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North Wales’ Green Ribbon Trail Gets Blue Ribbon Distinction from Statewide Planning Association
The Pa. Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) has named North Wales’ Green Ribbon Trail and Preserve to its 2022 Great Places in Pa. list. The site was honored in the category Greenways/Trails and Public Spaces. The Green Ribbon Trail is a 12.6-mile connection between Upper Gwynedd and Whitemarsh Townships, aside the Wissahickon Creek.…
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Tired of the Same-Old, Same-Old Restaurants? Phila. Mag. Likes Two In-County Newcomers
Dining out is a definite splurge these days. The cost of all of it — babysitter, gasoline, bar bill, meal check, tip — is up. Which means a meal away from home should be something out of the ordinary. Fortunately, Montgomery County has a steady influx of new restaurants that fit the bill nicely, as…
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Tracts for Tracks: SEPTA Identifies Properties It Needs to Acquire for the King of Prussia Rail Project
SEPTA is preparing to vote on the final list of properties it identifies as targets for acquisition as part of the construction of proposed four-mile King of Prussia Rail line and the accompanying facilities. Natalie Kostelni chugged through the task of bringing the story to the Philadelphia Business Journal. The transit agency will vote on…
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Ample Ambler Apartments Now Available, Adding Ambitious Asset
The Crossings at Ambler Station, the community’s first new apartment complex in half a century, has been completed and now awaits its first tenants. The community was created to tick several popular amenity boxes for renters: Its proximity to the Pa. Turnpike and Route 309 provides easy access for travel Residents can access multiple coworking…
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Addison Bay, Local Activewear Brand, Reverse Migrates from the Shore to Ardmore
Many residents leave Montgomery County each summer to trek to the Jersey Shore, even briefly. Retail CEO and founder Marguerite Adzik, however, is using warm-weather season to bring her Addison Bay brand on a reverse migration. Laura Brzyski, Philadelphia Magazine, stretched her journalistic muscles to file the story. Adzick’s couture commute started as a third-party…
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KoP Derm Firm Donations Send Sun-Safety Message: Always Make a Motion for the Lotion
Dermatology Partners, taking pity perhaps on the crew of lifeguards who spend summers perched with watchful eyes high above area pools, has made a helpful donation to protect them. The skincare health provider sent umbrellas and bottles of sunscreen to the lifeguards and staff at the Upper Merion Township pool. It hopes the gifts (lotion…
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Geoffrey the Giraffe Resurrected! Toys R Us Bounces Back in Willow Grove
After going bankrupt in 2017, Toys R Us is back in Montgomery County as a store-within-a-store at Macy’s in Willow Grove Mall. Erin Arvedlund unwrapped the story in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The iconic brand started reopening stores nationwide in July and will continue to open further locations through October 15, just in time for the…
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NFL QB Who Did His Part to Help the Baltimore Ravens Feather Their Nest Now Resides in Schwenksville
In his current career as a golf club master fitter/building supply sales associate, Schwenksville resident Josh Woodrum will sometimes get an overly long eyeball from a stranger. The starer, universally a football fan, will then ask, “Weren’t you once a Baltimore Raven?” The source of Woodrum’s affirmative answer was on the roster of Jamison Hensley’s…
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Hatboro Snack Retailer Hosts Rep. Madeleine Dean for Feedback from Black, Female, Small-Business Owners
The Black, all-female owners of Nutz About Popcorn, a Hatboro savory-sweet snack provider, described their ongoing COVID-19 struggles to a very sympathetic ear: U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean. Raquel Williams reported every important kernel of their roundtable meeting for KYW Newsradio. Lynette Smith opened her shop in late winter 2018, identifying popcorn and sweets as an…
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Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, Looks, Sounds New with Onsite Return of Phila. Folk Festival
Just in time for its 60th edition, the Philadelphia Folk Festival is back — live and in person — at Old Pool Farm in Schwenksville, Aug. 19–21. Peter Crimmins tuned up his journalistic skills to cover it for WHYY. The event is rooted in the Phila. Folksong Society, a city-headquartered nonprofit dedicated to promoting the…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: 19th Century Farmhouse Dating to When Plymouth Meeting Was Hickorytown
The stone Colonial at 2368 Hickory Road, Plymouth Meeting, was built in 1850, when the Hickorytown community comprised mainly farmhouses and an occasional inn. Eventually, Hickorytown was melded into Plymouth Meeting, which took its name from settlers arriving from Plymouth, England, who, as Quakers, frequented area meeting houses. The property for sale retains much of…
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C&N Welcomes Dan Hines as Vice President; Senior Commercial Lending Relationship Manager
Citizens & Northern Corporation (C&N) announced that Daniel Hines has joined the Southeast Region Commercial Lending team as VP; Senior Commercial Lending Relationship Manager based in Doylestown. Hines brings over 31 years of both retail and commercial banking experience to the team at C&N. Most recently, he was a Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager, Commercial Lending…
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When STEM for Girls Wasn’t Even a Twig, This Female Chestnut Hill Grad Taught an Early Computer to Think
Just as Hidden Figures illustrated the role of women in the space race, a new book — Proving Ground — is highlighting post-WWII mathematic heroines. Among these female STEM heroes was Fran Bilas, a Chestnut Hill College grad. Priscilla Montgomery Jensen totted up her accomplishments in a The Wall Street Journal book review Bilas was…
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In the Lanternfly Wars, This Plymouth Meeting Retiree Has a Record Number of Notches on Her Fly Swatter
Collected data from user postings on the Squishr app — an online tracker of self-posted lanternfly hits in Pa. — reveals a particularly ruthless Montgomery County hunter. Colin Deppen’s antenna was raised by the figures, leading him to report the performance for Spotlight PA. The bug-tallying app was created in 2019 by an IT director…
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Famed Golf Architect, Watching TV Coverage of Play on a Course He Designed, Notes Unexpected Alteration
Ron Prichard, famed golf-course designer and Lansdale resident, recently watched a championship match televised from Memphis’ TCP Southwind course. Like other fans, he found the shootout engaging. But as the course’s designer, his viewpoint was especially focused. Jack Hirsch drove the story for Golf.com. The Par-3, Hole-11 tee shots of players Will Zalatoris and Sepp…
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It’s Time to Loosen Those Belts for the 2022 Main Line Today Restaurant Week, Fall Edition
The fall 2022 restaurant week — organized by Main Line Today and Today Media and sponsored by Firstrust Bank — invites area foodies to unfold menus across the Phila. suburbs during its Aug. 22 to Sept. 4 run. Of the 33 participating restaurants, 13 are in Montgomery County: Participating restaurants will offer special three- or…
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Legal Matters: Who Pays for the Kids’ After-School Activities?
By Elizabeth J. Billies With the summer winding down, it’s time to think about the upcoming school year and gulp: childcare, tuition, and after-school expenses. Do your children participate in after-school activities such as music lessons or sports? Do those activities cost money? If so, you may ask, who pays for those expenses if you…
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With Unflagging Energy, Girls Football Tourney Takes to the Turf in Conshohocken
The official NFL season is still in the wings; however, game fans can nonetheless enjoy a Sunday pigskin turf war in Conshohocken. It’s not traditional, but it’s fast, competitive, aggressive, and passionate: It’s girls flag football. Marcus Espinoza took to the field to cover the story for FOX29 News. Women’s flag football is a sport…
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