• Top Stories: East Norriton restaurant quickly putting down ‘Roots’

    Top Stories: East Norriton restaurant quickly putting down ‘Roots’

       By Stan Huskey   At Roots, it’s all about family, friends, and locally sourced ingredients for owner Avi Maman. “I moved to Colorado and went to Vail. I loved to ski. I had a job at a pizza shop. The pizza was crap. It was horrible. You cant’ get good pizza out there,” says…

  • Norriton Medical Center sells for $12.35 million

    Norriton Medical Center sells for $12.35 million

    Tucked away behind the Boyd-Horrox-Givinish funeral home off Germantown Pike sits a fairly nondescript building that holds a very descriptive price tag. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announces the $12.35 million sale of Norriton Medical Center, a 74,212-square-foot medical center anchored by Einstein Orthopedics and Moss Rehab in the Philadelphia suburb of East Norriton, Pennsylvania,…

  • Montgomery County Foundation hosts 2018 Women and Leadership Forum

    Montgomery County Foundation hosts 2018 Women and Leadership Forum

    More than 230 women leaders from the Greater Philadelphia area and Montgomery County attended the “2018 Women and Leadership” Forum, which featured highly accomplished women speakers sharing their knowledge and experience, and strategies for growth and success. The event was held at Presidential Caterers in East Norriton Township. Attendees were inspired by keynote speakers Raquel…

  • East Norriton Holiday Parade lining up for a festive time

    East Norriton Holiday Parade lining up for a festive time

    If the first Saturday in December is on the horizon, then you can bet the prep work for the East Norriton Holiday Parade is in full swing. When one of the township’s most anticipated events rolls out for the 26th year from East Norriton Middle School, 330 Roland Drive, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec.…

  • Green Turtle Sports bar and Grille announces annual Tips for Tots holiday drive

    Green Turtle Sports bar and Grille announces annual Tips for Tots holiday drive

    The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille® announces the launch of its 13th annual “Tips for Tots” initiative on Wednesday, December 12. Last year, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille® raised $88,126, bringing the total raised over the past 12 years to $421,830. Employees at The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille ’s 44 participating locations…

  • ‘New’ East Norriton Pharmacy celebrates grand opening

    ‘New’ East Norriton Pharmacy celebrates grand opening

    Several months after a soft opening, the owners of a new pharmacy in East Norriton decided it was time to tell everyone they’re open and ready to help take care of you. On Saturday, November 17 the East Norriton Pharmacy celebrated the opening of a new independent pharmacy with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at their 215 W.…

  • Roots takes ‘family friendly’ to a whole new level

    Roots takes ‘family friendly’ to a whole new level

    When restaurants state they’re ‘Family Friendly’ it usually means something along the lines of, we have high chairs and a kids’ menu. When Roots, in East Norriton, states they’re family friendly, it means ‘How’s your mom doing?’ or ‘How was your vacation in Bermuda?’ because they know you went to Bermuda and they’re genuinely interested…

  • Aqua America to acquire East Norriton Township’s wastewater assets for $21m

    Aqua America to acquire East Norriton Township’s wastewater assets for $21m

    Add East Norriton Township to the roster for Aqua America. Fresh off announcing plans to acquire a major group of gas companies in Pittsburgh, Aqua America said its Pennsylvania subsidiary has signed an agreement with East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, to acquire its wastewater assets for $21 million. The agreement, which includes serving roughly 4,950 wastewater…

  • Connelly Foundation grants $30K to Mission Kids

    Connelly Foundation grants $30K to Mission Kids

     Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center has received a grant of $30,000 over two years from Connelly Foundation to continue their mission of achieving healing and justice for victims of child abuse by providing collaborative services, advocacy, leadership and education. [gap height=”10″] Mission Kids serves all child victims of alleged sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, and witnesses to violent…

  • Donate blood in memory of Bobby Natalini Jr.

    Donate blood in memory of Bobby Natalini Jr.

    Bobby Natalini Jr. was from Norristown, PA and attended Norristown Area High School. After being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, Bobby received multiple blood transfusions. The blood he received from anonymous donors granted him more time with family and friends during his three year battle with the disease. Bobby passed away in…

  • Nurse at Einstein Montgomery organizing team for Walk to End  Alzheimer’s in honor family member

    Nurse at Einstein Montgomery organizing team for Walk to End Alzheimer’s in honor family member

    The number say a lot, but not all. The numbers tell the facts of this disease, but not the impact on families this disease has. Of the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. Alzheimer’s is the only disease that can’t be prevented, cured or slowed. But that alarming fact, according to act.alz.org, will…

  • Green Turtle Bar hosts Bike Night for Hogs and Honeys Foundation

    Green Turtle Bar hosts Bike Night for Hogs and Honeys Foundation

    The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille® East Norriton hosted a Bike Night for Hogs and Honeys Foundation for Kids. The restaurant discounted all food and drinks, including alcohol, by 15 percent during Bike Night for Hogs & Honeys supporters and there was live music by Next Level Entertainment. Hogs & Honeys is dedicated to helping enhance the lives of underserved and…

  • Green Turtle Sports Bar and Grille in East Norriton teams up with Villanova athletics

    Green Turtle Sports Bar and Grille in East Norriton teams up with Villanova athletics

    The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille® in East Norriton has announced its partnership with Villanova University’s football team and their “Talking Villanova Football With Mark Ferrante” radio show. Steve Pinone will host the weekly radio show alongside second year head coach, Mark Ferrante. Each week’s show will provide a weekly recap of Villanova football games and…

  • Customers rally to support East Norriton corner store hurt by PennDOT construction

    Customers rally to support East Norriton corner store hurt by PennDOT construction

    When PennDOT construction began interfering with customers’ ability to get to their Café Excellence coffee, Corropolese tomato pie at Ana’s Corner Store in East Norriton, loyal Ana’s fans began voicing their outrage via Facebook and several traditional outlets. Thousands of vehicles travel down Township Line Road every day, and you can bet that for more…

  • Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille  opens  a new location in East Norriton

    Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille opens a new location in East Norriton

    The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille® today announces the opening of its second Pennsylvania location in East Norriton at 2800 Dekalb Pike on August 6. The first 100 Greene Turtle fans who dine in or order to go will receive a $10 rewards card every month for one year. Prior to opening, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille®…

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center opens outpatient oncology center in East Norriton

    Fox Chase Cancer Center opens outpatient oncology center in East Norriton

    Fox Chase Cancer Center has established a dedicated outpatient cancer care facility is operating on the campus of Suburban Community Hospital at 2701 DeKalb Pike, East Norriton. The center offers patients a broad range of cancer care services, including immunotherapy, radiation oncology and medical oncology services for a variety of cancer types, writes Gary Puleo…

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center unveils its first suburban outpatient care site

    Fox Chase Cancer Center unveils its first suburban outpatient care site

    Fox Chase Center Center, looking to expand its reach deeper into the Philadelphia suburbs, officially unveiled its first suburban outpatient center Friday. In a partnership with Suburban Community Hospital, Fox Chase took over operation of the East Norriton, medical center’s 11,474-square-foot cancer center that was originally built in 2012, writes John George in the Philadelphia Business…

  • Einstein Medical Center Montgomery installs NicView cameras in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

    Einstein Medical Center Montgomery installs NicView cameras in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

    Parents whose newborns are admitted into neonatal intensive care units (NICU) can feel isolated spending endless hours away from their babies, Thanks to an innovative new technology, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton is now transforming that isolation into a virtual connection that is available around the clock. To make the separation from babies…