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Hi Exton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How expensive has the Exton housing market really become?
  • What county health inspectors just found at Exton food businesses
  • How Neshaminy Mall's fate echoes Exton Square's recent shutdown

Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a shower in places, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chester County Home Prices Defy National Housing Slowdown (mychesco.com) — Homebuyers and renters in Exton are facing one of Chester County's hottest markets, with the West Chester–Exton–Downingtown corridor seeing median sale prices around $580,000 to $665,000 and very low inventory. Homes here often sell at or above asking within weeks, while local rents hover above $2,000, leaving many residents squeezed by high prices and elevated mortgage rates.
   

• Chester County Inspectors Find Temperature, Sanitation Issues (mychesco.com) — If you shop or dine in Exton, recent Chester County health inspections found sanitation issues at Hill's Quality Seafood on Pottstown Pike, including a dirty ice machine and reused shipping containers. Inspectors also checked several other restaurants and stores countywide, listing Han Dynasty in Exton and others as in full compliance, and reminded residents how to report food safety concerns.
   

• Neshaminy Mall to Close by End of October After 58 Years (bucksco.today) — Exton readers will recognize their own Exton Square Mall in news that Neshaminy Mall in Bucks County will close by the end of October, becoming the region's second enclosed mall to shut this year. While Boscov's, the AMC theater, and Barnes & Noble will remain open at Neshaminy as they do in Exton, officials are eyeing a town-center style redevelopment for the aging property.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Royal Lahaina Resort posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Exton. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Downingtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Downingtown

West Chester

  • West Chester University Expands Public Sustainability Programs (mychesco.com)
  • West Chester Schools Add Leaders at Henderson, Fugett (mychesco.com)
  • How 'Tires' Star Steve Gerben Became the 'King of West Chester Golf' (vista.today)

Phoenixville

  • World Class Chamber Music Series Debuts In Phoenixville (patch.com)

Ok Exton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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