• Malvern Bank House of the Week: Historic Log Cabin in Upper Merion

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Historic Log Cabin in Upper Merion

    Cherry Garth, an expanded historic log cabin with five bedrooms and three bathrooms, is available for sale in Wayne, writes Sandy Smith for the Philadelphia Magazine. This seventeenth-century residence was built by Welsh trapper John Larvis and is the oldest house still in use in Montgomery County. At the center of the home is the…

  • Lower Merion High School Junior Wins Prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Composition Contest

    Lower Merion High School Junior Wins Prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Composition Contest

    Leo Steinriede, a Bala Cynwyd native, is the winner of the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 8th Annual Essentially Ellington Dr. J. Douglas White Student Composition and Arranging Contest, writes Max Bennett for the Patch. The Lower Merion High School junior’s composition was chosen out of 26 entries submitted by student composers from around the…

  • Former Owners of Bryn Mawr Gym Are Back In Fitness Business

    Former Owners of Bryn Mawr Gym Are Back In Fitness Business

    When Roger and Elanna Schwab decided to retire in 2015 and sell their Bryn Mawr gym, Main Line Health & Fitness, they did not expect to be back in business anytime soon, writes Laura Brzyski for the Philadelphia Magazine. But by 2018, the pair had opened X-Force Philadelphia and continued their business as usual. “Retirement…

  • Showcase Your Outstanding Work in LinkedIn’s New “Featured Section”

    Showcase Your Outstanding Work in LinkedIn’s New “Featured Section”

    By Lynne Williams If you have not seen a change on your profile yet, it’s coming! LinkedIn is rolling out a new Featured Section under your About Section. You can showcase your outstanding work, whether it is an article, image, link, or document. LinkedIn wants you to share whatever you are most proud of. Your…

  • 21+ Awesome Things To Do This Week in Montco

    21+ Awesome Things To Do This Week in Montco

    As we head toward the end of February, Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board has 21 awesome things to do this weekend: Special Events: Historical Dinner Series: Battle of Monmouth – Tuesday, February 18 Voices of Hope: A Black History Month Celebration Presented by Nemours – Thursday, February 20 Tri-County Young Professionals Awards Gala: 20…

  • Demand For Apartments In Willow Grove Continues To Surge

    Demand For Apartments In Willow Grove Continues To Surge

    The demand for apartments in Willow Grove continues to surge as the newly developed projects continues to rent units practically overnight, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. J.G. Petrucci Co. broke ground across from Willow Grove train station on a 275-unit apartment complex in the spring of 2018. This was the first rental…

  • Forbes: Are the New York Knicks in Jay Wright’s Future?

    Forbes: Are the New York Knicks in Jay Wright’s Future?

    Villanova coach Jay Wright as head coach of the Knicks? Could be, according to League sources, writes Adam Zagoria for Forbes.com. “There is a strong possibility that Jay Wright in New York could happen,” one league source said. Jay Wright himself is not talking. Neither is Villanova. Wright had a shot at the Knicks two…

  • Proprietors Of Ambler’s Spanish Themed Vida & Comida Restaurant Open French BYOB at Ambler Train Station

    Proprietors Of Ambler’s Spanish Themed Vida & Comida Restaurant Open French BYOB at Ambler Train Station

    The proprietors of Vida & Comida, the Spanish-themed restaurant in Ambler, have added another European-inspired restaurant to their portfolio, according to a staff report from the Chestnut Hill Local. In September last year, husband and wife duo Chef Manuel and Cindy Jiménez opened La Provence, a French BYOB located in the Ambler Train Station at…

  • The Six Most-Overlooked Tax Deductions

    The Six Most-Overlooked Tax Deductions

    By Kim Brumbaugh Who among us wants to pay the IRS more taxes than we have to?* While few may raise their hands, Americans regularly overpay because they fail to take tax deductions for which they are eligible. Let’s take a quick look at the six most overlooked opportunities to manage your tax bill. Reinvested…

