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Cheers! Montgomery County Restaurants Celebrate Return of Bar Service
Grog Grill in Bryn Mawr is among the local restaurants that are celebrating the long awaited relaxing of the restrictions that allows them to resume bar service and sale of alcoholic beverages without the requirement to purchase food, writes Jacob Adelman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition, there are no longer going to be curfews…
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Available at a Wawa Near You: Coffee, Hoagies, and a Cut of a $9 Million Settlement
For nine months in 2019, Montco Wawa customers unwittingly put their credit- and debit-card information at risk with every swipe, opening themselves up to fraud and identity theft. There are over 900 Wawa locations across the East and Southeast United States, and over 35 locations in PA alone, with many getting smacked with this credit card…
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Perkiomen School Students Have Voice and Choice in Their Subjects; Learn More at April 7 Virtual Open House
Do you know Perkiomen School? Perkiomen School is an Upper and Middle college-preparatory school that combines a diverse, outstanding curriculum with hands-on, transformative experiences and a focus on the future. One of Montgomery County’s best private schools, Perkiomen School in Pennsburg is an international boarding and day school on 185 beautiful acres with over 30…
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Despite Pandemic, Real Estate Transactions in Montgomery County Have Not Slowed Down
Despite the ongoing pandemic, real estate transactions in Montgomery County are still going strong, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. After AmerisourceBergen moves its headquarters from the Millennium office complex in Conshohocken to Sora West, the majority of the vacated 105,000 square feet will not remain empty for long. This will leave around…
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Once an All-American Athlete and Federal Prisoner, Local Man Muscles Through Pandemic as Successful Entrepreneur
Coatesville native Clayton Kellum has navigated the adversity in his life to create not only a successful business but one that weathered a challenging, pandemic-defined year, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. In the late 1990s, Kellum — a track star and All-American athlete at Lincoln University — was arrested and convicted on…
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April 6th Update: Over 700 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Montgomery County in Last 72 Hours
Montgomery County reported 706 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, April 5th, 2021, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 52,228 countywide since March 7, 2020. We now have been tracking COVID-19 for a full year in our area, and across the state. There are currently 206 people hospitalized in Montgomery…
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Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board Launches Second Phase of Make It Main Street Marketing Campaign
Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board has launched the second phase of its Make It Main Street marketing campaign that highlights dozens of small Montgomery County businesses, writes Laura Smythe for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This part of the campaign emphasizes the importance of shopping locally and being a part of a community. The initiative…
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Montgomery County Announces Pre-Registration for Phase 1B COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health has announced that pre-registration for the COVID-19 vaccine is now available for people who qualify for Phase 1B. Pre-registration for the COVID-19 vaccine is open online or by phone Pre-registration can be accessed by visiting here and clicking on the “COVID-19 Vaccine Registration” button or by calling the…
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Montgomery County Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Recognized For Membership Growth and High-Level Student Engagement
The Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society, the international honor society for two-year colleges, recently recognized Montgomery County Community College’s two PTK chapters – Alpha Kappa Zeta at the Blue Bell Campus, and Beta Tau Lambda at the Pottstown Campus – as 2021 PTK REACH and Five-Star chapters. PTK’s REACH (Recognizing Excellence in Acceptance and…
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Philly Sour Beer Yeast Big Hit Among Local Breweries – and Beyond
Philly Sour, a new beer yeast found in a Philadelphia cemetery and isolated in the brewing sciences lab at the University of the Sciences, is winning accolades from the local beer industry and beyond, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The yeast is being lauded both for the sour flavor it gives the beer,…
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Oh No, It’s Back Again! Learn How to Destroy the Spread of Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted lanternflies are once again spreading across the region. You can help stop the advancement of this invasive pest by finding their eggs and destroying them, writes Grace Dickinson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Honestly, it’s something fun you can be doing outside right now,” said Shannon Powers, press secretary for the state Department of Agriculture.…
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Pennsylvania Lifts Telework Mandate in Montco and Around PA, Teleworking Now Encouraged
Pennsylvania has lifted its teleworking mandate for businesses and instead is encouraging businesses to use teleworking when possible in Montgomery County and around the state, write Teghan Simonton and Julia Felton for the Trib Live. “Telework for businesses will be highly encouraged; previously, telework was to be used unless it was not possible to do…
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MCCC’s Blue Bell and Pottstown Campuses Named ‘Voter Friendly Campus’
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) is one of over 235 campuses in 37 states and the District of Columbia designated as a “Voter Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, held participating institutions accountable for planning and…
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Skippack Superhero Pharmacist Vaccinates Thousands in Montco
Mayank Amin, the owner of Skippack Pharmacy, has so far vaccinated more than 15,000 people in Montgomery County against COVID-19 in true superhero style, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. Mayank Amin is one of about five providers in the county who has the appropriate freezer that was donated to him to store the Pfizer vaccine.…
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April 2 Update: ZIP Codes Where COVID-19 Spread the Most and Least in Montgomery County
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County have been increasing, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Pennsylvania has now reached over 1 million COVID-19 cases. The latest data compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health highlights the cases of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP Code statewide for the seven days ending…
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Philadelphia-area Networking Group Helps Montco Members with Jobs, Fundraising
A local networking group – aptly named the Best of the Best – was started during the pandemic by Benjamin Hecht to help members navigate the pandemic more easily with the much-needed support of like-minded people, writes Christine M. Johnson-Hall for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The group began with six members and has now ballooned to…
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See Which Montgomery County Trails Are Among the Best in Philadelphia Area
Two Montgomery County trails are among the nineteen best trails in the Philadelphia region that are sure to cover all of your biking needs, according to Philadelphia Magazine. Biking enthusiasts who are looking for a daylong ride should head out to Perkiomen Trail. Most of this trail is just ten to twelve feet wide with…
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34th Annual “Touch the Future” Art Show Honors Bucks & Montgomery High School Students
Top works of art from Bucks and Montgomery County high school students were featured during the 34th Annual “Touch the Future” art show, presented virtually this year in collaboration with Montgomery County Community College. “Touch the Future” is a professionally juried art exhibit created in honor of Christa McAuliffe, the NASA teacher and astronaut who…
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