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Lansdale Falconer Brings Back Ancient Form of Hunting
Jade Chen, a Lansdale native and second-year apprentice falconer, is one of a small but growing number of people who are rediscovering an ancient form of hunting, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is one of only 204 people in Pennsylvania who are licensed to take part in falconry. This form of hunting…
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Temple University’s Former Elkins Park Campus Finds New Owner in International Evangelical Group with Embezzlement Past
Temple University’s former Tyler School of Art campus in Elkins Park seems to have been acquired by an international evangelical group that was caught in an embezzlement scheme last year, writes Jacob Adelman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The upstate New York Bible college of the not-for-profit religious organization pleaded guilty in an embezzlement case involving…
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Synergy Houses in Pottstown Provides Invaluable Transitional Housing to Recovering Addicts
Synergy Houses in Pottstown provides much needed transitional housing to men who are recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Today. Synergy is owned by Timmy Brooks, who rose to infamy in 2014 when he was arrested for co-masterminding the “Main Line Takeover Project.” This arranged illegal drug sales…
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Germantown Academy Senior Starts Newspaper to Help Local Student Writers Gain Experience
Maddie Gamburg, an 18-year-old Germantown Academy senior, started the online newspaper The Rocky to help local student writers gain experience with writing and to have something to add to her resume, write Jessica Boyington and Heather Grubola for 6abc. Gamburg herself has a passion for journalism and writing. “I just like the writing process and…
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Dobbie Schiff Kristoff, Emmy-Winning Computer Effects Specialist Who Shaped Early Look of Flyers, Dies Aged 84
Newtown Square’s Dobbie Schiff Kristoff, the Emmy-winning computer effects specialist who shaped the early look of Philadelphia Flyers with her twin sister, Myrna, died on December 2 aged 84, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Schiff Kristoff helped design uniforms for the pep squad for the Philadelphia Flyers, the Flyerettes, in the hockey team’s…
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Despite Demotion and Defunding, Abington Scientist Continued Crucial mRNA Research in COVID-19 Vaccines
Despite being demoted by the University of Pennsylvania, Abington scientist Dr. Katalin Karikó persisted in continuing work on her mRNA research that proved crucial in creating COVID-19 vaccines, writes Michaela Winberg for Billy Penn. Karikó worked for decades on adapting mRNA to bring out its therapeutic qualities, but her efforts were continuously dismissed by the…
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Harcum College Board Member Behind Amazon Prime Competitor’s to “Shark Tank”
Kent Griswold, a board member of Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, is one of the creators of “Wolf PAC of Philadelphia,” a new Amazon Prime competitor to the popular “Shark Tank,” writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Filmed in Philadelphia, the show focuses on promoting local businesses. Over the four episodes, Philadelphia-area business…
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Wawa Opens Its First Standalone Drive-Thru in Neighboring Bucks County
Wawa opened its first standalone drive-thru location in neighboring Bucks County on Friday, writes Laura Smythe for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The popular convenience store is a 1,800-square-foot structure in Morrisville, located at 549 W. Trenton Avenue in Falls Township, has a single-line drive-thru with the capacity for 12 cars at a time. The new…
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Former Eagles Wide Receiver Terrell Owens Joins Forces with Lasorda Family Wines to Launch New Wine Label
Former Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens has partnered with Lasorda Family Wines, a family wine business of Norristown native and Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, to create a new wine label called Eighty-One, writes Pat Ralph for the Philly Voice. The name comes from Owens’ playing days when he wore No. 81 during…
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Lower Merion High School Senior Starts Local Chapter of Organization That Mails Gift Cards to Families in Need
Théa Kerekes, a senior at Lower Merion High School, has started a Philadelphia branch of Helping the Hungry Virtually, an organization that sends gift cards to families in need, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. “What we first did was reached out to our local elementary schools so that they could match us with families…
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Making Cheese is New Taste for Merion Station Pediatrician
Dr. Emiliano Tatar, a full-time general pediatrician, has branched out into cheese making and is selling these homemade delicacies through his new company, Merion Park Cheese, writes Len Lear for the Chestnut Hill Local. Tatar, who has been a cheese nut for most of his life, has been making his cheeses in a licensed facility…
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Gladwyne Architect Celebrates Groundbreaking Design in American History in His New TV Series
Renowned Gladwyne architect Charles E. Dagit Jr. celebrates grand design in the new series based on his 2015 book, The Groundbreakers: Architects in American History – Their Places and Times, writes Marilyn Odesser-Torpey for Main Line Today. The eight-part Groundbreakers TV series is currently airing on MLTV-Main Line Network on Sundays. Through interviews and historical…
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Community Rallies to Support Local Restaurants in Neighboring Bucks County
The community in neighboring Bucks County has rallied to support their favorite local restaurants that have been hit hard by the pandemic, writes Hira Qureshi for the Bucks County Courier Times. To help eateries survive one of the hardest periods for the industry, residents have been getting takeout and delivery, buying gift cards, and leaving…
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HealthSpark Announces Thousands in Grant Funds to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net
HealthSpark Foundation has announced the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the Safety Net Resiliency Initiative. The grants include 11 Innovation Lab grants and a 2-year grant to continue advocacy efforts through the Here for Us Advocacy Coalition. It also includes a research and planning grant to support anti-racist practice…
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Arcadia University Ranks First Nationwide in Study Abroad Undergraduate Participation
Arcadia University has ranked first nationwide for study abroad undergraduate participation in the 2020 Open Doors report, recently released by the Institute of International Education. The ranking for this prestigious designation was based on the percentage of undergraduate students taking part in a study abroad experience at a master’s level college or university. The Glenside…
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Old Montco Newspaper Boxes Find New Purpose—Holding Marijuana Pardon Applications
As newspapers in print form continue to decline, old newspaper boxes in Montgomery County are finding new purposes, including holding marijuana pardon applications, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The county chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and TerraVida Victims of the War on Drugs have joined forces to fill the…
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Battle to Maintain Balance Between History and Commerce Quietly Continues
Maintaining the balance between preservation of history and economic progress is a battle that has been raging on for decades on the Main Line, writes Paul Jablow for Main Line Today. Throughout the region, the preservationists have been fighting to maintain as much of the historical character of the area as progress will allow. “Without…
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Zion Baptist Church, Home Church to Black Community on Main Line, Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Zion Baptist Church in Ardmore, the home church to the Black community both on the Main Line and beyond, is celebrating its 125th anniversary, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Today. For the past fifty years, Rev. Dr. James Pollard Sr. has been leading the congregation. “We’ve always had congregants from the whole region,”…
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