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Jewish Deli, Italian Roots. Here’s How a Local Netflix Chef Creates Magic
Newtown resident and Netflix host Nick Liberato wanted a “pandemic-proof” concept for his next move in the foodservice industry. He chose to pay homage to the great Jewish deli of New York City, reports Diana Cercone for Bucks County Magazine. Chef Liberato, host of Restaurants on the Edge, grew up in South Philly. He wanted two things in…
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A Distinction No Area Wants: Two Bucks County Routes Make List of Pennsylvania’s Deadliest Roads
A MoneyGeek analysis of traffic data — specifically fatal accidents — has resulted in a statewide list of the deadliest roads in the Commonwealth. Drivers in Bucks County, home to two of them, should be careful in general but especially during commutes involving them. Doug Milnes, a MoneyGeek Chartered Financial Analyst, mined the tragic data…
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Michael Karp, Gladwyne Developer, Makes WSJ List of $100M+ Home Buyers
Michael Karp, Gladwyne developer, was noted by The Wall Street Journal as one of only a handful of U.S. luxury home purchasers who shelled out more than $100 million for a home in 2022. Katherine Clarke covered the nine-digit deed acquisition. The luxury home market regained some equilibrium in 2022, according to industry data: Eight…
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Video Store Cold Case: Two 20-Year-Olds’ 1993 Fatal Attack on the Job Remains Unsolved
As an indicator of just how cold an ongoing Bucks County cold case has gotten, its victims were two 20-year-old workers at a Warminster West Coast Video store — a chain that went defunct back in 2009. Joe Holden, CBS3, reported this tragedy’s decades-long investigation. Bryan Benson and Seann Campbell were closing the West Coast…
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Delaware Records Most Expensive Residential Sale Ever; duPont Estate in Dewey Beach Sells for Millions…to be Razed
The 82-year-old duPont estate in Dewey Beach, Delaware, sold for a record $9.1 million. The trio of purchasers plan to raze the property and rebuild anew, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The transaction represents the most expensive residential sale in Delaware. The property, known as Sandaway, was originally listed for $11.5 million…
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1921 Pottstown Lunch Counter Has Top-Notch Hot Dogs, a Vintage Arcade, and Working Jukeboxes
The Pottstown-native host of the YouTube series Retro Rest Stop was back in town. While there, he built an episode around The Very Best, a vintage lunch-counter at 252 E. High St. The show notes on the episode traced its history. The Very Best was established in 1921 by Greek immigrant Christ George. Its original…
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Two Montco Shopping Centers Scheduled for Residential-Retail Redo
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is looking to change the traditional characteristics of two of its Montgomery County shopping centers. Natalie Kostelni covered the refreshes for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The intended redevelopment, still seeking approvals, is to refurbish Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center and Willow Grove Shopping Center, aligning them better with current commercial real…
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Forbes’ 2023 Mega-Wealthy List: One Montco Resident Annually Outearns the Country of Iceland
Forbes released its 2023 world’s billionaire list, which includes what may be some startling news for area residents: A line occupant at a Bryn Mawr Wawa? A Germantown Academy classmate? He or she could be sitting on a ten-digit net worth. As Victor Fiorillo reported in Philadelphia Magazine, four of the top-ten earners in Pennsylvania…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Lansdale Colonial Ideal for Entertaining Outdoors
The 1990-built Colonial home at 103 Beaumont Terrace, Lansdale, is in the Stone Ridge subdivision, a neighborhood of detached singles accessible from Upper State Road. Residents there send children to schools in the esteemed North Penn School District. The entry leads directly to the open-concept kitchen, recently upgraded with a new gas range. = =…
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Four Blue Bell Siblings Make History at the University of Alabama, Graduating as Its First Set of Quadruplets
Four Blue Bell siblings that comprise the Hanson quadruplets made history at the recent commencement at the University of Alabama. As Danielle Ellis reported for CBS News Philadelphia, they graduated as the Crimson Tide’s first set of birthday-sharing siblings since its 1820 founding. The new UA alumni from Montgomery County are: The Hansen quartet never…
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Increasingly Vibrant Outer Suburbs Are Redefining What It Means to Be ‘from the Philadelphia Area’
Two Montgomery County towns are among suburbs that are redefining what it means to hail from the “Greater Philadelphia” area. Sandy Smith covered the blurring geographies in the Philadelphia Magazine. Suburbanites once defined themselves as living within commuting distance of city-based employment. But as economic prosperity spread from city centers outward, those definitions evolved, especially…
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Half-Hour from Montgomery County Is an Entertainment Venue That Is Oldest of Its Kind in the World
A Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theater announcement on Facebook gave notice of its 2023 opening in Orefield, Lehigh County, generating numerous memories of the unique entertainment venue. It’s about a 30-minute drive from Montgomery County via the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Locals making the trip will find the oldest operational entertainment site of its kind worldwide. The first drive-in…
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Lankenau Earns A-Rating in National Evaluation of Hospital Safety Statistics
The Leapfrog Group — a Washington, D.C., healthcare industry evaluator — has completed its Spring 2023 national evaluations. Its analysts awarded Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood an A rating, the hospital’s best performance grade in three years. Max Bennett reported the Main Line Health outcome in the Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood Patch. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Perky Little Charmer in Perkiomenville
873 Kulp Road in Perkiomenville is three bedrooms, two baths, and a wonderful outdoor pool all bundled together in a quiet section of Montgomery County. The house, built in 1994, enjoys the privacy that comes from its lot of almost 12 acres. = = The neighborhood is secluded, that’s for sure. But visitors will nonetheless…
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North Penn Science Teacher Fills Extracurricular Time with Athletics and Adventure
North Penn High School teacher Jereme Boucher may be all about the periodic table and photosynthesis during the day. But once that final bell rings in Lansdale, he breaks free of academia and indulges in some adrenaline-filled pastimes. Riley Roach reported on his extracurricular interests in The Knight Crier. Some of Boucher’s personal time is…
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Local Garden and Flower Shops Are Ideal for Green-Thumbed Patrons to Dig into Merchandise, Resources, Information
Spring is the season for appreciating the ever-greening landscape, and Montgomery County is blooming with garden and flower shops that offer beautiful, unique plants. They’re great resources for picking up gifts, sprucing up a home plot, or even just wandering aisles filled with colorful flowers and eye-catching plants. The recommendations from the Valley Forge Tourism…
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Lower Merion Township Commissioners Revise Ardmore Master Plan, Removing ‘Distracting’ Inclusion
The recommended zoning change that would allow for taller buildings is being removed from the proposed Ardmore master plan. The edit comes from the Lower Merion Township commissioners who identified it as a distraction in the guiding document, wrote Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The process of preparing a master plan for Ardmore…
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For These Glenside Parents, Both Sons Were Surprises, Albeit Very Welcomed Ones
Glenside’s wife and husband Margaret Haff and Nathan Koelper knew they both wanted children. But they were not set on trying right away, writes Anndee Hochman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple met online in 2016 and immediately hit it off. By July 2020, they were married. They traded in a planned large wedding at…
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