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🌱 How Royal Farms’ Broomall store is challenging Wawa’s Delco dominance.

Broomall, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Broomall! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Royal Farms’ Broomall store is challenging Wawa’s Delco dominance.

Also on today's calendar: Kelly Center Presents DREW SHANEFIELD'S VERNON PAPERS with CubiZm and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Less humid with sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wawa vs. the Competition: Sheetz, Buc-ee's and Other Rivals Compared, with a Look at Where Delco Still Wins (delco.today) — Royal Farms is now directly challenging Wawa in Delaware County, including a Broomall store that leans heavily on its fried chicken to stand out. The piece compares Wawa with rivals like Sheetz, Buc-ee’s, Rutter’s, and 7-Eleven, but emphasizes that Delco’s hometown chain still holds a powerful edge in local history, hoagie culture, and everyday convenience for area residents.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday September 4
  • Weekend Warm-up Hike
    Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
    8:00 am
  • Yoga (Friday) →
    Media Borough, PA Calendar, 301 N Jackson Street, Media
    9:00 am
  • Exhibit: The Hidden World of Fungi
    Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Ad Hoc Exhibit 1
    10:00 am
  • Study Abroad 101
    Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Room 320-Video Classroom
    11:00 am
  • PiYo: Full Body Fitness with Nancy Maas
    Swarthmore College - Featured Events Matchbox Tarble Commons Upper Level
    12:15 pm
  • Newtown Square Farmers Market →
    Garrett Williamson, 395 Bishop Hollow Rd, Newtown Square
    4:00 pm
  • Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore PA →
    Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E Lancaster Ave, Ardmore
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday September 5
  • Movie Night - Freakier Friday →
    Media Borough, PA Calendar Media, PA 19063

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Just an ordinary looking black & white cat is what someone told me about River " hes just to plain looking "River deserves a home of his own after all he has been through hes still a sweet boy.
    First abandoned in a house after owners moved out a month prior, then thrown outside by contractors and since then hes been my foster. He is 4 years… (Nextdoor Lawrence Park)
  • The GIANT Company posted a job opening for PT Deli Associate - 6511 in Springfield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • High Schools: Hall's hat trick leads Notre Dame (delcotimes.com)
  • Restaurant, Food Inspections In Newtown Twp.: See Results For August (patch.com)
  • Guest column: Don't let utilities write Pennsylvania's energy future (delcotimes.com)

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  • Man Googled If 'Gloves Stop Fingerprints' During String Of Main Line Burglaries, Jewelry Heists: Court Docs (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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