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Summer Fun Heats Up at Montgomery County Community College With a Variety of Cool Camps
MCCC will host a series of cool camps for children in the community. From racing around the globe to discovering all the artistic beauty it has to offer, to exploring the galaxy or the wonders of the Schuylkill River, there will be plenty for campers to do this year. The Amazing Arts Race At “The Amazing Arts Race,” campers will travel the world to complete challenges…
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Lower Merion Gets Unexpected Boon From Pencoyd Landing Development: Walkable Riverfront
The development of Pencoyd Landing has created one unexpected benefit for the Lower Merion residents: a walkable riverfront, writes Inga Saffron for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Previously the industrial sheds that housed the blast furnaces for Pencoyd Iron Works a century ago created a long wall across the Schuylkill waterfront which prevented most of the vegetation…
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Wall Street Journal: As American as Apple Pie, Norristown-Based Apparel Manufacturer Makes World’s Best Hoodies
Camber USA has reached cult status among true fans of hoodies who believe that the Norristown apparel manufacturer makes some of the best sweatshirts in the world, writes Jacob Gallagher for The Wall Street Journal. And while its name may not be universally known, the company has been selling its thick – but tender on…
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Despite Shortage in Employees, Lafayette Hill’s One-Man Caspian Grille Continues to Serve Delicious Middle Eastern Food
While he may have lost all of his employees to Amazon and Uber, this has not stopped Ali Rashidian, owner of Caspian Grille in Lafayette Hill, from continuing to serve delicious Middle Eastern food as a one-man operation, writes Judy Rubin for the Chestnut Hill Local. An Iran native, Rashidian is a local mainstay. He…
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American Airlines Executives Upbeat About Philadelphia Airport Recovery
Comfort levels for flying domestically and staying in hotels is good news for the Philadelphia International Airport and its largest air carrier, American Airlines, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “More than three out of four of our customers are now comfortable taking a domestic flight, as well as staying in a hotel,” said…
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Perkiomen School Graduates 78 Students at 146th Commencement Exercises
Perkiomen School held its 146th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 29 on Zeller Field on its campus in Pennsburg, Pa. Degrees for 78 graduates were conferred, some joining the ceremony online, with most in person. Three students graduated with Artificial Intelligence Distinction, 10 with Entrepreneurial Distinction, and six graduates received Medical Distinction, demonstrating a commitment…
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Civil War Nurse Anna Morris Holstein to Be Honored with Historic Marker in King of Prussia
Anna Morris Holstein, a volunteer Civil War nurse who led the effort to acquire and preserve George Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge, will be honored with a historic marker in King of Prussia, writes Russell Rubert King for The Times Herald. This will be King of Prussia’s first Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission marker sign.…
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BUCKSCO Escape: Washington’s Troops Went Hungry, But That Doesn’t Mean You Have To! 41 Places to Eat When Visiting Valley Forge National Historical Park
Now that you’ve visited Valley Forge National Historical Park, hiked the trails, and seen the sites, you must be starving! Seeing Valley Forge Park works up an appetite, and I’ve got just the places for you to dine: experience dining in and around the Park. This post has a great lineup of all the great…
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Blue Bell-based Unisys Reduces Its Real Estate Footprint by Nearly a Third, Focuses Future on Hoteling, Gig Workers
Blue Bell-based Unisys has decided to adopt some of its pandemic-era practices going forward, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company executives plan to keep its real estate footprint reduced by 27 percent and implement hoteling at its remaining office space as well as expand its hiring to gig workers. Before the…
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Than $4B in Development in Last Decade Solidifies King of Prussia as Center of Philadelphia’s Western Suburbs
King of Prussia has seen an astonishing development boom in the last decade, which has solidified its place as the center of Philadelphia’s western suburbs, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Out of that, $1.3 billion of development is currently ongoing in Upper Merion, ranging from a $14 million, the 74,000 square-foot building…
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Penn State Great Valley Launches New Master’s Degree Program in Artificial Intelligence
Penn State has launched its first degree program in artificial intelligence, a master’s degree that is offered online and designed to provide a professional, technical education in developing and deploying AI and machine learning. Penn State is now accepting applications for the Master of Professional Studies in Artificial Intelligence program, which is being offered online by Penn…
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SEPTA Earns Dubious Distinction of Having One of the ‘Sorriest Bus Stops’ in North America
The SEPTA bus stop at Hollow Road and Conshohocken State Road in Lower Merion Township is among the four “sorriest bus stops” in North America, according to readers of Streetsblog USA, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lower Merion Township’s Vegetation Abomination — as the site has dubbed the now-infamous stop — was nominated…
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Volunteer Gardeners Get Their Hands Dirty and Beautify Jenkintown’s Meadowbrook Farm
Amateur gardeners, those who have retired or who do not have a garden of their own to work in, are getting their hands dirty volunteering at Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown, writes Alejandro Alvarez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. PHS Meadowbrook Farm is a free public garden where visitors can spend hours walking among beautiful, unique plant life against a backdrop…
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Despite Unforeseen Obstacles, Manor College Students Reach Finish Line With 2021 Commencement Ceremony
The Manor College 2021 Commencement featured a drive-In format, allowing students to watch and participate in the ceremony while adhering to COVID protocols. In total, 124 Manor College students received their diplomas on May 13. Madelyn Rivera thought she found balance in her life. The mother of three managed a job as a healthcare worker…
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Lansdale Hero Serves Both Her Country and Community
Lansdale guardsman Jennifer Robertson has spent the last year serving both her country and community through her full-time nursing home job and two deployments with the Air National Guard, writes Rebeccah Hendrickson for 6abc. When she was deployed to Djibouti, Africa, just ahead of the pandemic, Robertson did not expect to stay as long as…
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Gilbertsville Girl Who Took Her First Class at 12 Graduates from Montgomery County Community College at 15
Abigail Brand, of Gilbertsville, has proven that age is but a number after graduating from Montgomery County Community College at just fifteen and delivered the commencement speech, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “I was actually 12 when I took my first class,” said Brand. She emphasized that a college degree is within reach for others…
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Montco Home to One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies
IKEA, the home furnishings giant with a U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is one of the 2021 TIME100 Most Influential Companies. The list highlights businesses that are making an extraordinary impact around the world. To compile the list, TIME evaluated companies based on several key metrics, including relevance, impact, innovation, leadership, ambition, and success. The chosen…
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Nappen & Associates Nears Completion on Hatfield Construction Project
Nappen & Associates, a leading industrial/flex real estate developer based out of Montgomeryville, is nearing the completion of its latest construction project in Hatfield, PA. The property will be a state-of-the-art new warehouse facility located at 1900 Bethlehem Pike (Rt. 309). Nappen & Associates has been making diligent progress on its construction. The shell of…
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