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Conshohocken Chimney Servicer Works to Ensure Safe Holiday Season … and Easy Santa Access
Joel Ochal, founder of Conshohocken’s Chimney Scientists, is seven years past his decision to career-hop from being a simple flue cleaner to full-service fireplace maintenance provider. Along the way, he’s learned the value of investing in his company’s assets — both equipment and staff. Sophie Ireland, of CEOWorld Magazine, reported how he’s cemented these values…
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Seasonal Carols — Both Musical and Dickensian — Prove Worthy Draw in Lancaster County
The 2022 holiday entertainment scene in nearby Lancaster County is an opportunity for collar county residents who may have tired of local seasonal presentations to try something new. Two presentations are especially notable, one for its wholly unique setting, the other for a pricing model that will absolutely fit every budget. Illumination Experience this all-new…
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Manor College Dean Was Schooled Herself in the Value of Connecting Deeply with Colleagues, Students
If Dr. Cherie Crosby-Weeks, Dean of Business Education and Professional Studies at Manor College, has a hallmark, it’s her ability to connect solidly with students and colleagues. She works to meet those in her class where they are: Confident in the coursework and eager for more. Or perhaps in need of some professorial shepherding. It’s…
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Upper Perk Teachers Protest for Contractual Provision of More Prep Time
Upper Perkiomen School District teachers attended a recent school board meeting to peacefully but visibly lobby for a contract to replace their expired one. Rose Itzcovitz sharpened her pencil to write their story for WFMZ 69 News. The Pennsburg meeting garnered 150 in-person educators. They made the case that the former contract, expired since Jun.…
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Fans of a Glenside Deli Liked It So Much, They Bought It
When Rose and Tony Giuliano decided to retire from their family food-service business, Giuliano’s Deli, they didn’t want to see its 40-year legacy fade. But they knew they couldn’t entrust it to just anyone. Theresa Katalinas reported the familial solution in The Pottstown Mercury. The shop — a community staple for hoagies, sandwiches, and beer…
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CHOP IT Team Keeps Healthcare Tech Running, Even through a King of Prussia Relocation
The COVID-19 pandemic understandably highlighted the work of frontline CHOP doctors and nurses. But as Giles Bruce reported for Becker’s Health IT, another set of healthcare professionals was also diligently meeting patient needs: the CHOP health IT team. In fact, with COVID cases having ebbed, the health system’s tech professionals have gotten no real respite…
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North Penn Food Critic Recommends Lansdale’s Koffee Korner Café
Who knows better about go-to spots for a robust cup of coffee accompanied by a filling meal at a budget-friendly price than a student? Shreeya Patel, of North Penn High School’s The Knight Crier, chronicled her recent primo perk experience at Lansdale’s Koffee Korner Café. “Koffee Korner is known primarily for [its] breakfast and coffee,”…
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Two Montco-Located Waterways Hope to Float to Distinction of Pa. River of the Year
It’s a north-south v. east-west war of the waterways in Montgomery County, as two local recreational assets vie to become the 2023 Pa. River of the Year. Nate File’s story on the competition was aboard a recent Philadelphia Inquirer edition. Two of the watercourses on the ballot are the Schuylkill River and the Perkiomen Creek.…
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Plymouth Meeting Firm Tests Liver Disease Gene Therapy; Trials Target the Condition in Babies
A gene-therapy regimen designed to treat liver disease is being tested on babies at iECURE, a Plymouth Meeting-based biopharma company. Tom Avril covered the development in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The effort is being funded by $65 million in new venture capital financing, backing an idea of University of Pennsylvania scientist Jim Wilson. Wilson, iECURE’s chief…
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Montgomery County’s Array of 2022 Holiday Displays will Dazzle and Delight
The holiday season in Montgomery County is an immersive experience, engaging the eyes, ears, and heart of residents and visitors. The following list of 2022 holiday displays will wrap attendees in a 360-degree blanket of Yuletide cheer. American Treasure Tour, Oaks This eclectic museum comprises pop-culture icons from the past in a collection so massive,…
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Gov.-Elect Shapiro Names Chief of Staff: Colleague from His Montgomery County Commissioner Days
Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro has chosen his “most trusted advisor,” his chief of staff, Dana Fritz. She not only managed his 2022 campaign but her collaboration with Shapiro dates to his years as a Montgomery County Commissioner. Julia Terruso profiled Fritz’ new job in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fritz, originally from the Lehigh Valley, earned her political…
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KoP Firm’s 2022 Holiday Shopping Survey Contains Data on Both the Good and the Bad List
King of Prussia e-marketing firm Radial has released national survey results measuring consumer intentions for the 2022 holiday shopping season. The study asked 1,000 adults nationwide about plans and expectations. Results show retailers facing yet another season of uphill battles with supply-chain concerns and inflation. In response to the latter, retailers are being advised to…
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Second Phase of Willow Grove Shopping Center Redo Breaks Ground
Federal Realty Investment Trust celebrated the Dec. 1 groundbreaking for the second phase of construction at the Willow Grove Shopping Center. Tentatively scheduled for completion in the summer of 2023, the second phase will feature new dining and public amenities in conjunction with the delivery of an 18,000 square-foot outparcel building. The current shopping center…
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Expansive and Expensive: Montco Realtor Lists Home Large Enough for an Olympic-Sized Indoor Pool
A tally of some of the top-drawer amenities inside Pa. estates includes things like wine cellars, saunas, elevators, and indoor pools. But according to Lia Picard of The Wall Street Journal, a Montgomery County realtor has a listing that includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool under its roof. Incorporating regulation sports set-ups in homes is becoming…
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Former Horsham CRE Site Being Reimagined as Think-Tank Location for Healthcare Entrepreneurs
The Horsham site of a former mail order pharmacy is being redesigned as the Center for Diagnostic Discovery, an entrepreneurial environment for healthcare innovation. John George broke the story in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The $12 million investment is the brainchild of Eric Rieders of NMS Labs in Horsham. He envisions a location in which…
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Ho-Ho-Holy Mackerel! Area’s 2022 Holiday Calendar Is a Stuffed Stocking of Seasonal Splendor
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Montgomery County, with special events, displays, dining, and libation opportunities stretching from northeast Bryn Athyn to southwest Pottstown — and everywhere in between. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has made a festive list (a very extensive one), checked it twice, and compiled this guide…
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Horsham-Headquartered Toll Brothers, Finding Not Much Glitter There, Abandons Jewelers Row Project
A diamond-in-the-rough empty lot on Jewelers Row — acquired by Horsham’s Toll Brothers in 2019 — is going back on the market. Jake Blumgart’s Philadelphia Inquirer story detailed the now-vacant real estate’s opportunity for another visionary to transform it into a Center City gem of development. When Toll Brothers purchased the property, it also took…
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Inspired by Overcoming Her Own Weight Struggles, Willow Grove Student Targets Fitness Career
Upper Moreland student Vanessa Hurgunow is in her senior year at the township’s public high school, but she’s already enrolled in coursework she intends to lead to a health-fitness career. It’s a goal with special resonance for Hurgunow, who struggled with weight in her childhood. Jon Campisi stretched his journalistic muscles reporting her story in…
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