• Ardmore Shooting Coverage Wounds Neighborhood Advocates

    Ardmore Shooting Coverage Wounds Neighborhood Advocates

    If people don’t like unwelcome development in their backyard, they sure don’t like crime there. And in the last week, residents of Ardmore and its surrounding neighborhoods have defended their turf over a recent shooting that killed a 29-year-old man. The incident took place near the border of two communities, two townships and two counties;…

  • Life Time’s Owner Discusses Company Name Change and Shopping Mall Locations

    Life Time’s Owner Discusses Company Name Change and Shopping Mall Locations

    Life Time, which already has fitness centers in Fort Washington and King of Prussia and another planned for Ardmore next year, is looking to expand into overall healthy living, writes John Ewoldt for Philly.com. King of Prussia’s Life Time Fitness location includes a 63,000 square foot swimming pool area.(Image and caption via Philly.com) The company…

  • King’s Collar Shirtmakers Owner Overcomes Discrimination to Achieve Decades of Success

    King’s Collar Shirtmakers Owner Overcomes Discrimination to Achieve Decades of Success

    Nancy Gold, owner of Ardmore’s King’s Collar Shirtmakers, has been making custom shirts for decades but had to fight hard for her spot in the male dominated industry, writes Diane Mastrull for Philly.com. When she was starting out in the sixties, Gold had an abundance of skill, but she was the wrong gender for her…

  • Ardmore’s Suburban Square Embracing Lifestyle Concept

    Ardmore’s Suburban Square Embracing Lifestyle Concept

    Faced with mounting competition from King of Prussia and Center City, Ardmore’s Suburban Square is evolving from being just another a retail center into one that embraces a lifestyle concept, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Line Times. “When we acquired the asset, the retail environment was a little bit different around Philadelphia,” said Tom Simmons,…