• House of the Week: 608 Norristown Road, Ambler

    House of the Week: 608 Norristown Road, Ambler

    Enchanting, prestigious and affordable. It is not often these 3 words can be said of a home such as 608 Norristown Road, a sprawling Estate resting on a magnificent 4.8 Acre lot in coveted Lower Gwynedd. This timeless Farmhouse-themed Cape Cod was expanded and looks more radiant than ever while still bestowing its original charm.…

  • Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services to host naloxone distribution event in Ambler

    Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services to host naloxone distribution event in Ambler

    The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Offices of Drug & Alcohol and Public Health are sponsoring a free Naloxone distribution and education event on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in Ambler. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in deaths resulting from heroin and prescription opioids. This epidemic has spread across…

  • Gyroscope Therepaeutics of Ambler raises $60.6 million

    Gyroscope Therepaeutics of Ambler raises $60.6 million

    British-based gene therapy company Gyroscope Therapeutics, with United States headquarters based in Ambler, raised $60.6 million in a venture capital financing with a Series B round  led by Syncona Ltd., a previous backer that invested just under $58 million. Syncona is a London-based investment trust focus on the life science industry. Cambridge Innovation Capital, another…

  • Montco police and Ambler NAACP team up after social media controversy

    Montco police and Ambler NAACP team up after social media controversy

    A handful of Montgomery County law-enforcement officers were found to have posted offensive content on social media sites.   Three weeks later, chiefs from 13 departments joined forces with the Ambler branch of the NAACP to show a “united front” and to establish better relationships between police and their communities, writes Brian Hickey for phillyvoice.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″]…

  • U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins Small Business celebration in upper Montgomery County

    U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins Small Business celebration in upper Montgomery County

    U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (Pa.-4) was the special guest at a small business celebration in Upper Dublin Township at Track 3 Microbrewery & Coffee House. Track 3 maintains a special relationship with another local business, Wake Coffee in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Track 3 utilizes Wake coffee in the production of unique coffee drinks and several of…

  • House of the Week: 1343 Fording Brook Road, Ambler

    House of the Week: 1343 Fording Brook Road, Ambler

    Residing in prestigious Gwynedd Valley; this idyllic luxury estate is a lesson in extraordinary living. Nestled within a serene setting at the end of a private road, the 2.76 acres are enhanced by natural topography that has been handcrafted with bluestone terraces and professionally landscaped grounds to create exceptional outdoor living space, according to the…

  • Ambler Savings Bank celebrates opening of new drive-up window

    Ambler Savings Bank celebrates opening of new drive-up window

    Bally Savings Bank, a Division of Ambler Savings Bank, celebrated the culmination of extensive renovations to the branch on Saturday, June 8 with an open house and ribbon-cutting celebration. Renovations to the branch included a refreshed look to the interior of the branch itself and a new drive-up teller lane. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “We’ve done a…

  • Ambler Savings Bank donates to 2019 Ambler Kiwanis Carnival and fireworks

    Ambler Savings Bank donates to 2019 Ambler Kiwanis Carnival and fireworks

    Ambler Savings Bank donated $10,000 to the Kiwanis Club of Ambler for the 2019 Kiwanis Carnival, July 2 through July 6, and the annual fireworks display on Friday, July 5, at the Wissahickon High School. This is the sixth consecutive year Ambler Savings Bank has supported the annual fireworks display, totaling $60,000 in contributions to…

  • Ambler Arts and Music Fest receives $15,000 donation

    Ambler Arts and Music Fest receives $15,000 donation

    Ambler Savings Bank President and CEO presented a check to Ambler Main Street to support the Ambler Arts and Music Fest. The two-day festival, this year held June 14 and 15, is the biggest event in downtown Ambler, drawing in over 20,000 people. The festival will feature live music for two straight days. The party…

