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Peruvian Chef in Flourtown Learns Valuable Culinary Lesson: Listen to Your Mother!
Karla Salinas, owner-and-chef of Karla’s Kitchen & Catering in Flourtown, sought to present her clientele with some of the same traditional dishes made by her mother, who is still living — and cooking — in Peru. Vittoria Woodill, CBS News Philadelphia, reported a gentle but effective response from Salinas’ madre. Salinas opened her ethnic restaurant…
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Lever-Pullers with Longevity: 55 Montco Voters Tick Enough Boxes to Make Pa. Voter Hall of Fame
As the 2022 election cycle trundles on, all the rhetoric, differences of opinion, and “I-approve-of-this-message” messaging may try the patience of some Montgomery County voters. But a select few have dedicated themselves so solidly to the electoral process that they enthusiastically participate anyway, keeping alive a decades-long streak of ballot casting. Those citizens have earned…
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National Merit Scholarship Semifinals List Reveals In-County High School High Achievers
The 2022 list of National Merit Semifinalists reveals the top PSAT scorers in Pa., a measure that may contribute to their earning of National Merit Scholarship achievement. Kristen A. Graham checked her spelling and her math in filing the related story for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The local scholastic standouts were among the highest scorers on…
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Inspirational Sister of Saint Joseph — Former Teacher and Newspaper Editor — Passes in Flourtown
Sister Kathleen Leary passed earlier this summer at St. Joseph Villa, a Catholic senior living community in Flourtown. Catholic Philly chronicled her life. Sister Kathleen was 88 but left her mark throughout the Phila. region. She taught both elementary and high school before joining the staff of The Catholic Standard and Times, the archdiocese’s newspaper,…
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Thinking of Moving From Public to Private School? Learn More at the Mount Saint Joseph Academy Panel in the Abington Area on May 9
Mount St. Joseph Academy is inviting sixth and seventh grade public school students to their Flourtown campus on Monday, May 9. This information session will include a panel of parents and students discussing the transition from public to private schools, how they came to the decision and how the experiences are different. The panel will…
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Flourtown Indian Catering Business is One of Many Pandemic Dreams Come to Life
Despite the pandemic creating a great deal of hardship for everyone over the past two years, new businesses have been created at a record-breaking rate, reports Andrea Hsu for NPR. This year, new business applications are on the road to top 5 million, which will completely topple the record set in 2020. For many aspiring…
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Horst S. Daemmrich, of Flourtown, Influential Professor and Prolific Writer, Dies Aged 91
Horst Daemmrich, an influential German professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a prolific writer, died at his Flourtown home, aged 91, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Horst Daemmrich, who was a former chairman of the department of Germanic languages and literature at Penn, taught at the university from 1981 to 1998. He…
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Penn Community Bank General Counsel Stephanie M. Schwartzberg Honored by YWCA of Bucks County
Penn Community Bank is pleased to announce that Stephanie M. Schwartzberg, Esq., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, has been recognized by the YWCA of Bucks County for her work on women’s empowerment in the region. The honor, part of the Salute to Women Who Make a Difference awards program, specifically celebrates Schwartzberg’s mentorship of…
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Mount Saint Joseph Academy Senior Represents Nation at UN’s General Discussion on Children
Amilyn Thomas, a Mount Saint Joseph Academy senior, was chosen to represent the nation at the United Nations’ general discussion on children in alternative care, writes Dann Cuellar for 6abc. “I personally speak from the perspective of being a sister of a special needs brother, Immanuel,” said 17-year-old Thomas before the United Nations panel on…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: One-of-a-Kind Modern Manor in Flourtown
A one-of-a-kind modern manor with four bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Flourtown, writes Sandy Smith for The Philadelphia Magazine. While in the planning stages, owners Janet and Ron Kimball hired architect Joel Levinson to design their future home. “My design philosophy is eclectic,” says Levinson. “I was…
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Mount Saint Joseph Academy Grad Joins Next Season of ‘Top Chef All-Stars’
Jennifer Carroll, a Mount Saint Joseph Academy graduate who owns Spice Finch restaurant in Center City with her fiancé, will be one of the contestants on the next season of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new season will premiere on March 19. It will feature host Padma Lakshmi,…
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Flourtown Man Creates Unique Sports-Themed ‘Word Art’
Dan Duffy, a Flourtown resident, is creating unique sports-themed pieces out of a series of words, writes Damon Turbitt for the ABC27. He refers to his works as ‘Word Art.’ “I’m not a great painter,” he said, “so I had to come up with a different way to make an image.” His passion began as…
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Flourtown Singer Likes Performing Modern Classics That Tell ‘Some Kind of Story’
Flourtown’s Katie Eagleson, who has been singing professionally for more than three decades in Greater Philadelphia, prefers performing modern classics sung by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Sarah Vaughn, writes Len Lear for the Chestnut Hill Local. The lyrics also play an important role in how she chooses which songs…
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‘Spiced Wafers are the original pumpkin latte,’ but who knew they were a local product?
Spiced wafers, a hard cookie similar to a gingersnap but with a more complex flavor profile, may be the Philadelphia region’s best-kept secret, writes Carolyn Wyman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s so big here,” said Nancy Morozin, who works at the Dining Car restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia and offers customers a milkshake with crushed spiced…
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El Limon Taqueria Coming to Flourtown
El Limon Taqueria will be opening its tenth location in Flourtown, at the space that was the former home of the Flourtown Bakery, writes April Lisante for the Chestnut Hill Local. The local favorite is owned by Karina Vargas and her husband Isaias Dominguez and business partners Manuel Carbajal Ruiz and Carmen Zepeda. It has…
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Norristown basketball legend Jim Williams a driving force behind DPF Cleaning Solutions
By Mark Schiele Back in his playing days at Norristown Area High School and Temple University, saving and protecting the environment was one of the last things on the mind of basketball star Jim Williams. Now, things have changed for Williams, 75, a 1962 Norristown High graduate. Williams has partnered with longtime friend Ian Sturrock…
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‘Women to Watch’ fulfills a career goal of many years
Growing up in Flourtown, Susan Rocco was always a girl fascinated by people. She went off to Villanova University and majored in Communications with a big pipe dream of being in media, or even better, becoming a journalist. [gap height=”10″] The problem was, she confesses, she didn’t have the guts to pursue it back then,…
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