Willow Grove
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PREIT, Owner of Two Montco Malls, Being Booted by NYSE
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), the owner of Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Park Mall, is being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange, writes Rich Bockmann for The Real Deal. On Thursday, the exchange announced it would suspend trading of the struggling mall operator’s shares immediately and begin the process of removing…
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Area 2023 Residential Real Estate Market: Prices Up, Deals Soft, One Montco Zip Faring Better Than Most
An Axios analysis reported by Isaac Almuces peers into the area’s 2023 residential real estate market. The outlook for the Philadelphia metro area shows not much improvement. Home prices are expected to increase, but how bad remains to be seen. Drivers of the upward nudges are familiar by now: rising demand and limited inventory. Predictive…
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Second Phase of Willow Grove Shopping Center Redo Breaks Ground
Federal Realty Investment Trust celebrated the Dec. 1 groundbreaking for the second phase of construction at the Willow Grove Shopping Center. Tentatively scheduled for completion in the summer of 2023, the second phase will feature new dining and public amenities in conjunction with the delivery of an 18,000 square-foot outparcel building. The current shopping center…
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Former Horsham CRE Site Being Reimagined as Think-Tank Location for Healthcare Entrepreneurs
The Horsham site of a former mail order pharmacy is being redesigned as the Center for Diagnostic Discovery, an entrepreneurial environment for healthcare innovation. John George broke the story in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The $12 million investment is the brainchild of Eric Rieders of NMS Labs in Horsham. He envisions a location in which…
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Inspired by Overcoming Her Own Weight Struggles, Willow Grove Student Targets Fitness Career
Upper Moreland student Vanessa Hurgunow is in her senior year at the township’s public high school, but she’s already enrolled in coursework she intends to lead to a health-fitness career. It’s a goal with special resonance for Hurgunow, who struggled with weight in her childhood. Jon Campisi stretched his journalistic muscles reporting her story in…
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Regional Pizzeria, Looking to Spice Up Its Brand, Tosses to Customers for New Mascot Name
Tony Roni’s, a regional pizzeria, recently deepened its brand presence by adding a mascot named Peppi Roni. He is being positioned as as a unique visual in the active Phila. metro pizza market. After deciding on a look — a happy slice of pie with a distinctive crust mustache (he’s currently sporting a festive Santa…
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Funding for 22.5 Tons of Food, Raised by the VFTCB, Will Go a Long Way to Easing Local Hunger Pangs
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) eighth annual Freedom from Hunger food drive has surpassed its 2022 goal by raising the monetary equivalent of 22.5 tons (45,000 pounds) of food. That means the organization’s fundraiser has contributed 50 tons (100,000 pounds) of food over the lifetime of the drive, which began in 2015.…
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Suburbs Now Have More Vacant CRE Space — Including a Harleysville Site — than the Comcast Tower × Two
The former headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance in Harleysville has sold to a pair of real estate investors. The vacated site is one parcel in a glut of current suburban commercial real estate (CRE) inventory. Bob Fernandez did a walk-through of the transaction’s greater implications for the market in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nationwide, which was…
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Online App Lists Montco Residents Whose Halloween Lawn Décor Is Gruesomely Grand and Ickily Intricate
Outdoor Halloween decorations have come a long way since the days of a hastily hacked jack o’ lantern on the porch with a sputtering candle inside. A new app, FrightMaps, shows just how far they’ve come in Montgomery County. Investopedia calls Halloween the second-biggest retail holiday, behind only Christmas. Its financial analysts estimate that Americans…
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Lever-Pullers with Longevity: 55 Montco Voters Tick Enough Boxes to Make Pa. Voter Hall of Fame
As the 2022 election cycle trundles on, all the rhetoric, differences of opinion, and “I-approve-of-this-message” messaging may try the patience of some Montgomery County voters. But a select few have dedicated themselves so solidly to the electoral process that they enthusiastically participate anyway, keeping alive a decades-long streak of ballot casting. Those citizens have earned…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: A Willow Grove Site in Which to Practice for Food Nework’s BBQ Brawl
Fledgling flame masters looking for a spot to hone their barbecue skills, perhaps in training for a spot on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl, might want to consider 3545 Welsh Road, Willow Grove. The four-bedroom, two-and-one-half bathroom home was constructed in 1956 but has been meticulously maintained over the years and benefited from extensive renovations. Stepping…
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Willow Grove Park — Having Survived the Pandemic — Moves Forward in Restoring Amusement Experience to Retail Site
The ambitious plans to restore a sense of fun and escape to Willow Grove Park — once an active leisure destination in Southeastern Pa. — are moving along, if not at the speed of a roller coaster, at least with the swiftness of a carousel horse. The Return of Amusement In October of last year,…
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Willow Grove-to-Harrisburg Bike Riders Honor EMS Workers Taken in the Line of Duty
A three-day bike ride between Montgomery County and Harrisburg had 50 cyclists covering 150 miles to memorialize emergency medical services (EMS) personnel taken in the line of duty. Rose Itzcovitz covered the event — known as Memorial Service Monday — for WFMZ 69 News. The route took participants from the Second Alarmers Rescue Squad in…
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Retail Renno of Willow Grove Shopping Center Is a True (Amazon) Fresh Start
The Willow Grove Shopping Center refresh will take that label literally as an Amazon Fresh grocery retailer joins the site plans. Ryan Sharrow checked out the news in the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to state filings, Amazon Retail LLC has set its sights on 102 Park Ave., Willow Grove. The storefront at that address has…
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Montco’s Eclectic Retailers Help Students Return to Class with Class
Many back-to-school shopping guides concentrate on the littles, outfitting elementary school kids for their return to schoolrooms. But in doing so, they miss a larger demographic — the needs of middle-, high-, and college-bound students. The following recommendations from the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, should suit students of all ages, as well as…
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2022 Pa. Ag Power 100 List Recognizes Two Outdoor-Based Commercial Entities in Montco
Montgomery County has two representatives on the inaugural Pa. Agriculture Power 100 list recently released by City & State Pennsylvania. The list recognizes people who shape the Keystone State’s agricultural landscape. Douglas Clemens, CEO of Hatfield-based Clemens Family Corporation, ranked highest in 12th place. Clemens is also chair of the board of his family business.…
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Geoffrey the Giraffe Resurrected! Toys R Us Bounces Back in Willow Grove
After going bankrupt in 2017, Toys R Us is back in Montgomery County as a store-within-a-store at Macy’s in Willow Grove Mall. Erin Arvedlund unwrapped the story in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The iconic brand started reopening stores nationwide in July and will continue to open further locations through October 15, just in time for the…
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Montco Is Home to 23 Least Budget-Friendly Communities in the State, Including Number One
A Seattle software company’s national and statewide analyses of household expenses reveals Montgomery County communities in which monthly bill paying takes the least — and largest — bites. The study by fintech firm doxo shows that nationwide, the monthly outlay for bills is $2,003, which goes to the following: Mortgage Rent Auto loans Utilities Auto…
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