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Honeygrow Plans Expansion into Plymouth Meeting Mall, Accessing a Beehive of Activity in the Stir-Fry Market
Among recent leases signed by PREIT, owner of area malls that include Plymouth Meeting Mall’s, is one for Honeygrow, the brainchild brand of a Temple University MBA student. Kevin Tierney queued the announced expansion plans for readers of More than the Curve. The quick-serve, create-your-own salad and stir-fry service has, since it’s 2012 debut, leveraged…
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Lowe’s to Refresh Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Station, Elevating Layout Up a Few Ladder Rungs
Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company is getting a spruce-up that goes far beyond an exterior wash with an industrial-strength hose. Lowe’s, the North Carolina home improvement brand, is celebrating National First Responders’ Day (Oct. 28) by choosing three fire-rescue stations nationwide and refreshing their quarters. The Wynnewood company’s re-do is part of Lowe’s five-year, $100-million…
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Oct. 17 Montco Planning Commission Meeting to Solicit Resident Ideas: What Will We Look Like in 2050?
The agenda for an Oct. 17 public meeting with the Montgomery County Planning Commission (MCPC) starts with a brief overview of the county’s comprehensive plan and its 2025 intended start date. From there, however, the focus shifts to residents — attending either in person or online — can ask questions and react to the long-term…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) invites applications for its part-time POWER Program Student Success Coach position. This is a temporary, grant-funded opportunity. The part-time POWER Program Student Success Coach: The candidate chosen to undertake these over-arching goals will work a 25-hour week centered in — but not exclusive to — the MCCC Blue Bell campus.…
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This Limerick Resident Has Plenty of Skeletons in His Closet, and He’s Proud of All of Them
Pat Baker is only so-so about his Limerick home’s annual outdoor Christmas display. Whereas other Montgomery County homeowners festoon their properties with lights, garland, decorations, creches, Santas, and other Yuletide gee-gaws, he tucks an inflatable snowman on his Limerick lot in late November and calls it a day. He is by no means a Grinch.…
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New Installation at King of Prussia Mall Celebrates Montgomery County’s Diverse Artists
The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board (VFTCB) announces a new installation celebrating the diverse artists within Montgomery County at the region’s premiere shopping destination, King of Prussia Mall. The large-scale display — located in The Connector corridor across from Macy’s — highlights Hispanic, Brazilian, Puerto Rican, Latina, and Venezuelan makers in the Valley Forge…
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Conshohocken Firm’s Security Tech to Shorten Emergency Response Times at Michigan High School
Conshohocken’s ZeroEyes — creators of an A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform — has become the safety-security solution of choice for Lansing Catholic High School (LCHS) in Mich. “While we already have a robust security system, with campus-wide cameras and a lockout boot system, when I saw the ZeroEyes demo and realized how significantly it…
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Hatfield Breast Cancer Patient Addressed Diagnosis with Navy-Trained Pragmatism: Act Now, Cry Later
Hatfield veteran Carolyn Jones got her breast cancer diagnosis four years ago. The news initially set her back, but not for long. As 6abc reported, the organizational skills she learned in the service quickly kicked in. Jones was a chef with the U.S. Navy, a role that taught her how to tackle large-scale missions requiring…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: A Wyncote Estate — Once a Dairy Barn — That Elicits a ‘Holy Cow’
The real-estate listing of 7925 Washington Lane, Wyncote, is truly one of historic proportions. The property, once called the Ronaele Estate, is: The home has 41 rooms overall, including six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a media room, and a great room. Despite this property’s high-brow pedigree, however, design changes over the years have ensured that it…
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North Penn School District Willing to Embrace Propane for More Than Just Grilling
North Penn School District has received a new grant of almost $200,000 to convert additional seven school buses from diesel to propane, writes Dan Sokil for The Reporter Online. The grant, announced by district officials and State Rep. Steve Malagari, will help the district’s bus fleet — which already has around 76 percent of its…
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Methacton School Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Teacher: His ‘Smile Was Contagious’
The entire Methacton school community is mourning the loss of beloved teacher Franklin (Frank) Poehlmann, who died on September 2 at age 81. The Skippack resident succumbed to the cumulative effects of a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, writes Jon Campisi for the Lower Providence Patch. “To the end, Frank’s smile was contagious and won…
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Like the Dollies on Which It Made Deliveries, A Pottstown Family Furniture Store Trundles to a Close
Lastick Furniture & Floor Coverings, a family business serving customers for nearly half a century is rolling up its carpets and moving out of the Montgomery County retail scene. WFMZ 69 News reported the departure. The Lastick patriarch and matriarch, Eli and Sonia, established their store in 1973 at 310 E. High St. Pottstown with…
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Culinary Arts Institute Has Long History of Helping Countywide Hunger Drive, Testing Chefs’ Mettle with a Kettle
Since its 2015 inception, the fledgling chefs at Montgomery County Community College’s Culinary Arts Institute (CAI) have supported the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board effort to address the county’s food-insecurity issue, branded as its Freedom from Hunger initiative. The CAI’s ongoing contribution has generally been at the drive’s annual kick-off event. The announcement of…
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Integrate for Good Honors Area Family at Second Annual Community Heroes Gala, Nov. 3
Integrate for Good — a nonprofit organization empowering children and adults with disabilities to share their talents through inclusive volunteerism, community leadership and meaningful employment — will honor the McFarland family as its Community Hero of Year. The family, which owns Coffee Closet with Barista Jake in Norristown, will be celebrated at the organization’s second…
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Jenkintown Attorney Draws from His Own Career to Help Write Satirical Legal Thriller Book Series
Jenkintown attorney Brian Felgoise’s decades of experience in class-action litigation has helped him collaborate as an author of Filthy Rich Lawyers. A story on the a new, satirical, legal thriller series was on the docket of Jon Campisi and the Abington Patch. Filthy Rich Lawyers, Book One: The Education of Ryan Coleman was just published…
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Mary Van Brunt Named Next President of Spring Hill College
Gwynedd Mercy University is proud to announce that Mary Van Brunt has been named the next president of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. Dr. Van Brunt has served as Gwynedd Mercy University’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs since 2018. She will assume her new role in January 2023. A search for a…
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Firstrust Bank Pairs the Fightin’ Phils with Local Child Fighting a Medical Foe of His Own
As the Phils spent an Aug. 23 night squeaking by the Cincinnati Reds in a ninth-inning nail-biter, one fan was not only thrilled to watch the win, but he was also experiencing a dream-come-true moment with his family. Thanks to support from Firstrust Bank and Casey Cares Foundation (a Maryland charitable organization that uplifts critically…
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Beauty, History, and Food Turn Pa. Dutch Country into Pa. *Much* Country for Autumn
Lancaster County, a short jaunt from the Phila. collar counties, may recall images of techno-free Amish populations in traditional dress driving buggies. But as a fall destination, “Dutch Country” offers much more than those picturesque throwbacks to a simpler age. Gretchen McKay, in her travel wrap up for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reported that finding a…
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