Morning Headlines: Econsult Solutions Prez Says “Delaware Valley” Is a Bad Name
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commision map via Wikipedia
Stephen P. Mullin, president of Econsult Solutions Inc., has a bone to pick with self-titled “Delaware Valley” denizens and organizations: He says you’re using a lousy name. This morning, the occasional guest writer for the Philadelphia Business Journal called the term a “bad thing for our national and international branding” and said it produces an inferiority complex among its citizens. Philadelphia, Mullin believes, merits far better treatment, starting with the way we treat its toponym. Renaming the place you come from disparages it and damages its reputation.
So what is Mullin’s suggestion?
My recommendation: Every “Delaware Valley X” organization please change your name to “Philadelphia X,” “Philadelphia Metropolitan X” or “Greater Philadelphia X.”
Meanwhile, in other news…
- A four-story apartment building in Francisville may be in the works! Naked Philly took a peek on L&I’s website to found out what’s going on with a construction project they stumbled upon last week.
- Philly.com says developer’s 33-acre ShopRite and Bakers Centre shopping complex in North Philadelphia will continue construction all the way through February.
- Bensalem is declared to have the “right” price and location, thanks to Parx Casino and less-expensive older housing.
- From PlanPhilly: Residents’ fears of possible neighborhood problems have pushed officials to reconsider Squilla’s bill on amending nightclub ban
- Belmont Hills inhabitant affectionately recalls upgrading her frame home, while trying to keep its historical aspects in Philadelphia’s suburbs, as reported by Philly.com
