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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Penthouse Unit in Valley Forge Towers Offers Historic View
11512 Valley Forge Circle, Unit 1512, King of Prussia, is a three-bedroom, end-unit opportunity in the Valley Forge Towers. The living room’s design incorporates a spiral staircase that not only gives it a contemporary architectural feel but also enables more space. = = The kitchen is neatly laid out, amply outfitted for storage, and uses…
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In Anniversary Mode, Joseph Ambler Inn Owner Recalls First Impression: ‘I’m Going to Buy It’
Throughout the balance of 2023, the Joseph Ambler Inn will mark 40 years of serving guests and hosting events in the North Wales community that touches both Bucks and Montgomery counties. Love at First Sight, Almost Since its 1983 founding, the destination has had the same owner, Richard Allman, who just about fell in love…
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Two North Penn High School Students Recognized with One of Nation’s Most Distinguished Scholarships
Two students from North Penn School District have been recognized for their hard work with one of the nation’s most distinguished scholarships. Justin Heinze reported their accomplishment for the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has awarded seniors Irene Chung and Jacob Yin with Corporate National Merit Scholarships. Chung, a Hatfield native, won the…
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Penn State Abington Senior Presents Research on Black Men’s Dating Preferences at Baltimore Conference
Penn State Abington senior Dante Thomas recently won two awards for his undergraduate research project, “Black Men’s Romantic Partner Preferences: Exploring How Race and Color Matter.” In addition to the professional recognition, his work also earned him the opportunity to present his findings at the 2023 meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, a Philadelphia organization…
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Manor College Grad, Having Puzzled Together the Intricacies of Law, to Embark on Career of Service
Kaylyn Flanagan felt lost. She wanted to study law ever since taking a class about government at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia. But she found herself in her first class at Manor College, studying the most elementary part of law, law briefs, and was struggling. A Case of the Case-Brief Difficulty…
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C&N Promotes Tom Howley to Vice President and Commercial Lending Relationship Manager II
C&N announces that Thomas Howley has been promoted to Vice President and Commercial Lending Relationship Manager II, based in Doylestown. Howley has been with C&N since 2020, joining through the Covenant Bank acquisition. In his role as Commercial Lending Relationship Manager, Howley demonstrated a commitment to: He was instrumental in guiding his clients and prospects…
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Horsham’s Allie Riches Heads to Penn Relays with Several New Records Under Her Belt
Horsham’s Allie Riches, a Temple University pole vaulter, is headed to the Penn Relays with high expectations and several new records under her belt, reported Cayden Steele for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This year, Riches captured both the indoor and outdoor program pole vault records at Temple, where she is currently the only pole vaulter. “She’s…
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Norristown Restaurateur’s Cosmic Café Is Doing Out-of-This-World Things for Disabled Individuals
Chef Peg Botto, who grew up in Norristown, runs Cosmic Café, the only eatery on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, with her husband, Jerome, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The café is an extension of their catering business, Cosmic Catering, which opened in 2000. It serves healthy food and helps sustain local farmers and…
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As the Tupperware Brand Recedes, Ardmore Resident Snappily Defends Its Virtues
Tupperware — famous for durable products that have been lauded as icons of modernism and, as such, have been included in the collections of both the Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian Institution — may be facing its final days, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to financial experts, the company has…
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Norristown Inventor — Fan of a Silly 1950s Classic Toy — Reinvents It, Squeezing Out 25 Years of Success
Entrepreneur Aaron Muderick is burying customer-provided items of his making in a Norristown time capsule. The project marks the 25th anniversary of his product, Learning Putty, his take on a classic 1950s, egg-contained, stretchy-substance toy. MarketWatch contained the details. Muderick described his story on his website. “For as long as I can remember, I always…
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David’s Bridal CEO Jim Marcum on FOX Business: ‘We Will Deliver on Every Dress’
“[David’s Bridal] has a reason to be; I believe that vehemently and passionately.” Company CEO Jim Marcum prioritized that takeaway in his on-air comment in a recent FOX Business interview. He took the opportunity of a high-profile Q&A to give the national audience — and brides — the assurance that he and his team are…
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How a Glenside Sculptor Memorialized a N.Y. Dog Who Shared a Rail Car with a U.S. President
The saga of how Glenside sculptor Christopher Collins created an oversized statue of a dog, Roxey, for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) involves one-off linkages across time, geographies, and artistic specialties. David D. Morrison connected the dots in the publication Trains. Roxey was the LIRR’s unofficial mascot, regularly riding the trains from 1901–1914. He…
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Jenkintown Women-owned Start-up Provides Moving Kits for Real Estate Agents to Give Away
Jenkintown’s ‘A Box For Everything’ — a women-owned business supporting real estate agents — is launching The Moving Box. The product is a personalized all-in-one moving kit that is a perfect gift from real estate agents to their clients. MENAFN carried news of the item. The Moving Box is a unique gift that its creators…
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Local Panel Weighs in on Artificial Intelligence’s ChatGPT; Montco Natives Express Unease
Two Montgomery County residents were in a 14-person artificial intelligence (AI) demonstration designed to gauge reactions. Representing machine learning was ChatGPT, whose technological abilities include content creation. Rich Thau and Matt Steffee reported results in smerconish.com. Organizers asked the chatbot to theorize on a Beatles album created if they had stayed together. Further, they asked…
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Washington Post Cites Fort Washington Insurance Agent’s Homeowners Insurance Expertise
Buying homeowners insurance is one of the most essential parts of buying a new home, writes Michele Lerner for The Washington Post. A lender may require that residents have enough insurance to ensure that their mortgages are paid off, even if their homes experience widespread damage that results in a declared total loss. “An agent…
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Lansdale Catholic High School Alum Named Next Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg
Bishop Timothy Senior — product of multiple Montgomery County connections — has been named by Pope Francis as the next bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg. Tyler Arnold reported the new role for the Catholic News Agency. Senior is a 1977 graduate of Lansdale Catholic High School and is currently the chancellor of St. Charles…
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Upcoming Rally in Norristown to Address Growing Housing Crisis in Montgomery County
A Norristown public rally at 1:00 PM on Saturday, Apr. 29, will address the growing crisis of affordable housing in Montgomery County. Justin Heinze reported the event for the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch. The event is being organized by the Montco 30% Project. The organization’s representatives said that the county’s homelessness rate and the housing crisis are…
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Tally of Regional Cancer Surgeries Shows One Montco Hospital Rating No. 5 for Procedure Volume
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), a state agency devoted to containing healthcare costs, has tallied the number of cancer surgeries in the region and identified the top-five procedural sites. John George reported the ranking in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Far out front was the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, with nearly…
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