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Norristown High Speed Line Couple Become the Apple of Each Other’s Eye; Weds at Villanova’s Applewood Estate
The meeting of Ian Andrews and Ashley Reeder sounds like one of those 1940s-style MGM musicals where the handsome beau and his ingenue bump into each other surreptitiously and fall in love. Except this love story, which culminated in a wedding at Villanova’s Applewood Estate, is real, as reported by Gina Lizzo in Main Line…
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U.S Navy Sends Pottstown-based VideoRay a $16.1M Order for Underwater-Operated Vehicles
Pottstown-based VideoRay has received a $16.1 million order from the U.S. Navy for its Mission Specialist Defender underwater remotely operated vehicles, as well as all related components for its Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response program. The Montgomery County manufacturer lists the product’s uses as ranging from the dangerous — defusing explosives — to the benign: cleaning…
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Fashion Advice from Skippack Retailer: ‘Show Your Color on Vacation’
Jenn Frederick stopped by Hazel Mac Lifestyle Boutique in Skippack with the Good Day Philadelphia crew to talk about the wardrobe colors for this season, reported FOX 29 Philadelphia. “I feel like black is super easy and super conventional,” said the owner. “ It’s slenderizing; it’s just a go to. But I think summertime is…
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2023 North Montco Technical Career Center Car Show Rolled onto Great Success
The second edition of the annual North Montco Technical Career Center Education Foundation’s car show fired on all cylinders. The April 22 event not only brought out an enthusiastic audience of car aficionados, it also raised a significant sum. Those resulting funds will fuel North Montco Technical Career Center efforts, through the education foundation, to…
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Dust Off Those Capes Montco Superhero Fans; Local Shops to Celebrate May 6 Free Comic Book Day
Among those lesser-known national holidays is National Free Comic Book Day, which the North American graphic-narrative industry annually declared as the first Saturday in May. The date was picked to coincide with the onset of summer-film season, which, lately means plenty of comic-book action. The first, for example, was held on May 4, 2002, the…
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City Ave District to Detail Projects Spurring $300 Million of Development
The May 10, 2023, edition of the State of City Ave presentation by the City Ave District is an opportunity for residents and business leaders alike to hear firsthand about the initiatives the organization is undertaking to drive unprecedented growth within the residential and commercial development sectors. This year’s event will be especially compelling: There…
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Under Armour Opens First ‘Brand House’ in Pennsylvania; It’s at King of Prussia Mall
Jenn Frederick and the Good Day Philadelphia/FOX 29 Philadelphia crew visited Under Armour‘s first brand house in Pennsylvania, now open at King of Prussia Mall. Overall, there are only six Under Armour brand house city concept stores in the entire country, which makes the new location in Montgomery County even more special. One of the items that…
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Skip the Pocono Purchase, This Contemporary Norristown Home by the Riverside Is Idyllic
A gorgeous riverside contemporary home in Norristown is the perfect opportunity to own a great vacation getaway that is closer to home than anything similarly outfitted in the Poconos. Sandy Smith unlocked the property’s assets in Philadelphia Magazine. Although the structure was built in 1956, its current owners have done a great job in keeping…
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LancasterHistory Provides Opportunities to Delve into the Past with Minds, Eyes, and Even Hands
LancasterHistory — formerly the Lancaster County Historical Society — has a spring calendar filled with popular, informative, and even compelling opportunities for devoted and casual history buffs alike. More than just a museum, its presence at 230 North President Avenue (just outside downtown Lancaster) is a historic site, research center, and even arboretum. Wheatland One…
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New Royersford Farmers Market Opens This Weekend; Local Taste Buds Are Already Tingling
The debut of the Royersford Farmers Market — a new means of accessing fresh produce, hand-crafted items, and bakery sweets — is just on the cusp its May 6 opening on 2nd Ave. News updates about the community resource have been peppering Facebook, and Royersford Mayor Jenna Antoniewicz has been spreading the word as well.…
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Montgomery County First Responders Rescue Deer from Schuylkill Canal Near Mont Clare
6abc has reported that a crew of first responders saved a deer that had accidentally plunged into the waters of the Schuylkill Canal in Upper Providence Township. The news reached the television station via a Facebook post from Upper Providence Township Fire & Emergency Services. Its personnel was dispatched from the Upper Providence Township Police…
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Jeffrey Sullivan, 18-Year Veteran of the Force, Named Lower Merion’s Police Officer of the Year
Officer Jeffrey Sullivan of the Lower Merion Police Department has been named the organization’s 2023 Officer of the Year. Ray Hoffman reported the distinction for Mainline Media News. Sullivan’s honor was bestowed on him as the result of peer votes from his fellow officers. He will be formally recognized at a May 16 Kiwanis Club…
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Lansdale Unlocks Site to Welcome New Escape Room Brand
Escapopolis, a new Montgomery County escape-room brand, is set to open May 5 at 325 W. Main St., Lansdale, a former retail location. The Reporter unlocked its details. The site will hold four themed rooms solvable by teams as small as two and as large as 10. According to the designers, the time needed to…
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Proposed for Ridge Pike, Limerick: 67-Townhouse Development with Pads Devoted to Commercial Sites
On the docket of a recent public hearing of the Limerick Township Board of Supervisors, a West Chester developer, Polti Homes, proposed a mixed-use project for 142 W. Ridge Pike. Holly Herman covered the plan for the Limerick-Royersford-Spring City Patch. The proposal — which was tabled for further discussion at the supervisors’ June 6 meeting…
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High School Entrepreneurs Toss Business Ideas to Expert Panel in Firstrust Bank Competition
Seven teams of students from five high schools in the Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey regions competed in a business pitch challenge hosted by Firstrust Bank and the Philadelphia Eagles. Drafting Candidates, Assigning Coaches Thirty-five business pitches were initially submitted for consideration, That field was winnowed to seven, whose budding businessmen and -women represented…
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How a Couple Took Montgomery County Educations to Nearly a Quarter Century of Las Vegas Politics
Atop a Montgomery County–centered past, Oscar and Carolyn Goodman led Las Vegas politics for nearly a quarter century. Tricia Kean’s ABC13 KNTV interview explained. Oscar, of Philadelphia, and Carolyn, a New Yorker, met in college. “We went to a brother-sister college situation,” Oscar explained. “…down the road from one another. “I went to Haverford College…
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Jefferson Health Expands Inpatient Rehabilitation Services at Its Elkins Park Site
Jefferson Health has announced plans to repurpose its 60-bed Elkins Park hospital into a site solely providing physical rehabilitation care. John George, in his Philadelphia Business Journal report, noted the onsite phase-out of acute care, general surgery, and emergency room services. The shift in focus will enable MossRehab to expand inpatient physical therapy care in…
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Retired Pottstown UPS Driver: Local GOAT of All Package Deliverers?
When Chuck Gazillo parked his brown UPS delivery truck for the last time last fall, it was the end of a 32-year career of Pottstown service. Gazillo logged more than eight million miles on the road, the equivalent of 34 round trips to the moon. For the long-term dedication to his duty, plus the connections…
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