• Souls Shot: Portraits of Victims of Gun Violence

    Souls Shot: Portraits of Victims of Gun Violence

    The moving and compelling portraits of the Souls Shot project will be on view at the Art Center at Ambler during March. There will be a free reception, open to all, on March 19 from 5 to 8 pm at the Center, 45 Forest Avenue in Ambler, 215 619 8863. The number of people whose…

  • Tower Health Urgent Care earns national accreditation

    Tower Health Urgent Care earns national accreditation

    Tower Health Urgent Care is proud to announce that the recently acquired 19 locations have achieved Accreditation through the Urgent Care Association (UCA), which is the highest level of distinction for urgent care centers. This recognition was earned through a comprehensive survey, which included onsite visits at each location by UCA Accreditation surveyors. This accreditation ensures Tower…

  • Table Tap pioneers worlds first ‘Pour Your Own Beer’ system

    Table Tap pioneers worlds first ‘Pour Your Own Beer’ system

    Table Tap LLC introduced the first entirely self-serve taproom at the Oz. Tap House in Austin, Texas. Grabbing a cold one just became a lot more entertaining in Austin. Table Tap is the the first company in the world to introduce self-service beverage dispensing systems. Pour Your Own Beer (P.Y.O.B.) is the tagline and primary…

  • Daylight Saving Time Is Here

    Daylight Saving Time Is Here

    There are any number of cited reasons for the implementation of Daylight Saving Time. Timeanddate.com does a good job of explaining its origins. Daylight Saving Time is a seasonal time change measure where clocks are set ahead of standard time during part of the year, usually by 1 hour. As DST starts, the Sun rises and sets later,…

  • Philadelphia’s suburban developers look to the future

    Philadelphia’s suburban developers look to the future

    The suburbs of Philadelphia are beginning to catch up with the demand from multifamily households. The real estate community is going with a long term approach to the suburbs, looking past the immediate downturns of the markets and focusing their attention on future market cycles. The real estate community is looking further into the future…

  • WSFS Financial Corporation completes acquisition of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.

    WSFS Financial Corporation completes acquisition of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.

    WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS) (“WSFS”), the parent company of WSFS Bank, has completed the acquisition of Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. and its primary subsidiary, Beneficial Bank, and is now operating as one Company.  With the acquisition finalized, WSFS has approximately $13 billion in assets and is the largest, premier, locally-headquartered bank in the Greater Delaware…

  • Who’s got the Best Pizza in Montgomery County?

    Who’s got the Best Pizza in Montgomery County?

    For the fourth year in a row, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is pitting pie against pie. After the organization called for nominations of people’s favorite pizza places on social media in February, the list has once again been narrowed down from hundreds to 64 contenders that people can vote on starting March…

  • Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg announces first mobile veterans’ discount identification event of the year

    Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg announces first mobile veterans’ discount identification event of the year

    Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg today announced a partnership with WSFS Bank for her office’s first Mobile Veterans’ Identification event of 2019. “We are excited to kick off our outreach season, and we are thankful to have such great entities willing to help us meet the needs of veterans in Montgomery County,” Sorg…

  • ‘This Old Hobart’s Run House’ coming together

    ‘This Old Hobart’s Run House’ coming together

    This Old Hobart’s Run House, Episode 3 shows students and teachers from The Hill School as well as players and coaches from Pottstown’s St. Aloysius School‘s girls’ basketball team as they helped on a recent Saturday morning with this Hobart’s Run house rehabilitation.   The house – which was facing foreclosure – was purchased by The Hill School for…

  • Jerry Spinelli returns to Elmwood Park Zoo for Read Across America

    Jerry Spinelli returns to Elmwood Park Zoo for Read Across America

    Author Jerry Spinelli and a host of other special guests will help Elmwood Park Zoo celebrate their annual Read Across America event on Saturday, March 2, from 11 AM to 2 PM. Read Across America is an event organized by the National Education Association. It celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Seuss by encouraging children and young adults…

  • Local Century 21 agents receive President’s Producer Award for commitment to quality, service, productivity

    Local Century 21 agents receive President’s Producer Award for commitment to quality, service, productivity

    Century 21 Real Estate LLC recently honored the following sales associate with the CENTURY 21(r) President’s Producer Award. The annual award is bestowed upon those CENTURY 21 System sales affiliates that earn the CENTURY 21 CENTURION(r) award and the CENTURY 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Producer award in the same calendar year. The CENTURION Producer award…

  • Wellness Wednesday: Nutrition hacks for busy professionals

    By Jaime Lynn Curley I often talk with clients who are stuck in their offices for 8-10 hours a day. They have good intentions to change their habits and create a healthier lifestyle but unexpected meetings happen and they are stuck grabbing lunch from the vending machine. On the flip side, I have other clients…

  • PECO employees honored with National Technology Award

    PECO employees honored with National Technology Award

    The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently honored two PECO employees with the Technology Transfer Award, an annual award given to utility employees who have explored and implemented innovative technologies on behalf of their company and the industry. “We are working every day to advance smart energy initiatives for our customers and for our employees,”…

  • Hobart’s Run readies for ‘indoor’ yard sale

    Hobart’s Run readies for ‘indoor’ yard sale

    The Hobart’s Run neighborhood improvement and economic development initiative of The Hill School is hosting an “Indoor Yard/Garage Sale” this Saturday, Feb. 23, from 8 a.m. – noon inside their office at 703 E. High St., Pottstown. All proceeds will benefit Pottstown community programming!  They have a range of items that have been donated for…

  • Aldi named Retailer of the Year by trade magazine

    Aldi named Retailer of the Year by trade magazine

    ALDI was named 2019 Retailer of the Year by Store Brands Magazine, which covers the private brands industry in retail grocery. ALDI has 3 retail locations in Montgomery county with another on the way in King of Prussia. Based in Batvia, Illinois, ALDI Supermarket company is making a huge impact in the grocery industry. They…

  • Norristown Police Department Integrates for Good

    Norristown Police Department Integrates for Good

    By Whitney Evelyn A meeting of minds was held at the Norristown branch of the Senior Adult Activities Center on February 15th, 2019. The Indian Creek Foundation, The Sleeping Mat Project and Integrate For Good, a newly founded not for profit organization, presented officers of the Norristown Police Department with a vital item to add to…

  • Payless ShoeSource Inc. to close 2,300 stores nation-wide

    Payless ShoeSource Inc. to close 2,300 stores nation-wide

    U.S. discount footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. intends to file for bankruptcy later this month, the second time in two years. They will be closing about 2,300 stores nationwide. Payless ShoeSource Inc. has 4 retail locations in Montgomery County that will be closing their doors. Locations include the King of Prussia Mall and Northetowne Plaza.…