Skippack
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17-year-old Brandon Bechtel burning force behind Skippack’s The Candle Studio
By Mark Schiele Jack may be nimble and may be quick, but he can’t hold a candle to Brandon Bechtel, the 17-year-old owner of The Candle Studio in Skippack. That’s not a misprint. Bechtel, of Harleysville, is just 17, and his business, which opened in June, is already booming. The studio, which is located at…
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Dan David launches investigative firm Wolfpack Research LLC
Dan David is the co-founder of Skippack based company GeoInvesting. The company, which researches Chinese stocks and identifies suspected fraud, has launched a new “investigative and due diligence firm,” Wolfpack Research LLC, writes Joseph N. DiStefano of philly.com. Muddy Waters Capital LLC, founded by famous short seller Carson Block, is one of the companies backing…
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Top Stories: Vallini, in Skippack, a lifelong dream come true
From Calabria, Italy to Skippack, Montgomery County, it was a dream not to be denied. Domenico Talese was born and raised in Southern Italy in a small town called Maida, Calabria. He spent most of his teenage years working in a family owned restaurant, Nausicaa, managed by his uncle, and the chef was one of…
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Top Stories: Time Out Sports Bar coming to Skippack
By Stan Huskey Yoram and Maria Maman are not afraid of taking chances. They took a chance on each other more than a few years ago, and they’ve been taking chances every step of the way since. [uam_ad id=”54865″] They met when they were young, working in Palermo’s Pizza in Blue Bell, the small one…
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TimeOut Sports Bar in Skippack now on the clock
The wait is over! In August, we told you a new restaurant was coming to Skippack, and the doors are now officially open. Another departure from your traditional pizza place for sure, and an opportunity for the Yoram and Maria Maman, along with partner Domenico Talese to take another chance. [uam_ad id=”54865″] They bought the…
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Road upgrade gets underway in Perkiomen Valley
Work will begin this week on an $11.3 million road improvement project in Perkiomen Valley. The intersection of Meyers Road and Miller Road will be closed and detoured Friday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. through 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, as the initial excavation gets underway, according to Digital First Media. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Ultimately, the…
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Brothers Kershner Brewing Co. to open location in Skippack on July 14
No town is too small for beer. Two Chester County brothers are heading to Montgomery County to make beer with Brotherly Love in a new brewery – and due to growth in beer tourism, the new facility could attract more “new faces” to the area. Construction is underway for Brothers Kershner Brewing Co. by brothers…
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Kershner brothers building new brewery in Skippack
Construction is underway for Brothers Kershner Brewing Co. at 4119 W. Skippack Pike in Montgomery County, in what will be the town of Skippack’s first brewery. The 1,400-square-foot brewery and taproom, owned by brothers Kevin and Basil Kershner of Chester County, is set to open sometime this summer, writes Kenneth Hilario at bizjournals.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Due to growth in…
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Officials cut ribbon to Graterford prison replacement — SCI Phoenix in Skippack
As SCI Graterford prepares to close its doors, the brand new State Correctional Institution Phoenix is awaiting inmates’ and staff’s arrival. “With a clap of the wings, the nest that had served us faithfully will be no more. For Phoenix has risen and the staff and inmates who will soon occupy this astonishing facility are…
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Che Bella of Skippack to be featured in upcoming fashion show in Blue Bell
When Michele Radatti was asked to feature her merchandise in the Silver Foxes Fashion Show at Blue Bell Country Club on June 9 she knew that Che Bella’s chic designer clothing and accessories would be the perfect fit for a good cause. “I really believe in giving back to the community and the centers do…
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Calling all lonely golfers — Jim Lafferty can help you find playdates
Jim Lafferty had a problem many children complain of: He couldn’t find anyone to play with. Only, he’s 47. In commercial security sales, he usually works from home in Schwenksville, Montgomery County, putting together quotes as early as 5 a.m. and typically toiling for a solid 12 hours. “Usually by the end of the week,…
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Replacement for Graterford State Prison finally scheduled to open
The new state prison in Skippack Township, set to replace the aging Graterford State Prison, years behind schedule and millions of dollars over budget, is finally ready for prisoners. Years after Pennsylvania’s newest, biggest, and most expensive prison, State Correctional Institution Phoenix, was slated for completion, certificates of occupancy have at long last been issued for…
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PA owed $27M for delays to new state prison in Skippack
Graterford Prison has been a part of the Skippack Township landscape for nearly a century. And with the ongoing delays that have plagued construction of a new state prison on the same grounds it is plausible to believe it may be 2029 before the new facility will be ready for prisoners. (However) Phoenix, Pennsylvania’s newest,…
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SCI Phoenix – Graterford prison replacement in Skippack – a ‘state-of-the-art’ facility
The stony, towering walls of Graterford State Prison that secure more than 3,000 inmates will soon be replaced with a high-tech, newer version. The prison, which was constructed in the 1920s, will soon be closing down for a newly constructed prison that officials say will better serve the purposes intended for a correctional facility, writes…
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Skippack hygienist invents the ‘ToothShower’
Lisa Guenst knows patients hate to floss. “I’d see so many people with the same problem,” said Guenst, a dental hygienist in Montgomery County for more than 25 years. “They’d have gum disease in that area between their teeth that your toothbrush can’t get to.” Guenst said patients would grumble they didn’t like to floss, so…
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More than 2 years behind schedule, SCI Phoenix receives first occupancy permit
Weeks after another blown deadline, inspectors have approved Housing Unit D, the first of 12 cell-block buildings for occupancy by prisoners at State Correctional Institute Phoenix, the $400 million replacement prison rising next door to the 1920s-era Graterford complex in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, writes Joseph DeStefano for philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] All 12 inspections were…
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Business booms during Skippack Days
Skippack Days are here again. The skies above are clear again. The largest event of the year is in Skippack Village is upon us! Skippack Days features crafts, food, family fun, artwork, vendors galore and awesome live entertainment. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Festivities begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7 and 8, and go until…
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$350M Opening of Phoenix State Prison Delayed Until Next Summer
The opening of the new $350 million Phoenix state correctional institution in Montgomery County has been delayed until summer next year, writes Holly Herman for Reading Eagle. The construction of the new prison complex has been plagued with problems that have already pushed the opening date more than two years later than originally planned. [uam_ad…
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