Culture
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It’s Finally Official! Hatfield’s Century-Old Former Jailhouse, Firehouse Granted Historic Status
Borough officials recently unveiled a marker for one of Hatfield’s oldest buildings, the town’s former jailhouse, electric substation, and firehouse, which designates that it is on the National Register of Historic Places, writes Dan Sokil for the Lansdale Reporter. This is the town’s first historic marker unveiling and the ribbon-cutting highlighted the Founders’ Day celebration. Hundreds…
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Constellation Focuses on Golf to Drum Up Business
The biggest sports marketing event designed to drum up business in the region for Constellation happened last week at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course in Flourtown, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The retail supplier of gas and energy products is sponsoring the Professional Golfers Association’s Senior Players Championship for the ninth year…
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BeBalanced Brings Natural Hormone Weight Loss to Blue Bell
BeBalanced, the weight loss franchise focusing on natural hormone balance to achieve healthy weight loss is coming to Blue Bell, writes Gary Puleo for the Pottstown Mercury. Founded by Dawn Cutillo, BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Centers have been promoting their alternative approach to weight loss through a steadily increasing chain of franchises, including the recent…
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Crowdsourcing Sends Norristown Singer-Songwriter to Nashville
Thanks to a successful crowdsourcing campaign, Norristown’s Lenny Martelli is getting a chance to fulfill his dream of recording a world-class country album, writes Gary Puleo for the Times Herald. Martelli’s GoFundMe campaign has managed to raise more than $10,000 for him to record an album. “Some are donating on pure belief in me as an…
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Bachelorette Parties a Popular Feature of Ardmore’s New SoulCycle
In a move long anticipated by indoor-cycling devotees throughout the area, Ardmore’s SoulCycle finally opened a studio at Suburban Square on Memorial Day Weekend, writes Carrie Denny Whitcraft for Philadelphia Magazine. A favorite among future brides who spend hours on SoulCycle’s lemon-hued indoor bikes trying to improve their shape before the wedding, the indoor-cycling innovator also…
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Wynnewood’s St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Looking to Relocate
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced that St. Charles Borromeo Seminary has abandoned its plans to consolidate operations on its upper campus in Wynnewood, and is instead looking to relocate, writes Harold Brubaker for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The seminary, which hosted Pope Francis during his recent visit, is looking to affiliate with a local Catholic college…
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Ursinus Grad Packs a One-Two Punch with Boxing and Cycling at Her New Fitness Studio
Ursinus College graduate Jen Cohen and her husband Jeff Crompton recently opened Fuel Cycle Fitness in Ardmore, helping members stay in shape through indoor cycling and boxing. “I was always involved in teaching fitness, and Jeff and I started taking boxing classes together in 2011 when we got engaged,” said Cohen, who majored in media…
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Pottstown Pictured at Center of Five-Day Short Film Festival
Pottstown’s moment at the center of the big screen may be short, but it will be thoroughly enjoyed by members of the borough this week. Thirty-minute flicks — each tied in some way to Pottstown — are being screened every night as part of the inaugural Pottstown in Focus Short Film Festival. And at the…
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Jazzy Web Entrepreneur from Lansdale Continues to Rake in Awards
The man who put Lansdale — and literally all of jazz — on the map is being honored for his unceasing dedication to the AllAboutJazz.com and JazzNearYou.com websites chock full of jazz promotional content and events. Only the second ever Jazz Bridge Jazz Ambassador Award will go to web entrepreneur Michael Ricci, according to 21st Cendury…
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Norristown Native, Former Harlem Globetrotter, and World’s Greatest Dribbler Teaches Kids About Respect, Preparation
Former Harlem Globetrotter Corey Rich, a Norristown native and graduate of the now-defunct Kennedy-Kenrick High School, was once referred to by ESPN as “the most-amazing dribbler in the world.” Rich, who played collegiately a few years at Division III Arcadia University in Glenside, now makes a living appearing as a guest at school assemblies, birthday…
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King of Prussia Apartment Building Transforms Lobby into Art Gallery
Owners of the upscale 251 DeKalb South apartment building in King of Prussia have decided to take their love of art to a new level by creating an art gallery in the lobby of the building, writes Gary Puleo for the Times Herald. Candlebrook Properties LLC has hired a renowned gallerist and art dealer Kathy…
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Montgomery County Community College Records Veterans’ Stories for Library of Congress
Most veterans have been shaped by the experiences and friendships they made while serving the country and have a unique story to tell, writes Linda Finarelli for the Times Herald. Now, thanks to the Veterans Resource Center at Montgomery County Community College, those stories are being recorded for permanent archive in the Library of Congress.…
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American Legion Post in Fort Washington to Undergo $4 Million in Renovations
American Legion Post #10, located on South Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, will undergo a $4 million renovation, courtesy of Delaware County-based Power Home Remodeling, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Power will fund and construct a residential property – including four townhomes and four two-bedroom apartments – a fitness center and a…
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As It Kicks Off Summer in Style, Montco the Place to be This Memorial Day Weekend
Regardless of how you choose to celebrate Memorial Day this weekend, you’ll want to spend it in Montgomery County. The appeal of Valley Forge as a place to honor the U.S. military is obvious. Its 3,500-acre footprint is commonly recognized as the birthplace of the U.S. Army, given the strategic role it played during the…
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New Data Reveals that Minimum-Wage Earners Can’t Afford Rent in Montgomery County
A new report from the Washington Post shatters the notion of what the government considers to be “fair market rent” for a two-bedroom apartment. The government believes that 30 percent of a minimum-wage worker’s earnings should cover the cost of such rent. (Economists call anything more unaffordable.) However, according to updated data compiled annually by…
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Thanks to Merck, Dodsworth Run Preserve Open to Public
Residents of Upper Gwynedd and the surrounding areas have the chance to enjoy a beautiful new nature preserve after Merck recently dedicated the Dodsworth Run Preserve on Dickerson Road to the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, writes Dan Sokil for the Times Herald. “Merck is pleased, not only to create a wonderful setting for the community, but to…
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Golf’s Constellation Senior Players Championship Tees Off at Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club
As part of this year’s Constellation Senior Players Championship in golf, nine nonprofit organizations from Greater Philadelphia will receive grants totaling $500,000, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The golf tournament will take place at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course in Flourtown from June 9-12. The main sponsor of the event is Exelon…
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Fox Trot 5K to Kick off Day of Family Fun Tomorrow in Pottstown
The incredibly-popular Fox Trot 5K sponsored by Sly Fox Brewery returns for its third year tomorrow in Pottstown with the largest road-running race in the area. The race, which sold out out early this year with more than 1,000 runners, kicks off a day of family fun with live music and food trucks at the…
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