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Blue Bell Landscaper Makes It a Double Header for Recreating ‘Field of Dreams’ Diamond in Iowa
Blue Bell commercial landscaper BrightView has once again pulled off something of a miracle in Iowa. For the second time in its corporate history, it was engaged by Major League Baseball (MLB) to recreate the retro baseball diamond from Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, the setting for the 1989 movie. The Montgomery County firm…
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Monkeypox Finds Its Way to Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health has confirmed four cases of monkeypox. Kenny Cooper, WHYY, covered this latest healthcare threat. County health officials are now investigating the viral infections and using contract tracing on the patients to identify close contacts. Montco isn’t the only suburban geography facing the issue; cases were also identified in…
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King of Prussia Pharma Company Enters Phase Three for Easy-to-Consume Prostate Treatment
Tavanta Therapeutics, King of Prussia, has reached phase three of clinical trials associated with TAVT-45, a pipeline of specialty drugs to treat prostate cancer in men who also have difficulty swallowing. The new suspension formula is intended to work despite patient experience of dysphagia, a labored effort to move any solid substance (food, medications) from…
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Land Purchase to Make Green Lane Park Just a Wee Bit Larger and Greener
The move of Deep Creek Learning Center, a private school, from Perkiomenville to Schwenksville may enable Montgomery County to add a 1.1-acre parcel to the extensive footprint of Green Lane Park. The story was part of Dan Sokil’s turf at The Times Herald. Adding the learning center’s former real estate holding to the park’s footprint…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Harleysville Home in Which Mother Nature Supplied Both the Setting and the Building Materials
The home at 1926 Old Church Road, Harleysville, was constructed in 1970, a time when the back-to-nature movement was in full, groovy swing. Although fashion and music tastes have changed since then (perhaps for the better, up to debate), the construction of this cozy real estate opportunity is quite current, with its accent on open…
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Arts Montco Week, Returns for 2022 and Includes First-Ever Montco Jazz Fest
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board announces the return of Arts Montco Week, a celebratory initiative that supports Montgomery County’s over 200 arts, culture, and entertainment venues. The festivities will highlight artists, entertainers, makers, and attractions in the region, which normally represent $100 million in positive economic impact, not to mention hundreds, if not…
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Montgomery County 1960s Record from a Niche Sport Pokes Its Way to the Surface
The Pa. record for largest deer antlers from a long-ago Montgomery County hunt remained something of a legend for years. But Josh Honeycutt, writing for the Realtree Store (a gear supplier from Georgia), has verified it. The buck was tagged sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s by hunter Frederick Kyriss, near what is…
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Are the Nation’s Colleges and Universities Facing a Financial Pantsing? Two Montco Experts Comment
U.S. colleges and universities have seen enrollments decline recently. The trend could represent a double-edged sword, with present and future implications on endowments. Pensions & Investments called upon two local sources to analyze the implications. John Griffith — Director of Endowments at Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., Conshohocken, seemed leaned toward characterizing college attendance rate numbers…
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Muhlenberg Program Pairing College Students with the Incarcerated in Collegeville Changes Perspectives
As an undergrad, Muhlenberg student Rachel Liberty partook in a university program in which classwork included time with incarcerated men at SCI Phoenix, the Collegeville correctional institution formerly known as Graterford. It so changed her, she spoke on its merits to with Sen. Bob Casey at a funding roundtable. Jenny Roberts reported Liberty’s newfound advocacy…
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Royersford Ambulance Service Gets $60,000 for New Emergency Response SUV
Friendship Ambulance, Royersford, is buying a new SUV ambulance. Funding the vehicle is a $60,000 grant from the Pa. Dept. of Community and Economic Development. Jon Campisi answered the call to cover the story for the Limerick-Royersford-Spring City Patch. The rescue service — a division of the Royersford Fire Department — sees the new SUV…
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Historical Society of Montgomery County Recreates the Childhood Joy of Exploring Attic Treasures
A visit to a grandparent’s home is magical enough for the cookies, stories, and lax rules. But the Historical Society of Montgomery County (HSMC), Norristown, has recreated one more: the imaginative joy of exploring an attic stuffed with treasures. M. English peered into its current display — “Grandma’s Attic” — for the Main Line Times…
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Medicare Education Services Provides a Helpful Path through the Health Insurance Jargon Jungle
The language of financial services can be a complex one for unfamiliar consumers. As a blend of concepts — often peppered with legal jargon and regulatory caveats — the verbiage can easily confuse the public. David Morrison, owner and advisor for Medicare Education Services, Pottstown, has taken the time to define a few. He begins…
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beMarketing Shortlisted for Four 2022 Global Digital Excellence Awards
beMarketing, the Philadelphia-based marketing and advertising agency, announces that is has been shortlisted for recognition in the esteemed Global Digital Excellence Awards. This annual program acknowledges outstanding digital websites, campaigns, tools, and teams from across the globe. beMarketing has been shortlisted in the following categories: Integrated Digital Agency of the Year Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Campaign of…
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Montco’s Monarch Butterflies Are Departing — Like Fluttery Vacationers — for Winters in the Warmth
What does a Monarch Butterfly have in common with certain Montgomery County residents? They not only hate the cold weather, they migrate to warmer climates to avoid it. But considering the fragile insects’ exit to Mexico and beyond isn’t here just yet, opportunities remain to appreciate and support them. Franki Rudnesky reported a local one…
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Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard Wins First Place in State Competition
Atop a very busy summer of civic events, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard traveled to an Altoona conference, where it took first place in a statewide competition. A staff report in The Reporter noted the achievement. The conference, the 99th meeting of the Annual Pa. Sheriff’s Association, drew more than 250 attendants from…
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State Rep. Liz Hanbidge of Blue Bell Selected for Fellowship — An Honor Earned by Less than 50 Pols Nationwide
The Council of State Governments (CSG) has announced that state Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D-61) has been selected to participate in the 2022 CSG Henry Toll Fellowship. Hanbidge is the only Pennsylvanian included in this year’s cohort and the first from the Commonwealth to be selected since 2019. “I am grateful for the opportunity to learn…
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Harleysville Telecom-Tech Firm Earns Woman’s Business Enterprise Certification
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) — a Florida certification organization — has vetted and accepted Excel Communications Worldwide, Inc., Harleysville, into its network. Excel is a telecommunications and cabling technology solutions provider serving large, Fortune 500 clients in the financial, healthcare, government, education, manufacturing, and commercial industries. To be eligible for WBENC recognition,…
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Calif. Biotech Firm Wants King of Prussia for Its East-Coast Operations But Must Build to Fit Shifted Staff
Exelixis Inc., a Calif. biotech company, targeted King of Prussia to hold its East Coast operations. However, absent a building it found suitable, it is now eyeing a built-to-suit facility. Natalie Kostelni unrolled the blueprints on this proposed structure in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Exelixis is presently working with Brandywine Trust Realty to develop a…
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