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Swimming Lessons at Horsham’s Aqua-Tots Swim School is a Great Winter Activity and Critical for Safety
Owners of Aqua-Tots Swim School in Horsham, Andrea and Brad Sahl, opened the first Aqua-Tots franchise in the Northeast in 2017 with the goal of creating a fun atmosphere where they teach children how to swim and become safe in the water. They were customers at first, sending their children to Aqua-Tots to a North…
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Despite Potential Stock Price Drop, King of Prussia Mall’s Simon Property Group Represents Great Investment Opportunity
While Simon Property Group, owner of King of Prussia Mall and Philadelphia Premium Outlets, could be approaching its stock price near-term low, this could also provide investors with a great opportunity to buy a quality asset at a discount, writes Zvi Bar for Seeking Alpha. Simon is the nation’s largest domestic retail REIT that focuses…
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Montgomery County Hospitals Experiencing Strain Due to Rapid Spread of COVID-19 Omicron Variant
Montgomery County officials have joined with area hospital leadership to provide an update on the current COVID-19 surge, and they are reporting their hospital systems are strained due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. During a virtual briefing, leaders stressed that residents should not come to the emergency room for COVID-19 testing, only…
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Betty White Challenge Brings Windfall for Pet Rescue in North Wales
Death did not prevent beloved actress Betty White from continuing to make the world a better place, as can be attested to by one local animal shelter, writes Rodrigo Torrejón for The Philadelphia Inquirer. White had a lifelong love of animals and was an ardent advocate for their humane treatment. This prompted her fans to…
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Sears Closes Willow Grove Park Location, Leaving PA Without Full-line Stores
The Sears location at the Willow Grove Park shopping center is closing, leaving Pennsylvania with no full-line stores of the one-time undisputed retail king, writes Daniel Urie for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Sears owner Transformco confirmed the closure of the store at 2500 W. Moreland Road in Abington Township and added that it has plans to…
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Springfield Township Hair Stylist Opens Sensory-Friendly Salon for Children with Special Needs
Erdenheim resident Laura Lorenzon Maxwell has opened up a sensory-friendly hair salon in Springfield Township for kids with special needs like autism. Her reason for opening the business all started thanks to a personal relationship she had with a young boy named Ethan, reports Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “I’ve cut Ethan’s hair for a long…
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Bala Cynwyd Real Estate Company Acquires Former Manufacturing Facility in New Jersey
Bala Cynwyd-based Velocity Venture Partners has bought the roughly 600,000-square-foot former manufacturing facility in Pennsauken, New Jersey, for $32 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Velocity acquired the former Aluminum Shapes property through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale. The sale was certified in November, three months after Aluminum Shapes filed for bankruptcy…
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A New You In ’22: Start With a Desales University One Credit Workshop
Give yourself a new start in January of ‘22, enroll in a DeSales University’s 1-credit course today! The DeSales University MBA program is proud to announce its next series of 1-credit courses geared toward the working professional. “Voice of the Customer” will teach you how to capture, analyze and report on customer feedback – expectations,…
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Chef Jose Garces Coming to the Main Line with New Baja-Themed Restaurant
Famed chef Jose Garces is bringing a new restaurant to the Main Line in early May, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Times. Garces, known as one of the Food Network’s Iron Chefs, is the force behind some of the most popular and highly rated restaurants in the country, and he’s now bringing his first…
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Over or Under? Chester Paper Plant Managers Give Official TP Ruling
You hang toilet paper rolls over, not under. “That is the official Scott Paper answer,” says Robert Barkhau, senior engineering manager at Chester’s Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill where 60 percent of the national supply of Scott 1000 toilet paper is created. A recent visit to the plant gave a behind-the-scenes look at toilet paper operations, reports…
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Consultants Sue Bala Cynwyd-based Susquehanna International Group Over Investment in TikTok’s Owner
Bala Cynwyd-based Susquehanna International Group is one of the early investors in the owner of TikTok, Beijing-based ByteDance, which has since grown to become one of the most valuable tech start-ups in the world, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2021, Bala Cynwyd’s Jeff Yass, Susquehanna’s cofounder, was ranked by Forbes as the…
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North Wales Woman Shows Global Love by Donating Dresses Made from Recycled Fabric
Marilyn O’Donnell from North Wales has been showing love to people all over the world by using recycled fabrics and her sewing skills to make dresses for the less fortunate, reports Ukee Washington for CBS3 Philly. “I have all the time in the world so I can just keep sewing,” O’Donnell said. After her husband…
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MCCC Lively Arts Series’ 38th Season Begins with ‘The Manhattan Transfer’ on Feb. 6, 2022
Get ready to experience the excitement of live music and entertainment again, coming back soon to Blue Bell. Montgomery County Community College is proud to present the return of its Lively Arts Series, now in its 38th season, with a performance by jazz vocal group “The Manhattan Transfer” Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at 5 p.m.…
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Abington High School Grad Bob Saget Adored His Role on Full House
While there were plenty of beloved TV dads before Bob Saget took up his role as Danny Tanner on Full House from 1987 to 1994, Saget’s displays of affection as Tanner put smiles on the faces of a generation of young viewers, writes Yvonne Villarreal for the Los Angeles Times. “I didn’t know I was…
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Pottstown and Royersford-based CPA Firms Acquired by Herbein + Company in Spring Township
Herbein + Company, a Spring Township-based certified public accounting firm, has acquired Pottstown-based Cappelletti, Pinter & Company and Royersford-based The LaMastra Group P.C., writes Evan Jones for the Reading Eagle. Matthew Cappelletti Jr., CPA, leads Cappelletti, Pinter & Company. As part of the merger, he will join Herbein as a senior consultant. The firm has…
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Montgomery Bar Association Finds Its New President in Main Line Family Lawyer Sarinia M. Feinman
As of January 7, 2022, Sarinia Feinman, of Vetrano Vetrano & Feinman, took on the role of President of the Montgomery Bar Association. Sarinia Feinman was sworn in as the 137th President of the MBA during the association’s annual business luncheon last week. She was surrounded by the Judges of the Montgomery County Bench, her…
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Hill School Boyer Gallery Hosting Artist Ellie Moniz in Pottstown
The Hill School’s Boyer Gallery will host Life through Light and Shadow, watercolors by Ellie Moniz through Friday, February 18, 2022. This event is open to the public. A resident of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and graduate of Millersville University, Ellie has been painting in watercolors for more than 20 years. She has won numerous awards for her…
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Conshohocken-based IKEA Plans to Restore 3,000 Acres of Florida Land Damaged by Hurricane
IKEA recently purchased over 3,000 acres of land in Florida that was damaged by Hurricane Michael, with plans to plant a forest on the damaged land, writes Sophie Hirsh for Green Matters. The two plots of land that were purchased by Ingka Group, the company that controls most of IKEA stores, is called Tupelo Honey…
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