  • Sushi Hatsu opens in downtown Ambler

    Sushi Hatsu opens in downtown Ambler

    Chef Harrison Kim has teamed up with seasoned restaurant builder Frank Lott to open Sushi Hatsu at 51 E. Butler Avenue in Ambler, PA — the site of the former Ambler Cabaret. The new BYO restaurant will seat 75 guests, with an additional 11 seats at a sleek sushi bar, and two dozen more seats in a…

  • Documentary on Wissahickon Valley premiere at Ambler Theater

    Documentary on Wissahickon Valley premiere at Ambler Theater

    “On the Wissahickon,” a new documentary about the Wissahickon Valley, will premiere at the Ambler Theater on Tuesday, May 14. Presented by the Articulate Foundation and the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, the documentary explores how the Wissahickon Valley’s past, present, and future can serve as a global model for water management and urban sustainability. [uam_ad…

  • Upper Dublin receives STEM donation from Ambler Savings Bank

    Upper Dublin receives STEM donation from Ambler Savings Bank

    Maple Glen Elementary Students were on hand to help accept a donation to the Upper Dublin Education Foundation from Ambler Savings Bank. The gift will be used to enhance the District’s STEM program and robotics lab, and to help fund a summer robotics camp. Upper Dublin School District offers summer robotics programs for elementary and…

  • Souls Shot: Portraits of Victims of Gun Violence

    Souls Shot: Portraits of Victims of Gun Violence

    The moving and compelling portraits of the Souls Shot project will be on view at the Art Center at Ambler during March. There will be a free reception, open to all, on March 19 from 5 to 8 pm at the Center, 45 Forest Avenue in Ambler, 215 619 8863. The number of people whose…

  • Conshy Girls: Neighborhood spots that feel like home

    Conshy Girls: Neighborhood spots that feel like home

    By Rachel Riley No matter which Conshy Girls Restaurant Group spot you visit, the owners want you to feel so comfortable it’s as if you’re at home. You might even forget where you are, mistake the place for your own kitchen, and begin cleaning up after yourself. That’s the effect the restaurants have. Don’t worry,…

  • Philabundance announces hiring of Ambler resident Sara Hertz as Chief Development Officer

    Philabundance announces hiring of Ambler resident Sara Hertz as Chief Development Officer

     Philabundance, the Delaware Valley’s largest hunger relief organization, is pleased to announce the hiring of Sara Hertz as the new Chief Development Officer (CDO), effective immediately. As Chief Development Officer, Hertz is responsible for developing strategies to secure and manage new and existing donors, providing oversight of the grants, direct mail, major gifts and corporate…

  • Santander Bank names Ambler woman ‘Top Quarterback’

    Santander Bank names Ambler woman ‘Top Quarterback’

    To cap off the second season of the ‘Santander Community Quarterback’ program, Santander Bank and the Philadelphia Eagles recognized 10 program honorees and announced the Top ‘Community Quarterback’ during a special celebration at Lincoln Financial Field. During the celebration, Santander Bank and the Philadelphia Eagles announced that Anne Keenan, Reading Recycled, of Ambler, was voted this season’s Top ‘Community…

  • Forest & Main brings charming city style pub to Montco suburbs

    Forest & Main brings charming city style pub to Montco suburbs

    Rivaling the charm of the quirkiest and most unique brew pubs you’ll find, Ambler’s Forest & Main Brewing Co. has brought the hip and distinct feel of city brew pubs to the suburbs, cementing itself as a standout among Montco breweries. Once inside this old Victorian, you’ll feel right at home, quite literally. Forest &…

  • Ambler Savings Bank donates to Simon’s Heart

    Ambler Savings Bank donates to Simon’s Heart

    Forty-six Ambler Savings Bank employees participated in the Bank’s first ever company-wide Biggest Loser-style competition this fall, all with the intent to create a healthier workplace, healthier bodies, and raise money for Simon’s Heart. Ambler Savings Bank pledged that for every pound lost, they would donate $2 to Simon’s Heart, a Montgomery County based non-profit…