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Schools Are Trying To Open. Here’s What You Need To Know
By Wendi Rank Each July, I obsess over school supplies. I have different concerns this year. As a nurse – and parent of some very unhygienic middle schoolers – my concerns range from the practical (will the kids really wear a mask all day?) to the fantastical (will my kids’ refusal to use soap make…
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Montco’s Thriving Biking Culture Take Center Stage in New VFTCB Video with County Commissioner Lawrence
Montgomery County’s thriving biking culture and abundance of trails take center stage in the new Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board video featuring Vice Chair of the County Commissioners, Ken Lawrence. The county boasts some of the best biking trails and routes in the region providing a safe, socially distanced outside exercise option. In addition…
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Penn State Great Valley Joins Linux Foundation AI as Associate Member
Penn State Great Valley is expanding its reach in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community by joining the LF AI Foundation as an associate member. LF AI was founded in March 2018 as an umbrella organization within the Linux Foundation to support innovation and accelerate development of open source projects in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.…
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August 5th COVID-19 Update: Montgomery County Case Count Continues to Fall
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since the last update Monday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 41 new COVID-19 cases and no death were Tuesday afternoon. Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 276 new coronavirus infections, a decrease of…
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Main Line Today: Attorney General Josh Shapiro Fights for People ‘Who Can’t Fight for Themselves’
As Pennsylvania Attorney General, Josh Shapiro has proven that he does not shy away from legal battles, whether they involve the Catholic Church or even President Trump, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Today. For Shapiro, who lives in Abington with his wife, Lori, and their four children, deciding to pick these battles is…
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Norristown Native Adds to Growing Kombucha Culture With His Budding Beverage Company, JamBrü
Jamaar Julal, a Norristown native, is expanding Philadelphia’s already growing kombucha culture with his budding beverage company, JamBrü, writes Adam Erace for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 24-year-old recently graduated from the Restaurant School, but he decided to forgo cooking in a professional kitchen and instead focus on growing his SCOBY, the culture that transforms tea…
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Haverford Systems’ AV Expertise Helps Other Businesses Rise to Challenges Posed by COVID-19
If ever there was a company built to help other businesses rise to the challenges posed by a pandemic, it would be Haverford Systems. Based in Downingtown, this audio-visual technology integration company has unparalleled experience with the type of AV installations that businesses, nonprofits, schools, law firms, healthcare facilities, and even senior living facilities could…
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Merion Station Expert Explains How ‘Made in America’ Movement Could Benefit from COVID-19-Driven Demand
Ed Gribbin, who runs an apparel consultancy firm in Merion Station and is president of the Americas Apparel Producers Network, believes that COVID-19-driven demand for medical gowns could provide a boost for the Mede in the Americas movement, writes Kathleen Nicholson Webber for The Philadelphia Inquirer. With the pandemic not subsiding, Gribbin’s industry is seeing…
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Montgomery County Records 103 New Cases of COVID-19, Zero Deaths
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since the last update Friday afternoon, 103 COVID-19 positive cases and no death were reported in Montgomery County Monday afternoon. Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 297 new coronavirus infections, an decrease…
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NASA Cartographer Weighs in on Wawa/Sheetz Turf War With a Twitter Store Map
Social media lit up again recently with loyalty oaths to Wawa or Sheetz after President Donald Trump visited a Wawa in King of Prussia, writes Ryan Deto for pghcitypaper.com. Sheetz, based in Altoona, has the Western Pennsylvania territory while Wawa, of course, is focused in Delaware County and eastern PA. But both have been expanding.…
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Wall Street Journal: Ransomware Attack against SEI Investments’ Vendor Compromises Investors’ Data
A ransomware attack against a vendor of Oaks-based SEI Investments resulted in a data breach of investors in about 100 of the fund administrator’s clients, write Dylan Tokar, James Rundle, and Juliet Chung for The Wall Street Journal. The attack found a way into the corporate systems of M.J. Brunner, a service provider that developed…
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Manor College Welcomed into United States Collegiate Athletic Association
Manor College has recently been accepted into the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, the national organization for intercollegiate athletic programs of community, junior, and small colleges across the United States. Manor was a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association and will continue to compete in that association for the women’s indoor and outdoor…
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Get Ready. Your COVID Back To School List
By Wendi Rank Our back-to-school anxiety is exponential this summer. My kids want to know what to expect for the year. I miss using school supplies as a reason to visit Target. Most of us are unsure how to prepare for school as the first day edges closer. Here are some tips for school –…
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MONTCO Golf: Linfield National’s Greens and Fairways Offer a Relaxing Round of Golf
By Rick Woelfel Linfield National Golf Club has been serving the golfing public for close to a quarter century. Open since 1997 and located just of Route 422 in Montgomery County, a few miles east of Pottstown, the layout has been tweaked in recent years to play a bit longer than it once did. Today,…
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VFTCB Offers More for Less with Its 2020 Member Enhancement Initiatives
Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is offering its members additional benefits through its 2020 member enhancement initiatives. The organization’s members can now access the VFTCB’s new Membership Directory through its HQ portal. This allows members to search through its 600-plus listed businesses. Members can also increase consumer exposure by adding a special offer to…
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Qlik: COVID-19 Has Brought Data, Analytics to the Forefront Like Never Before
By Jordan Morrow The year of 2020 has been thrown into a whirlwind. We have had natural and environmental disasters, COVID-19, and more. Yet, I think much good can come from this year, too, if we seize the opportunities we have. In the fields of data and analytics, data literacy and data science, there have…
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A Community of Love Saved Gilbertsville Teen’s Life After He Collapsed on a Delaware County Field
A lot of people did the right thing and that helped save the life of a young teen who collapsed on an Aston lacrosse field, says his father, speaking to Jim Melwert for kwynewsradio.radio.com. Brendan Avvento, 14, of Gilbertsville, collapsed on the evening of July 14. Doctors believe he may have suffered a stroke. A…
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Using Their Sewing Skills, Two Montco Women Became Early COVID-19 Heroes
Two Montgomery County women became early COVID-19 heroes by using their sewing skills to help frontline workers and the community, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Today. When Gov. Tom Wolf announced stay-at-home orders for parts of the region, Lindsay Gradel, owner of Sew Much Cooler in Narberth, looked up the online guidelines for…
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