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Regional Pizzeria, Looking to Spice Up Its Brand, Tosses to Customers for New Mascot Name
Tony Roni’s, a regional pizzeria, recently deepened its brand presence by adding a mascot named Peppi Roni. He is being positioned as as a unique visual in the active Phila. metro pizza market. After deciding on a look — a happy slice of pie with a distinctive crust mustache (he’s currently sporting a festive Santa…
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Conshohocken Family Makes Holiday Season Brighter for Kids to Mail Letters to Santa
For the third year running, a Conshohocken couple is making the holiday season brighter for local kids by providing a mailbox for children to drop off Santa letters. Kevin Tierney posted the story at More Than the Curve. Dottie Mandarano, a Plymouth Township native, and her husband, Gene, first placed the “Santa Letters” mailbox in…
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Black Friday Shopping Not Your Thing? A Pebble Beach Golf Tournament Is as Close as Conshohocken
Black Friday shopping isn’t for everyone. Local golfers, for example, might want to swap the bag-toting crowds, jammed parking lots, and picked-over stock for nine holes on the famed Pebble Beach course. Best of all, meeting this challenge involves no weather delays, no sunburn, no tipping a caddy, and most appealing, no travel expenses to/from…
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Turkey Day 2022’s Fast Approach Is No Reason to Get Those Culinary Feathers in a Ruffle
Martha Stewart may be able to whip up a stellar Thanksgiving meal on a shortened timeline (it’s just nine days away), but that doesn’t mean Montgomery County culinarians are able — or even willing — to do the same. Luckily, local Thanksgiving restaurant menus are stuffed with delicious main course, sides, and desserts that simplify…
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Ikea Is Frightfully Upset over Indie Horror Video Game that Mimics the Distinct Look of Its Stores, Staff
Conshohocken–associated Ikea has threatened legal action against The Store Is Closed, an independent British-produced video game. The Scandinavian retailer’s legal team finds the first-person horror-themed setting a bit too close for comfort. Alice Hearing hunted down this story’s details for Fortune. The Store Is Closed, the product of U.K. game creator Jacob Shaw (aka Ziggy),…
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New York Shoppers Give Bronx Cheer to Scaled-Down Version of Ikea in Queens
Swedish furniture brand Ikea — whose U.S. headquarters are in Conshohocken — tried tweaking its retail model in the Queens borough of N.Y. But according to Miriam Hall of BisNow New York City, shoppers there didn’t care for the small-scale concept. Hence, the store is closing. The 150,000-sq.-ft. Ikea at the Vernado’s Regal Center Mall…
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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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Malvern Bank House of the Week: In Conshy, the Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Muchness
A topographic map of Conshohocken illustrates the range of its elevations, from a low of 36 feet to a high of 410 feet. That variance has enabled residential real estate developers to leverage plots that offer unique settings and spectacular views, especially on the southwest side of the Schuylkill River, site of 102 Merion Hill…
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Conshohocken-Rooted Property Group Partners Internationally for Industrial Real Estate Success
Property group EQT Exeter went above and beyond on exceeding its target in raising $3 billion to scoop up industrial buildings. The original goal of the oversubscribed fund was $2.5 billion, as the group had high demand from investors all over the world, including North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, writes Ryan Sharrow…
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Babies Wanted! Conshohocken Biz Needs Lots of Tots for Research Project
Boss Baby who? Montgomery County families might be raising the next generation of business-minded babes to test baby-care products, according to a Kevin Tierney report in Around Ambler. Product Investigations, Inc., is a Conshocken based company that conducts clinical research for various companies, specifically for product safety, skin wellness, efficacy, and claims support. It’s searching…
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Inflation Finally Gets Ikea; CEO Says It ‘Hurts His Soul’ to Raise Prices
Swedish-based furniture maker and retailer has surrendered to inflation, writes Rafaela Lindberg for Bloomberg News via The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It hurts my soul that we had to raise prices,” said chief executive officer Jon Abrahamsson Ring in an interview. “Unfortunately, we can’t ignore surging raw materials and transport costs.” Despite absorbing nearly $975,000 in…
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Montco Home to One of America’s Best Retailers of 2022, Per Newsweek
Newsweek has recognized Conshohocken-based David’s Bridal as one of America’s Best Retailers of 2022 in the bridal retail category. The prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista, whose methodology ensures the highest quality and validity of rankings. The results are based on the findings of an independent survey of 150,000 customers who have shopped…
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Conshohocken Firm’s Security Tech to Shorten Emergency Response Times at Michigan High School
Conshohocken’s ZeroEyes — creators of an A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform — has become the safety-security solution of choice for Lansing Catholic High School (LCHS) in Mich. “While we already have a robust security system, with campus-wide cameras and a lockout boot system, when I saw the ZeroEyes demo and realized how significantly it…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Richard Gottlieb, President and COO, Keystone Development + Investment
Richard Gottlieb, President and COO at Keystone Development + Investment, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, moving to Cherry Hill as a boy, attending Drexel, and how a relative introduced him to the commercial real estate business after college. He shared Keystone’s plans for the new SORA West development in Conshohocken,…
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Firehouse Hotel Aims to Ignite Activity on Conshohocken Corridor
Along a popular corridor in Conshohocken sits the mixed-use Hotel West & Main, set to make its grand opening October 13. This $59-million project unites SORA West — a multifaceted development spearheaded by Keystone Development & Investment — with a green-space connection to the one-million-sq.-ft. AmerisourceBergen campus. Ryan Mulligan rang the bell in reporting the…
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Skincare Brand’s Conshohocken Expansion Changes the Complexion of Its Business Model
Skincare brand Heyday, which opened its first Phila. site in 2019, is evolving its business model from a solo shop to a chain of retail locations, starting with a site in Conshohocken. Laura Brzyski filed a glowing report on the expansion for Philadelphia Magazine. The newly open location in Montgomery County is one of the…
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Pockets on the Docket: Four Small-Scale Parks Being Considered for Conshohocken
A quartet of pocket parks — small-scale green spaces of refreshment and renewal amid urban hustle-bustle — are under consideration by Conshohocken Borough Council. Kevin Tierney planted the plan’s specifics into a recent edition of More Than the Curve. The four planned sites — two new, two already in early development — are intended to…
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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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