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Philadelphia Magazine: Three Montco Craft Breweries to Visit by Cycling
With cycling popularity on the rise due to COVID-19, a plethora of bike trails across the Philadelphia Area, and plenty of breweries to visit, local cyclists are participating in brewery rides, write Laura Brzyski and Amanda Paule in Philadelphia Magazine. Some breweries are easier to access by bike than others. A few local cyclists, who…
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Calling all Ghouls and Goblins: Hobart’s Ram Run 5k to Help Pottstown!
While Hobart’s Run has hosted the “Ram Run 5K”in the past, due to pandemic concerns, this year’s “Ram Run 5K” and Mile Walk event will take place any time and on a course of participants’ choosing during the week of Oct 26. Crowd prohibitions have led organizers to create a “virtual” race sure to provide…
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Ethos Cannabis Expands Its Philadelphia Market with Montgomeryville Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Ethos Cannabis has increased its Philadelphia area footprint with a new medical marijuana dispensary located in the heart of Montgomeryville’s commercial district, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This dispensary is the 25th medical marijuana provider to open in the Philadelphia region in the last two-and-a-half years. Ethos was awarded one of eight…
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King of Prussia Mall Lord & Taylor Location to Close as Retailer Announces Going Out of Business
Lord & Taylor is officially going out of business and will close all of its remaining stores, including its location as an anchor tenant in King of Prussia Mall, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The first department store established in the United States filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection several weeks ago.…
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Montco Intensifies Efforts to Hire Young People as Poll Workers for Election Day
Following staffing problems that hampered the state’s primary election, Montgomery County is intensifying efforts to hire poll workers for the November presidential election, write Ximena Conde and Zachariah Hughes for WHYY. County officials are focusing on bringing in a new wave of younger poll workers as well as coaxing more senior workers to once again…
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Horsham’s Curt Simmons Preserves Memory of Team That Won National League Title Seven Decades Ago
Horsham’s Curt Simmons, Phillies Wall of Famer and one of the last two living Whiz Kids, is keeping the memory alive of the team that won the National League title in 1950, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The unexpected title was the only pennant the franchise managed to win between 1915 and 1980,…
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Toll Brothers Raises Prices of Luxury Homes As Signed Contracts Reach Record High
Horsham-based Toll Brothers has reached a record high in signed contracts for luxury homes during the last quarter, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The homebuilder reported a 76 percent year-over-year increase in the number of contracts for June as well as a 31 percent bump for July. The strong demand has continued…
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Wynnewood Man Launches On-Demand Platform That Allows Users to Monetize Advice
Peter Yeargin, a Wynnewood resident and senior manager for systems engineering at Cisco, has launched Sage, an online on-demand answer platform that allows users to monetize their advice, writes Paige Gross for the Technical.ly. Yeargin got the idea for the platform while doing his taxes. “Of course it’s tax time, so I can’t find an…
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Singing at Grandfather’s Funeral a Life-Changing Experience for New Beth Sholom Cantor
After singing at his grandfather’s funeral, Jacob Agar gave up a promising opera career to become the new cantor of Beth Sholom Congregation of Elkins Park, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Agar was asked to sing some prayers by the officiating rabbi. The experience ended up changing his life. “I felt the connection…
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King of Prussia-Based CSL Behring Uses AI Forecasting System to Find People with Rare Diseases
King of Prussia-based CSL Behring is using an AI forecasting system developed over the span of four months utilizing data from the previous five years to find people with rare diseases such as hemophilia, writes Karen Carey for the BioWorld. However, when COVID-19 hit, the company that focuses on therapies based on human plasma saw…
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Family-Owned Linen Company Based in Wyncote Enjoys Massive Uptick in Sales
American Blossom Linens, distributed by the nearly-century-old Wyncote-based ATD American, has seen a recent 400 percent uptick in sales revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Sophie Burkholder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Before becoming a consumer-focused retail brand last year, American Blossom Linens catered to the hospitality, healthcare, and government facility industries, and ATD American made…
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Narberth-Native Designer Named Original Mac Fonts after Local Montco Towns
While they are today known under the names Chicago, New York, and Geneva, the first set of typefaces for Apple’s original Macintosh computer originally bore names from several local towns, including Rosemont and Ardmore, writes Julie Zeglen for the Technical.ly. The fonts were created by Susan Kare, a Narberth native and prolific typeface and icon…
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Simon Property Group Might Walk Away from Montgomery Mall if $100M Loan Defaults
A $100 million loan backed by the Montgomery Mall could be facing default and may result in its owner, Simon Property Group, relinquishing the property, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The North Wales mall has suffered several setbacks recently, the biggest of which was Sears vacating 169,550 square feet at the property.…
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People: Congresswoman Madeleine Dean and Son Wish to Provide Hope to Others Battling Addiction
Madeleine Dean, the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 4th congressional district that includes the majority of Montgomery County, along with her son Harry give an honest account of his brutal battle with addiction in their joint memoir, writes Sam Gillette for People. “Under Our Roof: A Son’s Battle for Recovery, a Mother’s Battle for Her Son”…
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Despite Pandemic, North Penn High School Marching Band Will Have a Season
North Penn High School marching band will not lose out this season, but their experience will be significantly different than what the members are used to, writes Marcus Espinoza for FOX 29. “Our number one priority was to make sure that the kids would be safe and create an environment where we could successfully have…
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Developer Proposes 115 Townhouses Along Pottstown Pike in North Coventry
Artisan Development is proposing a new project that calls for 115 townhouses along the west side of Pottstown Pike (Route 100) in North Coventry Township, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. The same developer currently has two more proposals going through the approval process within the region. Its proposed 143-unit, 55-and-older community in…
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CHOP Opens New and Enlarged Primary Care Center Named After Local Philanthropists
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia opened its expanded Nicholas and Athena Karabots Primary Care Center in Norristown earlier this week, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 10,000-square-foot primary care center is named after the local philanthropists who donated $2 million for the project. The new facility is located across the street from CHOP’s…
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Take a Bike Tour Through Valley Forge National Historical Park
Thousands of cyclists ride past the heart of Valley Forge National Park on the Schuylkill River Trail everyday, but only a handful make the journey through what was once the center of George Washington’s Continental Army Winter Encampment from 1777 to 1778, writes Andrew Beswold for ValleyForge.com. This ride can be approached two ways and…
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