Royersford
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Sears to Close Royersford Distribution Center, Layoffs Pending
One month after Sears closed its last store in Pennsylvania in Willow Grove Park Mall, the retailer is laying off people at its Royersford distribution site, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Willow Grove Park Mall full-line store closed, the last in PA, on March 6. A Worker Adjustment, Retraining and Notification…
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VFTCB Chef Spotlight: Montgomery County Chefs Offering Creative Meals and Fabulous Customer Service
With the state lifting restrictions and restaurants allowing 100% capacity, no one is happier to welcome patrons back in than several chefs in Montgomery County. Despite the pandemic this past year, Annamarie’s of Royersford kept rolling out its staple of breakfast, with the addition of a strong dinner menu and breakfast specials like Bananas Foster…
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Royersford Eats: Morning, Noon, and Night
Have you been to Royersford lately? A charming Montgomery County town between the Schuylkill River and Rte. 422, this bedroom community offers hidden gems on the food scene. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board dives into the local food scene and presents morning, noon and night eats in Royersford. Morning: Start your day with…
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Royersford Bakery Offers Authentic Australian Pies That Are Flying Off Shelves
When Roy Cooper and Fiona McPhee, transplanted Australians who came to Pennsylvania five years ago, began making authentic meat pies, their biggest issue was keeping them on the shelves, writes Jason Sheehan for the Philadelphia Magazine. They originally worked out of the Artisan Exchange in West Chester and offered their pies at pop-ups and farmers’…
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Royersford-based Job Exchange Associates Recognized with Best of Staffing Client Award
Royersford-based Job Exchange Associates has been recognized with a Best of Staffing Client Award for providing its clients with superior service. The Best of Staffing Award is presented by ClearlyRated in partnership with Indeed and Talent.com. The winners are industry leaders in service quality as rated by their clients. “Winners of the 2022 Best of…
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Celebrate National Pizza Day with Royersford Pizza Joints
I don’t know about you, but the one thing that kept me sane during the pandemic (and the pandemic that is currently in its second year, but I digress) is pizza. How I love pizza, because on some days after covering hard-hitting Montco news and events and Covid-19 updates, the one thing I really wanted-…
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Join the Age-Friendly Community Initiative for the Royersford and Collegeville Region on Jan. 12
On January 12, 2022, local leaders, politicians, businesses, and community members will come together at Ursinus College to explore how the 422 Coalition on Aging can help older adults remain independent and in their community for as long as possible by creating supportive environments and thriving neighborhoods for them and those that care for them.…
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Spring-Ford Starting Basketball Season with New Coach at Helm
Spring-Ford boys basketball team has been working hard, preparing for the new season with Joe Dempsey, the former La Salle College High School head coach, at the helm, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the City of Basketball Love. Dempsey replaces Chris Talley, who left the head coach position to take a job promotion within the Spring-Ford…
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Riverfront at Royersford Wins $1M Grant From State Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program
Developer Riverfront at Royersford has won a $1 million grant from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program for the proposed mixed-use real estate development project that would bring residences, restaurants, entertainment spots, and much more to the Royersford Borough riverfront, writes Joe Zlomek for The Sanatoga Post. The money will be used to prepare the property…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Check Out This Light-filled Contemporary Estate in Royersford
Enter the winding driveway off a private cul-de-sac setting and take in the beauty of the professionally landscaped property. Inside this home, the owner has meticulously updated every room. The sprawling open floor plan with windows that bring the outside in, features a gourmet kitchen updated in 2019 with a 4-stool granite island, built-in microwave…
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Royersford’s Sacred Heart Parish Nourishes Both Body and Soul Through With Its Fellowship Café
Fellowship Café at Sacred Heart Parish in Royersford provides parishioners with the opportunity to spend some time hanging out with each other after Mass while enjoying a good cup of coffee, writes Gina Christian for Catholic Philly. The café is located in the church basement and is only open on Sundays from 7 a.m. to…
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Royersford Competitive Eater Wins Third Place in Hands-Free World Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest
Bob Shoudt, a competitive eater from Royersford, won third place in the Hands-Free World Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest, writes Dale Anderson for The Buffalo News. Shoudt managed to out-eat the eight other competitors for a prize of $250. Bob holds several eating records. This includes consuming 23.4 pounds or 312 fluid ounces of salmon chowder…
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Kindness Rock Makes Its Way from Royersford to Texas in Honor of Teacher Who Died of COVID-19
To honor Texas teacher Zelene Blancas after she died of COVID-19, Brian Aikens, a special education teacher in Royersford, relied on the kindness of others to transport a painted, heart-shaped rock to her school more than 2,000 miles away, writes Jamie Stengle for The Indiana Gazette. The rock spent nearly five months on the road…
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Royersford Eatery Featured on ‘Good Day Philadelphia’ as Part of WSFS Bank Small Business Resiliency Program
Annamarie’s Place in Royersford was recently featured on FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia as part of its WSFS Bank Small Business Resiliency Program, writes Eric Springer for the WSFS bank. The program recognizes small businesses in the region that managed to overcome the odds during the pandemic. Annamarie’s Place is one of four small businesses…
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Spring-Ford Grad Receives Call of His Dreams to Play Ball for Toronto Blue Jays
Spring-Ford Area High School graduate Conor Larkin has been selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth round of the MLB Draft, writes Owen McCue for The Pottstown Mercury. Larkin was sitting at his Royersford home with his parents when he received the call he had dreamed of his entire life. “It was one…
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2021 MONTCO Millennial Superstar: Jenna Antoniewicz
Jenna Antoniewicz was born in Seoul, South Korea, adopted when she was 11 months old and welcomed to the US at JFK International Airport by her parents and older brother in 1984. She was raised in rural upper Bucks County, and now is the Mayor of Royersford Borough in Montgomery County. Jenna always had the…
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Spring-Ford Mainstay Assistant Coach Steve Schein Inducted into State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Spring-Ford assistant coach Steve Schein was inducted into the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Sunday, writes Jeff Stover for PA Prep Live. Schein’s long and fruitful coaching career is nearing its half a century mark. Over the years, he has continued to stress the aspects of teamwork, including winning gracefully and…
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Wharton Grads Turn to Royersford Brewer to Help Them Transform Spiked Coconut Water Idea Into Reality
Wharton graduates Chris Allen and Vicente Surraco came up with what they hope is a spiked coconut water billion-dollar idea. Now what? So they turned to Ethan Buckman of Stickman Brews in Royersford to help them turn it into reality, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While sharing an apartment in 2019, the pair…
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