• Montgomery County Sees COVID-19 Surge Across PA with a New Variant

    Montgomery County Sees COVID-19 Surge Across PA with a New Variant

    Throughout the month of April, new COVID-19 cases surge once again across Pennsylvania and in Montgomery County, reports Keith Mayer for The Reading Eagle. The  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the new variant of Omicron, known as BA.2, has become the new dominant strain of COVID-19 across the United States. The latest…

  • Audubon-Based Infinite Blue’s New HQ Was Created with Tech Employees in Mind

    Audubon-Based Infinite Blue’s New HQ Was Created with Tech Employees in Mind

    The tech company Infinite Blue is expanding into space six times larger than their current digs, reports Holly Quinn for Technical.ly. The space, with 36,000 sq ft, began renovation last fall, and is home base for part of its workforce, with many employees working in other part of the United States, India, and Dubai, remotely.…

  • Norristown’s Geno Auriemma Brings ‘Philly Tough’ Attitude to His UConn Team

    Norristown’s Geno Auriemma Brings ‘Philly Tough’ Attitude to His UConn Team

    Norristown’s Geno Auriemma brings an intensity and pride to his UConn women’s basketball team that has been characterized by many as a ‘Philly Tough’ attitude, writes Jim Souhan for the Star Tribune. Auriemma’s team played in the women’s national championship game on Sunday. His winning streak of 11-0 was sadly stopped by another Philadelphia coaching…

  • Here’s How to Celebrate Earth Day in Montgomery County

    Here’s How to Celebrate Earth Day in Montgomery County

    For over 50 years, the world has come together to celebrate Earth Day; an annual event focused on demonstrating support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally and observed by 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. Here in Montgomery County, there are plenty…

  • Check Out Where the Average Tax Refund in Montco Ranks in Pennsylvania

    Check Out Where the Average Tax Refund in Montco Ranks in Pennsylvania

    To determine the places where people receive the largest tax refunds, SmartAsset divided the total amount of money refunded to residents by the number of refunds given out in each county. Montgomery County has topped the list of the counties that receive the highest average tax refunds in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released annual…

  • Healthcare Nonprofit’s New Global Headquarters in Plymouth Meeting a Symbol of ‘Innovation, Integrity’

    Healthcare Nonprofit’s New Global Headquarters in Plymouth Meeting a Symbol of ‘Innovation, Integrity’

    Independent patient safety organization ECRI recently unveiled its new $13 million global headquarters and medical device evaluation laboratory in Plymouth Meeting, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. ECRI, which conducts unbiased medical device evaluations, has developed the new space on its 24-acre campus on Butler Pike by demolishing a part of an old…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Handsome Farmhouse in Harleysville a Perfect Palette to Entertain

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Handsome Farmhouse in Harleysville a Perfect Palette to Entertain

    A handsome traditional American farmhouse with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Harleysville, writes Sandy Smith for the Philadelphia Magazine. The residence perfectly blends the classic American architectural style with the way we live today, offering a simple outside with clean lines combined with an inside filled with…

  • Center Valley’s DeSales Students Eager for Cryptocurrency Education

    Center Valley’s DeSales Students Eager for Cryptocurrency Education

    When preparing for a lecture on multinational accounting, a nagging feeling came over me. Part of the presentation included Venezuelan currency, and given its on-going economic turbulence, I thought I’d better go online and check the current state of affairs. As I suspected, I found that Venezuela had launched its own central bank digital currency…

  • This Spring, Have One of Montco’s Best Craft Burgers and Fries

    This Spring, Have One of Montco’s Best Craft Burgers and Fries

    This Fall weather makes me think of hearty meals, as well as some of my favorite cool-weather foods: burgers and fries. My brother recently joked with me that my first job at McDonald’s kicked off my love affair with French fries! (It’s true) But these burgers below…these are for foodies, and for those that know…

  • Mini-grants Available for Resident Love Your Block “Teams” in Pottstown

    Mini-grants Available for Resident Love Your Block “Teams” in Pottstown

    Pottstown Community Action, a volunteer group created through the neighborhood revitalization efforts of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties and other community partners will award Love Your Block Pottstown mini-grants with funding from the Pottstown Health and Wellness Foundation as well as partners Genesis Housing Corp. and Hobart’s Run, in addition to the…

