• Wynnewood Man, PR Wiz During Spectrum’s Golden Years, Dies at 81

    Wynnewood Man, PR Wiz During Spectrum’s Golden Years, Dies at 81

    Larry Rubin, a public relations wizard during the old Spectrum’s glory years who organized and promoted performances of numerous rock stars, sports teams, and five-star entertainers, died on April 28 at his Wynnewood home aged 81, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rubin, who previously lived in Narberth, started his career as a reporter…

  • Wynnewood Woman Hopes Her Story of Post-Partum Depression Normalizes the Discussion of Mental Health

    Wynnewood Woman Hopes Her Story of Post-Partum Depression Normalizes the Discussion of Mental Health

    Wynnewood’s Rebecca Fox Starr recently released a new book on her story of post-partum depression, writes Kim Douglas for Main Line Today. Starr began to cope with a blog entitled Mommy Ever After, which led to her books Beyond the Baby Blues, Baby Ever After, and Mommy Ever After. In her books and her blog,…

  • Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood Named One of America’s Best Hospitals For Cardiac Excellence, Third Year Running

    Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood Named One of America’s Best Hospitals For Cardiac Excellence, Third Year Running

    Cardiac excellence again was the primary driver as Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, received recognition as one of the 50 best hospitals in America in the nation in a Healthgrades survey, reports Main Line Health. Lankenau was recognized with America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ as well as the America’s 100 Best…

  • Dr. Henri Parens, Holocaust Survivor, Groundbreaking Psychoanalyst, and Former Wynnewood Resident Dies at 93

    Dr. Henri Parens, Holocaust Survivor, Groundbreaking Psychoanalyst, and Former Wynnewood Resident Dies at 93

    Henri Parens, a former resident of Wynnewood, celebrated psychiatry professor at Thomas Jefferson University, research professor of psychiatry and the Medical College of Pennsylvania, an analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia, prolific author, and Holocaust survivor, passed away on February 19 at the age of 93. He died of congestive heart failure at an…

  • Lankenau Medical Center President Announces Retirement, Aiming for an “Orderly Transition”

    Lankenau Medical Center President Announces Retirement, Aiming for an “Orderly Transition”

    Lankenau Medical Center president Phillip Robinson is retiring after 12 years, saying “I turned 65 last summer and was thinking about retiring,” reports John George at the Philadelphia Business Journal. Lankenau Medical Center is a 331-bed tertiary care center in Wynnewood, Montgomery County known as a teaching hospital and research institute. Now, the parent company…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Beautiful Colonial with Abundant Character in Wynnewood

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Beautiful Colonial with Abundant Character in Wynnewood

    A beautiful colonial home on 0.34 acres with six bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Wynnewood. The structural integrity and architectural design of this residence have been carefully cared for and preserved by the current owners for the past half-century. . The home welcomes you with an accommodating…

  • Wynnewood Residents Become Penn State’s Largest Ever Scholarship Donors

    Wynnewood Residents Become Penn State’s Largest Ever Scholarship Donors

    Before they announced their largest gift to Penn State to date, Gene and Roz Chaiken, Wynnewood residents, were already named Penn State’s Philanthropists of the Year for 2021, writes Susan Burlingame for the Penn State News. That is one of the reasons why their latest donation came as an unexpected but welcomed surprise one day…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Charming English Tudor Home in Wynnewood Offers a Commanding Presence

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Charming English Tudor Home in Wynnewood Offers a Commanding Presence

    A charming English Tudor home nestled on a gorgeous 0.69-acre parcel with six bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Wynnewood. The 1920 residence exudes class and boasts fantastic upgrades and fixtures. The approach is along a gated driveway and through a lovely classic cobblestone courtyard. Inside, the many…

  • Crumbl Cookies Arrives in Wynnewood – and 76ers’ Tobias Harris Was There to Celebrate the Opening

    Crumbl Cookies Arrives in Wynnewood – and 76ers’ Tobias Harris Was There to Celebrate the Opening

    Crumbl Cookies, the popular cookie chain known for rotating its eclectic menu each week, opened its doors in Wynnewood with help from 76ers’ Tobias Harris, writes Christie Ileto for 6abc. Harris is an ambassador for the chain’s latest location – a job he was more than happy to accept. “A lot of fun, being an…

