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Rydal OB-GYN Exits the World after 34 Years of Bringing Babies into It
Dr. Thomas Force, longtime obstetrician and gynecologist at several area hospitals, has passed at the age of 90. Abraham Gutman covered the loss of the Rydal healthcare professional in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Force spend more than three decades welcoming newborns in hospitals in and around Northeast Phila. For 12 years, he was OB-GYN director at…
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Retro Rink Rolls Out Dire Warning for Campy Pottstown Film Festival: Skate or Die
The historic Rolling Rocks Roller Rink in Pottstown is hosting a rather unusual event in October. Called the Skate or Die Film Festival, the two-day ghoulish gathering is a mashup of retro horror movie screenings, live music, podcasting, food, beverages, and roller skating. Horrornews.com shambled forth to provide details. This first-of-its-kind event for Montgomery County,…
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IKEA Adopts Stance on Charging That Has Nothing to Do with Credit Cards
To help reach the IKEA ambition to become a circular- and climate-positive business by 2030, the Conshohocken company is bringing ultra-fast public charging stations and delivery fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging to over 25 IKEA retail locations throughout the U.S. The initiative is being undertaken with Electrify America, a Reston, Va., provider of charging stations.…
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30 Montgomery County Businesses Land on Inc. Mag’s 5,000 Fastest Growers List
A total of 30 Montgomery County companies made the 2022 Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest-growing businesses in the country. Ryan Mulligan compiled the list in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list ranks companies based on their three-year percent revenue growth. Companies must be privately held, independently owned, and have generated revenue of at…
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Montco Leads the Way in Pa. Counties Tapping Funds for Green-Friendly Residential Projects
The Montgomery County Commissioners’ expansion of access to funding from the state’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program will help fund environmentally friendly residential projects. Dan Sokil aired the news in The Reporter Online. C-PACE, a Pa. Department of Environmental Protection program, provides long-term, low-interest loans to commercial, industrial, and ag properties embarking on…
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King of Prussia Barbecue Chef Had a Media Fan Squealing with Delight on National Bacon Lover’s Day
Chef Cenobio Canalizo — of Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue, King of Prussia — had FOX29 Philadelphia reporter Bill Anderson salivating during his recent report for National Bacon Lover’s Day, Aug. 20. Canalizo, outside the studio, demonstrated how to make his restaurant’s renown bacon ribs. “I cure these myself for seven days,” Canalizo said. He then listed…
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Lauren Elizabeth Harris, Friends’ Central Alum, Adds ‘Director’ Tag to Résumé
Lauren Elizabeth Harris, the television and stage actress with a successful podcast under her belt, has added directing to her list of accomplishments. The graduate of Friends’ Central School, Wynnewood, was profiled in Wonderland Magazine. Harris started her career studying drama. She received a warm reception from critics for her role in the feminist web…
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Salus University’s New O&P Program Will Advance the Medical Specialty by Leaps and Bounds
Salus University’s Orthotics & Prosthetics (O&P) program launched on Aug. 15 with a high-profile ribbon-cutting ceremony. Its initial students — eight of them — are joining one of only 14 such courses of study in the nation. Antonio Butler, one of the eight, is studying to follow in his father’s footsteps. Butler’s father, Larry, has…
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Montco’s Eclectic Retailers Help Students Return to Class with Class
Many back-to-school shopping guides concentrate on the littles, outfitting elementary school kids for their return to schoolrooms. But in doing so, they miss a larger demographic — the needs of middle-, high-, and college-bound students. The following recommendations from the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, should suit students of all ages, as well as…
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Abington’s Adam Aron, AMC Theaters CEO, Believes Meme Stock Status Is Ticket to Ongoing Success
Adam Aron, an Abington native and CEO of AMC Theaters, is willing to go to any lengths to keep his company a meme stock for good. Felix Gillette and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon lifted the curtain on his efforts in Bloomberg. So far, Aron has managed to keep the movie chain’s stock up and his fans happy…
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It Took a ‘Special Place’ to Draw Future President of Lankenau Medical Center Away from Duke Hospital
After spending her nearly three-decades-long healthcare career with North Carolina’s Duke University Health System, Katie Galbraith is getting ready to take over as the new president of Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood. Ron Southwick’s coverage of the career shift is prescribed reading in Chief Healthcare Executive for local healthcare industry followers. Galbraith’s decision to pursue…
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Colmar-based Dorman Products Buying Midwest’s SuperATV to ‘Further Accelerate Growth’
Colmar-based Dorman Products, an aftermarket supplier of equipment parts for automobiles, is acquiring SuperATV, based in Indiana, in a deal valued at up to $590 million. Ryan Mulligan revved up his reporting skills in presenting the Philadelphia Business Journal account of the deal. The 104-year-old Dorman Products will pay $490 million in cash, along with…
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Paul Fly, Side by Side: Mom and Daughter Work as Colleagues at Elementary School in Norristown
The 2022–2023 school year at Paul V Fly Elementary School, Norristown, is sure to be memorable for the Schultz family. Christie Ileto, 6abc, learned how it spells the last two semesters for the clan’s matriarch and the first two for one of her offspring. Susan Schultz, fourth-grade teacher at Paul Fly, has decided to make…
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Generations of Shoppers Flock to Flocco’s in Conshohocken for Back-to-School Wear
The summer retail business usually focuses on shops selling bathing suits, tees, and sandals. But at Conshohocken’s Flocco’s Shoes, Clothes, and Formalwear, summer (at least from July forward) means back-to-school outfits, even as early as mid-July. Katherine Scott zipped up this specialty shop’s retail details for 6abc. Aug. at Flocco’s is something like Christmas Eve…
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Lansdale Celebrates Sesquicentennial: 150 Years of Being a Bustling Borough
Whereas the rest of Montgomery County is rather quiet — neighbors are on vacation, kids remain still in the afternoon heat, even the cicadas seem spent — Lansdale is spending the waning summer days whooping it up. It’s got good cause: The borough is celebrating 150 years of its Aug. 24, 1872, founding. That’s a…
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2022 Pa. Ag Power 100 List Recognizes Two Outdoor-Based Commercial Entities in Montco
Montgomery County has two representatives on the inaugural Pa. Agriculture Power 100 list recently released by City & State Pennsylvania. The list recognizes people who shape the Keystone State’s agricultural landscape. Douglas Clemens, CEO of Hatfield-based Clemens Family Corporation, ranked highest in 12th place. Clemens is also chair of the board of his family business.…
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Tourism Board’s 2022 Rev-Run Continues Past Last Year’s Half-Million Dollar Tape in Total Valley Forge Park Support
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) presented $35,000 to Valley Forge National Historical Park from funds raised through this year’s 16th annual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run (Rev Run) held in person and virtually in April. Since its inception in 2006, Rev Run has raised nearly $550,000 for park infrastructure improvement projects and…
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For Parents Delivering Sons/Daughters to College, the Tough Farewell at the Dorm Is the Norm
Congratulations, parents! You have successfully guided your student through high school and navigated the rigorous college search process! Now it’s time to send him or her off to college. It’s hard, I know. As a higher education professional with 25 years in the field and a parent of a college student myself, I’ve been there…
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