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Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Signs Licensing Agreement with China’s Advaccine for Its COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate
Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio saw its stock jump after signing a collaboration and license agreement with Advaccine Biopharmaceuticals Suzhou for its COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal, which carries a potential value of over $110 million, gives Advaccine the exclusive right to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Inovio’s experimental…
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Experts Anticipate Return of Tourists to the Philadelphia Region
With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway and the placement of Philadelphia on the Conde Nast gold list of eight “Best Destinations in the World,” experts are expecting to see a return of tourists to the region next year, according to a staff report from 6abc. It is also believed that Pennsylvania Convention Center will once…
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Iron Hill Adds Canned Beer to Its Offerings
Just before its 25th anniversary, Iron Hill Brewery opened a new production brewery in Exton that is large enough to brew 20,000 barrels annually, or around 20 times what one of its brewpubs produces in a year, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The facility, which opened for takeout last week, is the brewpub…
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National Geographic: COVID-19 Cases in December in Montgomery County Continue to Climb
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County continued to increase in December, with a slight drop recorded near the end of the month, according to a map published by National Geographic. In the last two weeks, the county has recorded 6,006 new coronavirus cases or one reported case for every 137 people. That…
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COVID-19 Exposure Apps Work—If People Are Using Them
There are now more than 150 million Americans who could receive pop-up notifications from local health authorities if they have spent time near somebody who has tested positive for COVID-19, but only if more people activate them, writes Geoffrey A. Fowler for The Washington Post. There has been early evidence that using such anonymous smartphone…
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Residents, Staff at 126 PA Nursing Facilities to Get Their COVID-19 Vaccine Shots This Week
According to Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine, residents and staff at 126 nursing facilities across Pennsylvania will receive their first dosage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They will be the first people in the state to receive the shot other than frontline health workers who began…
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New Population Estimates Show Pennsylvania Likely to Lose One Congressional Seat
The annual state population estimates released by the Census Bureau show that Pennsylvania is likely to lose one congressional seat next year, write Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg for The Wall Street Journal. The data was gathered separately from decennial census responses which will be used by lawmakers during the first half of next year…
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Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center to Add Apartments in Place of Vacated Buildings
Federal Realty Investment Trust is planning to turn one of the recently vacated buildings at Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center into a mixed-use building with apartments and retail on the first floor, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Times. The existing Lord and Taylor building will be demolished to be replaced with a six-story, 230-unit…
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Local Artist Part of Animation Team for Pixar’s Big Release of ‘Soul’
MontaQue Ruffin, who grew up in Levittown, is a Pixar animator who most recently worked on the studio’s big Christmas release, the groundbreaking “Soul,” writes Brandon T. Harden for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The thirty-year-old has already amassed impressive film credits that include working on Academy Award-winning films such as Coco and Toy Story 4 as…
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Applications Now Open for MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners has announced that restaurants negatively impacted by COVID-19 can now apply for up to $10,000 in grant funding through the MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program. Restaurant and food service businesses are encouraged to apply by the Friday, January 8, 2021 deadline. Montgomery County Commissioners have made up to $5…
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Montgomery PA Board of Commissioners Hold Final COVID-19 Virtual Press Briefing of 2020
On December 30th, 2020, at 3:00pm, the Montgomery PA Board of Commissioners held their last coronavirus update of 2020. It was their 96th briefing since the first one on March 8th, 2020. As of December 29th, 2020, there were 298 new positive cases, and 22 cases were from long term care facilities, and the age…
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Celebrate National Spaghetti Day with Takeout from These 4 Montco Italian Restaurants
January 4 is National Spaghetti Day! Gear up for the year with a plate of pasta from your favorite Montgomery County Italian takeout* and give homage to the much-celebrated spaghetti and meatballs. Wikipedia says the origins of spaghetti are disputed—was it Marco Polo bringing back this culinary invention from the East, or a delicious Arab…
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Commercial Takeover of Christmas Rescued it From Mummers Anarchy & Made it Safe to Celebrate
The commercial takeover of Christmas helped rescue the holiday from the grip of violent gangs of Mummers that used to roam the streets of cities such as Philadelphia and made it safe to celebrate, writes Jason Zweig for The Wall Street Journal. Mummers were gangs of drunk young men who would dress in outrageous disguises…
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Two Madison Reed Color Bars Open in Montco
At-home hair color giant Madison Reed has opened two Color Bars in Montgomery County during the pandemic, the first one in September in the King of Prussia Town Center and the second one on March 2 in Ardmore’s Suburban Square, writes Caroline O’Halloran for the Savvy Main Line. At-home hair color giant Madison Reed has…
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Wall Street Journal: Here’s What is in the New COVID-19 Relief Bill
President Donald Trump has signed into law the new $900 billion COVID-19 aid package that will bring relief to many individuals and businesses that are the most affected by the pandemic, according to a staff report from The Wall Street Journal. The three main components of the bill will benefit households and workers. The legislation…
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Another Beloved Tradition Falls Victim to Pandemic: No Reenactment of Washington’s Christmas Day Crossing of the Delaware River
The traditional reenactment of General George Washington’s Christmas Day crossing of the Delaware River in neighboring Bucks County was canceled this year due to the pandemic, writes James Freeman for The Wall Street Journal. Instead of the reenactment that usually takes place in front of cheering crowds, the Washington Crossing Historic Park debuted a special…
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PPP Loans Provided Crucial Relief, Help Small Local Colleges Avoid Layoffs, Furloughs
Payroll Protection Program loans have provided crucial relief for small local colleges, enabling them to weather the pandemic without having to resort to layoffs or furloughs, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “The PPP loan was critical for us,” said Jayson Boyers, president of Rosemont College. “What it allowed us to do was…
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Order New Year’s Eve Takeout at These 4 Montco Restaurants
Support local and get delicious to-go meals, head home, dish up, dig in, and relax. Watch the ball drop and say hello to 2021, takeout-style. Blue BellNormandy Farms (located at 1401 Morris Road in Blue Bell, 215-616-8300) Countdown Menu at the Farmer’s Daughter starts now! Order your dinner in advance and you’ll be sitting pretty.…
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