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MLH Researcher Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American College of Cardiology
Dr. Charles Antzelevitch, professor and executive director of cardiovascular research at Main Line Health’s Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, has received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology, a nonprofit medical association, for his groundbreaking research into abnormal heart rhythms. “We are so proud that Dr. Antzelevitch has been named for…
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His Facebook Post Revived a Delco Pizza Shop. Now 2 Local Business Owners Have Awarded Him $3,000
A recent Ridley High School graduate who helped revive a struggling Delco pizza shop has been rewarded by two local businessmen for his efforts, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Nick Mniecznikowski was presented a $3,000 check before his graduation Tuesday. The money will help fund his continuing education at the Williamson College of…
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Has COVID-19 Endangered Primary Care?
By Wendi Rank A report by Xavier Lopez at WHYY reveals the grievous effect COVID-19 is having on primary care practices throughout Philadelphia. Primary care practices have seen fewer patients during the pandemic. Even with telehealth providing an option, pre-existing conditions run the risk of fulminating in this environment. The dynamic has created sicker patients…
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New Report on Rental and Multifamily Housing in King of Prussia Finds Strong Demand, Low Impact on Area Schools
A newly released King of Prussia District report, The State of Rental and Owner-Occupied Multifamily Housing in King of Prussia, shows a robust multifamily housing market in Upper Merion Township/King of Prussia for the first quarter of 2020 and strong demand for the inventory added to the area over the last five years. The key…
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King of Prussia Mall Owner In Talks to Buy J.C. Penney
Simon Property Group, owner of King of Prussia Mall and Montgomery Mall, along with Brookfield Property Partners are in talks with Authentic Brands Group to acquire J.C. Penney, writes Drew Hansen for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The department store chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. However by buying the troubled retailer, these…
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Inovio CEO Tells Wired How DNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Differs from Traditional Vaccines
While most traditional vaccines are created using a weakened or dead version of a virus that is injected into the body, Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio is taking a different approach with its COVID-19 vaccine development, writes Dr. Seema Yasmin for WIRED. “Inovio is working on a DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19,” said Inovio Chief Executive Officer and…
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After First Affecting Chester County’s Densely Populated Areas, COVID-19 Hits Mushroom Country
After initially affecting the more densely populated areas of Chester County, the coronavirus is now hitting southern Chester County’s mushroom country, write Vinny Vella and Jesenia De Moya Correa for The Philadelphia Inquirer. An area that includes Kennett Square, Avondale, and West Grove has been the epicenter of a surge in new COVID-19 cases since…
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Montgomery County June 17th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Tuesday afternoon, 18 new COVID-19 positive cases and 1 death were reported in Montgomery County. The 18 positive individuals came from 13 municipalities and ranged in age from 8-months to 91-years-old.…
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Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Popular Art Ability Program Now Accepting Submissions
By Main Line Health As a healthcare organization, the safety of our constituents is our highest priority. While our commitment to Art Ability remains strong, in light of the current pandemic, we have decided to pivot the annual Preview Reception and Dinner & Auction events to a virtual format. As we celebrate Art Ability’s 25th…
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Dating In The Age Of COVID
By Wendi Rank Dating, sex, and everything in between have become more complicated with the coronavirus infiltrating everyone’s daily life. A recent article by Tara Parker-Pope of The New York Times outlines New York City’s advice for residents looking to make pandemic dating more intriguing than infuriating. NYC Health issued “Safer Sex and COVID-19”, a…
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Lower Merion School District Among Wealthiest Statewide, Widens Divide With Nearby Poorer Districts
A new analysis of school funding by Pennsylvania State University has found that the spending gap between wealthier school districts, such as Lower Merion, and that of average-spending districts continues to widen, writes Jill Barshay for The Hechinger Report. Between 2000 and 2015, the Lower Merion School District boosted its education funding by 87 percent…
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Colebrookdale Railroad Wins National Association of Counties’ Achievement Award for Historic Preservation
Colebrookdale Railroad, which connects Berks and Montgomery counties, has been recognized with the National Association of Counties‘ achievement award for arts, culture, and historic preservation, according to a staff report from 69 News. The National Association of Counties, which represents over 3,000 counties nationwide, said the multi-county public-private partnership to preserve the Colebrookdale Railroad not…
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Three Montgomery County Farms Added To PA Farmland Preservation Program
Pennsylvania’s nation-leading farmland preservation program has added 48 farms to its roster, including three in Montgomery County, writes Paul Vigna for the Penn Live Patriot-News. The $11.9 million investment in food security by safeguarding 4,432 acres in 25 counties was announced last week by Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. An additional $2 million has been invested…
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Ardmore Music Hall Family Band Calls for Support of National Independent Venue Association During Global Virtual Music Festival
Before playing a symbolic cover of Cake‘s “The Distance” at Quarantine Comes Alive, the Ardmore Music Hall Family Band asked fans to support the National Independent Venue Association, writes Kel Kawas for the Live for Live Music. The Montgomery County band closed out the primetime, 7 p.m. block of the global virtual music festival that…
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Bloomberg: Don’t Kiss That Handshake Goodbye Just Yet
Many people believe that the handshake as a form of greeting will be gone forever due to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Devon Pendleton for Bloomberg. But history shows that several forms of greetings that involve human touch have always returned after short periods of decline, suggesting that the handshake will most likely survive this latest…
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Montgomery County June 16th COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Monday afternoon, 39 new COVID-19 positive cases and 1 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 1 new death bring Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll to 777individuals. The new positive cases…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Main Line Multimillionaire Wants to Take On Internet Itself in Effort to Promote Privacy
David Magerman, a Main Line multimillionaire who lives in Merion Station, wants to take on the internet itself to prevent tech giants from using our private data to manipulate the world, writes David Murrell for the Philadelphia Magazine. Magerman looked at the workings of companies that manipulate user data, such as the now infamous Cambridge…
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LanCo Woman Among Volunteers for Clinical Trial of Inovio’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Stella Sexton, a resident of Manheim Township in Lancaster County, is among the volunteers taking part in a clinical trial to test the safety, dosage, and immune response of Inovio’s COVID-19 vaccine, writes Jeff Hawkes for the Lancaster Online. The Plymouth Meeting company is one of the very few that are already performing human testing…
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