Norristown
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Norristown Restaurateur’s Cosmic Café Is Doing Out-of-This-World Things for Disabled Individuals
Chef Peg Botto, who grew up in Norristown, runs Cosmic Café, the only eatery on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, with her husband, Jerome, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The café is an extension of their catering business, Cosmic Catering, which opened in 2000. It serves healthy food and helps sustain local farmers and…
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Montgomery Bar Association Advises How to Handle a Major Objection to an Attorney
Hiring an attorney is something akin to finding any other kind of professional service, such as a dentist or veterinarian. Opinions from family, friends, or other clients can help. So can online resources like Super Lawyers, which earned a Forbes recommendation. But even after due diligence, attorney-client relationships can wind up as a mismatch. What…
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Norristown Works Toward Becoming ‘The Place That Everybody’s Going to Want to Be’
With a lot of future development projects in the works four months into 2023, Norristown elected officials are excited about the municipality’s next chapter. Rachel Ravina reported the intended changes in The Times Herald. “I would describe Norristown as the place that everybody’s going to want to be in the next five years,” said Norristown…
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Valley Forge Medical Center Facility, Norristown: New Look, New Tech, New People
The Valley Forge Medical Center facility in Norristown is currently undergoing a renovation, reported Priscilla Liguori for WFMZ 69 News. The entire interior is being redone, with more medical equipment and staff being added as well. “We’re going from old to new,” said Mark Matzliach, center administrator. “We’re planning on having a physical therapist come…
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Norristown Singer Needed Dad’s Pep Talk to Audition for Idol; Now He’s Headed to Hollywood
Rashid Saint-Fleur, a 24-year-old singer from Norristown, had music chops before making the decision to audition for American Idol. He just wasn’t sure his talents were rooted in what the show seeks. Alicia Vitarelli, 6abc, reported on a well-timed gentle nudge that paid off for him. Saint-Fleur grew up with a musical background; his Haitian…
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Norristown School District Urges for More Funding before Pandemic Relief Funds Run Out
Norristown School District is one of many in the region pushing for more school funding before pandemic relief ends for the 2024–2025 school year, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. School district superintendents are worried about what is going to happen when the funding goes away. At Upper Darby School District, for example, pandemic…
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One Montgomery County Borough Chosen to Test National Police-Community Outreach
MovementForward, Inc., an Atlanta organization, has collaborated to create a national organization to improve police-resident relations in communities across the United States. It has chosen 22 urban and suburban sites nationwide to launch the initiative. Norristown is among them, as reported by Justin Heinze in the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch. The cohort, formed in the aftermath of…
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Norristown Area High School Students Raise $11,000 to Fight Childhood Cancer
The recent effort from Norristown Area High School students to raise funds to fight childhood cancer yielded a $11,000 donation. Lanaye Jordan — reporter for The Wingspan, the school district’s online news source — covered the event that generated the funds. The drivers of the high school’s fundraising Mini-THON were students from its National Honor…
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Norristown Islamic Society Kicks Off Ramadan with Arts & Crafts
The Norristown Islamic Society observed the start of Ramadan last Wednesday in a crafty way. Ramadan is celebrated for a month by people who practice the Islamic faith. During this month, Muslims fast — that is, they forego all food and water from sunrise to sunset, writes Heather Khalifa for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Students…
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Norristown Philanthropist, Grateful for the Upbringing He Got There, Continues Boosting His Hometown
Gratitude for his Norristown upbringing — with its upsides and downsides — is leading local entrepreneur-philanthropist Lenny Bazemore and his wife to continue their borough support. Justin Heinze, in the Norristown Patch, reported their latest endeavor, a donation from the Bazemore Family Charitable Fund. Bazemore is a steady contributor to Norristown. His resources to do…
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Norristown Millennial Advises Peers on Wealth-Building: A Savings Account Is Not the Way
Norristown resident Deniesha Scott knows all about Millennials and their current financial struggles. She’s been schooled formally, yes, with a finance degree from Temple University. But she’s also lived the life of a monetarily rocky young adult. Lynette Hazelton reported Scott’s insights on how her generational peers can accumulate wealth in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Scott…
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Montco Chief of DEI Knows When Her Efforts Have Succeeded: She’ll Be Out of a Job
Donna Richemond — Montgomery County Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) — will know when her efforts have succeeded: She’ll be out of a job. Rachel Ravina explained in The Reporter Online. Richemond was hired in Sept. 2021, bolstered by a stellar résumé of education (two master’s degrees) and experience. While living in Horsham,…
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Elmwood Park Zoo’s Construction Project Has Advanced Enough to Readmit Visitors Safely
Elmwood Park Zoo has been in something of a hibernation for the past 90 days or so. Not that the site has been asleep; in fact, it’s been quite busy. A significant renovation has been rising there. And as reported by Main Line Media News, the Mar. 18 awakening is certainly good news for Montgomery…
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Provision of Another Public Service Returns to Norristown from Its COVID-19 Cancellation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is resuming its annual deer herd culling project for 2023. The 6abc digital staff reported the Montgomery County implications, which include efforts at Norristown Farm Park. The herd-thinning project was an annual springtime occurrence in the years 2005–2019. But it was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement…
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This Norristown Eatery Has Some of the Best Zeps in Montco
If you are in the mood for some delicious zeps and hoagies you do not have to go far, as some of the best in the region can be found in Montgomery County, write Jillian Wilson, Craig LaBan, and Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Eve’s Lunch in Norristown has made the list of the…
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Norristown-Raised Basketball Player Shows On- and Off-Court Agility
Norristown’s Donta Scott is all about being adaptable. “Life is going to change how it wants to,” Scott told the Baltimore Sun in a story picked up by online publisher ArcaMax. “You just want to be the type of person that can adapt to your environment.” It’s a wise outlook coming from a 22-year-old University…
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Elmwood Park Zoo and The Centre Theater Partner to Support the Arts
Elmwood Park Zoo has partnered with the Centre Theater to produce all cultural exhibitions and theater productions hosted and performed at its historic building, located in the heart of Norristown. The partnership was forged when the zoo played an integral role in opening the theater’s Charles L. Blockson exhibition in 2022. The collaboration will continue through…
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Norristown Pastor Explains the ‘St. Patrick of Sicily’
A little-known Italian saint is memorialized in Holy Saviour Church in Norristown with an oddly-ornamented statue. Rev. Gus Puleo explained why St. Calogero — called the “St. Patrick of Sicily” — is depicted with a deer. The Times Herald ran his account. Fr. Puleo, Holy Saviour’s pastor, dove into the St. Calogero backstory while in…
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