Tag: Spotlight PA

An agricultural scene at the Deer Creek Malthouse in Glen Mills.Beer, Wine & Spirits

Deer Creek Malthouse in Glen Mills Describes a Beer Promotion Nightmare

A little-known state grant program promoting Pennsylvania’s beer industry is not great about paying for those promotions, reports Spotlight PA.

Mark Brault, owner…

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Tarot Reader Sues to End Pennsylvania’s Ban on Fortune Telling

Beck Lawrence, owner of The Serpent’s Key Shoppe & Sanctuary in Hanover, is hoping to end Pennsylvania’s 163-year ban on fortune telling…

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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want to Make Attending College More Affordable, But They Have Different Ideas

Pennsylvania lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are entering into the budget season with the aim of making college more affordable, writes Stephen Caurso…

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New Analysis Shows Disparities in Distribution of Pa. Opioid Settlement Money

A new Spotlight PA analysis has broken down the opioid settlement payments Pennsylvania counties are receiving to help them respond to the drug epidemic, writes…

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In the Lanternfly Wars, This Plymouth Meeting Retiree Has a Record Number of Notches on Her Fly Swatter

Collected data from user postings on the Squishr app — an online tracker of self-posted lanternfly hits in Pa. — reveals a particularly ruthless Montgomery County…

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Montgomery County Population Growth Counters Statewide Decade Trend of Migrations Out

Pennsylvania’s population grew only by 2.4 percent over the past decade. But the migration of residents to parts elsewhere would have been even…