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Private Stock Sale Gives KoP Home Therapy Provider the Financial Flexibility to Expand Its Reach
InHome Therapy — King of Prussia provider of home-based physical, occupational, and speech therapy — is stretching its brand muscle thanks to proceeds from a stock sale. John George flexed his journalistic muscles in publishing the story in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company has something of a unique approach to therapy: Its professionals make…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Tree Planting Remembers Indigenous Children
Gwynedd Mercy University held a tree planting to mark Orange Shirt Day, remembering Indigenous children who were mistreated by educators over the past century. An orange shirt has come to symbolize native populations who were stripped of their cultural identities in the name of educational assimilation. The specific article of colored clothing recalls six-year-old Phyllis…
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Oct. 5 Concert in Cheltenham Is More Than Just Entertainment: It’s Ongoing Work for Musicians
Jazz Bridge Project’s Neighborhood Concert series is returning to a Montgomery County stage as part of the organization’s 17th season. The events not only provide area jazz fans with a solid dose of entertainment but also the opportunity to help keep local musicians vital, engaged, and working during an ongoing difficult time. The local edition —…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Part-Time POWER Community Liaison position. It is a temporary, grant-funded career steppingstone for the right-fit person hired. The Part-time POWER Community Liaison handles internal and external outreach for the POWER Program. He or she will connect with agencies, schools, and other organizations to build awareness about the…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Sees Brighter Interstate Commutes in Creation of Solar Field
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is making a move toward interstate transit sustainability. It plans a solar field — a grouping of photovoltaic solar panels— to power maintenance and office buildings in the short-term. Further out, it hopes to electrify parts of the toll road so electric vehicles can charge as they travel. Ed Blazina’s reporting…
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Pockets on the Docket: Four Small-Scale Parks Being Considered for Conshohocken
A quartet of pocket parks — small-scale green spaces of refreshment and renewal amid urban hustle-bustle — are under consideration by Conshohocken Borough Council. Kevin Tierney planted the plan’s specifics into a recent edition of More Than the Curve. The four planned sites — two new, two already in early development — are intended to…
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Feline Version of National Dog Show to Saunter into the Oaks Expo Center in Dec.
Me-Yow! Area cat fans who tire of those canine-crazy competitors at the annual fall National Dog Show can take heart. This Dec. 17, a feline version of the same type of event wanders into the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, well after the drooling dogs have gone. Stephanie Farr sharpened her journalistic claws to report the…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Holding October and November Open Houses
It’s college search season. That means it’s also college visit season. Gwynedd Mercy University will be hosting two Open House events this fall: Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. At GMercyU’s Open House events, students and families will have the opportunity to talk to current…
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Hobart’s Run by the River Invites First-Time Sponsors to Test the Waters of a Pottstown Signature Event
The 2022 Hobart’s Run by the River isn’t until Nov. 13, but the time for first-time sponsors to come aboard is now. And returning supporters can again ride the current of goodwill the event engenders by participating again. The funds certainly go to a worthy cause: Hobart’s Run uses the proceeds to engage in its…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College has a career opportunity for a skilled and detailed employee it seeks as an assistant registrar. The opening has college-wide responsibilities and requires travel among all campus and offsite locations. Overview The Assistant Registrar daily manages and oversees core functions in the Office of Student Records and Registration that include: He…
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Glenside Native Rep. Madeleine Dean in the Current Pecking Order: Hopeful No. 6 Now; Maybe No. 1 Later
A political contest that ordinarily would be seen as an undercard bout is taking on greater significance among House Democrats this year. The four contenders seeking to be the vice chair of the House Democratic caucus — a slot currently with more upward potential than usual — include Glenside’s Rep. Madeleine Dean. Politico‘s Sarah Ferris…
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Cheltenham High Grad Sought Main-Dish Career as Food Critic, Dug into Side-Dish Role as Food Influencer
When Rebecca Nekritz was young, she didn’t read The Philadelphia Inquirer for celeb gossip, sports news, or fashion updates. She read it for the Craig LeBan restaurant reviews. That early interest was one of the ingredients in her present role as a food influencer. Hanna Albertine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, served up her story. Cheltenham High…
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With Bishop McDevitt High School Gone from Wyncote, Its Memorable Faculty Is Fading as Well
Thomas McNutt, a long-term teacher at and champion of the now-closed Bishop McDevitt High School, Wyncote, has passed at the age of 97. Kristen A. Graham covered the dousing of his stage light for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McNutt, originally from Phila., set out to be a priest. He earned a bachelor’s degree in theology from…
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Former Kennedy-Kenrick High School Site: Out with Lockers/Lunch Rooms, In with Lawns/Living Rooms
The years-long effort to repurpose the Norristown real estate that once housed Kennedy-Kenrick High School has received preliminary approval of its progress. Justin Heinze did the deed of reporting the advances in the Norristown Patch. The latest round of tentative, green-lit details occurred Sept. 20, when Norristown’s Municipal Council agreed to the project’s associated resolution.…
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Elkins Park Residents Kept Their Celeb-Chef Brunch Under Wraps; Now, the Secret Is Out
Chef Jose Vargas and his Brunch N’ Tacos is an Elkins Park hidden gem, one that locals flock to for five-star midmorning dishes with some ethnic zip. But to their chagrin — and to the advantage of brunch fans across Montgomery County — the word on this culinary gem is leaking. PHL17’s coverage of it,…
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Montgomery County Roundabouts Continue to Be the ‘Right’ Move for Traffic Safety
Roundabouts — those roadway circles that replace two-way trafficked intersections with right-hand turns — continue to make Montgomery County roads safer. Statewide data on their effectiveness were rounded up by reporter Jon Campisi at the Pottstown Patch. The roundabout in Lower Frederick Township was installed in 2009 after complaints about the intersection of Routes 29…
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Montco Vintner, a State-Best for Wines, Emerges from Disaster to Do Grape Things Again
The Terrace at Karamoor, a Blue Bell tasting room, has finally opened after a two-year run of bad luck. Paul Vigna chronicled its phoenix-like rise from ashes for Penn Live Patriot News. The double-whammy of woe that hit the site started in fall 2020. A fire severely damaged a barn amid its transformation to new…
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Atop Quality Ranking of Montco High Schools Come Data on the Districts behind Them
In conjunction with the recently published list of top Montgomery County high schools comes a similarly themed Niche.com assessment of the Montco school districts in which they operate. Niche has identified 11 of them to be among the top 50 school districts in Pa. for 2023. To determine 2023’s best school districts, Niche analyzed U.S.…
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