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Pottstown and Goodwill Firehouse Gets First Female Career Firefighter
Pottstown has its first female career firefighter in Goodwill Firehouse’s Jamie Kreidler, writes Evan Brandt for the Reading Eagle. Forty-one-year old Kreidler has loved firefighting since she was a child. She began volunteering with a fire company in her native Easton in 1998, but when it was time to choose a career, she opted to…
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Attorney General Visits Cheltenham High, Discusses Social Justice Reform
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro visited Cheltenham High School, where he sat down with a group of student equity ambassadors to talk about social justice reform and other important issues, writes Jim Melwert for KYW Newsradio. “What we’re hearing is their concern about the division in this country, their ideas for how to bring people…
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Penn State Abington Grad Met Love Of His Life During Week-Long Study Abroad
Penn State Abington alumnus James Gavin met the love of his life while studying in Japan for a week during his spring 2018 semester, according to a staff report from the Penn State News. Blair Che was a Seinan Gakuin University student who volunteered to welcome the Abington group at the airport in Japan. The…
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Upper Moreland’s Jill Biden Credits Her Expert Handling of Heckler to Being ‘Good Philly Girl’
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, puts her expert handling of a heckler at her husband’s rally down to her local roots, writes Danielle Zoellner for the Independent. Earlier this week, when the Democratic hopeful began his speech at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, a…
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Conshohocken Gallery Is Hosting Exhibit of Bruce Springsteen’s Rare Photographs Taken By Local Photographers
Coll’s Custom Framing and Gallery in Conshohocken is hosting an exhibition of rare Bruce Springsteen photographs taken by local photographers, called “Greetings from Conshohocken, PA,” writes Pat Ralph for the Philly Voice. The exhibition opened Feb. 5 and runs through Feb. 29. It is a celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Boss’ Bryn Mawr…
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Bala Cynwyd Brothers Enriching Philadelphia’s Bagel Scene with Recently Opened Bart’s Bagels
Bala Cynwyd brothers Brett and Kyle Frankel are bringing the iconic chewy, crusty Brooklyn-style bagels to Philadelphia at their newly opened Bart’s Bagels shop, writes Alexandra Jones for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Founder and co-owner Brett Frankel started making bagels at home four years ago, before debuting them two years later in a brunch pop-up at…
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How King of Prussia’s Workhorse Brewing Became a Major Regional Player Less Than 18 Months After Opening
Workhorse Brewing in King of Prussia has become a major regional player less than a year and a half after opening, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When he began, Dan Hershberg, Workhorse Brewing’s CEO, had no experience in beer. Despite this, he helped grow Workhorse into a place that sells its products in…
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Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office Hires Its First Chief of Mental Health
The Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office has hired Greg Nester as its first chief of mental health, writes Jim Melwert for KYW Newsradio. The high-level position was created specifically to increase the office’s focus on mental health. “Before the creation of a dedicated position, it was just every attorney had to figure it out sort…
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Retired Bryn Mawr Cardiologist Helps Tibetan Community in Philadelphia Create Their Own Center
Jeffrey Granett, a retired Bryn Mawr cardiologist who serves on the U.S. Tibet Committee board, is hoping to help the Tibetan community in Philadelphia open their center by being one of its most vocal advocates, writes Jeff Gammage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s the tiny diaspora that’s now responsible for the preservation of the language…
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King of Prussia Mall Owner Adds One More Mall Chain To Its Portfolio
Simon Property Group, the owner of King of Prussia Mall, is adding Taubman Centers, another major mall chain, to its portfolio, writes Rebecca Cooper for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The closest Taubman property to one of the largest mall’s in the country is The Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey. The nation’s biggest mall…
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Local Radio Legend Plans To Focus On Independent Projects After Retirement
Radio legend Debbi Calton, who recently retired as the radio host of Bala Cynwyd-based WMGK, is now planning to focus on independent projects in the future, writes Michael Bradley for the Main Line Today. Calton has more than four decades of experience in the radio business. She decided to retire from her position at WMGK…
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West Laurel Hill Cemetery Arborist Coordinating Pennsylvania’s Champion Trees Program
Aaron Greenberg, a certified arborist working at Bala Cynwyd’s West Laurel Hill Cemetery, has been named the new coordinator of Pennsylvania Forestry Association’s Champion Trees of Pennsylvania program, writes George Weigel for the Penn Live Patriot-News. The goal of the program is to find and document the biggest trees in the state. The program includes…
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Discusses Public Service, Solving Problems
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who made history when he was elected as the first Democratic chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners in 150 years, hoped to be a doctor before life led him down a different path, writes Ajay Raju for 6abc. During his freshman year at the University of Rochester, three…
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Phil Martelli Finding His Way in Michigan While Keeping His Philly Roots Intact
Phil Martelli has been at St. Joseph’s for 34 years, 24 of them as head coach, before he became an assistant on Michigan’s men’s basketball staff, writes Andrew Kahn for mlive.com. In March, he was fired by St. Joe’s, after winning 444 games. He was picked up in Michigan by first-year head coach Juwan Howard,…
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Historic Jenkintown Home Perfectly Blends Charm of Yesteryear And Modern Comforts
A 1911 Jenkintown home owned by Joe and Tracy Abriola perfectly blends historic charm with all the amenities of modern living, writes Laura Hoover for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pair knew they would have a lot of work on their hands when they decided to buy their current residence. “We recognized a well-maintained house,” said…
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Lansdale’s Backyard Beans receives Prestigious ‘Good Food Award’ For Its Ethiopian Coffee
Backyard Beans in Lansdale has won a prestigious Good Food Award for its Ethiopian coffee Basa, writes Craig LaBan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Good Food Award is a national competition for small producers that recognizes the best products that are also socially and environmentally sustainable. Only 27 coffees nationwide were honored with this year’s award.…
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Recently Announced Macy’s Closures Could Affect Region’s Mall Owners Significantly
With several Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s department stores in their malls across the region, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and Simon Property Group have the most local exposure to the recently announced round of closures by Macy’s Inc., writes Natalie Kostelni for the WHYY. The company said it planned to close 125 of its least productive…
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Lower Merion Singer to Be Featured in This Season’s Premiere of ‘American Idol’
Louis Knight, a singer from Lower Merion, will be featured in the premiere episode of the new season of the ABC hit show “American Idol,” writes Julia Hatmaker for the Penn Live Patriot-News. Knight will audition in front of the celebrity judging panel. This year it features singers Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan.…
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