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Erdenheim Singer Meghan Cary Found Solace in Songwriting after Personal Tragedy
Erdenheim Singer, Meghan Cary, once named Billboard magazine’s Critic’s Choice for Best Newcomer, did not set out with a singing and songwriting career in mind, writes Chris Kocher for Press Connects. Cary originally enrolled at Duke University to become a doctor, but she found that performing was her true passion. During one of her performances…
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Bryn Mawr’s Suburban Hardware Store to Close after Almost a Century
The Suburban Hardware Store in Bryn Mawr is shuttering its doors after almost a century serving the local community, writes John Ryan Barwick for Philly.com. 66 year old Charlie Waters, the co-owner and manager, has helped countless residents of the local community bring their homes to life over the years with his diverse range of…
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Ardmore Native Treating Autistic Son with Marijuana to Appear in ‘Weediquette’
Erica Daniels, an Ardmore native who is using marijuana to treat her severely autistic son Leo, will be featured on Wednesday’s Weediquette episode “Herb for Autism,” writes Patricia Madej for Philly Voice. The Viceland show examines the impact of marijuana legalization across the country. Daniels also wrote about using marijuana as a treatment for her…
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Popular Actor, Motivational Speaker from Blue Bell Releases Self-Help Book
Blue Bell resident Michael J. Lyons, an actor who plays the Speaker of the House on the popular Netflix series House of Cards, proves that you’re never too old to chase your daydreams. Lyons – who grew up in Newtown Square, after spending three years as a child in Paris, and graduated from Cardinal O’Hara…
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Jenkintown’s Rydal Park Community Looking at Major Expansion
Rydal Park life care community in Jenkintown is in for some major changes as its owner, Presby’s Inspired Life, plans to spend close to $75 million on expansions, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The proposed project includes the construction of 85 new cottage homes that will be situated on the part of the…
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Fort Washington’s PharmaMetrics Acquired by IntegriChain
Fort Washington’s PharmaMetrics, the provider of managed markets contract operations, strategy, analysis, and software, has been acquired by Center City’s IntegriChain, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. The acquisition represents IntegriChain’s first deal since a private equity firm from Silicon Valley bought out all of its outsider investors last year. The financial terms of…
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ECRI Institute Introduces The Evidence Bar
ECRI Institute is giving healthcare payers and providers an unbiased overview of the evidence on new and emerging name-brand drugs and devices through ‘The Evidence Bar.’ “With our new Evidence Bar and restructured summary format, health professionals can now more quickly and confidently inform their decisions on new and emerging interventions,” said Vivian H. Coates,…
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Villanova University Honored by Montco’s Habitat for Humanity
Villanova University was honored as Partner of the Year by Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County during the organization’s second annual Block Party Gala, writes Oscar Gamble for Montgomery Media. Over 200 people attended the event that was held on April 6 at The Farmer’s Daughter in Whitpain. The organization also recognized its longtime volunteers…
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Help ACPPA Community Art Center Continue Assisting the Community
ACPPA Community Art Center on Haws Avenue in Norristown has been invaluable to the town’s youth and their development into people who really care about their community. But now it is facing financial challenges, writes Katie Bambi Kohler for The Times Herald. The Center opened nine years ago with the aim of using the arts…
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SEI Partners with Drexel University to Enhance End-Client Experience
Oaks’ SEI has announced the results of its interactive usability study done in partnership with Drexel University, to help improve the end-client experience on its Wealth Platform. The study was created as a Corporate and Executive Education project in the Behavioral Science Laboratory of Drexel’s LeBow College of Business. It used brain imaging to calculate…
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Architect-Turned-Artist from Bala Cynwyd Converts Baseballs into Keepsakes
Bala Cynwyd resident Emily Wolfson has been painting baseballs for 22 years. The former architect who reveled in the detail that architectural drawings demand ditched her career in the mid-1990s to paint baseballs, and she’s never looked back, writes Dan Geringer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “You couldn’t find souvenir baseballs with images on them anywhere,”…
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Flexible-Stay Residence Coming to King of Prussia’s Main Street
King of Prussia is getting a new living option in the new flexible-stay residence Korman Communities is creating at the Village at Valley Forge, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. Work on the building has already started, and is expected to be completed this winter. The facility is part of Korman’s AVE suburban living option,…
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Preliminary Results Spell Good News for Inovio’s Ebola Vaccine
Plymouth Meeting’s Inovio Pharmaceuticals received good news from the preliminary results of its expanded stage phase I study of EBOV-001, the company’s Ebola vaccine candidate. The expanded study focused on examining different regimens of its Ebola DNA vaccine. The results across both stages of the trial demonstrated that 95 percent of participants in the study…
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Get a Chance to Present Your Idea at Philly Tech Week 2017
Philly Tech Week 2017 presented by Comcast will give business owners the chance to present their plans and ideas in front of some of the most successful companies in the region during the 2nd annual Technical.ly Introduced: A Curated B2B Event, writes Lauren Giles for Technical.ly. Among the companies attending the event are Amtrak, Power…
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Gwynedd’s Charles Blockson Recognized with 2016 Philadelphia Award
83-year-old Gwynedd resident, Charles L. Blockson, has been honored with a 2016 Philadelphia Award for his lifelong mission to document the history of African Americans, write Martha Woodall and Jeff Gammage for Philly.com. While the renowned African American historian, scholar and author of 12 books including “The Underground Railroad” is no stranger to awards, this…
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CEO of Fort Washington’s Chariot Solutions Discusses Company’s Beginnings
Fort Washington software development company Chariot Solutions, nearly had to close in the early days due to the company’s rapid growth, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for Philly.com. Just months after the company started operating, CEO, Michael Rappaport, was unsure if he would have enough funds for payroll or rent. “We’d just got into the…
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Bryn Mawr Bank Expanding Its Operations to Princeton
Bryn Mawr Bank is expanding its operations into Princeton, New Jersey, with the opening of a wealth management office there, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The move comes after the bank brought in four executives from PNC Wealth Management and coincides with its planned acquisition of Royal Bancshares for $128 million. Bryn Mawr…
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Visually Impaired Boy Enjoys Flourtown Easter Egg Hunt Thanks to Beeping Eggs
A visually impaired boy was able to enjoy the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Saint Miriam Parish in Flourtown thanks to beeping eggs, writes Cleve Bryan for CBS Philly. “I was listening to where they were and with daddy’s help I was really zoning in on them,” explained 8-year-old Andrew Godwin. The 50 beeping eggs…
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