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Manor College’s Upcoming Movie Night Will Set Action Fans’ Spidey-Senses Tingling
It’s a Manor-College-Marvel-movie mashup on Aug. 4, when the campus hosts an outdoor showing of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). The 8 p.m. screening of the comic-book saga invites families and fans to the college’s Jenkintown campus for a free night of after-dark entertainment. The film will show outdoors, accompanied by snacks and refreshments that…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, invites applications for its Manager of Veterans Services position. The Manager of Veterans Services is responsible for overseeing the delivery of college-wide student recruitment, entry, support, and success services to veterans, military personnel, and their dependents. The Manager of Veterans Services also provides support and leadership for student success…
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Suburban Philadelphia 2022 Rental Market: Lessees? More!
The suburban Philadelphia rental market ranked among the top 20 most in the nation in 2022 for competitiveness, writes Veronica Grecu for RentCafe. It ranked at No.17 nationally with a competitive score of 78.1. This is significantly higher than the city itself, which has a competitive score of 65.6. Suburban Philadelphia is an attractive Northeastern…
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New Retail Site Coming to Conshy; Business Model Based on the Value, ‘Witches Are People, Too’
Witch’s Way Craft (WWC) — an online “magickal” shop selling candles, crystals, jewelry, goblets, and other new-age, holistic inventory — is opening a brick-and-mortar location in Conshohocken. Kevin Tierney conjured the details in More Than the Curve. Its owner-operator is Lily Amberg, a practicing witch for 17 years who launched the virtual version of her…
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Pottstown Smoothie Shop Has Patrons Going Bananas, But Its Big Draw Is the Owners’ Big Hearts
Smoothie Q, a new quick-serve shop in Pottstown, is so committed to bananas’ nutritional and flavorful upsides it has based its entire menu on their use. John J. Moser peeled back the layers on this story for WFMZ. 69 News. Owners Frank and Heather Anderson fashioned the menu’s smoothies (14 varieties), açaí bowls, Jamaican patties,…
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Garden Center in Skippack Carries Yard Project Supplies and the Protein/Caffeine to Get Them Done
Nested among its stocked flowers, plants, and horticultural supplies, Floral & Hardy in Skippack has a wonderful, restorative spot for gardeners. It’s a quaint eatery, The Blossom Cafe, which is small in stature but big on flavor. Only in Your State, a national resource, found this little-known Montgomery County gem. The store’s strong suit is…
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Ardmore Café Rolls Out New Eat-and-Compete Dining Concept
Think of Twenty-One Pips, a new Ardmore game café, as something like Farkle over flatbreads. Or Boggle with a burger. It’s a cozy nook to gather with friends, crack open a game board, order food, and play. Twenty-One Pips — the number of dots on a die — features a sharable menu, conducive to noshing…
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British Tab Spills the Tea on Native Son Bradley Cooper and Former Clinton Aide Huma Abedin
It would take something truly significant for a Montgomery County resident to earn mention in the London tabloid Daily Mail. Unless, of course, that local was star Bradley Cooper. Alex Oliveira, in typical tabloid fashion, unearthed a months-long “secret” relationship between Cooper and political insider Huma Abedin. Cooper, as everyone knows, is the actor who…
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Manor College President Views Ukraine War through Lens of Grief, Anger, and Divine Reliance
“Our Ukrainian Catholic identity has always been prevalent,” said Dr. Jonathan Peri, president of Manor College, Jenkintown, reflecting on the global strife unfolding in Eastern Europe. His outlook has driven the campus from the top down in countless ways, including its recent support for Ukraine, as reported by Gina Christian for Catholic Philly. Manor College…
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DeSales University’s New Business Analytics MS Degree Equips Students with Highly Job-Marketable Skills
In the age of information, data is king. But it isn’t enough for businesses to be able to collect data — users must know how to leverage it. The new Master of Science in business analytics (MSBA) program at DeSales University is designed to equip grads for just that kind of career. Fully online, this…
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Peddler’s Village in August: Peachy-Keen
This may come as a shock, but summer 2022 is elapsing. The time for outdoor fun is growing short, but fortunately, local event calendars are stocked, including Peddler’s Village’s, which is celebrating Peach Month. Highlights of all things Prunus persica (the genus of a peach) are: But the sweetest draw of all throughout August are…
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Pa. Uses a Fine Approach — Meaning Both Workable and Costly — to Tamp Down Lanternfly Infestation
State officials have enacted fines for businesses and organizations that do not adhere to quarantine rules in 34 counties to help mitigate the spread of the spotted lanternfly (SLF), writes Brian X. McCrone for NBC10. The measures are designed to keep the invasive insect from spreading from Pa. to New England, Washington D.C., and as…
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Bucks County Woman One of Heroes from Flight 305 That Was Hijacked 51 Years Ago by D.B. Cooper
Bucks County’s Tina Mucklow is one of the heroes that helped prevent a catastrophe on November 24, 1971, when the plane she was working on as a stewardess was hijacked by now infamous D.B. Cooper, writes Diksha Sundriyal for The Cinemaholic. Twenty-two-year-old Mucklow was the newest hire on Flight 305 which later became famous for…
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Fort Washington Winery Hits Trifecta of Industry Awards; One Had a Panel of All-Women Judges
Karamoor Estate Vineyards & Winery in Fort Washington has plenty of reason to toast itself. The brand won three significant recognitions recently, two for beating out domestic competitors, one for rising above international producers. Paul Vigna uncorked the good news for Penn Live. The vino flowing from this producer in 2022 has been recognized by…
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C&N Bank Donates $30,000 to Area School Committed to Nondenominational, Faith-Based Education
C&N Bank has donated $30,000 to Plumstead Christian School (PCS), a nondenominational, faith-based institution with two Bucks County campuses: Plumsteadville and Chalfont. The support was awarded to PTS through the bank’s participation in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. PTS, founded in 1948, educates students from preschool to Grade 12, seeking to launch them into…
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MONTCO Today is on Vacation this Week; We’ll Be Back in on Monday
Every year, the employees at American Community Journals, the parent company of MONTCO.Today, take a one-week hiatus to recharge batteries and spend some time with families. That time has arrived this year, and as a result, we will not be posting any new stories this week, from Monday through Saturday. We will resume our daily…
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Rockledge Yoga Instructor — 84 Years Young — Turns Up the Heat on His Students
Rockledge yoga instructor Bill Henry’s career is hot. Very hot. His high-temp yoga classes at The Twisted Monkey, the Rockledge studio he co-owns, are no sweat for someone who has taught the discipline for 25 years. Tamala Edwards, 6abc, captured his fiery professional passion. Henry’s sessions have fired up yoga fans who now pack his…
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Family- and Budget-Friendly Entertainment Flickers across Montgomery County
Summer 2022 can be seen as a tough one for families: COVID-19 worries still lurk about; gasoline prices are limiting travel; weekly grocery budgets are through the roof; kids are getting antsy. Fortunately, Montgomery County has an ample antidote for these ills: outdoor movies. The projectors at these showings usually fire up after full dark,…
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