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Local Restaurateur Finds Home in Unique Cafés
Mark Van Horn always knew he’d have a career in food service, and now his career has come full circle in his own restaurants in Montgomery and Chester Counties. “I’ve been in restaurant kitchens since I was a little kid. My father had a second job as a waiter at the infamous Newtown Squire and wore…
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Brandon Dixon, Former Plymouth Whitemarsh Basketball Star, Taken at Age 30
Brandon Dixon, a former basketball star at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and a youth coach, has been taken at age 30 on May 9, writes Jennifer Lawson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dixon was shot while pumping gas in Philadelphia. He grew up in Germantown, but his mother moved them to Plymouth Meeting over concerns about…
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Dischell Bartle Dooley Continues Its Long Tradition of Super Lawyers
Partners Mark Dischell, John Dooley, Robert Iannozzi Jr., and Elizabeth Billies have been selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers list. In addition, George Saba Jr., of counsel to the firm, was also named a Super Lawyer. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in Pennsylvania are named to the Super Lawyers list.…
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DeSales One-Credit Courses: Explore, Enhance, and Advance A Career
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is rolling out a new series of one-credit courses for current MBA students or anyone seeking to hone their business acumen. Each one-credit course explores a topic related to business management and consists of sessions over two Saturdays, available in both live and synchronous (Zoom) formats. The Catalogue Course selections, instructors,…
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WSJ: 1977 Porsche Becomes a Rite of Passage for Bala Cynwyd Family
A 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo has been a mainstay in the lives of Paul Mudrick, a Bala Cynwyd investment banker, and his daughter, Lisa Cavanaugh, a software industry executive. They bonded over the car from the first moment it arrived in their garage over four decades ago, writes A.J. Baime for The Wall Street Journal.…
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Today’s Wawa’s Hoagie Day Gets to the Meat of July 4 Honorifics: Saluting the Military
As part of its 13th year as title sponsor of Wawa Welcome America, Wawa Hoagie Day returns today with its annual in-person event and celebration connecting the community with hoagies, a salute to local and national heroes, and free admission to the National Constitution Center. Hosted by Preston Elliot and Casey Foster of 93.3 WMMR’s Preston & Steve Show, the 2022 Hoagie…
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Mehmet Oz, Perhaps Not a Spelling Wizard, Gets Town Name Wrong on Campaign Form
Mehmet Oz, the GOP candidate for the Pennsylvania senate seat, spelled the name of his address in Montgomery County incorrectly on an official campaign form, writes Jake Lahut for the Business Insider. The celebrity doctor and Trump-endorsed candidate had been living in New Jersey in the years before he decided to run for office. However…
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Celso L. Leite Jr., Attorney, Joins Dischell Bartle Dooley in Lansdale
Celso L. Leite Jr., Attorney, was born to Portuguese American immigrants in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; and he grew up in Montgomeryville. In 2014, Celso graduated from North Penn High School and continued his academic education at Villanova University, where he majored in finance and co-majored in real estate. “One of my mentors at Dischell Bartle…
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Local Foundation Helps Patients, Families Get Respite from Cancer
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation, based in Plymouth Meeting, helps families get a “break” from cancer by sending them on a respite trip, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. The nonprofit was founded by Marci Schankweiler, who lost her husband, Pete, to cancer. After he was diagnosed in 1999, the couple’s friends held a fundraiser…
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Elkins Park Vintners Bubble Up to List of Black-Owned Businesses Worth Supporting
If you are looking for more Philadelphia-area Black-owned businesses to add to the roster of companies you regularly support, you need look no further than Mitchell & Mitchell Wines in Elkins Park. The recommendation came from a staff report in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The wine-making company is one of 14 businesses that has made the…
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Legal Matters: What is a Prenup, Why Get One, and Who Should You Hire To Write It?
by Elizabeth Billies In its most basic form, a prenup is a contract signed by a couple before marriage saying how its two parties would like to divide certain assets and debts if they divorce. It becomes effective only after the wedding. A well-written prenup will list all of the assets and debts each party…
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Willow Grove and Plymouth Meeting Malls’ PREIT Soars Following Reverse Stock Split
PREIT, owner of Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Park Mall, has executed a 1-to-15 reverse stock split to boost its share price and prevent potential delisting on the New York Stock Exchange, writes Bob Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It was a move that was done in order to maintain listing on the New…
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‘Pawn Stars’ Coming to Valley Forge as Part of Eight-City Tour
If you have a collection of historical artifacts or a valuable family heirloom, now is the time to dust them off, writes George Stockburger for abc27. The hit History Channel show Pawn Stars is coming to Valley Forge to tape an episode of the long-running reality series. Its hosts, members of the Las Vegas Harrison…
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Penn State Abington Professor’s New Book Documents Billboards Associated with Iconic Roadside Attraction
P.J. Capelotti, a professor of anthropology at Penn State Abington, has documented billboards associated with the iconic roadside attraction “South of the Border” in his latest book, Your Sheep Are All Counted: A Roadside Archaeology of South of the Border Billboards, according to a staff report from the Penn State News. The title of the…
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Locally Grown and Produced Foods, Entertainment Draw People to Telford Night Market
Telford Night Market, described as “a curated seasonal family-friendly open-air night market,” opened for the season on June 1 and will run through August 31, writes Bob Keeler for The Reporter Online. The market, which started two decades ago as the Saturday morning Indian Valley Farmer’s Market, is held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.…
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Hatfield Biotechnology Startup Raises $75M to Develop Genetic Medicines
Hatfield-based Code Biotherapeutics recently raised $75 million to develop genetic medicines that are based on technology aimed at increasing the applicability of these types of treatments, writes Brian Gormley for The Wall Street Journal. The biotechnology startup delivers genetic medicines into cells using a proprietary technology it applies to its own therapeutics and those it…
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Pa. Turnpike Devises a Safe Way to Accept Cash Payments Again
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the KUBRA Cash Payment Network (a national point-of-sale provider) have partnered up to offer drivers a way to pay tolls with cash again. The traditional bills-and-change method at statewide toll plazas was eliminated during the COVID-19 spread, but its absence affects drivers with no or limited access to credit cards. Lauren…
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Shark Tank Investors Find King of Prussia Inventors’ Banana Gadget Has Plenty of Appeal
Figuring out a way to stuff bananas with other foods without breaking them is turning out to be very profitable for the King of Prussia-based Banana Loca Company. Anna Hendrix peeled back the layers of this story for the NewsBreakSite. Montgomery County residents Renee Heath and Bechara Jaouden created a kitchen gadget that allows snack-lovers…
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