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Governor Shapiro Visits Renovated Senior Center in Roslyn; Details Plan to ‘Put More Money Back in People’s Pockets’
Governor Josh Shapiro recently visited Salem Senior Center in Roslyn, which officially opened this week, according to a staff report from the Glenside Local. The updated center near Abington, which is managed by Salem Baptist Church, now has a new meeting and activity space, a commercial kitchen, and new computers, among other amenities. Shapiro used…
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Envision Healthcare, Conshohocken, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Envision Healthcare, a Nashville-based physician staffing company, has filed for Chapter 11 U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection, as reported by Joel Stinnett and John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The firm is also following through with its previously announced plan to shed 162 jobs in Conshohocken. Envision has also entered into a restructuring support agreement…
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District Vision for City Avenue: ‘People Believe It’s Just a Road; We’re Going to Change That’
Participants at a recent roundtable on the future of City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd outlined a bold vision for a Montgomery County community once seen as a passageway to other area destinations. Paul Schwedelson, of the Philadelphia Business Journal, captured their fervor for transforming the landscape. Extensive Facelift Planned projects that include residential, commercial, and…
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Lower Merion Restaurateurs Relaunch Upscale Dining Spot Featuring a $700 Burger
Lower Merion residents George Tsiouris and his sister, Vasiliki Tsiouris-Balis, have revamped their Sansom Street, Philadelphia, restaurant with a new name and restyled dishes. The former Drury Beer Garden is now DBG. And its overhauled menu offers burgers that range in price from $2.95 to $700. That’s no typo. The top-priced hamburger is seven Ben…
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Record Shop with Two Montgomery County Locations Earns High-Fi Nod for Vinyl
The Rock Shop, in both King of Prussia and Plymouth Meeting, received a statewide recommendation for its extensive inventory from Vinyl World, a music industry publication. An April 2023 article from Interesting Engineering examined the vinyl-record phenomenon. Vinyl records entered the market in 1948, replacing the brittle, shellac-based 78 RPM version. The new technology offered…
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Michael Rubin’s Fanatics to Grow Sports-Betting Operation with $150M Acquisition
Fanatics, the largest sports apparel and collectibles company in the world owned by Bryn Mawr billionaire Michael Rubin, agreed to pay $150 million for the U.S. business of Australian-based PointsBet. Jeff Neiburg went all-in to cover the deal in The Philadelphia Inquirer. “While there are still several steps in the process to complete the acquisition,…
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Norristown Police Sergeant Enters Next Phase of Career: Protect, Serve, Relax
Norristown Police Sgt. Bill Tims retired this week after nearly four decades of protecting and serving residents of Norristown, wrote Cheryl Kehoe Rodgers for The Times Herald. For the majority of his decorated 38-year career, Tims worked the midnight shift. As a tribute to the veteran officer, his final call was given early on Saturday…
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Think Your Career Has Been a Three-Ring Circus? This Glenside Retiree’s Was the Real Deal
Bill Hall of Glenside is a longtime talent agent who has worked with many circus performers since the late 1960s and produced circus shows. George A. Hamid, Sr., interviewed him for Circus World Digital Collections. Hall — who also authored a regular column for the magazine of the Circus Fans Association of America — saw…
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Gladwyne’s Marisa Magnatta of the Preston & Steve Show Celebrates Two Decades at WMMR
Gladwyne’s Marisa Magnatta, the radio producer and gal-about-town, is celebrating two decades at WMMR, which is half her life. Victor Fiorillo covered the career milestone in the Philadelphia Magazine. Magnatta, of the Preston & Steve Show, grew up in Cherry Hill, then moved to Montgomery County. “Main Line-ish,” she said. “Okay, Gladwyne, but I don’t…
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The MacSwiney Club in Jenkintown Keeps Alive the Memory of an Irish Patriot
The MacSwiney Club in Jenkintown is a 100-year-old institution where Irish culture and history are treasured, preserved, and cultivated. Fionnuala Boyle covered it for the Irish Star. The club — named after an Irish patriot, statesman, and martyr Terence MacSwiney — is also committed to playing a role in the future of Ireland. Its operation…
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King of Prussia District Presents Record Campaign Donation to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
On May 7, King of Prussia District and Presenting Sponsor SERVPRO of King of Prussia celebrated the end of the 2023 KOP Restaurant Week and KOP Shops for CHOP campaign with a block party that brought approximately 1,500 people to the King of Prussia Town Center. The free event concluded with a record-breaking campaign donation…
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Pottstown’s 2023 GoFourth! Event on July 4 Invites Locals to Volunteer to Make It a Sparkling Success
Plans for Pottstown’s 2023 GoFourth! celebration — the community’s yearly, day-long July 4 party — are coming together. Already planning to lend a hand is the staff of Hobart’s Run, the community advocacy nonprofit organization. But its volunteers hope to inspire others in western Montgomery County to pitch in as well, making this signature event…
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Gulph Mills Tot Honors Police Officer Who Guaranteed Her a Third Birthday
Three-year-old Remi Chadwick of Gulph Mills had a special guest at her recent third birthday. It was the hero who saved her life just over a year ago. Deanna Durante and David Chang reported the special reunion for NBC 10 Philadelphia. It was nap time that Remi found herself in dire trouble. Her mother, Jean…
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North Wales Man Arrested for Trying to Strong Arm a One-Armed Bandit
A 75-year-old North Wales man let his temper get the better of him during his latest visit to the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia. The incident was reported in The Sanatoga Post. According to Pennsylvania State Police records, the man damaged equipment at the casino when he decided to solve his issues…
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22 Percent of Top-Priced Homes in 2022 Were Listings for Montgomery County Addresses
Philadelphia Magazine used a HomExpert Market Report from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach to assess 2022 home prices in the neighborhoods surrounding Philadelphia. The resulting rankings are based on multiple-listing service data, with percentages rounded up. Of the 50 sites analyzed, the top two were in Montgomery County. Community Montgomery County Rank Rank of…
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Spring Chill Ebbs; Rain Recedes: It’s Time to Eat Outside in Montgomery County
Beautiful weather is upon us, and there is no better way to enjoy it than with an outdoor dining trip to some of the best eateries in the region, reported Ed Williams in Main Line Today. Within Montgomery County, six restaurants placed among the loveliest restaurants for outdoor dining around the Main Line. The Landing…
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D.C. Publication Sees Possible ‘Republican Renaissance’ in Current Commissioners’ Race Candidate
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners candidate Liz Ferry is front-and-center with her Republican outlook. Christopher Tremoglie profiled her platform for the Washington Examiner, a conservative news outlet from D.C. In describing her platform, Ferry said, “I am pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, support our law enforcement community and public safety and leaving decisions regarding bail to the…
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Tight Squeeze on Available Inventory Has Pushed Main Line Home Prices Up Almost 37 Percent
Owing to a tight squeeze on inventory, home prices on the Main Line have gone up by close to 37 percent year over year in March. The average sale price has inched closer to $1 million, reported Ryan Mulligan in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The effect of low inventory in Philadelphia’s already pricey suburbs went…
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