Philadelphia Region
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Truff Hot Sauce Company Wants to Know: Who Makes the Best Philly Cheesesteak? Is it in Montco…?
Truff Hot Sauce Company in California is offering $10,000 to the cheesesteak maker that can secure the most votes for Top Philly Cheesesteak, writes Brooks Holton for Philly Voice. The company is asking people in the Philadelphia region to cast their vote for favorite cheesesteak through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13. There are so…
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Announces Location and Theme for 2022 Philadelphia Flower Show
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show will Return to FDR Park in 2022 on Saturday, June 11 – Sunday, June 19. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has announced the location, dates, and theme for its highly anticipated 2022 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show. “In Full Bloom” will take place in South Philadelphia’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park (FDR…
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Neumann Graduate Scores a Slam Dunk— He’s Now a Harlem Globetrotter
It almost seems like the premise for a feature film: a North Philadelphia kid plays basketball for a Division III university and earns a spot with the larger-than-life Harlem Globetrotters. For Mark Blount, a 2015 graduate of Neumann University, this is his new reality, and he still pinches himself daily to make sure it’s not a…
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CVS Hiring Nation-Wide, Including in the Montco Area, Ahead of Flu Season and Higher Vaccine Demand
CVS Health is recruiting 25,000 clinical and retail jobs nationally ahead of the upcoming flu season, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Included will be hundreds of workers from the Philadelphia region. CVS is hosting a one-day national career event Sept. 24. The jobs are full-time, part-time, and temporary licensed pharmacists, trained pharmacy technicians,…
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We Know Orlando’s Popular. Where Else Are We Flying To Out of Philly?
So when we finally decide to step on an airplane and fly out of Philadelphia International Airport, where the heck are we going to in the U.S.? Of course, Orlando, Florida, was No. 1, but what about the popular destinations after that? Between July of 2019 and June of 2020, these are the 10 most…
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Amazon to Add 4,800 Jobs in the Philadelphia Region
Amazon is hiring 4,800 employees in the Philadelphia area, with jobs concentrated in transportation and fulfillment, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The announcement was made at a press conference Tuesday morning at Philadelphia City Hall. Starting wage for the new jobs will be $18 an hour and will include benefits like health…
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Wagging Dog Brigade Soothes Passenger Anxiety at Philadelphia Airport
The Wagging Dog Brigade is patrolling the Philadelphia International Airport on a mission to calm anxious passengers, writes Hannah Kanik for Philly Voice. “Our employees love seeing them too,” Leah Douglas, Director of Guest Experience. “Everyone walks away happy and with a smile on their face.” The Wagging Dog Brigade has been in the airport…
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Wawa’s Got a Sneaker in the Running for Some Lucky Fans
Wawa is releasing limited-edition Wawa sneakers to 10 fans, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It will be available through an end-of-summer social media giveaway, #WawaRun Gear Sweepstakes. The Wawa sneakers are a Nike Air Max 90 running shoe, with colors and graphics inspired by Wawa. It was built in collaboration with Philadelphia-based sneaker…
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Frontier Airlines Adds Bahamas Route at Philadelphia International Airport
Frontier Airlines continues expanding its presence at Philadelphia International Airport with flights to the Bahamas starting in the fall, writes Ryan Sharrow for Philadelphia Business Journal. There will be three weekly nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Nassau starting Nov. 2. Introductory flights will start at $79. The Denver-based airline is offering introductory flights starting at…
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Time Magazine: Philadelphia is One of the 100 World’s Greatest Places of 2021
Time Magazine has confirmed something we have known all along: Philadelphia is one of the World’s Greatest Places, writes Pat Ralph for PhillyVoice. The publication included the City of Brotherly Love on its recently released 2021 list of World’s Greatest Places. This annual list contains 100 greatest world cities. Time’s international team of correspondents and…
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MONTCO Careers: Lincoln Center Hiring School-Based Counselors
Public school students often face mental health challenges as they cope with anxiety, depression, substance abuse issues and other past or current traumas. The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth has stepped in to help by placing mental health professionals in public school districts. Student in-school services are provided by mental health counselors, behavior specialists,…
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Lower Merion Fan Gets Signed Bat from Phillies Catcher J.T. Realmuto at MLB All-Star Game
“I saw J.T. Realmuto the dugout and then he comes over and does like ‘one second,’” said Matthew. “(He) goes in the clubhouse, gets a Sharpie and a bat, and signs the bat and gives it to me.” The boy and his father, Larry, drove to Colorado to watch some of their favorite players at…
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Newly Discovered Original of Betsy Ross’s Husband’s Diary Confirms ‘Profound Sacrifices’ Flagmaker and Her Family Made to Create United States
The original diary of John Claypoole, the third husband of Betsy Ross, the seamstress often credited as the maker of the first American flag, has recently been found, writes Natalie Pompilio for The Washington Post. The 240-year-old record details the John Claypoole capture by the British as a prisoner of war and being charged with…
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While Everything is Changing, Mister Softee Remains the Same Within Elkins Park and the Philly Region
While Philadelphia and its suburbs have changed over the last seven decades, Mister Softee luckily has remained the same, writes Lynette Tolbert Hazelton for Philadelphia Magazine. Mister Softee was started sixty-five years ago by two sons of Irish immigrants. The company started from a West Philly garage and quickly revolutionized the ice-cream business. Today, this…
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Are Spotted Lanternflies Disappearing From Montgomery County? Sort of.
Spotted Lanternflies seem to have disappeared or are traveling in much smaller numbers in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The operative word is “seem to,” writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The lanternflies are still around us and spreading, but the numbers fluctuate from neighborhood to neighborhood. “We have observed that areas can see…
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Philadelphia Among Top Office, Industrial Performers Coming Out of Pandemic
Philadelphia has ranked among the top office and industrial performers coming out of COVID-19, according to a new report by commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark Group, writes Ashley Fahey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Newmark Opportunity Index studied nearly two dozen cities in the United States. The research focused on economic and commercial…
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Jersey Shore Bathhouses Harken Back to a Different Era for Montco Daytrippers
These days, most Montgomery County visitors to the Jersey Shore go back to their rentals, their condominiums or their hotels to shower after a day on the beach. But there was a time when bathhouses dotted the beach landscape by the hundreds, providing essential sand removal before traveling home, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia…
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Initiatives Help Minority-Owned Businesses in Philly Region Navigate the Pandemic
When a group of more than 150 Black-owned hair salons and barbershops in the region found themselves struggling during the pandemic, especially in obtaining Paycheck Protection Program loans, they realized that it would be easier to figure things out together, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. As a result, they formed the Pennsylvania…
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