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CEO of Willow Grove and Plymouth Meeting Malls’ PREIT Talks Evolution of Malls in 21st Century
After two years of limited social interaction and several months of closed doors, PREIT, owner of Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Park Mall, is seeing record high portfolio-wide sales of $618 per square foot, writes Al Urbanski for the Chain Store Age. The company is also currently being inundated with requests for space. “No…
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Main Line Health Has Health & Wellness Plans For St. Charles Borromeo Seminary 75-acre Space in Wynnewood
Bryn Mawr-based Main Line Health has detailed its plans for the 75-acre St. Charles Borromeo Seminary site in Wynnewood, saying that it will focus on a health and wellness concept, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The development on the site that Main Line Health acquired for $43.5 million in 2019 will take…
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Nonprofit Encourages Public to Consider ‘Green Burials’ Like at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd
A nonprofit formed last year, Friends of Green Burial PA, aims to educate the public about the option of Green Burials, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. Carin Bonifacino of Toughkenamon learned about green burial in 2004. The then-burgeoning movement encourages the alternative use of biodegradable caskets, shrouds, and urns and finding final…
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$26 Million Mixed-Use Site Set to Drive the ‘Next Frontier’ of Local Economic Opportunity in Dublin
The transformation of 17 acres in Dublin, a borough in Bucks County, into a vibrant, mixed-use development continues. Natalie Kostelni updated readers in the Philadelphia Business Journal on the final preparations of the Dublin Town Center. It’s a $26-million retail-residence-open space community. Nehemiah Development Co., itself a Dublin business, is currently working on a 15,000-square-foot…
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Call For Artists: Montgomery County Studio Tour Seeking Artistic Talent
Montgomery County Studio Tour provides artists an opportunity to showcase their creative work environment with the public by way of a professional, well-publicized, and anticipated event. The fifth annual Montgomery County Studio Tour will be held on Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th, 2022. This will be the last weekend for the highly publicized MONTCO Arts week. …
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Valley Forge Tourism Announces NEW Montco Jazz Fest, Return of Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour, And More!
Valley Forge Tourism celebrated Montgomery County, Pennsylvania as a premiere tourism destination during the 6th annual Travel Rally on May 9, 2022, which was held during National Travel & Tourism Week. Titled “The Future of Travel,” guests and media who attended the special event were the first to learn of several new initiatives coming to…
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Montgomery County Community College Foundation Board of Directors Adds Six New Members
The Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) Foundation is pleased to announce it has added six new members to its Board of Directors. Tanya Bamford, Richard Buttacavoli, Dana Johnson, Linda LaVay, Christopher McDermott and James A. Sortino have volunteered and been nominated and voted to the Board to offer strategic development of the Foundation, facilitate and…
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DeSales University MBA Success Story: Michelle Borrelli, RN, BSN, MBA
Michelle Borrelli, RN, BSN, MBA, is a 2017 DeSales University alumna with a diversified and progressive career in nursing, education, and drug safety. She has spent the last 17 years in the pharmaceutical industry, presently for Johnson & Johnson as Director, Global Medical Safety Operations. In this role she is responsible for providing strategic oversight and…
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CNN: Plymouth Meeting-Based IKEA Will Pay You to Get Its Furniture Back in Stock
Time for spring cleaning? Redoing the family room? But what to do with all the furniture that just doesn’t match anymore? If you bought all your furniture at this retailer, CNN Business tells you how to make some cash on that long-ago bought relic. They tried it in the past, and now IKEA is permanently…
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‘SWOOP’ Shake at Wawa Supports Eagles and the Autism Community
Wawa’s “SWOOP Shake” returns to its stores today along with a $5,000 contribution the Eagles Autism Foundation, writes Hec for Wooderice.com. The specialty shake at Wawa is made with vanilla soft serve, mint flavor, whipped cream, and Eagles green jimmies. It will be available through Sunday, May 22. The shake debuted last summer. “Wawa has…
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Fifth Pottstown Fete en Blanc Expands Seating for 2022 Event in September
Pottstown Area Economic Development and Hobart’s Run are thrilled to announce the immensely popular “Party in White” will return to Pottstown for its fifth year on Friday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 9 p.m., rain or shine (bring a clear or white rain poncho, just in case!) Due to the popularity of this inclusive community-centered…
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Montgomery County Authorizes Creation of Passenger Rail Authority with Berks and Chester Counties
The County Commissioners in Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties have authorized the creation of the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA) to oversee and implement the restoration of passenger rail service in an efficient manner, between Reading and Philadelphia. Montgomery County held a public hearing to consider the creation of the passenger rail authority and…
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Bala Cynwyd Billionaire Jeff Yass Spent $18M on Candidates Who Support This Cause
Bala Cynwyd billionaire Jeff Yass spent at least $18 million in the 2022 primary to back candidates who have shown support for alternatives to public school, writes Stephen Caruso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The richest person in Pennsylvania has been pumping money into both Democratic and Republican primaries. Among the beneficiaries are Republican gubernatorial candidate…
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‘Big Difference Between Nostalgia and Progress’ – New Sketches Reveal a Reincarnated Coventry Mall in Pottstown
While much of the renovation plans for Coventry Mall in Pottstown remain unclear, new sketches reveal ideas to return the mall to its former glory, writes staff for WFMZ-TV 69 News. According to The Mercury archives, the mall was originally called the Norco Mall, which opened in September 1967, and later in 1973 they enclosed…
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2022 Railbike Season Introduces New Mission, New Prototype, and New Workforce Development in Montco
Get ready for a leisurely pedal-powered adventure deep into tall forests, crossing bridges, chasing creeks, and admiring the scenic wonders of the Montco area with a new location, new mission, new partners, new prototype, and new workforce development with adventurous railbikes. Then climb into recreational vehicles at the heart of the Secret Valley Rail Bike Excursions-…
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Montco Moms Formulate a Plan for Hard-to-Find Baby Formula
In Glenside, and across Montgomery County, moms are suffering through a baby formula shortage, and have created a plan to help other moms that this shortage is affecting, reports Katie Katro for 6abc. Drugstores and grocery stores are currently experiencing a shortage of baby formula, and many moms are seeking other alternatives, like other moms’…
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Family Dog Who Got Stuck Chasing a Groundhog Now Safe at Home After West Chester Fire Co. Rescue
The West Chester Borough Fire Department rescued Chloe, a 2-year-old Jack Russel Terrier mix, who broke free from her owner and managed to get stuck chasing a groundhog, writes staff for 6ABC. A little before 5:30 PM on Thurday, May 12, Chloe became wedged in between a slab of concrete at the 600 block of…
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UPenn Physicist From Bala Cynwyd Studying the Black Holes of the Universe
University of Pennsylvania Physicist Vijay Balasubramanian recently spoke with Quanta Magazine on the roles of information in physics and neuroscience, as well as human cognition. Bala Cynwyd resident Balasubramanian is finding connections between literature, neuroscience, computer science, physics, and the humanities. “I am interested in how natural systems manipulate and process information, producing new forms of self-organization,”…
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