Bake Ability Celebrating Anniversary In Bucks By Giving Back

BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Bake Ability has not only built a loyal following for its cookies, pastries, and savory treats, it has made a lasting impact on the community. By fostering an inclusive work environment and offering hands-on training to those with disabilities, the bakery empowers employees with skills that enhance their careers and confidence.

Here's a look at business news making headlines across Bucks County:

Buckingham Bakery Marks Anniversary By Giving Back

Bake Ability, a Central Bucks County bakery known for its mission-driven approach to inclusive employment and handcrafted sweet and savory baked goods, is celebrating its anniversary this month by giving back. Since opening its doors in 2021, Bake Ability has provided meaningful job opportunities for individuals with disabilities while delivering high-quality, homemade treats to its customers. In the past four years, Bake Ability has not only built a loyal following for its cookies, pastries, and savory treats, it has made a lasting impact on the community. By fostering an inclusive work environment and offering hands-on training, the bakery empowers employees with skills that enhance their careers and confidence. READ MORE

Freshly made cookies. (Courtesy of Bake Ability)

Wawa Beginning To Take Shape In Newtown

The new Wawa convenience store and gas station is beginning to take shape along the heavily traveled Newtown Bypass. The familiar white canopy, that will protect motorists as they are fueling their vehicles, has sprouted from the dirt-covered site at the intersection of the Newtown Bypass and Lower Silver Lake Road. It’s yet another sign that construction is moving forward on the 5,500-square-foot convenience store and gas station, which is expected to open later this year. READ MORE

(Jeff Werner/Patch)

Thompson Invites Kids To Design Vehicle Of The Future

The Thompson Organization has announced the return of its highly anticipated "Draw the Future" contest, an annual celebration of creativity and imagination just for kids. For more than 30 years, the beloved art competition has provided young visionaries with a platform to showcase their talent, and the 2025 edition promises to be more inspiring than ever. Open to students from Kindergarten through 6th grade, the contest challenges participants to design a vehicle of the future. READ MORE

SCORE Bucks Wins Chapter Of The Year Award

Under the leadership of the chapter’s first-ever female chairwoman, SCORE Bucks County beat out nine other chapters in the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware District to be named SCORE Chapter of the Year.The 2025 SCORE Chapter of the Year recognition is based upon the chapter’s achievements in fiscal year 2024. SCORE Bucks County mentor Linda Zangrilli, who served as chairwoman from 2020through 2024, led the chapter’s year-over-year double-digit percentage increases in the number of mentoring sessions, mentoring hours, volunteer mentors, and welcomed more than 100 new small business owners for mentoring during fiscal year 2024, which began Oct. 1, 2023 and concluded on Sept. 30, 2024. Read More.

A SCORE mentor working with a client. (Scott Robinson)

Eagles' Howie Roseman Coming To Oxford Valley Mall

A store in the Oxford Valley Mall continues to host Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles with another appearance slated for this weekend. General Manager Howie Roseman, the architect of both of the franchise's Super Bowl winners, is expected to appear at Dynasty Sports & Framing in the Oxford Valley Mall for a meet and greet and autograph signing with fans. Roseman will visit the store at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Read More.

Philadelphia Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman and Running Back Saquon Barkley are scheduled to make separate appearances at the Oxford Valley Mall. (Dynasty Sports & Framing)