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Philadelphia Cricket Club Cracks the List of Top 100 Golf Courses in the US
Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course in Flourtown made the Top 100 course in the US, according to Golf. The private course has earned number 98. It was originally designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1922 and restored by Keith Foster in 2013. The restoration showcases the brilliance of classic golf architecture with modern refinements. Foster’s restoration…
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Philadelphia Cricket Club Tees Off Early Success as Truist Championship Sales Soar
The Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown is hosting the Truist Championship next year, and sales are already booming reports Josh Carpenter for the Sports Business Journal. The PGA tournament will take place May 8-11, 2025. The Philadelphia Cricket Club replaces the usual Charlotte venue as Quail Hollow Club prepares for the PGA Championship. Early sales…
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Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club Set to Host Prestigious Truist-sponsored PGA Event in Spring 2025
The Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown will host a PGA event next spring, writes Erik Spangburg and Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corp. will replace Wells Fargo as the main sponsor of the event in 2024. The bank has a strong presence in the Philadelphia area and ranks No.…
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Flourtown-based Guardian Nurses Seeks Applicants for $5,000 Award
Guardian Nurses, a nurse-owned patient advocacy services company in Flourtown, is facing a surprising challenge: the lack of applicants for its $5,000 Entrepreneurial Award, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This award, aimed at supporting nurses who are launching their own healthcare businesses, has found few takers over the past two years. …
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First Bank House of the Week: Beautifully Designed Colonial in Flourtown
A beautifully designed colonial home on 2.68 acres with four bedrooms and four bathrooms is available for sale in Flourtown. This lovely country estate residence perfectly combines historic charm with contemporary luxury in a tranquil and private setting. Its many gorgeous details include hardwood floors throughout and custom window treatments. . . The heart of…
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A Golfer’s Dream: Philadelphia Cricket Club Hiring an Assistant Superintendent
If golf is your passion and you are looking for a new career in the new year, the Philadelphia Cricket Club may just have your dream job, writes Colman Bentley for Golf Digest. The historic Philadelphia Cricket Club which has two campuses — St. Martins and Flourtown — is seeking to hire an assistant superintendent…
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Crush Crew Jui Jitsu Offers Free Self-Defense Classes for Teen Girls
6abc news anchor Alyana Gomez recently visited Crush Crew Jiu Jitsu in Flourtown to learn some of the self-defense lessons the owner is teaching teen girls to keep them safe. The owner Omar Cruickshank began offering free self-defense classes for teen girls after an attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl at the Willow Grove Park…
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American Academy of Nursing Honors Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates Program
The American Academy of Nursing has selected Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates’ Mobile Care Coordinator (MCC) program as one of four innovative models of care to be named Academy Edge Runners for 2023. Edge Runners are evidence-based, nurse-designed models demonstrating significant clinical, financial, community, and policy outcomes with proven sustainability and replicability. Each of these programs…
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Outgoing Philadelphia Planning Chief, a Flourtown Resident, Talks Next Steps
Anne Fadullon effectively resigned from her position as Philadelphia’s director of planning and development on Wednesday, but before she left, she shared with the Philadelphia Business Journal some thoughts on the future of city development and her next role. She told Paul Schwedelson that over the seven and a half years since she started the…
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Wells Fargo to Close Montgomery County Location in Fall
Wells Fargo recently announced that it will be closing its Flourtown, Montgomery County location on October 4, 2023. The increasing trend of customers choosing to do their banking on their phones is forcing many banks in the U.S. to close branches, writes Jeff Ward for WFMZ. “Wells Fargo has made the difficult decision to close…
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‘Sky’s the Limit on What You Can Achieve’: Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates Launches Speakers Bureau
Pennsylvania is experiencing one of the worst nursing shortages in the nation. That’s not just an HR issue — it’s a public health emergency. To help inspire more students to enter the profession, nurses from Flourtown-based Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates have launched a new speakers bureau program, entitled “Light the Way Through a Career in…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Martha Sharkey, Executive Director, TODAY is a Good Day
Flourtown resident Martha Sharkey, Founder & CEO of TODAY is a Good Day, spoke to MONTCO Today about growing up in Lancaster County near farmland, her first job at a museum store that she continued into adulthood, and why she chose to go to Penn State, despite her initial reluctance. Sharkey, whose career centered around…
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Flourtown Nonprofit Sends Supportive Message to Parents of Preemies: ‘Today Is a Good Day’
Having had newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Paul and Martha Sharkey knew they could ease anxiety for other parents in the same situation. Matteo Iadonisi, 6abc, covered the couple’s resulting preemie-centric nonprofit, Today Is a Good Day. The Sharkeys, Wyndmoor residents, welcomed their identical-twin girls, born 17 weeks early in 2011. Both…
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Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Names Cynthia Westphal Its Chief Administrative Officer
Cynthia Westphal will now lead the day-to-day operations at Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates after being named its Chief Administrative Officer. The Flourtown-based firm supports patients in the Greater Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and Seattle areas through its innovative Mobile Care Coordinator Program and patients all over the U.S. through its advocacy services programs. “With…
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Flourtown Jiu-Jitsu Expert Grabs Hold of Statewide Distinction: First Black Dojo Owner-Operator
Almost two decades ago, Omar Cruickshank took a free class at the local dojo of a national karate chain. He unexpectedly pinned the black-belt instructor. Eighteen years later, that small victory has grown into his own business, as reported by FOX 29 Philadelphia. Cruickshank is now owner-operator of Crush Crew Jiu-Jitsu, a role that sets…
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Flourtown Wawa Receives $5k Bonus for Selling Million-Dollar Pa. Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket
A Flourtown Wawa received a $5,000 bonus for selling a scratch-off ticket to a lucky patron. The Wawa store at 1601 Bethlehem Pike sold a $1 million winning ticket, precipitating the financial recognition from the state. According to an online map from the Pa. Lottery website, there are now 40+ Montgomery County Wawa locations selling…
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Flourtown Resident and Comcast Exec. Named Chair of Philadelphia Tourism Agency
Flourtown resident and Comcast Executive Vice President Karen Dougherty Buchholz is the new board chair of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. She will succeed Nicholas DeBenedictis, who served as the chair for 18 years, according to FacilitiesOnline.com Buchholz’ 20-year tenure at Comcast shows off her boundless experience with career achievements that include founding…
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Having Parsed Montco’s Public Schools and Districts for 2023, Niche Now Rates Its Private Ones
Montgomery County is home to 13 of 50 best private high schools in Pa. for 2023, according to a new report published by Niche. To determine the state’s 2023 best private high schools, Niche analyzed key statistics along with reviews submitted by students and parents. The ranking factors included SAT/ACT scores, student-teacher ratio, the quality…
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