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Over 300 New COVID-19 Positives Reported in Montgomery County
Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 5,531 new positive cases of COVID-19 statewide on Friday, Nov. 13, yet another record-breaking day with the highest daily increase in cases, bringing the statewide total to 254,387. There were 30 new COVID-19 deaths reported across State, bringing the State’s total death toll to 9,224. Montgomery County Montgomery…
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Over Gale’s Objection, Montco Commissioners Approve Funds for Norristown Human Services Center
Montgomery County Commissioners recently approved around $180,000 for a revised contract amendment with PA CareerLink in Norristown’s Human Services Center despite repeated protests from Commissioner Joe Gale, writes Rachel Ravina for the Montgomery Media. The amendment passed during the October 29 commissioners’ meeting with a 2-1 vote. The $186,670 agreement between the Montgomery County Assets…
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MCCC Foundation Raises $163K with Launch of Philanthropic Circle of Partners
Montgomery County Community College Foundation’s new philanthropic partnership, Circle of Partners, raised more than $163,000 in just the first 24 hours. The MCCC Foundation – which helps students struggling to pay for tuition, instructional-related costs and essential needs such as rent and child care – announced the Circle of Partners during a virtual fundraising event,…
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Kobe Bryant’s Wynnewood Childhood Home Goes for $810K
Kobe Bryant’s childhood home in Wynnewood, minus the basketball hoop in the driveway he used while growing up and any remnant of Bryant’s time in the house, sold last week for $810,000, writes Tim Daniels for the Bleacher Report. The five-bedroom, three-and-half-bathroom home was originally sold by Bryant’s family in 2008. The NBA legend lived…
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‘French Toast Lady’ Teams Up With Doylestown Brewing to Release New Spice Brown Ale
Charisse McGill, dubbed the French toast lady for the bite-sized pieces of French toasts she sells at farmers markets and festivals, has teamed up with Doylestown Brewing to release a new spice brown ale together, writes Tara Nurin for Forbes. The jovial entrepreneur has already made a name for herself in the Philadelphia area and…
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Developer Needs Two Sets of Approvals for New Project That Straddles Line of Two Montco Towns
A developer needs to get two sets of approvals for a new project that straddles the line between Lower Merion and Narberth, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Times. The planned development of two multifamily buildings is officially listed at 3 Elmwood Avenue in Narberth. However, due to the roadway reconfiguration a few decades…
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Fox News: Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro Announces Winner of its Unusual – But Delicious – Election Poll
Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro has announced the winner of its deliciously unusual cookie election poll and this year Donald Trump came out as the overwhelming winner, writes Alexandra Deabler for Fox News. According to the final tally, the bakery sold 31,804 Trump election cookies and 5,750 Biden cookies. Still, the biggest winner of the poll…
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Over 300 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported in Montgomery County
Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 5,488 new positive cases of COVID-19 statewide on Thursday, Nov. 12, yet another record-breaking day with the highest daily increase in cases, bringing the statewide total to 248,856. Source: New York Times There were 49 new COVID-19 deaths reported across State, bringing the State’s total death toll to…
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CBRE Veteran Joins Tactix Real Estate Advisors
Mitchell J. Reading, a former First Vice President and 15-year veteran of CBRE, Inc, has joined the team of tenant advocates at Philadelphia-based Tactix Real Estate Advisors. Throughout his career, Reading has managed and co-managed more than two and a half million square feet of real estate transactions within the Philadelphia suburbs. “The lessons learned…
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Check Out How Your Municipality Voted in the Presidential Election
The overwhelming support from Philadelphia and its suburban counties helped former Vice President Joe Biden flip Pennsylvania back to the Democrats in last week’s presidential election, writes John Duchneskie for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Biden managed to build on Hillary Clinton’s 55 percent share of the vote in the suburbs in 2016, bringing it up to…
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St. Joseph’s Ready to Adjust to Future with New Partnerships, Programs
Amid the growingly challenging environment for many colleges, St. Joseph’s University – which straddles the Philadelphia-Lower Merion line – is ready to adjust for the future with new partnerships and programs, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When St. Joseph’s University president Mark C. Reed first mentioned the possibility of a merger late last…
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Over 200 New COVID-19 Positives Reported in Montgomery County Wednesday
Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 4,711 new positive cases of COVID-19 statewide on Wednesday, Nov. 11, the highest daily increase yet, bringing the statewide total to 243,368. There were 59 new COVID-19 deaths reported across State, bringing the State’s total death toll to 9,145. Montgomery County Montgomery County reported 201 new positive cases…
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Hotel Hero: Jasmine Ginyard, Night Auditor
To honor the travel industry, and share inspiring and positive stories, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is putting a particular spotlight on Montgomery County’s 80 hotels by honoring different individuals as Hotel Heroes each week. The VFTCB recognizes Jasmine Ginyard, the Night Auditor at the at the Fairfield Inn Philadelphia Valley Forge/King of Prussia, as this…
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WalesOnline: Montco Voters with Welsh Roots Might Have Helped Biden Secure Election Victory
Former Vice President Joe Biden managed to flip Pennsylvania in the presidential election thanks in big part to suburban voters, with many of them able to trace their roots back to Wales, writes Laura Clements for the Wales Online. Montgomery County especially is filled with towns that are easily recognizable to any Welsh due to…
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Conshohocken-based Aardvark Mobile Health Helping Fight the Spread of COVID-19
Conshohocken-based Aardvark Mobile Health is fighting the spread of coronavirus by helping people get tested where they are, writes Courtney DuChene for The Philadelphia Citizen. The company’s owner, Larry Borden, decided to shift gears from his original advertising business, Aardvark Mobile Tours, when he had to close shop due to the COVID-19 outbreak. He outfitted…
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Blue Bell-based BrightView Rewarding Its Employees for Work During COVID-19
BrightView Holdings in Blue Bell is rewarding its frontline team members for their work during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak with bonuses, writes Jimmy Miller for the Lawn & Landscape. The company has set aside $6 million for one-time bonuses that will be paid to more than 13,500 employees at its branches across the…
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VFTCB & County Commerce Receive PEDA Award for MontcoForward Initiative
The Montgomery County Commerce Department and the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board received the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association Economic Development Marketing Innovation Award for the MontcoForward initiative. The County Commerce Department and VFTCB kicked-off all-inclusive enhancements to the MontcoForward project in May 2019. Designed for anyone looking to start or grow a business, or…
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Local Couple Transforms Lower Merion Tudor Residence into Modern Family Home
Sarah and Neil Greenstein have transformed the Tudor residence they bought three years ago into a modern family home for themselves and their three children, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When they decided to purchase the house, the couple knew it needed quite a bit of work. “The house had good bones,”…
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