• Philadelphia Magazine: Norristown Florist Among 10 Best of Philly Wedding Vendors

    Philadelphia Magazine: Norristown Florist Among 10 Best of Philly Wedding Vendors

    Your wedding day should be everything you dreamed it would. A lot planning goes into the big day so choosing the right vendors to bring your dream wedding to life is very crucial. To help with that, Philadelphia Magazine staff have carefully selected the 10 Best Philly wedding vendors for 2023 and a Norristown florist…

  • Documentary on Devastating Cost of Life Without Parole Sentences Comes to Norristown

    Documentary on Devastating Cost of Life Without Parole Sentences Comes to Norristown

    “No Way Home,” a new documentary about a mother’s struggle to bring her son home from prison, will screen at Theatre Horizon in Norristown on Friday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. The film tells the story of Lorraine Haw, known as Mrs. Dee Dee, a leader in the movement to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.…

  • After Spending Years Vacant, Former Kennedy-Kenrick Site in Norristown to Be Developed

    After Spending Years Vacant, Former Kennedy-Kenrick Site in Norristown to Be Developed

    Housing development is slated to begin on the former Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School site in Norristown after the property sat vacant for a dozen years, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The site will be developed into 325 residential units including both townhomes and apartments. The two adjoined properties at the site were…

  • Elmwood Park Zoo Lays Out Ambitious Expansion Plan on Eve of Its Centennial

    Elmwood Park Zoo Lays Out Ambitious Expansion Plan on Eve of Its Centennial

    Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown will be celebrating its 100th anniversary next year, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC. For the occasion, the zoo presented an ambitious expansion plan that includes a new state-of-the-art veterinary hospital, tiger and Asian exhibits, bison and North American habitats, and a welcome center. An education building, south entrance, and parking…

  • Norristown’s Maria Bello Coming to CBS’s Hit Show “NCIS”

    Norristown’s Maria Bello Coming to CBS’s Hit Show “NCIS”

    Norristown native Maria Bello is joining the cast of the CBS‘s hit show “NCIS” for the fifteenth season which begins this fall, writes Ellen Gray for Philly.com. Bello will debut in the fourth episode of the new season which starts on September 26. The Villanova graduate plays an NCIS agent who was previously commissioned as…