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Former St. Mary’s Villa Site in Ambler is Home to Two New Projects
The former St. Mary’s Villa for Children and Families site in Ambler is now home to two new projects: a senior living community and a for-sale housing development, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Preliminary plans for the property were first initiated a decade ago. Once approvals had been secured from Upper Dublin,…
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Montgomery County Community College Invites Applications for IT Security Analyst, IT Security Position
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the IT Security Analyst, IT Security position. The IT Security Analyst operates and monitors the systems that support institutional Information Security objectives. In addition, the analyst will configure system alerting, develop automation and document IT security team processes. The analyst will work directly with end users to ensure…
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Loved by Legions of Online Amateur Stock Traders, Abington’s Adam Aron, AMC Theaters CEO, is Polarizing Figure in Hollywood
Adam Aron, an Abington native and AMC Theaters CEO, is loved by legions of online amateur stock traders, but remains a polarizing figure in Hollywood, writes Ryan Faughnder for Los Angeles Times. AMC Theaters, which is one of the few “meme stocks,” has seen its shares trade high not based on the usual metrics such…
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Stone & Key Cellars Releases Revolutionary Vermouth in Collaboration with Philadelphia Distilling
Stone & Key Cellars, in collaboration with Philadelphia Distilling, is excited to announce the release of their latest batch of Revolutionary Vermouth, a semi-dry white vermouth handcrafted in Pennsylvania, on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Vermouth is a fortified and aromatized wine, traditionally a product of Italy, France, or Spain. Used in a variety of cocktails, most famously…
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Municipal Police Academy Graduates Prepare to Serve and Protect Montgomery County
For the 21 cadets from the Class of 2201 graduating from Montgomery County Community College’s Municipal Police Academy, it was a last chance to say goodbye to their classmates before they each go their separate ways to serve and protect. About 150 friends and family members gathered inside the Health Sciences Center gymnasium on Blue…
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Gladwyne Native Launches Dog Nutrition Startup Breed Science
Trey Steidle launched his personalized dog nutrition startup Breed Science while still working full-time for Conshohocken-headquartered John Ritzenthaler, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal Steidle, who grew up in Gladwyne, decided to pursue the idea while also earning his MBA through the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania’s executive program. After he graduated in…
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Former Army Paratrooper Laid to Rest in Ambler with Flyover Tribute By Plane He Jumped From on D-Day
PFC Leslie Palmer Cruise Jr. was buried on Saturday at Whitemarsh Memorial Park and Cemetery in Ambler with a flyover tribute by the plane he jumped from on D-Day into Normandy, France, writes Valerie Russ for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When he jumped out of the plane that is now owned by the National Warplane Museum…
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Founder of Ardmore’s Tired Hands Brewing Resumes His Operational Role Year After Publicly Stepping Away
Jean Broillet IV, the founder of Tired Hands Brewing company in Ardmore, has resumed a role in the brewery’s day-to-day operations a year after he publicly stepped away due to employees’ allegations of sexism and discrimination, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has been working at Tired Hands again for the past several…
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Concerts Under the Stars Featuring Live Performances Returns to Upper Merion
Concerts Under the Stars Featuring Live Performances by David Uosikkinen’s In The Pocket, Bakithi Kumalo’s Graceland Experience, David Bromberg and More Returns to Upper Merion Township Building Park for Its 36th Season, Summer 2022 Beginning in June, the live music series Concerts Under the Stars will return to Upper Merion Township Building Park for its 36th season. The summer-long…
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Montgomery County One of Few Places in Pennsylvania to Gain Residents During Pandemic
Pennsylvania has been shrinking since the COVID-19 pandemic started, but there are a few pockets within the state that have been gaining residents, such as Montgomery County, writes Noah Zucker for the Philly Voice. According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the Keystone State lost 38,644 people between April 2020 and July 2021. That is 0.3…
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Celso L. Leite Jr., Attorney, Joins Dischell Bartle Dooley in Lansdale
Celso L. Leite Jr., Attorney, was born to Portuguese American immigrants in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; and he grew up in Montgomeryville. In 2014, Celso graduated from North Penn High School and continued his academic education at Villanova University, where he majored in finance and co-majored in real estate. “One of my mentors at Dischell Bartle…
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MCCC Nursing Program Receives Scholarship Grant From Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Montgomery County Community College Nursing students will receive a financial helping hand thanks to a generous donation. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation has awarded a $26,842 scholarship to the MCCC Nursing Program through its annual Nurses for Tomorrow Scholarship grant. The program awards grants to nursing schools in Southeastern Pennsylvania to fund scholarships for undergraduate,…
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BET Investments Buys Prudential Insurance’s Upper Dublin Property for $30.25M
BET Investments has finalized its purchase of Prudential Insurance’s 90-acre campus in Upper Dublin for $30.25 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The property at 2101 Welsh Road is visible from the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It has three interconnected office buildings and surface parking lots with 2,175 spaces. The buildings total 861,000 square…
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Local Foundation Helps Patients, Their Family Get Respite from Cancer
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation, based in Plymouth Meeting, helps families get a “break” from cancer by sending them on a respite trip, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. The nonprofit was founded by Marci Schankweiler, who lost her husband, Pete, to cancer. After he was diagnosed in 1999, the couple’s friends held a fundraiser…
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Linden Hill in Gladwyne is Among Best Real Estate Offerings Nationwide
Linden Hill in Gladwyne, a property that has the look and the size of a French village, is among the best current real estate offerings in the country, write Janice O’Leary, Joan Tapper, and Howard Walker for the Robb Report. The property has been the home of Campbell Soup heir John T. Dorrance for more…
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Lansdale Vet Wins Westminster Kennel Club Show’s Inaugural Veterinarian of the Year Award
Dr. Joseph Rossi, owner of North Penn Animal Hospital in Lansdale, is the inaugural winner of Westminster Kennel Club Show’s Veterinarian of the Year award, writes Jennifer Peltz for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The award is part of the show’s efforts to shine a spotlight on veterinarians’ mental health. In addition to the award, the club…
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Mehmet Oz Spelled Name of His Montco Town Wrong on Official Campaign Form
Mehmet Oz, the GOP candidate for the Pennsylvania senate seat, spelled the name of his address in Montgomery County wrongly on an official campaign form, writes Jake Lahut for the Business Insider. The celebrity doctor and Trump-endorsed candidate had been living in New Jersey in the years before he decided to run for office. However…
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Huntingdon Valley Native, Car Dealership Heir Wanted to Be Actor, He Ended Up Becoming Corporate Spy
Robert Kerbeck, who grew up in Huntingdon Valley and graduated from Lower Moreland High School, was hoping to follow up a stint in the family car dealership with a career in acting, writes Sabrina Boyd-Surka for KYW Newsradio. Instead, he became a corporate spy. He described his unconventional career journey in his memoir, RUSE: Lying…
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