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Join DeSales University for Free Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Conference on Friday, April 29
Join DeSales University for Free Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Conference on Friday, April 29. The events runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be presentations about cyber security and digital forensics provided by industry experts. Participants will learn about current threats, how to defend yourself, and how digital forensics can be used…
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Find Your Next Romance, Mystery, or Thriller at These Montco Bookstores
Despite the continuously dropping number of bookstores in the region, there are many of those that are still fighting the good fight as they continue to offer a great selection of books while being a vital pillar in the community, writes Patrick Rapa for the Philadelphia Magazine. Three of them are right here in Montgomery…
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Glenside’s Michael Siani Records Strong Start to Baseball Season with Chattanooga Lookouts
After a lackluster year with the Dayton Dragons where he hit just .216 in 97 games, Glenside’s Michael Siani has recorded a much better start of the new season with the Chattanooga Lookouts, writes David Paschall for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. “I did the whole Fall League thing last year at the end of…
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Schuylkill River Trail Officially Opens Its Final Section From Chesco to Montco
Chester County marked the significance of Earth Day with the official opening of a two-mile section of the county’s final portion of the Schuylkill River Trail to the Montgomery County border. The event attracted hundreds of people, including trail partners from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, PennDOT, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater…
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New Delco Restaurant, Dom & Mia’s, is a Tribute to 2 DeVito Children
Dom & Mia’s is a new fine dining restaurant with a casual, family-friendly feel opening April 29 in Springfield, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Owners Steve DeVito, his wife Jenna DeMaio DeVito, and business partner Matt White from Springfield have named the restaurant after the DeVito’s children—Domenico James (Dom) and Mia Isabella—who both…
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How Bala Cynwyd Businessman Jeff Yass, the Richest Man in PA, Pays a Lower Tax Rate Than Most Americans
Jeff Yass, of Bala Cynwyd, head of Susquehanna International Group, recorded an average annual income of $1.3 billion a year from 2013 to 2018, but paid a lower tax rate than most Americans, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to tax records collected by ProPublica, only five other Americans earned more than…
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Manor College Grad Gina Burke Embodies Entrepreneurial Spirit at Her Glenside Restaurant
The entrepreneurial spirit is a quality embedded in a person’s DNA. It’s a constant desire that drives someone to go out on their own and work towards something they’re passionate about. Gina DiSalvo Burke ‘82 would know that better than anyone. It’s why the Manor College graduate owns two local businesses, including TreVi, a delicious…
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Free MBA Power Breakfast at Center Valley’s DeSales U: Navigating Difficult Conversations on May 3
Join Center Valley’s DeSales University for their Power Breakfast, Navigating Difficult Conversations. Do you find yourself delaying difficult conversations because you don’t know how or where to begin? Do you try to engage others in dialogue only to end up even more frustrated? In this introductory session Center Valley’s DeSales University will begin to…
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New York Post: Jay Wright Reveals Why He Retired
Jay Wright know it was time to retire as Villanova University’s head basketball coach when he found himself at Mass texting his players during the homily, reports the Associated Press as printed in the New York Post. “I look forward not to live that way.” Wright choked back tears Friday explaining his sudden retirement at…
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SEPTA Has $1.1B to Spend in Fiscal 2023, Including the Norristown High Speed Line
SEPTA has the opportunity to begin fixing regional rail infrastructure and updating trains and new transit cars and trolleys in fiscal 2023, write Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 1.1 billion dollar capital budget is the biggest in the transportation agency’s 58- year existence. SEPTA is looking to buy new vehicles and improve current…
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These Longtime Best Friends Lead a High-Performing Wealth Management Team in Blue Bell
Johanna Walters and Megan Bailey met as teenagers and quickly bonded over their shared love of horses, writes Matt Miller for Barron’s. Nearly three decades on, the best friends are leading Walters Bailey Associates in Blue Bell, which is part of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. The 17-person firm serves around 700 clients and has $6.7…
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In ‘Less Than One Year,’ Norristown Could Have New 13-Building Development
A proposed 13-building, 26-unit residential development on Green Valley Road took a step forward last week as the Norristown Municipal Council members endorsed the project’s preliminary/final land development plan, writes Rachel Ravina for The Times Herald. JD Signature Homes shared plans for the property at 1421 Green Valley Road – currently home to a one-story…
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Highly Regarded Photographer and Teacher from Penn Valley Dies at 84
Stephen Reese of Penn Valley, a highly regarded photographer and longtime math teacher beloved by his students, died on March 23 at Lankenau Medical Center, aged 84, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Reese spent three decades, starting in the 1960s, teaching high school math to students in Philadelphia. In the 1980s, he decided…
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Showroom in Willow Grove Offers Minority-Owned Businesses Chance to Thrive
Philly Shared in Willow Grove is a retail showroom for small businesses that offers minority-owned businesses the chance to thrive, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. The shop, which is located on level one of Willow Grove Park Mall, is owned by Annette Kennedy-Harris and Christin Austin-Evans, who have been friends for 16 years. The showroom…
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Montgomery County Community College Students Named To 2021-2022 All-Pennsylvania Academic/Workforce Team
Kicking off the celebration of Community College month this April, four Montgomery County Community College students recently were awarded with statewide honors for their hard work in the classroom. Students Cheyenne Diehl, Kaitlyn Leister, Sheila McCoy and Christopher Young were named to the 2021-2022 All-Pennsylvania Academic/Workforce Team, which is sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK),…
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’60 Minutes’ Highlights Pottstown’s ‘Last Reporter Standing’ as It Chronicles the Demise of Local News
Evan Brandt, the last reporter of the once-thriving Pottstown Mercury, is overworked and overwhelmed as he continues to try and cover community news using the few remaining resources, writes Jon Wertheim for CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Brandt has been covering Pottstown and surrounding towns for the last 24 years. In that time, he has seen his…
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Life Sciences Company Acquires Norristown Facility, Plans to Establish Headquarters at 10,000-Square-Foot Space
Life sciences company Aviridi has acquired a facility in Norristown and is planning to make the 10,000-square-foot space at 48 E. Main Street its headquarters, writes Jeff Ward for WFMZ 69 News. Aviridi will use the building to develop products using synthetic biology and precision fermentation. The company believes it can use the process of…
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Conshohocken-Based Creative Agency Acquired by Wilmington Firm
A Wilmington, Delaware, marketing agency, Aloysius Butler & Clark, has obtained creative agency Mangos in Conshohocken, writes Laura Smythe for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Aloysius Butler & Clark will be absorbing the 15 Mangos employees at their two offices in Philadelphia and Bloomsburg, PA, which equals around 100 employees in those offices, though the company…
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