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Swain Destinations in Ardmore Turns Car Crash Into Artistic Opportunity
After a car crashed into Swain Destinations in Ardmore, the owners decided to turn the potential disaster into an artistic opportunity, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Times. While no one was injured in the Nov. 22 crash, the storefront was damaged. Until the replacement glass could be ordered, the owners had to put…
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Philadelphia Area Woman Part of Equal Pay Class Action Lawsuit Involving 3,000 Women
Allison Gamba was a success in the investment business at Goldman Sachs, writes Alexia Fernandez Campbell for vox.com. She went to business school. She sat on the New York Stock Exchange. She turned mediocre stocks into top-performing investments. She put in nine years at the company and was doing the job of managing director, overseeing…
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High Tolls On Pennsylvania Turnpike Might Get Supreme U.S. Court Involved
The legal battle over high tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike might be headed for the nation’s highest court, writes Matt Miller for the Penn Live. The Independent Drivers Association and the National Motorists Association are petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge on the constitutionality of the issue. The organizations contend that the…
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OxyContin Sales In Montgomery County 10 Years Ago Among Highest in Country
Sales of OxyContin per capita in Montgomery County 10 years ago were among the highest both in the Philadelphia area and across the nation, write Nathaniel Lash and Aubrey Whelan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The county ranked 10th nationwide, with 218.3 morphine milligram equivalents per capita. This accounted for more than 45 percent of all…
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WCU Students De-Stress During Exams with the Help of Therapy Dogs
West Chester University students snuggled with therapy dogs at the annual Therapy Dog Extravaganza last week in Sykes Student Union. It was finals week for all students, some of whom are graduating this weekend, adding to that holiday/year-end stress, so the WCU Counseling Center brought in a whole pack of cuddly, comforting canines to help…
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Smead Capital Management To Open East Coast Sales Hub In West Conshohocken
Smead Capital Management, the Seattle-based investment adviser, will make West Conshohocken its East Coast sales hub when it opens a new office there in January, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new hub will provide better services to clients along the eastern coast and reduce the time required to travel to serve…
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Project-Based Learning To Debut In Cheltenham School District
Colin McCarthy has been spearheading an effort to bring project-based learning to Cheltenham School District, according to a staff report from the Livingston Ledger. McCarthy previously spent a year at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with high school seniors from some of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. There they ditched the traditional high school experience…
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Joseph B. Wolffe Trust Receives Several Offers For Valley Forge Medical Center In East Norriton
Joseph B. Wolffe Trust has received multiple offers for Valley Forge Medical Center In East Norriton, an addiction treatment facility that has been on the market for four months, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Beth Wolffe, a trustee for the owner of the medical center, the offers are “from behavioral…
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Emotions Ran High At Horsham’s Mixed-Abilities Rugby Team Exhibition Game
Emotions ran high as the two teams took to the field after weeks of practice for the mixed-abilities rugby team exhibition game at College Settlement Camp in Horsham, writes Helen Ubiñas for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The team members all belonged to the same club, the Blackthorn Rugby Football Club in Horsham. The idea for the…
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Schuylkill River Trail To Finally Get Bike Fix-It Stations
The new bike fix-it stations that are going to be installed along Schuylkill River Trail will make the lives of many riders traveling along the path a lot easier, writes Gina Tomaine for the Philadelphia Magazine. The first of the planned seven stations became available at the trail’s Walnut Street Trailhead in Philadelphia for regular…
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City Avenue District Receives $1.7M Grant To Reconnect Presidential Boulevard to Monument Road In Bala Cynwyd
The City Avenue Special Services District has received a $1.7 million Commonwealth Financing Authority grant from the Multimodal Transportation Fund to reconnect Presidential Boulevard to Monument Road in Bala Cynwyd. Currently, the Target complex in Bala Cynwyd is not accessible from presidential Boulevard which means all traffic has to enter and exit from Monument Road.…
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Following Successful Pilot, Conshohocken-Based Saladworks Ready To Continue Expansion With ShopRite, Fresh Grocer
Following the success of its first two ShopRite restaurants, Conshohocken-based Saladworks is ready to continue its expansion with more ShopRite and Fresh Grocer locations. The salad-centric, fast-casual franchise currently has nearly 100 locations in 13 states and two countries. Now, it is opening a new restaurant in a Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer, as well as new…
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MCCC Celebrates Accomplishments Of Students Who Completed Its POWER and POWER Plus Program
Montgomery County Community College recently celebrated the achievements of students who successfully completed its POWER and POWER Plus programs. The Partnership on Work Enrichment and Readiness program provides people in mental health and substance abuse recovery with the support and skills needed to take the next brave steps. The POWER program provides a free two-credit…
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More Can Benefit From Student Loan Discharge Program Designed to Help Those With Disabilities
A student loan discharge program meant to erase student debts for those with significant and permanent disabilities is only helping a fraction of targeted borrowers, writes Cory Turner for the NPR. The program targets borrowers such as Drew Lehman of Lansdale, who could no longer work following a traumatic car accident. So far, only 28…
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Act II Playhouse in Ambler Has Something For Everybody in December
Two exciting new shows will be entertaining theatergoers at Act II Playhouse in Ambler in December. Starting on Dec. 10 and running through Jan. 5, audiences can see A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, written by Stephen Temperley, directed by Tony Braithwaite, and starring April Woodall and Sonny Leo. The play presents…
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Former Train Conductor Brings Holiday Joy with Brandywine River Museum’s Model Train Display
Paul Hoerner, a former train conductor and the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s model train specialist, brings joy to many each holiday season with “Brandywine Christmas,” the museum’s model train display, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. More than three decades ago, Hoerner began working on his display of nearly 2,000 feet of track…
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Seasonal Tickets For DCP Theatre’s 2020 Season Now Available
DCP Theater in Telford has made season tickets available for its 2020 season full of exciting new shows that are certain to have something for everybody. This season will bring plenty of laughter with the adult comedy Calendar Girls, two new contemporary comedies Things My Mother Taught Me and Be My Baby, and the mega-popular…
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Andy Bell Recalls Special Friendship With Andrew Wyeth
Andy Bell’s relationship with famous Chadds Ford artist Andrew Wyeth goes back further than when he posed for Wyeth’s painting “Stop.” Wyeth got the idea for the painting in 2004 when Bell passed him on Route 1, writes Rich Schwartzman for chaddsfordlive.com. The painting shows Bell on his motorcycle at a Wilmington intersection.. According to…
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