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BB&T expands educational opportunities for Montco students
BB&T may be headquartered in North Carolina, but its philanthropy knows no bounds. The bank, which has 17 branches in Montgomery County, has a strong commitment to assist students working hard in the classroom to achieve their goals. And the evidence can be found in the more than $300,000 it donated in 2017 to a…
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Looking to do Your Own Federal, State Income Taxes? Try TurboTax
If you are planning to face the tax season on your own, TurboTax and its Deluxe edition are the best tax software options available, write Mark Smirniotis and Kevin Purdy for The Wirecutter. TurboTax has been The Wirecutter’s top pick of tax software for five years in a row. It is as close as you…
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Alex Trebek to Moderate Debate in Pennsylvania’s Battle for Governor
Alex Trebek – the longtime host of Jeopardy! – will moderate one of the debates in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race, writes Emily Heil for The Washington Post. Trebek will pose questions to candidates at the forum sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry on Oct. 1. The choice of moderator is unusual as Trebek’s…
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From CHESCO: Argentinean Expats Build Affordable Homes Using Shipping Containers
CW Dwellings, a local builder of modular homes, transforms commercial shipping containers into affordable, but comfortable and attractive modern homes, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Local News. The company, which has a sample home on display at the Great Valley Shopping Center, was started two years ago by Argentinean expats Guillermo Weston and Carlo…
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Take a Nap on National Public Sleeping Day
Today is National Public Sleeping Day. This is the perfect opportunity to take a nap on a train, snooze in the park or another public place without judgment. There are many types of naps you can take, but for public sleeping it might be best to stick to the Power Nap. This lasts between 10…
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MONTCO Market: Space-Saving Docks Add Ports to Increasingly Lighter Portable Computers
With portable computers relying more and more on cloud storage and wireless connections, the number of built-in ports has reduced drastically. This often results in only having a headphone jack and a pair of USB ports available, writes J. D. Biersdorfer for The New York Times. But while laptop manufacturers and other vendors sell cost…
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Enjoy a Fruity Dessert for National Strawberry Day
Today is National Strawberry Day. The most likely origin for the heart shaped fruit’s name is that it came about from the leaves that the plant would drop off that would become “strewn” about the plant. What were once called strewn-berries became strawberries over time. Adding to the romantic notions often associated with the bright…
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Treat Your Pooch on National Dog Biscuit Day!
February 23 is National Dog Biscuit Day. In addition to here, February 23 is known around the globe as International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day. With origins going back to Roman times, today’s dog biscuits were first made by an Ohio electrician who was looking to sell high-class dog treats to England’s country gentlemen in 1860.…
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Inc. Magazine: Pederson Ensured Super Bowl Victory by Leveraging Foles’ Strengths
Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson helped to ensure the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship by leveraging quarterback Nick Foles’ strengths, instead of focusing on the things he needed to improve, writes Scott Mautz for Inc. magazine. Prior to his stellar performances en route to and in the Super Bowl, Foles has had a tough few…
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From DELCO: Neumann University Librarian Fights Against Fake News – One Classroom at a Time
College campuses have long been bastions of free speech and opponents of censorship. How does this stance play, however, in the era of fake news, when Russian bots spread false stories on social media sites and conspiracy theorists spew evidence-free tales in the mainstream media? According to Maureen Williams, the coordinator of information literacy at…
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Celebrate National Margarita Day in Style!
Today is National Margarita Day. With the winning combination of tequila, triple sec, lime or lemon juice, it is no wonder Margarita’s are the nation’s favorite tequila-based cocktail. The legends of the Margarita’s origin are many, but there are a few things that never change. One, the key ingredient is always tequila, and the rim…
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Treat Yourself on National Sticky Bun Day!
Today is National Sticky Bun Day. This sweet pastry is believed to have originated in nineteenth century Philadelphia. The delicious treat is known for its’ signature spiral look that resembles schnecken, or the German word for snail. They first appeared when German settlers brought their culinary traditions with them as they settled in the area.…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Vince Del Rossi, Owner and President of Health Mats
By the time he was a junior in high school, Vince Del Rossi, Owner and President of Health Mats, was a self-made man. When he was 16 years old, Del Rossi turned his father’s diaper delivery service around while his parents summered at the Jersey Shore, then partnered with his father to grow a fledging…
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Montco Market: Breaking Sad
We have all experienced loss. Many of us have experienced the loss of loved one and the chest-tightening, life-changing grief that brings. So did Shelly Fisher and Jen Jones, co-authors of Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up. Fisher and Jones work together at Fisher’s…
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Malvern Federal reports quarterly results, is ‘Well-positioned to advance in 2018’
Malvern Federal has reported operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017. Net income amounted to $403,000 or $0.06 per fully diluted common share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017, a decrease of $570,000, or 58.6 percent, as compared with net income of $973,000, or $0.15 per fully diluted common share,…
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From DELCO: Remains of WWII Pilot from Chester Finally Discovered, Buried with Honors
Stanley Stegnerski, a fighter pilot from Chester who was reported missing in action over Germany during World War II, was finally laid to rest in Millsboro, Del., after decades of searching, writes Rae Tyson for the Wilmington News Journal. Stegnerski, whose remains had recently been discovered in a field in central Germany, was buried with…
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MONTCO Market: It’s Super Bowl Party Time — for Last Minute Planners
This coming Sunday. February 4, 2018. The Super Bowl. You’re either throwing a Super Bowl party or going to someone else’s party (or sitting at home enjoying the game by yourself), and time totally got away from you. Don’t worry. There’s still time to pull this together and make it feel like the unbelievably awesome…
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How do Salty Footprints Get on the Third Floor??
By Kris Smith Last week I walked through buildings that had salty footprints on the floor in the entrance areas and even on the second and third floors! I felt like an inspector who was following a suspicious trail as I traced footprints at the entrance of a building to the elevator… where the footprints…
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