Collegeville
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D2 Organization Keeping Options Open for Vacant Office Building in Collegeville
With the office market still facing many uncertainties, East Norriton’s D2 Organization has opted to keep all options open for a vacant office building in Collegeville. Paul Schwedelson reported on the opportunity for the Philadelphia Business Journal. D2 Organization’s division D2 Capital Advisors recently made arrangements for an $8.5 million refinancing of the property, which…
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12 Montgomery County Public High Schools Rank Among Top 50 in Pa. for 2023
Twelve Montgomery County public high schools are among the top 50 in Pennsylvania for 2022, according to a new ranking recently released by Niche. To determine the ranking for its 2023 Best Public High Schools in Pennsylvania list, Niche analyzed key statistics from data provided by the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews…
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Defensive End Brandon Graham Teams with Collegeville Eatery for Eagles Fundraiser
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham is putting pizza knowledge gained from his home turf of Detroit to good use. CBS3 Philadelphia served up the details of his culinary collaboration with a Collegeville pizzeria. Graham worked with Collegeville Italian Bakery to create Detroit 55 Pizza. It’s loaded with toppings hand-picked by Graham: pepperoni, sauce, bacon,…
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Collegeville Trooper’s Response to Gun Violence: ‘One Percent Rambo; 99 Percent Mr. Rogers’
Benjamin Brooks, a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper who lives in Collegeville, believes that de-escalating conflict before it spirals into rage and violence is key to solving Philadelphia’s gun problem, reported Lynette Hazelton for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 83-year-old Brooks has spent the past six decades of his career in law enforcement. As a Pennsylvania State…
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Curious About Winter Sowing? Montco 4-H Center to Host January Workshops
The Montgomery County 4-H Center will host two winter sowing workshops in January, reported Joe Zlomeck for The Sanatoga Post. The workshops are scheduled for Jan. 7 and Jan. 10, and both will take place between 9:45–11:00 AM. They are free and open to the public; attendees do not have to have any prior gardening…
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Swoop May Be the Mascot of the Hour, But These Collegeville School Kids Sure Enjoyed the Phanatic
Students at Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, Collegeville, gathered enough food in a “Full Belly Bag” challenge to earn an onsite visit by the Phillie Phanatic. Despite baseball season being long over (and logical conjecture that Swoop’s datebook for Eagles gigs may be tight at present), the kids nonetheless responded enthusiastically to their diamond-associated visitor.…
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Cut Your Own Christmas Tree at These Montco Farms
The family adventure of cutting a live Christmas tree is one requiring good timing. Fell it too early, and decorators run the risk of it drying out prematurely. Waiting too long runs the risk of being left with options that Charlie Brown got stuck with. This week, a tree-shopper’s sweet spot timing-wise, may be helpful…
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Lower Providence Wells Fargo Shuts Doors on Feb. 22 Amid Rise in Digital Banking
As more customers go digital, brick-and-mortar banks are closing their doors across the country. This trend is no exception for Wells Fargo’s Lower Providence Branch at 2740 W. Ridge Pike. The location will close Feb. 22 at noon, writes Jeff Ward for WFMZ 69 News. Luckily, for customers who still want to get that…
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Collegeville High School Sweethearts Who Reunited After 30 Years Get Married
A pair of Collegeville high school sweethearts who were reunited after 30 years of separation finally united in matrimony at Springford Country Club, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Their love story does not follow a linear path, and their hearts were often ships passing in the night. Colleen Uhlein met Keith…
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Refreshed, Free, Mobile Passport Links Montgomery County Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) has relaunched Montco Makers, a mobile passport that aims to support local craft beverage producers. Montco Makers, a 2018 initiative, showcases the area’s breweries, wineries, and distilleries; its latest edition now has a more gamified look and feel to increase its appeal. Celebration of Local Excellence The…
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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar Opens in Collegeville, Its First New Restaurant Since the Pandemic Began
Glen Mills restaurateur Dave Magrogan’s ninth Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar opens today, Nov. 8, in the Providence Town Center, Collegeville. It’s a landmark moment for the chain, which has four other locations in the Phila. suburbs and four elsewhere nationwide: It marks the restaurant’s first new opening since the retreat of the COVID-19…
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Holiday Engagements Mean Spring-Summer Weddings, A Montgomery County Specialty
The 2022 Montgomery County holiday season will assuredly yield an engagement ring or two wrapped in red-green paper and presented to a loved one. After all the congratulations, the to-do list then kicks in, which means the hunt for a venue. Fortunately, WeddingWire has a list of top-rated places for perfect 2023 matrimonial events. The…
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Valley Forge Tourism Board Embraces the Area’s World-Series Red-Letter Days
The 2022 World Series, pitting the Philadelphia Phillies against the Houston Astros, is a big deal to fervent and casual fans alike. Across the county over the next five days, Montgomery Countians will be swathed in red, gathering in area bars and restaurants, cheering as they haven’t done since 2009 — the last time the…
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Collegeville Italian Bakery Shows Its Phillies Fandom ‘Hole’-Heartedly
Collegeville Italian Bakery Pizzeria Napoletana spent the afternoon before the Phillies game last night against the San Diego Padres ensuring that local watchers could carb-up ahead of the first pitch. CBS3’s Marcella Baietto served up details on one menu item, a themed dessert, that particularly hit it out of the park. The shop at 3846…
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Retro Retail: Collegeville Was Once Home to a Top-Three Halloween Costume Manufacturer in the U.S.
As Montgomery County kids make their final decisions about Halloween 2022 garb, parents may fondly recall former costumes of their own. The Collegeville Costume Company — long-historied, nationally marketed, now-shuttered — may have been that beloved getup’s source. The firm began in the 1920s as an American flag producer. “Our store is part of that…
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This Limerick Resident Has Plenty of Skeletons in His Closet, and He’s Proud of All of Them
Pat Baker is only so-so about his Limerick home’s annual outdoor Christmas display. Whereas other Montgomery County homeowners festoon their properties with lights, garland, decorations, creches, Santas, and other Yuletide gee-gaws, he tucks an inflatable snowman on his Limerick lot in late November and calls it a day. He is by no means a Grinch.…
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Skippack Pharmacist Remains Pro-Shots, Despite Presidential Comment: ‘The Pandemic Is Over’
In a recent 60 Minutes segment, President Joe Biden commented, “The pandemic is over.” Trish Hartman, 6abc, chronicled reactions to that statement, including observations from Dr. Mayank Amin of Skippack Pharmacy. The presidential opinion of the healthcare crisis came at a public event in Detroit. Biden had noted an absence of masks in the crowd…
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Atop Quality Ranking of Montco High Schools Come Data on the Districts behind Them
In conjunction with the recently published list of top Montgomery County high schools comes a similarly themed Niche.com assessment of the Montco school districts in which they operate. Niche has identified 11 of them to be among the top 50 school districts in Pa. for 2023. To determine 2023’s best school districts, Niche analyzed U.S.…
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