  • Wynnewood Software Company Helps Hollywood Run Better Productions

    Wynnewood Software Company Helps Hollywood Run Better Productions

    Josh Weinberg of Wynnewood and his 2018 start-up company, Run a Better Set, has helped roughly 250 movies manage their extras. His company has been a part of productions such as “Mare of Easttown,” to “King Richard,” writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Weinberg drew upon his own experience working as a production assistant…

  • St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church in Wynnewood Makes History by Ordaining Married Priest

    St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church in Wynnewood Makes History by Ordaining Married Priest

    The Armenian Catholic Church in American recently ordained its second married priest in history as Asadur Minasian of St. Mark’s Church in Wynnewood has now joined the ranks of the priesthood, writes Paul Vartan Sookiasian for The Armenian Weekly. One of the most well-known disciplines of the Roman Catholic Church is its clerical celibacy, which…

  • Wynnewood Doctor Pens Book on His Experiences Fighting Pancreatic Cancer

    Wynnewood Doctor Pens Book on His Experiences Fighting Pancreatic Cancer

    Dr. Elliott Schulman, a Wynnewood resident who works with Main Line Health at Lankenau Medical Center, has authored a book about his experiences fighting pancreatic cancer, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC. Schulman, a 40-year veteran of the study of neurology, has been treating patients for years before getting a cancer diagnosis and learning what it…

  • Wynnewood Native Researching Magic Mushrooms for Psychotherapy

    Wynnewood Native Researching Magic Mushrooms for Psychotherapy

    Brett Waters, a Wynnewood native and New York lawyer who founded Reason for Hope, a nonprofit that advocates for psychedelics-assisted psychotherapy, has high hopes for the newly proposed magic mushrooms bill in Pennsylvania, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Keystone State could become a national leader in studying magic mushrooms as a treatment…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Make an Offer on This Adorable, Light-filled Cape Cod in Wynnewood

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Make an Offer on This Adorable, Light-filled Cape Cod in Wynnewood

    Set in one of Wynnewood’s most desired neighborhoods this charming sun-lit stone Cape Cod will delight you with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. It is 4,085 sq. ft. The flagstone walkway and stone garden wall lead you to the front door where you are greeted by hardwood floors, lots of windows allowing for sunny spaces,…

  • Main Line Health Joins Forces With L2C Partners, Early Charm Ventures to Bring Innovations Created By Nurses to Commercialization

    Main Line Health Joins Forces With L2C Partners, Early Charm Ventures to Bring Innovations Created By Nurses to Commercialization

    Main Line Health is joining forces with L2C Partners and Early Charm Ventures to bring innovations developed by its nursing staff to commercialization, writes Paige Gross for Technical.ly. As part of the partnership, Main Line Health Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a nonprofit, biomedical research institute in Wynnewood, is getting a new business arm, called…

  • New Mother Meets Her Baby After Spending Months at Lankenau Hospital Fighting COVID-19

    New Mother Meets Her Baby After Spending Months at Lankenau Hospital Fighting COVID-19

    After spending five and a half months fighting COVID-19, a Montgomery County mom was finally able to leave Lankenau Hospital and head home to be with her baby, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS3 Philly. It was an emotional goodbye for Marissa Fuentes, who was provided a hero’s departure by the medical team that saved her…

  • Wynnewood-based Lankenau Institute for Medical Research Creates Rapid Test for COVID-19 Delta Variant Detection

    Wynnewood-based Lankenau Institute for Medical Research Creates Rapid Test for COVID-19 Delta Variant Detection

    Researchers at Wynnewood-based Lankenau Institute for Medical Research have developed a rapid diagnostic test to detect the Delta variant in COVID-19 patients they are calling “groundbreaking,” writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Dr. Scott Dessain, the institute’s chairman of clinical and oncology research, led the project. According to LIMR officials, this is the…

  • Wynnewood’s Patti LaBelle Reminds People to Get Screened for Common Cancers in Campaign

    Wynnewood’s Patti LaBelle Reminds People to Get Screened for Common Cancers in Campaign

    Wynnewood’s Patti LaBelle has joined forces with the Community Oncology Alliance and CancerCare to remind people to get screened for common cancers like breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate, lung, and skin, in new PSAs that are part of the Time to Screen campaign, writes Melissa Ruggieri for Yahoo News. For the legendary soul, gospel, R&B, and pop…