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Variety announces new CEO Dominique Bernardo
The Board of Directors of Variety – the Children’s Charity of the Delaware Valley is delighted to announce that Dominique Bernardo, MBA, MSW will join our organization as Chief Executive Officer on January 21, 2019. Bernardo comes to Variety after more than 17 years with Congreso de Latinos Unidos, a non-profit with a mission to…
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Univest Financial awards $5,000 to winner of annual Caring for Community Giveaway
Univest FinancialSM recently announced Quakertown Community Outreach as the winner of its seventh annual Caring for Community Giveaway, a contest that awards $5,000 to a local, nonprofit organization. Quakertown Community Outreach’s mission is to provide a network of resources, services and support to the homeless and at-risk in the Quakertown community. The group provides assistance and direction with the…
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Five Below expands from original location in Wayne to become one of nation’s most successful retailers
Since opening its first location in October 2002 at the Gateway Shopping Center in Wayne, Five Below has grown into one of the nation’s most successful retailers, writes Taylor Telford for The Washington Post. There are six Five Below locations in Montco. Five Below stands out from most retailers by focusing on cheap, fun, nonessential…
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Three Conshohocken office buildings sell for $52 Million
Morgan Properties recently bought three office buildings on the waterfront for combined total of $52 million. Morgan Properties Inc. is based in King of Prussia. The Millennium I, II, and III office buildings in Conshohocken were previously owned by Stabilis Capital Management of New York. A press release on Friday by Doug Rodio, announced the deal.…
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The Gwynedd Company joins Montgomeryville-based financial planning firm
BLB&B Advisors, LLC, is pleased to announce that The Gwynedd Company joined the firm on January 1, 2019. This will expand BLB&B Advisors’ distinguished financial planning and asset management talent pool and also offer comprehensive and turnkey employer-sponsored retirement plans that entrepreneurs and business owners can provide to their employees. Joining BLB&B Advisors from The…
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Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey mulls 2020 presidential bid
Bob Casey, the senior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, is considering a run for president in 2020, writes Holly Otterbein for Politico. The recently re-elected Democrat, who beat his opponent by nearly 700,000 votes, is partly guided by his regrets from the presidential campaign in 2016. He thinks that he should have pushed Hillary Clinton to…
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Lower Providence inaugural awards program recognizes outstanding contributions
This year, the Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors initiated a program to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals and businesses within the community. Nominations were sought for Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Business of the Year. The winners of the 2018 awards are: Citizen of the Year, Pasquale “Pat” Mascaro;…
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From Our Family To Yours …
We wish you a very happy and healthy 2019!
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Welcome to 2019!
Hello Montco! Welcome to 2019! With the shortened work week, and turning the page on a new year, we thought it would be a good time to take a stroll back through the year and offer up some of the stories that resonated most with our readers. We wish everyone a very healthy and happy…
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Hop aboard the Manayunk/ Norristown SEPTA line and follow all the stops to great hops… and barley
Bar crawls can be a blast, but the real challenge is getting from place to place, especially after your second or third stop. So, leave the keys to your car at home and hop a train to your favorite watering hole. The Manayunk/ Norristown SEPTA line offers so many great breweries within walking (or Uber/Lyft)…
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VISTA Book Review: Five things you don’t know about Valley Forge
From December 1777 to June of 1778, the main body of the Continental Army (approximately 12,000 troops) encamped on the edge of what is now Tredyffrin Township. Washington and his generals choose the Chester County village of Valley Forge because it was a midpoint between the seat of the Second Continental Congress in York, supply…
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Top Stories: Montco lands 4 golf courses in top 10 in region
Looking for a challenging place to play golf? Golf Montco! With more than 50 golf courses in the county there’s a track for every level of golfer. Montgomery County landed 4 courses in the USGA’s latest slope ranking index, writes Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. . Click Here for your free guide to public…
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Standardized test scores fail to make new evaluation tool roster
Pennsylvania recently introduced a new school evaluation tool, the Future Ready PA Index, which ditches scoring to offer parents a more nuanced look at public schools, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for WHYY. Instead of a number or a letter grade attached to a school, the new tool provides a profile page for each of the state’s…
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What are you doing this weekend? Here are a few jolly suggestions
The Christmas season is in full swing here in Montgomery County. Check out some of Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board’s newest festive events this week only! CAROL NIGHT AT THE HECKLER FARM December 14 Heckler Plains Folklife Society / Lower Salford Historical Society The Heckler Plains Folklife Society invites you to enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas…
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State’s biggest marijuana ‘dealer’ – daughter of former Montgomery County sheriff – is ‘Queen of Cannabis’
She learned to navigate the maze of retail sales from one of the most prominent salesman in the region — Al Boscov. From there, Chris Visco said, she has taught serial killers how to make lamps, run several political campaigns, and operated a bakery. Now, Visco, the daughter of the late John P. Durante, a former sheriff…
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JEVS Human Services honors Kings of Prussia man as an “inspiration”
At its recent “Strictly Business” Awards Ceremony, held at Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, nonprofit agency JEVS Human Services honored Patrick Doerr as an inspiring individual who achieved extraordinary success while overcoming tremendous physical challenges. The oldest of five children, Doerr was diagnosed at birth with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), a rare genetic disorder in which…
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MCCC’s Vice President for Information Technology honored at annual Women’s Lifestyle Conference
The annual Women’s Lifestyle Conference hosted by The Foley Hillsley Group of Baird Financial Advisors in Blue Bell highlighted the achievements of area female professionals and provided an opportunity for them to learn how to improve both personally and professionally. As part of the 2018 event, three leaders who excel in the areas of Growth,…
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