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Elmwood Park Zoo’s Construction Project Has Advanced Enough to Readmit Visitors Safely
Elmwood Park Zoo has been in something of a hibernation for the past 90 days or so. Not that the site has been asleep; in fact, it’s been quite busy. A significant renovation has been rising there. And as reported by Main Line Media News, the Mar. 18 awakening is certainly good news for Montgomery…
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Kansas City Building Management Firm Opens New Office in King of Prussia Building
Kansas City-based City Wide Facility Solutions, a management company working in the building maintenance industry, has opened a King of Prussia office. Melina Druga reported its new location in the Pennsylvania Business Report. The site, at 700 American Ave. is the company’s fifth in Pennsylvania. It is located off 1st Ave., facing the rear façade…
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8 Candidates Across 2 Parties Seek 4 Primary Ballot Slots to Fill 3 Open Montgomery County Commissioner Seats
Vacancies on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners are drawing bipartisan interest. The window to toss a hat into the May Primary Election ring closed Mar. 14, making Andrew Seidman’s job of reporting the field for The Philadelphia Inquirer an accurate assessment of the upcoming primary. Two board vacancies resulted from Democratic exits, one past,…
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Penn State Abington Gathers Tech Leaders in Healthcare, Business for March 25 TechCon
Penn State Abington invites the public to attend its first TechCon and Innovation Challenge on Saturday, March 25, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tech thought leaders from industries including healthcare and finance will lead morning sessions on the digital transformation of communities, healthcare, and businesses. Further, its roster of speakers will explain ways businesses can more…
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This Montco Community Is So Safe, Residents Have Only a One-in-170 Chance of Being Victimized by Crime
PropertyClub, a New York City residential real estate rental firm, has examined Pennsylvania crime statistics to determine the state’s safest communities. Topping the 2023 list for a notably low rate of crime in the commonwealth is Collegeville. According to PropertyClub, incidents of law breaking in the burg just off Route 422 between Trooper and Trappe…
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Distinctly Warped Voice of a 1960s Novelty Songwriter Is Silenced in King of Prussia
Jerry Samuels, whose novelty tune took off in 1966, has passed away in a King of Prussia assisted-living facility. Nate File reported the 84-year-old’s loss in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Samuels, from New York City, played piano by age three and wrote marketable songs by 15. He eventually moved to Northeast Philadelphia as a record producer…
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Development/Demolition Plans for Elkins Park’s Lynnewood Hall Forever Put Aside
After three decades of sitting vacant and steadily deteriorating, Lynnewood Hall, the Gilded-Age mansion in Elkins Park, has found its new owners. Carla Robinson reported the good news in the Chestnut Hill Local. A group of young preservationists have reached an agreement to acquire the property and will start renovating the 110-room building and its…
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CHOP CEO: KoP Model, Caring for Children ‘Close to Where They Live,’ Is Replicable
Citing the success of the King of Prussia location for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), CEO Madeline Bell said its hyper-local impact could become a future template. John George reported Bell’s thoughts on the Montgomery County success in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Bell inferred that the Middleman Family Pavilion — which opened in Jan. 2022…
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Ambler Restaurant Becomes Connecting Point for Mar. 22 Working Moms (WoMo) Event
The WoMo Network and Elysium Marketing Group, the Montgomery County provider of marketing strategy and creative, has organized a Mar. 22 event that will benefit area working mothers. Under its WoMo Network banner, the 4–6 PM happy hour gathering will take place at Dettera Restaurant & Wine Bar, 129 East Butler Ave., Ambler. Its timing…
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Baker in Wayne Rides Crest of Ted Lasso Popularity, Using Montco-Honed Culinary Skills
D’Innocenzo’s Bakery in Wayne is doing brisk business by piggybacking on a pop-culture phenomenon. At its stand in the Lancaster Farmers Market, pink boxes of shortbread have proved popular among fans of Ted Lasso, the Apple + soccer dramedy whose third (and rumored, final) season started streaming Mar. 15. The biscuits — so named because…
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King of Prussia Mall to Introduce Five New Stores as ‘First-to-Market’ Retailers in Pa.
Five new stores are making their Pennsylvania debut at King of Prussia Mall. Mac Bell, of ABC 27 WHTM, Harrisburg, introduced these first-to-market brands. The five debuts in the state are: “King of Prussia’s leasing activity is strong, and we continue to see the demand for space as our leasing teams sign leases with new…
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Something Wonderfully ‘Bazzar’ Is Coming to Oaks — and Local Tickets Are Going Fast
A breathtaking Cirque du Soleil show, Bazzar, is making its North American debut at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks this fall. Tickets for this unique spectacle, however, are on sale now, well in advance of its Sept. 26 opening. Given the popularity of this kind of entertainment, taking advantage of the early window…
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Penn State Abington Chancellor Named a Top Education Leader in the State
The commonwealth’s multimedia news organization City & State Pennsylvania has named Penn State Abington Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini among the top educational leaders in Pennsylvania. She rose more than 20 places from last year to No. 36 on the 2023 Higher Education Power 100 list. The lift is attributed to her continued innovation and perseverance despite…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Okay, ‘Gone With the Wind’ Fans, Here’s Your Tara
TCM’s run of 31 Days of Oscar included a recent showing of Gone with the Wind, the 1939 classic that won eight statuettes, including Best Actress distinction for Vivien Leigh. If you saw it, or have seen it, or even just admired its look and feel, a Perkiomenville property currently on the market certainly evokes…
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SJU Pitcher on Uncertain Future: ‘Don’t Be Overwhelmed or Afraid; That’s When Things Get Harder’
When a cancer diagnosis benched the big-league dreams of Saint Joseph’s University pitcher Luke Smith, it didn’t derail his spirit. Matt Breen profiled the 22-year-old in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Before his diagnosis, Smith’s arsenal included a 90-mph fastball and a slider he’d been honing since he was nine. A bothersome spot on his armpit, however,…
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Remembering a Visionary Episcopal Bishop with Multiple Montgomery County Roots
Frank T. Griswold III, former Episcopal Church presiding bishop, passed at age 85. He spent much time in Montgomery County, as reported by Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Born in 1937, Griswold was baptized and confirmed at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Harvard…
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Provision of Another Public Service Returns to Norristown from Its COVID-19 Cancellation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is resuming its annual deer herd culling project for 2023. The 6abc digital staff reported the Montgomery County implications, which include efforts at Norristown Farm Park. The herd-thinning project was an annual springtime occurrence in the years 2005–2019. But it was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement…
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USA Today: Delaware Attic Leads to Weapons Pilfered from Valley Forge in 1968
A May 2017 search of the Newark, Delaware, home of Michael Kintner Corbett put in motion the recovery of firearms absent from Valley Forge since 1968. Matthew Korfhage chronicled their long-term hunt in USA Today. Over a course of years, Corbett had stolen historic guns from several museums, including the one at the Valley Forge…
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