA - Two locations outside of Philadelphia have been named as 2024’s Best Places to Live, according to Money. In the publication, Money states the list "celebrates cities and towns" with booming economies that also offer "affordability, diversity and an exceptional quality of life." In alphabetical order, two of...
Guy’s Foods Deli Celebrates 50 Years With Fresh Food and a Personal Touch
Charlie Frederick, left, of Darby Township, a customer for over 40 years, talks to Guy’s staff members, from left, Samantha Fail of Secane, Damian Penater of Springfield and Cailin Bauer-Smith of Glenolden, as they slice his cold cuts and fill his order. When your customers keep coming back decade...
Grace-Flood Flees To Philly
You can still read what Nora Grace-Flood is finding out — now from Philadelphia rather than New Haven. Nora, a reporter for the New Haven Independent the past three years, has taken up residence as the Philadelphia bureau chief of the Independent Review Crew, a new national network of locally based in-person arts reviewers.
A New Sensory Playground Opens at Ridley Creek State Park
The Friends of Ridley Creek State Park held a ribbon cutting on Saturday to celebrate a new sensory playground. The Friends of Ridley Creek State Park are celebrating a new sensory playground while over at Rose Tree Park, a new message board is in place, thanks to Ridley High School sophomore Erica Rainford.
Several birds named after Philadelphians will be renamed as part of an effort to stop honoring enslavers and racists
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. For more than two centuries, American ornithologists have been naming birds after people. The first two species to have honorific American names were given in 1811: Lewis’ woodpecker and Clark’s crow, now called Clark’s nutcracker.
Walmart is the most popular grocer in Philadelphia
Walmart eked out the top spot as the most popular grocery store in the Philly metro.Why it matters: The area's 10 leading grocery chains are vying for loyal shoppers while those customers are spending more money at restaurants.By the numbers: Walmart and its supercenters took 16.6% of the market share last year, barely overcoming Acme at 15.7%, according to new data from Chain Store Guide.Giant and Martin's stores came in third (13.2%), followed by Costco (6%) and Wegmans (5.3%).Flashback: Walmart maintained the crown of top supermarket for a second straight year.Zoom in: Acme stores are the most ubiquitous in the region with 81, followed by Giant and Martin's (64 combined), and Walmart and Target (44 each).What to watch: Walmart is remodeling its stores in 2024 while seeking to open more than 150 stores in the U.S. over the next five years, Axios' Rebecca Falconer reports.
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