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Conshohocken’s Seagis Property Group Nears Completion of Newark Warehouse
Seagis Property Group, Conshohocken, announced in Yahoo Finance that it is 75 percent complete in its construction of a 178,200 sq. ft. warehouse in Newark, New Jersey. Once completed, the speculative project will then be positioned for a single tenant, engaged with no prelease. The expected finish date is May of this year. The fully…
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Flourtown Jiu-Jitsu Expert Grabs Hold of Statewide Distinction: First Black Dojo Owner-Operator
Almost two decades ago, Omar Cruickshank took a free class at the local dojo of a national karate chain. He unexpectedly pinned the black-belt instructor. Eighteen years later, that small victory has grown into his own business, as reported by FOX 29 Philadelphia. Cruickshank is now owner-operator of Crush Crew Jiu-Jitsu, a role that sets…
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North Wales Greenhouse for Emotionally Challenged Students Earns Philadelphia Flower Show Honors
The 2023 list of honorees at the Philadelphia Flower Show included recognition of the work of students and faculty at Lakeside School greenhouse in North Wales. The news came from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS). Lakeside School provides a “…therapeutic learning approach that balances both support and nurture,” reads its online description. It seeks to…
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Upon Completion, This Bridgework Project Will Leave One Montco Community Smiling
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners has approved a contract that will restore the long-abandoned Keim Street Bridge in Pottstown. Joe Zlomek connected readers with its details in The Sanatoga Post. The contract covers the services necessary to redesign and replace the span, which connected Pottstown to North Coventry from its 1935 opening to its…
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Last Year, This Glenside Collector Spent $20,000 on Items That Are Probably on Your Desk Right Now
Hobbyists often latch onto offbeat collectibles: celebrity hair samples, hotel do-not-disturb signs, even fossilized feces. But a local resident focuses on a junk drawer or car console mainstay: a pen. Zoe Greenberg’s filed a Philadelphia Inquirer story — presumably not written in longhand — on a Montgomery County member of the Philly Pen Circle. The…
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‘I Ugly-Cried’: Local Couple Meets Their Adopted Baby in a Bala Cynwyd Park
Jacki and Matt Piha met in 2014. He was still in college, and she, degree in hand, was working in Philadelphia. Anndee Hochman for The Philadelphia Inquirer described the happy turn their lives took at a Bala Cynwyd park. The pair hit it off and were living together once Matt finished school. They relocated to…
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St. Joseph’s Women’s Basketball Team Bonds over Crumbl Cookies
A traditional Crumbl Cookies visit each week has built greater camaraderie among women’s basketball teammates at St. Joseph’s University. Aaron Tully reported the not-so-half-baked idea to unite for routine team snacks in The Philadelphia Inquirer. All teammates are invited for the weekly trips to try different flavors of cookies. The tradition started about a year…
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Famed Poet Brings Creative Spark to Pottstown
A YouTube challenge by nationally known author Natasha Carrizosa (a.k.a. Natty Poet) has invited seventh and eighth graders in Pottstown to take part in a poetry slam. Carrizosa described the Pottstown Middle School two-day event (Mar. 7–8) by saying, “We’re going to write together; we’re going to vibe together; we’re going to have a good…
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Conshohocken Consulting Firm Cements Its Future in Brick-and-Mortar Office
Sarah Catalano Burlew, CEO of consulting firm Omlie Consulting, has moved into a physical office on Fayette Street in Conshohocken. Keven Tierney, in More than the Curve, reported the new setting replacing its former virtual work arrangement. Omlie Consulting helps health, wellness, and cannabis-industry clients build strategy and successful teams. Burlew has decided that the…
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Ongoing Residential Real Estate Market Sluggishness Begins to Take a Toll on Toll Brothers
A stubbornly tepid commercial real estate market saw Toll Brothers taking action to increase 1Q2023 margins. Ryan Mulligan covered its recent cost-cutting tactics in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Fort Washington luxury home developer saw new home orders drop to about half of what they were this time last year. And even for contracts that…
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If You’ve Got Montco Teens, This Pa. Ranking of Underage Drinking Incidents Is of Interest
The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (APOC) tracked 2017–2021 citation records for underage drinking. The data show where Montgomery County ranks for the unsafe, illegal practice. Carl Hessler, Jr., presented the data in The Reporter. The analysis covered only the issuance of citations for residents under the age of 21 who are caught possessing, consuming,…
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Lower Merion Bridge Replacement Project Begins; 1956 Span Was Demolished by Ida
Mill Creek Bridge in Lower Merion will finally be replaced after its 18-month closure. Richard Ilgenfritz reported the good news for area commuters in Mainline Media News. According to an announcement from Montgomery County officials, replacement for of original span, battered by Hurricane Ida, begins Mar. 6. E. Pierson Construction of Pilesgrove, New Jersey is…
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Coming to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks: Every Local Dentist’s Nightmare
Calling all Montgomery County sweet-toothed residents. The Travel Maven announced an Apr. 22 event ideal diners who dispassionately traverse appetizers and main courses to get to a meal’s sugary finale. It’s the local leg of Dessert Wars Philadelphia. The competition is hailed as the largest dessert festival in the U.S. The Montgomery County edition is…
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PNC Closing Six Regional Branches: How Many and Where in Montgomery County?
Six PNC Bank branches are targeted for closure in the greater Philadelphia area. Jeff Blumenthal identified them, including two in Montgomery County, for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The bank’s intentions to reduce locations came via Feb. 17 filings with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the U.S. Treasury Department bureau charged with chartering,…
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New Indoor Adventure Site Opens in KoP; Owner Calls It a Place He Wishes He Had When Raising Kids
Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park — a new indoor mecca of energy-burning, high-tech entertainment — recently opened its doors in King of Prussia, reported Franki Rudnesky for Philly Voice. The inside amusement park, part of a Connecticut chain, gained TikTok fame from an obstacle course similar to that of the TV game show Wipeout. The…
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Elmwood Park Zoo Reps Prowl Montco Seeking Homes for a Jaguar; Find One in Horsham
Elmwood Park Zoo, in advance of its 2024 celebration of century of wildlife in Norristown, has been stealthily canvassing the area. It’s after community support to hosting a jaguar. And it’s not talking sleek, European vehicles, either. Horsham Township has bravely agreed, as Dino Ciliberti noted in the Hatboro-Horsham Patch. The ferocious felines being offered…
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King of Prussia Rail Project Slated to Temporarily Affect Chester Valley Trail Use
Montgomery County officials authorized a design and construction agreement for the future King of Prussia Rail project that establishes reimbursements and other procedural guidelines with SEPTA, writes Rachel Ravina for the Mainline Media News. According to Bill Hartman, trails and open space planning manager with Montgomery County Planning Commission, once construction starts, a portion of…
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Hatboro Pizzeria Turns Ugly Incident Into Examples of Forgiveness, Forbearance, Goodwill
Local, national, and even international goodwill toward Amy’s Pizzeria in Hatboro brought positivity to a recent, ugly, social media rant, reported Emily Rizzo at WHYY. On Feb. 24, a female customer verbally abused business owner Omar Quiñonez. She used racial slurs to berate him for airing a Spanish-language program on the shop’s television. She then…
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