• Big Prizes Lure Gamers to Philadelphia Area for Summer eSports Event

    Big Prizes Lure Gamers to Philadelphia Area for Summer eSports Event

    Gamers flocked to the Philadelphia area on Friday drawn by the $65,000 prize pool on offer during the eSports event at Sun Center Studios in Aston, writes Dan Linehan for Philly.com. The NSG Summer Championship saw gamers compete in four different games over three days for a piece of the alluring prize pool. The event…

  • From Chesco: Curtain Finally Lifts on Phoenixville’s Expanded Colonial Theatre

    From Chesco: Curtain Finally Lifts on Phoenixville’s Expanded Colonial Theatre

    The curtain has lifted inside the historic Colonial Theatre now that its $5.5 million expansion into the next-door National Bank of Phoenixville building is complete and open to the public. The extra 11,000 square feet has provided the Colonial with two new theaters for first-run movies, a concessions hub showcasing wine and beer, space for…

  • The Desmond’s Sunset Grille to Host Summer Beer Garden Party Tonight

    The Desmond’s Sunset Grille to Host Summer Beer Garden Party Tonight

    The largest outdoor deck in Chester County – the Sunset Grille at The Desmond in Malvern – is open for the season. Tonight, for the second time this summer, it will host a Summer Beer Garden Party. This one will run from 6-10 PM and will feature live music from Hake and Jarema. West Chester’s…

  • Bala Cynwyd Producer Revisits O.J. Simpson Case in New Oxygen Documentary Mini-Series

    Bala Cynwyd Producer Revisits O.J. Simpson Case in New Oxygen Documentary Mini-Series

    Nancy Glass, CEO and executive producer of Bala Cynwyd’s Glass Entertainment Group, has revisited the O.J. Simpson case in the new Oxygen documentary Mini-Series ‘The Jury Speaks’, writes Ellen Gray for Philly.com. The five episode series has been airing on Oxygen on Thursday evenings and the first episode was dedicated to the Simpson trial. It…

  • Grassroots-Led Pottstown GoFourth! Confirms Live Music Schedule for Festival

    Grassroots-Led Pottstown GoFourth! Confirms Live Music Schedule for Festival

    The music lineup of free entertainment has been finalized for the Pottstown GoFourth! Festival, a newly conceived community celebration featuring outstanding entertainment, arts and crafts, and wonderful food. The Pottstown GoFourth! Festival will be held in Pottstown’s Memorial Park on July 3 and 4 from approximately 11 AM to approximately 11 PM. Festival planners also…

  • Conshohocken Celebrates Fourth of July with 66th Soap Box Derby

    Conshohocken Celebrates Fourth of July with 66th Soap Box Derby

    The Fourth of July marked another successful year for the annual Soap Box Derby in Conshohocken, writes Rob Zawatski for NewsWorks. To enter, children from the area build and paint their own cars for a chance to win a spot at the Soap Box Derby World Championship. [uam_ad id=”51709″] . Mark Marine, regional director of…

  • MONTCO Careers – Entercom

    MONTCO Careers – Entercom

    Headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Entercom is the fastest growing, best performing radio company in the country that reaches millions of loyal fans daily by deeply investing in local talent, news, sports, events, communities, and people. Corporate Assistant Controller This position manages the process to collect and consolidate business unit financial results in preparation for the…

  • Bryn Mawr Film Institute to Host Three-Day Seminar Featuring Academy Award Winner

    Bryn Mawr Film Institute to Host Three-Day Seminar Featuring Academy Award Winner

    The Art House Convergence will meet in Ambler, Bryn Mawr, and Philadelphia this week during its summertime Regional Seminar. Philadelphia native Garrett Brown, an Academy Award-winning cinematographer and inventor of the Steadicam, will speak to more than 120 attendees from art house theaters, film distribution centers, and industry enterprises across the country. Garrett Brown (…

  • Inaugural Conshohocken Music Festival a ‘Dream Come True for a Couple of Conshy Guys’

    Inaugural Conshohocken Music Festival a ‘Dream Come True for a Couple of Conshy Guys’

    Already known for its culinary adventures, bustling business district, and thriving residential neighborhoods, the beautiful, bustling borough of Conshohocken is about to take center stage, yet again, as it adds one more title to its list – music mecca. MoreThanTheCurve.com and The Greater Conshohocken Business & Development Corporation (LoveConshy) have announced details for the Inaugural…