  • Montgomery Bar Association Hosts Successful Ladies in Leadership Networking Event

    Montgomery Bar Association Hosts Successful Ladies in Leadership Networking Event

    Montgomery Bar Association hosted their “Ladies in Leadership” panel discussion and networking event recently. It was an honor to host such an esteemed panel, which included: Kathleen D. Wilkinson, Esq., President, Pennsylvania Bar Association Sarinia Michaelson Feinman, Esq., President, Montgomery Bar Association Carrie A. Woody, Esq., President, Delaware County Bar Association Michelle A. Bernardo-Rudy, Esq.,…

  • Founder of Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling to Open Flagship Café & Cocktail Bar in Ardmore

    Founder of Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling to Open Flagship Café & Cocktail Bar in Ardmore

    Jared Adkins, Founder and Master Distiller of the acclaimed Phoenixville distillery, Bluebird Distilling, is expanding his business beyond grain-to-glass spirits. His sister company, Char & Stave Coffee, is using the methodology he’s focused on for more than eight years as an award-winning distiller, to coffee, with a brand-new roastery plus flagship all-day café and cocktail…

  • Virtual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run Kicks Off This Weekend

    Virtual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run Kicks Off This Weekend

    The virtual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run officially opens Saturday, April 16th, and can be completed any time during National Park Week which concludes on April 24th. Generating global attention, registrants from all over the world are set to participate in Rev Run, including runners from a few countries and 22 U.S. States. Registration for…

  • California-Based Biotech Company Opening Temporary Base in King of Prussia, Exploring Montco for Future Sites

    California-Based Biotech Company Opening Temporary Base in King of Prussia, Exploring Montco for Future Sites

    California biotech company Exelixis is opening a temporary base in King of Prussia in June as it explores sites in the King of Prussia, Conshohocken, and Plymouth Meeting areas for a future built-to suit expansion, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company’s temporary 23,000-square-foot space at 640 Freedom Business Center Drive will…

  • Rock The Block With Habitat for Humanity and Plant 250 New Trees Across Montco on Earth Day

    Rock The Block With Habitat for Humanity and Plant 250 New Trees Across Montco on Earth Day

    Habitat for Humanity is planting 250 new trees with 300 volunteers in Montgomery County for Earth Day, reports Andrew Kolba for Al Día. On Earth Day, 250 trees will be planted by Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Norristown, Pottstown and Upper Darby on April 23 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. These are the areas…

  • Conshohocken-Based IKEA and Phaidon Release New Book Inspiring People Around the World to Live Sustainably

    Conshohocken-Based IKEA and Phaidon Release New Book Inspiring People Around the World to Live Sustainably

    IKEA and Phaidon have collaborated on a dynamic new book that explores how to live more sustainably around the world, reports Youthopia. The study for the book Us & Our Planet: This is How We Live, was based on experiences of both ordinary and extraordinary lives, pointing out that small changes every day can make…

  • CompanyVoice in Blue Bell Accepting Applications for Customer Service Positions

    CompanyVoice in Blue Bell Accepting Applications for Customer Service Positions

    CompanyVoice is Blue Bell is seeking applicants for Banking Customer Service Representatives. Program Hours:Mon- Fri 8:30am – 12:00amSat/Sun 8:00am – 8:00pm The Customer Service Representatives assist digital banking customers with basic account transactions, questions, and troubleshooting. Customer interaction is via Phone, Chat, and Email in support of a single client for CompanyVoice.   The Customer…

  • Former Lakers Coach, Whose Career Began in Montco, Recalls Winning NBA Title Over His Hometown 76ers

    Former Lakers Coach, Whose Career Began in Montco, Recalls Winning NBA Title Over His Hometown 76ers

    Paul Westhead, a former Cheltenham High School basketball coach, was a huge fan of Philadelphia Sixers – until the moment he got a chance to clinch the NBA championship in 1980 with LA Lakers on enemy turf, writes Christian Red for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I was a fan of the Sixers and especially Julius Erving,”…