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Hotel of the Week: Holiday Inn Lansdale-Hatfield
With 80 world class hotels in Montgomery County, The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board spotlights the Holiday Inn Lansdale-Hatfield as the Hotel of the Week. “The Holiday Inn brand was centered on the idea of providing traveling families with comfortable and affordable accommodations they could trust, and that motto still holds true today,” said Cassandra Giblin, Director…
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Saint Joseph’s University is First Division I School to Add Autism Break Room at Games
Lower Merion’s Saint Joseph’s University is the first school in Division I NCAA to add an autism break room at its basketball games, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Mainline Media News. Saint Joseph’s unveiled its new space for families with a member with Autism Spectrum Disorder at a recent women’s basketball game against Villanova. The…
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Owners of Phoenixville’s Steel City Coffeehouse: ‘You Have to Take Risks to Keep Your Business Going’
Despite the pandemic and significantly reduced revenue, the owners of Phoenixville’s Steel City Coffeehouse continue to invest in their business, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Laura Vernola and Ed Simpson purchased the coffeehouse and live music venue four years ago. Right away, they invested $100,000 in an on-site nano-brewery. Profitability was steadily…
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For Penn Field Hockey Coach, Bala Cynwyd’s Colleen Fink, Family is Most Important in Life
Wherever life takes her, Colleen Fink, a Bala Cynwyd native and Penn hockey field coach, always puts her personal and field hockey family first, writes Joyce Davis for The DP. Fink was interested in athletics from an early age. She and her five siblings were raised by their father, who was also the track and…
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First Lady Visits Philly Area in Her First Solo Campaign Appearance This Year
Melania Trump made her first solo campaign appearance of the year on Tuesday, when she traveled to Atglen and spoke to supporters at the Barn at Stoneybrooke, a popular wedding venue, writes Michael Rubinkam for The Associated Press. Former White House advisor Kellyanne Conway introduced the First Lady, who recently recovered from what she has…
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Lola’s Garden of Ardmore’s Suburban Square Will Feature Casual and Seasonal Eats
Lola’s Garden, the restaurant and lounge set to open in Ardmore’s Suburban Square in April, is preparing to woo customers with a menu that will blend the casual eats of Philadelphia’s Morgan’s Pier with the local and seasonal dishes on offer at Harper’s Garden, writes Caroline O’Halloran for the Savvy Main Line. The establishment will…
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Over 90 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported in Montgomery County Following Statewide Spike
Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 2,228 new positive cases of COVID-19 statewide on Wednesday, Oct. 28, bringing the statewide total to 200,674. There were 22 new COVID-19 deaths reported across State, bringing the State’s total death toll to 8,718 Montgomery County Montgomery County reported 92 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Oct.…
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MCCC Mathematics Instructor Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Montgomery County Community College Mathematics Senior Lecturer, Michelle Eppleman, received one of the College’s Part-Time Teaching Excellence Award during an online ceremony. Eppleman knows the dread that some of her students have about taking a math class. She had that same dread once, too. “I remember my heart pounded out of my chest,” said Eppleman.…
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Pottstown Singer One of Most-Followed TikTok Influencers
Loren Gray, the Pottstown teenager who rose to fame five years ago on Musical.ly, is one of the most-followed influencers on TikTok, according to a staff report from Yahoo!Life. Gray created an account on the musical platform which has since merged with TikTok while she was still in middle school. At the time, she did…
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Bloomberg: Despite Pandemic, Economist Believes Now Is Good Time to Look for Work
Gad Levanon, vice president for labor markets at the Conference Board, believes that now is a pretty good time to look for work despite the pandemic, writes Peter Coy for Bloomberg. According to Levanon, the high unemployment rate nationwide which was 7.9 percent in September, overstates the trouble for workers. Many of the people counted…
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Frank Lloyd Wright in Philly Area? Check Out This House That Just Hit the Market
After more than two decades of living there, architect Donald Dunham and classics professor Annette Giesecke have decided to put their Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house in Landenberg on the market, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The married couple bought the property the house sits on today at the end of the 20th century.…
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King of Prussia District Donated $40,000 to CHOP Through KOP Restaurant Week
King of Prussia District, on behalf of all participating businesses, has donated $40,000 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia following its annual dining and retail events, KOP Restaurant Week and KOP Shops for CHOP. This year’s events were held in March and included over 100 restaurants, retailers and companies, the highest participation in the event’s six-year…
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Over 80 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported in Montgomery County
Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 2,751 new positive cases of COVID-19 statewide on Tuesday, Oct. 27, bringing the statewide total to 198,446. There were 23 new COVID-19 deaths reported across State, bringing the State’s total death toll to 8,696 Montgomery County Montgomery County reported 84 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Oct.…
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When at First They Didn’t Succeed, They Tried Again and Then this Springfield House Was Theirs
They kept circling back to this one Springfield house but it was always out of reach, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Danielle and Travis Meyer were living in a rented house in Morton for five years with their three children and wanted a house of their own. They saw the perfect one a…
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Wall Street Journal: Merck Lagging Behind in COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with substantial operations in Montgomery County, is lagging behind in the COVID-19 vaccine efforts because it wanted to focus on proven technologies, write Gregory Zuckerman and Jared S. Hopkins for The Wall Street Journal. When COVID-19 first emerged as a possible worldwide threat in mid-February, Merck executives and scientists took differing…
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Norristown’s Des Holmes, a Penn State Offensive Lineman, Believes Sky is the Limit
Norristown’s Des Holmes, a Penn State offensive lineman, is eager for the football season to begin so his team can showcase its talented offensive line, writes Joe Juliano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The sky’s the limit,” said Holmes. “I’m really happy, I’m really excited. We’ve got a lot of veterans in this room, guys that…
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Horsham-based Bimbo Bakeries USA Continues to See Increased Demand as Pandemic Lingers
As the coronavirus pandemic grinds on, Horsham-based Bimbo Bakeries USA continues to see increased demand for its products, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the middle of March, sales of sliced bread increased by 60 percent, according to Fred Penny, President of the nation’s largest commercial baker. That left some stores stripped…
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Elkins Park Teen Gets National Attention for Song She Hopes Will Help Heal the Country
Angelina Mack, a 15-year-old from Elkins Park, is receiving nationwide accolades for a song she recorded hoping to help heal the country’s racial divide, writes Trang Do for CBS Philly. To record “Stop A Fight,” Mack, who gets really nervous when performing in front of other people, had to put her nerves aside. The song…
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