  • MONTCO Careers – Essential Utilities

    MONTCO Careers – Essential Utilities

    Headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Essential Utilities (formerly known as Aqua America) was founded by a group of Swarthmore College professors in 1886 and today provides water and wastewater services to approximately three million people in ten states while continuing to grow. Database Administrator II This position reviews and designs database structures to support business requirements,…

  • Haverford Systems Keeps Clients’ Technological Infrastructure on Cutting Edge

    Haverford Systems Keeps Clients’ Technological Infrastructure on Cutting Edge

    Office and conference room technology has evolved a great deal in the last few decades, and Haverford Systems, a full-service, audiovisual integration company based in Downingtown, has been at the forefront of that evolution since its founding in 1987. It’s hard to imagine but countless companies may promote themselves as operating on the cutting edge…

  • Registrations For Seventh Annual Montgomery County ManuFest & More 2020 Opens

    Registrations For Seventh Annual Montgomery County ManuFest & More 2020 Opens

    Registration is now open for the seventh annual ManuFest and More. The event will take place on March 10 at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. The expo will provide students, parents, and educators in Montgomery County with the chance to learn about in-demand employment sectors in manufacturing and trades for the next workforce…

  • Montgomery County Community College Selected As Bellwether Finalist

    Montgomery County Community College Selected As Bellwether Finalist

    Montgomery County Community College has been named one of the Bellwether finalists in the Planning, Governance & Finance category for its “Anytime, Anywhere: An Equitable, Scalable & Impactful Approach to Academic Support” submission. The college will compete at the 2020 Community Colleges Futures Assembly conference in San Antonio, Texas. The Bellwether Awards are given out…

  • MONTCO Careers – CSL Behring

    MONTCO Careers – CSL Behring

    Headquartered in King of Prussia, CSL Behring, a company with 26,000+ employees in 30 countries, is a global biotechnology leader offering the broadest range of quality plasma-derived and recombinant therapies in the industry, including the treatment of bleeding disorders and immune deficiencies. Business System Architect This position develops and implements BT applications that enable the…

  • Local Author Writes Book On How To Get Rid Of Imposter Syndrome

    Local Author Writes Book On How To Get Rid Of Imposter Syndrome

    Ash Ambirge, a local lifestyle blogger and author, has written a book on how to get rid of imposter syndrome, writes Gina Tomaine for the Philadelphia Magazine. With “The Middle Finger Project,” which is also the name of her media company, the writer is hoping to help people stop playing small and work on pursuing…

  • Philadelphia Magazine: Millennial Mayors Determined To Bring Their Post-Industrial Montco Towns Back From Dead

    Philadelphia Magazine: Millennial Mayors Determined To Bring Their Post-Industrial Montco Towns Back From Dead

    Millennial mayors in Montgomery County are young, energetic, social media savvy, and determined to bring their post-industrial towns back from the dead no matter what, writes Sandy Hingston for the Philadelphia Magazine. Among them is Pottstown Mayor Stephanie Henrick, who considers herself a part of “the Montgomery County Mayors Squad.” Since she was sworn in…

  • Citadel Excited to ‘Add to the Economic Momentum’ in Montco with New Branch in Montgomeryville

    Citadel Excited to ‘Add to the Economic Momentum’ in Montco with New Branch in Montgomeryville

    Citadel, which is currently ranked No. 1 among all credit unions in Pennsylvania for providing value to savers and borrowers, will open its newest branch in Montgomeryville on March 11. The new branch – Citadel’s 24th in southeastern Pennsylvania and seventh in Montgomery County – is conveniently located on Bethlehem Pike, across the street from…

  • New Jersey School Partners With Hatboro Manufacturer To Implement Novel P-TECH Concept

    New Jersey School Partners With Hatboro Manufacturer To Implement Novel P-TECH Concept

    Trenton Central High School has partnered with Hatboro manufacturer M&S Centerless Grinding and Mercer County Community College to implement the Pathways in Technology Early College High School concept, writes Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman for The Trentonian. P-TECH is a growing trend in which learning centers provide teenagers with higher education in science, technology, engineering, and math –…