Notre Dame sensation Hannah Hidalgo led the Irish to a 79-68 win over Paige Bueckers and UConn on Dec. 12 at Purcell Pavilion.

I recapped the closings of 50-plus Philadelphia-area restaurants in 2024. But optimism has always fueled the restaurant business, so there is a flip side to the gloom: By my count, at least 110 ...