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It’s Time to Loosen Those Belts for the 2022 Main Line Today Restaurant Week, Fall Edition
The fall 2022 restaurant week — organized by Main Line Today and Today Media and sponsored by Firstrust Bank — invites area foodies to unfold menus across the Phila. suburbs during its Aug. 22 to Sept. 4 run. Of the 33 participating restaurants, 13 are in Montgomery County: Participating restaurants will offer special three- or…
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With Unflagging Energy, Girls Football Tourney Takes to the Turf in Conshohocken
The official NFL season is still in the wings; however, game fans can nonetheless enjoy a Sunday pigskin turf war in Conshohocken. It’s not traditional, but it’s fast, competitive, aggressive, and passionate: It’s girls flag football. Marcus Espinoza took to the field to cover the story for FOX29 News. Women’s flag football is a sport…
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Montgomery County Businesses Lead the Collar Counties on PBJ Soaring 76 List
The Philadelphia Business Journal Soaring 76 spells good news for Montgomery County. Lisa Dukart tallied the reasons for local optimism in the business community this year. A macro view of the area’s fastest-growing companies for 2022 yields a few surprises. Yes, there are perennial qualifiers. But there are also several newcomers, signaling young tycoons making…
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Future Rosy for Former Conshohocken Beauty Consultant’s Career, Which Took a Powder During COVID
In the business lottery of COVID-19 (in which some firms thrived, and others became extinct), one Conshohocken cosmetics manufacturer, Embellish Beauty, is now glowing. Lisa Dukart brushed up on the facts for PHIL INNO. The brand launched in 2011, as owner Marcia Williams provided makeup and hair services primarily to weddings-related clients. She repeatedly heard…
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David’s Bridal, Conshohocken, Collaborates with Celeb Designer Daniel Diamond on Flashy Fringe Jacket
Conshohocken-based David’s Bridal has partnered with celebrity fashion designer Daniel X Diamond to release an exclusive custom denim fringe jacket at its First-Annual NashBlast Event in Nashville. The current bride-to-be and former co-host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Kaitlyn Bristowe, will host the Aug. 19 event. The limited-edition jacket includes two complementary Daniel Diamond…
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After Four Decades, Popular Chinese Restaurant Near Conshohocken to Close Its Doors for Good
After four decades of serving delicious Chinese food, Golden Dragon restaurant near Conshohocken will close its doors for good on Sept. 16, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The popular eatery that is operated by Lang Vuong and her large, extended family, opened in 1982 at Plymouth Square Shopping Center. Now the whole area…
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Conshohocken-Based ZeroEyes Receives Two Air Force Grants for Gun-Detection Technology
Conshohocken-based ZeroEyes is poised for rapid growth after receiving two grants totaling close to $2 million from the U.S. Air Force to research and develop its gun-detection technology for military use, writes Ryan Mulligan for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Last week, the gun detection startup received a $1.2 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research…
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Are the Nation’s Colleges and Universities Facing a Financial Pantsing? Two Montco Experts Comment
U.S. colleges and universities have seen enrollments decline recently. The trend could represent a double-edged sword, with present and future implications on endowments. Pensions & Investments called upon two local sources to analyze the implications. John Griffith — Director of Endowments at Hirtle, Callaghan & Co., Conshohocken, seemed leaned toward characterizing college attendance rate numbers…
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Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard Wins First Place in State Competition
Atop a very busy summer of civic events, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard traveled to an Altoona conference, where it took first place in a statewide competition. A staff report in The Reporter noted the achievement. The conference, the 99th meeting of the Annual Pa. Sheriff’s Association, drew more than 250 attendants from…
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Valley Forge Sports Teams with Eastern Youth Soccer for 2023 Event, a $4.8M Score for the Economy
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB), Valley Forge Sports, and Eastern Youth Soccer are collaborating on one of the largest youth sporting events to ever be brought to the county: the 2023 U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Presidents Cup. Representatives from Valley Forge Sports and Montgomery County shared details on the June 16–20, 2023,…
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Cross County Trail — Intended to Eventually Connect Montco with Bucks — Takes One More Step Forward
The process of creating a trail network across the Phila. suburbs has advanced with the recent Montgomery County acceptance of the Cross County Trail East feasibility study. Dan Sokil laced up his shoes to report the progress for Main Line Media News. The “aye” votes from the Montgomery County Commissioners last week confirm the study’s…
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Montco Is Home to 23 Least Budget-Friendly Communities in the State, Including Number One
A Seattle software company’s national and statewide analyses of household expenses reveals Montgomery County communities in which monthly bill paying takes the least — and largest — bites. The study by fintech firm doxo shows that nationwide, the monthly outlay for bills is $2,003, which goes to the following: Mortgage Rent Auto loans Utilities Auto…
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AmerisourceBergen Plans for Digital Therapeutics, Software-Based Methods of Treating Disease
Conshohocken’s AmerisourceBergen has announced its plans to launch DTX Connect, its first foray into digital therapeutics (DTx). This med-tech innovation delivers medical interventions directly to patients using evidence-based, clinically evaluated software to treat, manage, and prevent a broad spectrum of diseases and disorders. DTx Connect is its proposed platform that will seamlessly integrate with an…
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New Retail Site Coming to Conshy; Business Model Based on the Value, ‘Witches Are People, Too’
Witch’s Way Craft (WWC) — an online “magickal” shop selling candles, crystals, jewelry, goblets, and other new-age, holistic inventory — is opening a brick-and-mortar location in Conshohocken. Kevin Tierney conjured the details in More Than the Curve. Its owner-operator is Lily Amberg, a practicing witch for 17 years who launched the virtual version of her…
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Macaroni & Cheese Day Yields 10 In-County Places to ‘Shellebrate’ with Cheesy Gusto
The origins of macaroni and cheese have been blurred by the passage of time. Kraft Foods and Thomas Jefferson are thought to have had a hand in popularizing the dish. But historical records show references to it as far back as the 14th Century. Regardless, today’s holiday (July 14) celebrating it, which appeared sometime around…
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Montco’s Current Real Estate Development Teeter-Totter: Commercial Up, Residential Down
Montgomery County real estate had a 2021 boom, with more than two million square feet of development added to the books. The stats for the residential side were not as healthy; however, the general response to the data, especially in a still-COVID-affected market, is optimistic. Natalie Kostelni plotted the details in the Philadelphia Business Journal.…
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Conshohocken Sports Tech Center Puts Golfers on the Links of the British Open’s St. Andrews
Fairways & Dreams, Conshohocken’s new indoor golf center, is hosting its first annual Open Championship. The event celebrates the 150th British Open by enabling guests to “join” the tournament by playing 18 holes on TrackMan’s St. Andrews Old Course. This shot at something truly unique takes place July 11–17, 2022, — today through Sunday —…
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Brisk Bridal Business Carries Local Brand Across the Threshold of Newsweek Growing Online Shops List
David’s Bridal, Conshohocken, has been recognized as one of America’s fastest growing online shops of 2022 in the women’s fashion category. The recognition has two issuers: Newsweek and Statista Inc., a global statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The rankings highlight online retailers that: The determining metrics tracked sales, traffic, and website technical details across…
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