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Aqua-Tots Swim School of Horsham Shares Water Safety Facts During National Water Safety Month
During National Water Safety Month, Co-Owners of Aqua-Tots of Horsham, Andrea and Brad Sahl, are sharing important facts and information about water safety. Believe it or not, the number one cause of accidental death of children five years of age and younger is drowning, a statistic that the couple is passionate about helping to combat.…
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Philly Airport CEO Chellie Cameron Takes on New Role as City Chamber President
Chellie Cameron, the CEO of Philadelphia International Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport is stepping down June 24 to become the new president and chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, writes Erin Arvedlund and Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rochelle “Chellie” Cameron, 53, is the first woman to head the 221-year-old…
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4 Montgomery County Companies Make Fortune 500 List Again for 2022
Thirteen publicly traded companies from the Philadelphia region, including 4 from Montgomery County, once again made the Fortune 500 list in 2022, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Fortune 500 ranks the companies by annual revenue. AmerisourceBergen Corp in with distribution and pharmaceutical services came in on the list at No. 8,…
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Hydroponic Farm at Methacton High School Teaches Students, Feeds Community
Hydroponic Farm at Methacton High School has proven beneficial not just to students, but to the community as well, according to the staff report from The Times Herald. One of the school’s new STEM Innovation Labs, the farm is part of the Environmental Science and Biology curriculum. It started with a select group of six…
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Conshohocken Woman Created ‘Fashion Capsule’ of Her Honeymoon Clothes, Seven Decades Later Her Granddaughter Shows Clothes on TikTok
When Marie D’Allesandro Donato, of Conshohocken, returned from her honeymoon in 1952, she packed all the clothes she wore during that special trip into one green suitcase and put it aside as a fashion capsule to pass down to her family, writes Celia Fernandez for the Insider. “The excitement of the future ahead was what…
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Baederwood Shoppes in Jenkintown Sells for Second Time in As Many Years
Regency Centers has acquired an 80 percent stake in Baederwood Shoppes on the Fairway in Jenkintown, which is anchored by Whole Foods and Planet Fitness, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The seller was Charter Realty and Development, which bought Baederwood in partnership with Inland Real Estate Group for $44 million in January…
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Abington Friends School Strives to Inspire Authentic, Transformative Experiential Learning
At Abington Friends School one day a few years ago, some teachers surveyed the 50 acre campus and suggested how great it would be to have a garden outside and for the students and clubs to use them for science classes and other learning opportunities. And thus, after some deep thinking and planning the Meadow…
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MCCC Celebrates Its 55th Commencement with Three Drive-in Ceremonies in Blue Bell
With three drive-in ceremonies, Montgomery County Community College’s 55th Commencement was a full celebratory day for the Class of 2022 – the largest class to graduate in the College’s history. Standing at 1,606 graduates, the Class of 2022 collectively earned 1,664 degrees and certificates. Forty-two students graduated with a perfect 4.0, and five students earned…
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After Completing Disney College Program, Jenkintown’s Manor College Graduate Sets Sights on the Sports World
Shawn Wood grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and never lived on his own. Then he got accepted into the Disney College Program last summer. It thrust him into a new environment 17 hours away from his family. “It forced me to take risks,” Wood said. “It was a huge change and I wasn’t sure if…
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On National Caterer Appreciation Day, Celebrate One of the Best in Montgomery County: Curds & Whey
Davida Berger learned everything about owning your own business from her mother Asna, an entrepreneur long before the term took on today’s current meaning, who founded Curds & Whey over 45 years ago as a cheese shop in Jenkintown. After Davida joined the business in the 1990’s, the once cheese shop grew into a restaurant…
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A Montco Best-Seller, Phoenixville Kombucha Brewer Creates a Taste of Childhood
For Olga Sorzano, Baba’s Brew in Phoenixville is much more than just a business, writes Alyssa Thayer for County Lines Magazine. Sorzano started making kombucha using the recipe of her great-grandmother Dora, affectionately called “Baba,” who raised her in South Siberia until she was six. Baba’s kombucha was considered a cure for all. Whenever she…
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Matrimony on the Move: Downingtown Woman Ties the Knot on SEPTA’s Paoli/Thorndale Line
Autumn Katzenmoyer and Steve Patterson’s life together has started on the right track, after the couple and their guests boarded a SEPTA train at the Downingtown Station and got married, according to a report from 6ABC. Following a luncheon at the Station Tap Room in Downingtown, Katzenmoyer and Patterson boarded a train on the Paoli/Thorndale…
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Hobart’s Run Hosts Successful Pottstown Neighborhood Summit
Entire communities benefit when organizations work together to create affordable housing such as the Beech Street Factory lofts at 341 Beech St., according to Ben Lockwood, President and CEO of Housing Visions, Syracuse, N.Y., a nonprofit that works to create such below-market accommodations. Speaking at the Hobart’s Run Neighborhood Summit on Saturday, May 14, Lockwood…
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beMarketing’s Brandon Rost of Norristown Named to Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2022 40 Under 40 List
Founder and CEO of the marketing conglomerate of companies beBrandz, Brandon Rost was honored recently as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2022 40 Under 40 professionals, awarded annually to the most talented and dynamic up and coming leaders in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Rost was selected for this award based on the leadership, entrepreneurial…
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King of Prussia Mall Stands Tall Among the Biggest Malls to Shop at in the USA
One of the largest malls in the country to shop at is in Montgomery County, writes Unindita Bhatia for The Travel. There are several malls in the United States with many stores and lots of areas to walk. Some say, with the advent of online shopping (as well as home delivery) that the mall culture…
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NMHC Names Fort Washington Company One of the Largest Multifamily Developers in the U.S.
Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers Apartment Living®, which is a rental division of Toll Brothers, Inc. is the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes. They have been named one of the largest multifamily developers in the United States by the National Multifamily Housing Council’s 2022 NMHC 50, which is the annual ranking of the nation’s largest…
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Full of Hand-Made Goods and Vintage Finds, Flourishing Main Line Market Returns
Clover Market, which originally started on the Main Line, will pop up in Kennett Square on June 5. It is a wonderland of high-end, artisan-made and vintage goods that has everything from clothes and jewelry to tableware and furniture, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Tonight. Clover Market was started by Janet Long in 2010. The…
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Historical Site in Chadds Ford Offers Glimpse into Popular School Design in 1800s
Archie’s Corner in Chadds Ford is a hidden wonder that offers a glimpse into the past and provides a connection to Andrew Wyeth, one of America’s greatest artists of the 20th century, writes Atlas Obscura. The ruins at the site were originally Bullock Octagonal School, constructed in 1838. The eight-sided design was popular in the…
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