  • Pennsylvania’s Premier Cider-Inspired Event Returns to Gettysburg on June 24

    Pennsylvania’s Premier Cider-Inspired Event Returns to Gettysburg on June 24

    There’s a hidden craft-beverage movement happening near Gettysburg — and it’s not beer. In fact, it’s not just apples: Blueberries, cherries, and other seasonal favorites join apples as today’s hottest craft beverage. Sometimes sweet, sometimes tart, always crisp and refreshing, hard cider is trending, and PA Cider Fest’s return for Year Two puts cider front…

  • TooManyGames Celebrates 10 Years at Next Weekend’s Gaming Expo in Oaks

    TooManyGames Celebrates 10 Years at Next Weekend’s Gaming Expo in Oaks

    TooManyGames, the longest running and largest gaming convention in Pennsylvania, will take place June 23-25 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. With an expected attendance of more than 12,000 guests, the 2017 event marks the organization’s 13th expo over 10 years and is expected to be the largest to date. TooManyGames is the…

  • Glenside’s Matt Rambo Wins Best American College Lacrosse Player Award

    Glenside’s Matt Rambo Wins Best American College Lacrosse Player Award

    Glenside’s Matt Rambo, already regarded as one of the best ever lacrosse players from the Philadelphia area, has won this year’s Tewaaraton Award for the most outstanding American college lacrosse player, writes Joseph Santoliquito for Philly Voice. Rambo, who turns twenty-three next month, started his lacrosse career playing for LaSalle College High School. He then…

  • Sunnybrook’s Andrew Turner Wins PGA Event on Home Course

    Sunnybrook’s Andrew Turner Wins PGA Event on Home Course

    Honey Brook’s Andrew Turner took full advantage of his home turf to win the coveted $100,000 first prize at the Haverford Trust Philadelphia PGA Classic held at Plymouth Meeting’s Sunnybrook Golf Club, writes Joe Juliano for Philly.com. “I think the biggest check I ever won before this was five or six thousand bucks,” said Turner.…

  • Tickets for King of Prussia Beerfest Royale Now on Sale

    Tickets for King of Prussia Beerfest Royale Now on Sale

    The King of Prussia District (KOP-BID) has announced that tickets are now on sale for the sixth annual King of Prussia Beerfest Royale, suburban Philadelphia’s must-attend outdoor beer festival that sells out each year. The event is on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 7. More than 100 craft and international beers will be on…

  • Sly Fox of Pottstown, Phoenixville to Debut Northern Liberties Standard Lager

    Sly Fox of Pottstown, Phoenixville to Debut Northern Liberties Standard Lager

    Standard Tap, located at 901 North 2nd Street in Philadelphia, will host a debut brunch for Sly Fox Brewing Company’s Northern Liberties Standard Lager on Sunday at 11 AM. Brewed collaboratively by Sly Fox’s Brian O’Reilly, Standard Tap owner William Reed, and 91-year-old Bill Moeller, this extraordinary lager puts Moeller’s encyclopedic knowledge of beer as…

  • Sakiewicz Joins National Lacrosse League after Leaving Philadelphia Union

    Sakiewicz Joins National Lacrosse League after Leaving Philadelphia Union

    After being ousted from Philadelphia Union, Nick Sakiewicz has found new purpose as the commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, writes Jack McCaffery for Daily Times. A longtime soccer fan, Sakiewicz was instrumental in bringing the Union to the area seven years ago and building it into one of the major successes of Major League…

  • Montco Lawyers Rock for Local Causes; Tickets Available for LAWYERPALOOZA

    Montco Lawyers Rock for Local Causes; Tickets Available for LAWYERPALOOZA

    The Montgomery Bar Foundation, the charitable affiliate of the Montgomery Bar Association, is celebrating 30 years of giving with a once-in-a-lifetime concert event, performed by lawyers who rock! Stand out and show your support for local, justice-related causes by being a sponsor of LAWYERPALOOZA, a unique benefit concert on June 1 at The Ardmore Music…

  • PhillyCAM to Feature Young Wynnewood Author Liliana Velásquez

    PhillyCAM to Feature Young Wynnewood Author Liliana Velásquez

    Wynnewood author, Liliana Velásquez, will read from her book Dreams and Nightmares that describes her 2,000 mile journey to the U.S. at the PhillyCAM Community Room on Thursday, writes John Timpane for Philly.com. The true story follows the route of the then fourteen-years-old Velásquez who left her abusive family in in Guatemala to travel here.…