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Wall Street Journal: Vacation Home Sales Are Booming During Pandemic
Sales of vacation homes are booming as the pandemic leads more people to look for places where they can work or relax not far from their residences, writes Nicole Friedman for The Wall Street Journal. According to a new Zillow analysis, online house shopping and pending sales in traditional vacation destinations are up compared to…
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Main Line Health’s Chief of Plastic Surgery is One of Philadelphia Style’s Modern Men
Dr. Brannon Claytor, Chief of Plastic Surgery for Main Line Health Systems, is one of Philadelphia Style Magazine’s modern men of Philadelphia who are being recognized as industry leaders and shaping the future of their respective fields. For Claytor, creativity and ingenuity were a vital part of his upbringing. His passion for seeking out challenging…
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Nearly 50 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Montco as Statewide Numbers Spike
As of Wednesday Oct. 14, The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,276 new positive cases of COVID-19 across the state, according to the Department’s website, bringing the State’s total positive cases to 175,922. Of those 1,276 new positive cases statewide, Montgomery County reported 47, according to the county’s COVID-19 website. The 47 new positive cases pushed…
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Hotel of the Week: Homewood Suites Philadelphia-Plymouth Meeting
With 80 world class hotels in Montgomery County, The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board spotlights the Homewood Suites Philadelphia-Plymouth Meeting as Hotel of the Week. Conveniently located off I-476 and I-276 in Plymouth Meeting, the Homewood Suites Philadelphia-Plymouth Meeting offers 100 spacious suites with full kitchens, perfect for those who need to make a…
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Wall Street Journal: Pandemic Reverses Urbanization Trend as People Return to Suburbia
The pandemic-influenced shift to a work-from-home model has reversed a decade-long urbanization trend and prompted people from bigger cities to flock to suburbia, writes Peter Grant for The Wall Street Journal. With no need for a tedious commute and a lot of cultural and culinary attractions in cities around the country closed or working at…
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Conshohocken’s Templeton Foundation Hopes to Bridge Divide Between Religion, Science
The John Templeton Foundation, with its Conshohocken headquarters, is hoping to help bridge the widening divide between religion and science, writes Sandy Hingston for the Philadelphia Magazine. The foundation has already invested more than a billion and a half dollars into research that is trying to reconcile the spiritual and the secular. The foundation named…
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Arcadia Freshman Launches Clothing Brand to Develop Entrepreneurial Skills
As a child, Jshane Allen ‘24 would sometimes go to with her mother to work at a hospital in the Philadelphia Area. Now as a first-year Healthcare Administration student at Arcadia University, Allen said those experiences helped her find her passion for healthcare. However, while the world stood still over the summer, students found themselves…
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The Best American Beer for Oktoberfest? According to This Ranking, It’s Brewed Here in the Philly Area
Although Oktoberfest was canceled for the first time since World War II, the annual festival has nonetheless been celebrated, however modestly, in taprooms and homes throughout the world, writes Cat Wolinski for VinePair. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, undoubtedly one of the most challenging periods in the history of the beer industry, craft breweries in the…
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NY Post: Sexy ‘Boom Boom Room’ at Area Home Triggers Bidding War, 13 Offers to Buy
A sexy basement at a Broomall split level generated 48 showings in 48 hours and 13 offers to buy the home in September, writes Jordi Lippe-McGraw for the nypost.com. “As people came through, they told me how they heard about the Boom Boom Room over the years. It was a local legend for a certain…
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Montco Artists Turn Death of Spotted Lanternfly into Catchy Music Video and Stylish Jewelry
As terrible as the Spotted Lanternfly is and as much damage as they cause, these two artistic Montgomery County individuals are making the most out of the invasion by writing Lanternfly inspired music and even turning the dreaded bug into jewelry, reports 6abc. Member of the music group The Edge Hill Rounders and Glenside resident,…
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52 New Positive Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Montgomery County as Statewide Numbers Continue to Rise
As of Tuesday Oct. 13, The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,342 new positive cases of COVID-19 across the state, according to the Department’s website, bringing the State’s total positive cases to 174,646. Of those 1,342 new positive cases statewide, Montgomery County reported 52, according to the county’s COVID-19 website. The 52 new positive cases pushed…
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King of Prussia-based CSL Behring Evaluating Experimental Drug for COVID-19
A group of companies including King of Prussia-based CSL Behring are currently testing an experimental treatment for COVID-19 derived from the convalescent plasma of recovered patients, write Joseph Walker and Jared S. Hopkins for The Wall Street Journal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health, is…
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Audubon’s Bald Birds Brewing Spreads its Wings All the Way to Jersey Shore
Audubon-based Bald Birds Brewing Company is spreading its wings and expanding its operations to Jersey Shore with a new taproom, event hall, and brewery, writes Linda Roller for the Mountain Home. The brewery co-owned by Joe and Abby Feerrar opened its new location in an old manufacturing site last month. “My husband, Joe, grew up…
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Santa Claus Will Be Visiting Local Malls This Year, But With a Sleigh Full of Restrictions
Santa Claus will be visiting local malls this year despite the pandemic, but they will implement various precautionary measures to ensure everybody stays safe, writes Parija Kavilanz for CTV News. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, owner of Plymouth Meeting and Willow Grove malls, will keep Santa behind plexiglass. “It’s a plexiglass barrier and Santa in…
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Friends’ Central Standout Courted By Several Ivy League Schools Commits to Penn
Ed Holland, a standout at Wynnewood’s Friends’ Central and one of the best players in the Philadelphia area, has committed to continuing his basketball career at University of Pennsylvania, writes Donald Hunt for The Philadelphia Tribune. The 6-foot-5 senior guard and forward is looking forward to playing for the Quakers. “My dream was to play…
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Despite World-Class Golf Courses, Philadelphia is Only Major City Without Regular PGA Tour Event
Despite having rabid sports fans and historic and world-class golf courses including Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Philadelphia is the only major city nationwide without a regular PGA Tour event, writes Evan Macy for the Philly Voice. Over nearly four decades since the 1981 U.S. Open at Merion, the fourth biggest market in the country…
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Without His Most Lethal Tool, Lansdale’s Jonathan Kassa Battles For State House District Seat
Democrat Jonathan Kassa is vying for Montgomery County’s 151st House District seat, but the COVID-19 pandemic may have cost him his best weapon, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Democratic newbies have managed to win similar races and sweep Republicans out of local, county, state, and congressional seats over the last several years by…
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St. Basil Academy in Jenkintown to Close After Nearly Nine Decades
To the dismay of students and alums, St. Basil Academy in Jenkintown will close at the end of the academic year after nearly nine decades in operation, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The private all-girls Catholic high school is run by the Ukrainian Catholic Sisters of St. Basil the Great. The school…
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