Party Train Rolls into Feasterville

The Party Train, which is located two doors down from the Joe's Train Station, is a new place to hold events and introduce trains to a younger audience.

When the newest owners of Joe's Train Station purchased the shop back in 2010, they said they always hoped to attract a younger clientele. Two years later, they've opened The Party Train to help them do just that. The Party Train opened its doors, just two doors down from the train store, on March 24. The event room can be used for birthday parties, play dates and more. "I always wanted to do a party place because there is a huge demand," Wolff said. "We didn't have a space [at the train store]." Then the space two doors down became available, and Wolff and his wife, Paula Molino-Wolff, jumped at the opportunity to expand the train store to include a spot to hold parties. "It's a very unique idea," Molino-Wolff said. "No one else is doing …

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Patch Poll: Best Place to Buy Plants

Where do you get your greenery?

It’s springtime and the weather is ripe for planting. That’s the topic of this week’s Reaers’ Choice Patch Poll – where’s the best place in Bensalem to buy plants? There are plenty of places to choose from, including: Cook's Discount Garden Center, Woodhaven Greenery, Reedman Farm & Nursery, Bensalem Farm Market & Deli, Produce Junction, The Home Depot or Target. If we missed your favorite spot, vote for “none of these” and let us know in the comments section below and we’ll try to add it to the poll. Vote for your favorite in the poll below by 9 a.m. Friday and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the business on its Patch Place listing. You can even leave a review. In the event of a tie on our survey, we will break the tie …

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Business Expo at Parx Saturday

Come out to see some great local businesses.

The Bensalem Business Association’s first annual expo is being held tomorrow Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Parx East. “BUY LOCAL is a major calling card for so many small communities, but in Bensalem with over 60,000 residents and over 2,600 businesses, here it can be done,” said BBA President Pondeli Hajioannou. The first 50 people to attend the expo will receive a shopping bag filled with goodies. There will also be a raffle with a grand prize of a Parx Casino “Day at the Races for 4 people.” Bensalem Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo and state Sen. Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. to mark the BBA’s first expo. The business expo will include tables for about 40 area businesses, including: …

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Pondeli Hajioannou

7:27 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Times are hard and business owners are looking for good people to hire. Anywhere you can go with a group of owners to network with is a plus. Take your resume and pass it out and talk to owners, they might not be hiring but they might know someone who is.Now saying this does not invite you to crash a BBA meeting. The Expo that was open to public would have been good. So look for other ones that …   more ›

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Patch Poll: Best Bakery

When your sweet tooth is calling for baked goodies, how do you answer?

Where do you like to get your pastries, cupcakes or donuts? That’s the topic of this week’s Readers’ Choice Patch Poll. There are plenty of options in Bensalem. You can vote for: Fritz's Bakery, H.F. Hornberger's Bakery, Irene's Bakery & Gourmet, Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts, Panera Bread or Indian Hut Curry & Cakes. If we missed your favorite spot, vote for “none of these” and let us know in the comments section below and we’ll try to add it to the poll. Vote for your favorite in the poll below by 9 a.m. Friday and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the business on its Patch Place listing. You can even leave a review. In the event of a tie on our survey, we will break the tie by counting the positive comments written below …

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Hair Cuttery ‘Acts for Autism’

In April, the company will match salon and online Easter Seals donations.

Throughout Autism Awareness Month in April, more than 900 Hair Cuttery salons nationwide – including the Hair Cuttery Salons located at Giant Marketplace, Home Depot Plaza and Marketplace at Neshaminy in Bensalem– will offer customers an opportunity to Act For Autism in support of local Easter Seals services for families living with autism. Hair Cuttery fundraising will include point-of-sale consumer donations and an online coupon for customers who donate online to Easter Seals. “We are proud to partner with Easter Seals for a second year because of their commitment to providing the best services to the millions of children and families living with autism across the country,” says Dennis Ratner, Founder and CEO of Hair Cuttery. “Many of …

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SONIC Drive-In Restaurant To Reopen Next Month

New ownership group taking over after January closing

The SONIC drive-in restaurant on Street Road, which opened in 2008 and closed in January, will soon reopen under new ownership and management. The franchise plans to hire 80-100 employees, 20-40 of which will be full time, according to company officials. Don Welsh, one of three members of a SONIC franchise group, said the restaurant will reopen next month. "We're shooting for mid to late May," he said. "We're going to a lot of remodeling," he added. That includes new kitchen equipment, redone bathrooms and new patio furniture. Welsh, a Chester County resident, indicated reopening the Bensalem site was an easy decision for his group, which owns and operates eight other SONICs in Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties. "Bensalem is a great…

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Vic Monaco

5:41 pm on Sunday, April 15, 2012

A vacant fast-food facility is re-opened and at least 20 full-time jobs return and you have to be negative? Really?   more ›

Bensalem Lawn Care Business Took Root At Early Age

Landis started with his neighbor's lawn as a pre-teen & now has about 80 customers.

Brian Landis was 11 or 12 when he started cutting his neighbor's lawn on Williamson Court. Today he manicures 19 of the 30 lawns on the block along with about 60 others in lower Bucks. And he has two trucks, several employees and bigger plans for the future. His mother, Kathy Doran, isn't surprised. "Even when he was little you'd see him with his little bubble lawnmower in the backyard behind his dad when he cut the grass," she said. "It's something he enjoys," she added. Landis -- now 21 and pursuing a degree in landscape architecture and business entrepreneurships at Temple University -- recently became sole proprietor of Landis Lawn Care Maintenance. He used to just cut his neighbors' lawns. Today he works about 60 hours a week in …

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Patch Poll: Best Place to Buy Sports Equipment

Let Patch know where the best place is to buy sporting goods.

When you need a catcher’s mitt, uniforms or shin pads, where do you go? In this week's Readers' Choice poll, tell Patch where the best place is to buy sporting goods. Is it: Extra Innings, Modell’s, Team Sports Zone, Bensalem Country Club, Walmart, Kmart, Sears or somewhere else? If we missed your favorite place, let us know and we'll add it to the poll. Vote for the best place by this Friday at 9 a.m. and don't forget to click on the links above and rate the restaurant on its Patch Place listing. You can even leave a review. In the event of a tie on our survey, we will break the tie by counting the positive comments written below about the tied businesses, so please let us know why you think your choice is best.

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Don Lafferty

9:37 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012

If your kids play softball or baseball, Extra Innings is head a shoulders above any other sporting goods store in Bensalem. For soccer, I use Dan El, 2381 Neshaminy Blvd. I would have to go to Dicks for golf gear. No way I'd pay BCC prices when Dick's is 5 minues away.   more ›

Business Association Holds First Expo

The expo will be on April 21 at Parx East.

A local business group wants local people to support local businesses so they’re holding a local business expo. On Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Bensalem Business Association (BBA) will hold its first Business Expo at Parx East. “BUY LOCAL is a major calling card for so many small communities, but in Bensalem with over 60,000 residents and over 2,600 businesses, here it can be done,” said BBA President Pondeli Hajioannou. The first 50 people to attend the expo will receive a shopping bag filled with goodies. There will also be a raffle with a grand prize of a Parx Casino “Day at the Races for 4 people.” Bensalem Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo and state Sen. Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. …

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Pondeli Hajioannou

4:12 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Great article Joe on BBA and our Expo. There is also a write up on us in the Around Town publication. We have 4 new signs up around Bensalem and our next meeting will be with Fred Harran as guest speaker. Mr. Harran is responsible for the Police, Fire and EMTs in Bensalem. He is always a great source of information for all business owners. For more information go to www.BensalemBusiness.com   more ›