Montgomery County
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What Are You Doing This weekend? Fall Into These Great Suggestions
October means country fairs, beer and wine festivals, Halloween haunts and some of the biggest events of the year coming to Valley Forge and Montgomery County. VFTCB picked 14 of our favorite events that we know you won’t want to miss. KOP BEERFEST ROYALE October 4 & 6 Presented by KOP BID King of Prussia’s premiere…
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5th Annual Valley Forge Freedom From Hunger Food Drive Shatters Record
Today, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) announced a record setting total for their annual Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive, an annual campaign to build awareness around Montgomery County community members in need. The VFTCB surpassed their goal by more than 5,000 pounds, collecting a total of 11,337 pounds, which will…
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Montco, state and Plymouth Township to preserve Maple Acres Farm
Montgomery County is pledging $247,940.59 towards preserving the last remaining farm in Plymouth Township, Maple Acres Farm. The county will split the $939,572.55 total cost of the preservation with Plymouth Township and the state, according to The Times Herald. Maple Acres Farm is located at 2656 Narcissa Road, just behind the Plymouth Meeting Mall. Plymouth…
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Why Getting Noticed on LinkedIn is Important For Your Career
By Lynne Williams Do you realize that there are over 645 million people on LinkedIn and how important it is to be on this platform for your career … AND be active? Every second of the day, two people join LinkedIn. This is a place where you can establish your brand and tell your career…
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Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Alumni shares her breast cancer survivor story in Glamour
As a carrier of the BRCA1 gene, Mackenzie Dougherty, a Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School graduate, decided to get a preventative double mastectomy. However, cancer did not wait for that to happen, writes the blogger for Glamour. Dougherty considered preventive measures as soon as she learned she was a carrier. However at 30-years old, she…
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Montco chambers to host Commissioner Candidate Forum
Several of the area chambers of commerce will be hosting a forum for the public to learn about the candidates seeking the office of Montgomery County Commissioner. The candidates include current commissioners, Dr. Val Arkoosh, Ken Lawrence, Joe Gale and Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors Chairman, Fred Conner. The program will be a Q&A format…
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board releases new Fall/Winter guide
Autumn and the holidays are the perfect time for a getaway to Valley Forge & Montgomery County – the premier arts destination in the Greater Philadelphia region – and the VFTCB’s publication highlights live music venues, museums, popular events and festivals, and world-class entertainment happening in the area to help visitors discover the county’s more…
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J.P. Mascaro & Sons awarded Dupont Borough contract
Local waste company J. P. Mascaro & Sons has been awarded a two-year service contract valued in excess of $400,000 to serve the residents of the Borough of Dupont, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, starting January 1, 2020, according to a press release. Mascaro, based in Audubon, Montgomery County, is Dupont’s first private contractor, as previously, the…
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Vanguard testing robo adviser in attempt to push costs further down
Vanguard is trying out a robo-only adviser in an attempt to push costs even further down for its automated investing service, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Malvern-based investment giant has filed notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a trial service called Vanguard Digital Advisor. The robo adviser will initially only…
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Trouble’s End Brewing to open in former Appalachian Brewing location
The beer scene on the rapidly expanding Route 422 corridor will get a lift this fall, according to Breweries in Pennsylvania. Three veterans of the Pistola’s bar-restaurants, including co-owner Casey Parker, are behind Troubles End Brewing, a brewpub/live-music venue targeting an early November opening at the shuttered Appalachian Brewing Co. location in Collegeville. Troubles End’s partners are brothers…
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15 Montgomery County arts groups and artists to receive $19K in funding
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance announced the distribution of $19,157 in Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) Project Stream grants in Montgomery County earlier this month. Project Stream grants provide funding to individual artists and organizations that offer innovative, community-based arts projects in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Project Steam grants are made possible through the Pennsylvania…
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Abington named to ‘Money’s’ 2019 Best Places to Live
“From cities to towns to neighborhoods, here’s where you should — and can afford to — settle down,” writes Shaina Mishkin, Prachi Bhardwaj, Olivia Raimonde, and Chloe Wilt for Money’s Best Places to Live 2019. Abington, Pennsylvania ranked a respectable 74th on Money’s “The Best Places to Live in America,” a list of the top…
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Amtrak to improve customer experience with more dining options, new sleeping cars
Amtrak is planning to add new dining options and improve the sleeping experience on its lines, writes Jonathan Capriel for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Beginning in October, three of the railway operator’s routes that roll through the region will have the new option of flexible dining. Passengers will be able to take their meals to…
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There’s still time to donate: Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive
There are only a few days left to donate to the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) fifth annual Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive, a month-long campaign to build awareness about Montgomery County’s neediest community members, according to a press release. The Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive is collecting donated…
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Merion native Jake Tapper guests as Dilbert illustrator for charity, some controversy follows
Jake Tapper, CNN’s news anchor and a graduate of Barack Hebrew Academy in Lower Merion, was guest illustrator for the Dilbert comic strip this week for charity, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He and Dilbert creator, Scott Adams, will auction off the original drawings, with the proceeds going to Homes for our Troops,…
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What are you doing this weekend? Here are some incredible suggestions
A new week brings a brand new lineup of awesome live music, hilarious comedy, and wonderful live theater right here in Montgomery County. Check out some of events happening courtesy of Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Sly Fox Can Jam Music Festival Saturday, September 28th Sly Fox Brewery’s annual Can Jam celebration is one…
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Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame adds four to Honor Roll
With an eye toward those who serve the community – through long hours and for no pay – the Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame once again announces its Community Coaches Honor Roll. Four honorees, from different regions of Montgomery County, will be in the spotlight at the 18th annual induction banquet on Tuesday, November…
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$5 million grant to help study health effects of PFAS in Horsham
A $5 million, five-year federal grant to continue work to study the health effects of exposure to PFAS contaminated drinking water in the Willow Grove area, including multiple wells on the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station and sites throughout Horsham Township, and on into Bucks County, was recently announced by the Department of Health.…
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