SEPTA commuter train service to the new Claymont Transportation Center starts Dec. 4, increasing the communityâs attractiveness to businesses and residents and reducing hassles for commuting into â and just visiting â Philadelphia The new station is a centerpiece of redevelopment of 425 acres on Philadelphia Pike, just south of the Pennsylvania line, that for decades was a steel mill. …
Rite Aidâs declaration of bankruptcy in mid-October was quickly followed by the announcement that it was closing two stores in Delaware â in Chestnut Hill Plaza near Newark and at 3209 Kirkwood Highway, near Prices Corner. The only Rite Aid in Claymont â at 2713 Philadelphia Pike â closed Nov. 16, but without any announcement to customers. Rite Aid now …
Here are some memorable events to celebrates Christmas in Delaware. These events run only a day or two. There’s a separate list of events that run more often. Camden-Wyoming Christmas Parade. 6 p.m. Dec. 9, starting at Caesar Rodney High School. Organized by the two towns. Caroling on the Cirle and the Georgetown Christmas Parade. Caroling at 6 p.m. Dec. …
A new $170 million cold storage facility will break ground in Claymont this fall and is expected to add about 130 jobs when it opens next summer. Agile Cold Storage will build a 275,000-square-foot cold-storage facility to help meet growing demand from North American food manufacturers, processers and growers. The addition will be the first company warehouse outside its home …
A new chapter is being written for the Darley House, a Claymont landmark where illustrator Felix Darley in 1862 created an important archetype of the modern Santa Claus. The state (which owns the half-acre property, on Philadelphia Pike and Darley Road) and the Claymont Renaissance Development Corp. (which rents it) are moving forward on plans to renovate the house …
Brandywine Hundred native Dee Durham has a simple but important reason for creating the Brandywine Hundred Historical Society: âAll those stories that we donât want to lose.â âPeople want to learn about the about the history of where they live,â said member Pam Cawood Rizzo. The society, like most modern things, started out about a year ago digitally, with a …
The news coverage of whatâs happening at the old Tri-State Mall (which closed in 2015, leaving a small strip shopping center still running) has largely ignored a store thatâs thrived there since 1984. Tri-State Liquors is still in business, as several signs on chain link fencing along Naamans Road proclaim, and itâs planning to move soon across the parking lot to …
A developer has sold 28 acres in First State Crossing, a multiuse Claymont site that once housed a steel plant, and the buyer will build a 358,000-square-feet warehouse there. First Industrial Realty Trust is planning a rear-load facility with 68 dock door positions, a 40-foot clear height and parking for 241 trailers and 289 cars. The land is on the …
John Berl doesnât like to sit still, and his average walking pace would make some breathless. A few weeks after the long-awaited Uncle Johnâs BBQ Stand finally opened, he was zipping from the dining room through the open kitchen to the area holding the giant smoker â and back again. The restaurant at 2509 Philadelphia Pike in Claymont debuted Nov 15, but …
A marina, an amphitheater and 4.4 miles of trails are among the features suggested in a proposal for a large new park in Claymont. âWe have a team ready ⊠to make it a first-rate amenity,â said Brett Saddler, executive director of the Claymont Renaissance Development Corp., referring to a group of Delawareans with expertise in the environment, recreation …
