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New Seafood and Steak-Focused Restaurant Now Open in Conshohocken
The former owner of Center City’s Pinefish recently opened the Fayette Street Oyster House & Grill in Conshohocken, reports Noah Zucker for Philly Voice. The new steak and seafood-focused restaurant is the brainchild of Peter Dissin, with the menu offering crab cakes, salmon with parmesan cream, and tuna with fioe gras, as well as filet…
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This Weekend: Dino & Dragon Event Roars into Oaks Expo Center
A Jurassic walk-thru experience among life-like and life-size dinosaurs and dragons with an initiative to help stomp out hunger on June 11–12 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Dino & Dragon Stroll, a national touring event, produced by CV Events, is returning to the Phila. area. This is the only North American tour that lets…
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Author of ‘What Killed Downtown?’ Considers Future Possibilities for Norristown on Its 210th Birthday
As Norristown is celebrating its 210th birthday, Michael Tolle, the author of What Killed Downtown?: Norristown, Pennsylvania, from Main Street to the Malls, looks at the town’s past to share advice about its future, writes Gordon Glantz for The Times Herald. Norristown’s history is tightly connected to the railroad, which was directly responsible for the…
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Online Retailer Opening Flagship Brick-and-Mortar Store in Former JCPenney Space in King of Prussia Mall
Online retailer Wayfair is opening a flagship brick-and-mortar store with a rooftop bar at the King of Prussia Mall, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Wayfair is the destination for all things home: helping everyone, anywhere create a comfortable nest. The seller of furniture, bedding, and espresso machines will occupy 104,065 square feet…
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Lansdale Family on Ocean City Vacation Nearly Loses Beloved Dog in Hit-and-Run Accident
The Mele family of Lansdale nearly lost their beloved dog, Remy, while vacationing in Ocean City. But the community’s quick reaction helped save her life, writes Maddy Vitale for the OC NJ Daily. Remy was adopted by Jessica and Jon Mele in February last year from a local rescue organization. “We just love her,” said…
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Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers Co-Develops Multifamily Rental Community in Boston
Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers and PGIM, a global asset management business of Prudential Financial, have joined forces to develop Lyra, a 432-unit multifamily rental community in Boston. The project will be the first development by Toll Brothers Apartment Living rental division. It will be located in the City on a Hill’s downtown area, where it…
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CIO of Horsham-based Penn Mutual Asset Management Warns of Increasing Odds of Market-Led Recession
A drop in stock prices, driven primarily by pessimism regarding the economic outlook, is increasing the risk that a recession may arrive sooner than predicted. Vivien Lou Chen got a local take on this development for Market Watch. “The impact of financial markets, in many ways, contributed to the situation of an overheating economy and…
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Willow Grove Malls’ PREIT Makes Dent in Its Debt with $35M in Land Sales
PREIT, owner of Willow Grove Park Mall, has made progress on its debt payments with $35 million in land sales, writes Matthew Rothstein for Bisnow. The Philadelphia-based real-estate investment trust signed agreements to sell 11 outparcels at its properties for $32.5 million. There is also a separate agreement to sell land at the Springfield Town…
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Jenkintown’s Manor College, Elected Officials Keep Ukraine Crisis in the Forefront
Manor College welcomed a number of political figures on June 2, highlighting the ongoing need for aid to Ukraine. “Putin’s cruel enterprise is being met by the bravery and courage of President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people,” Manor College President Dr. Jonathan Peri said. “They need our continuing support. Peri was joined by several politicians,…
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Wissahickon Homework Club Bridges COVID-Related Learning Gaps Like Sight Words and Scissor Skills
A group of local volunteers and educators have started a Rising Stars Homework Club in Wissahickon School District. The activity helps kids stay current on their work while providing for some after-class fun. Beccah Hendrickson chalked up the details for 6abc. The group is run out of Ambler by Heather Maltin, a former high school…
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Redevelopment of Former Keasbey & Mattison Plant in Ambler Enters Second Phase
The redevelopment of the former Keasbey & Mattison asbestos plant in Ambler is entering the second phase more than two decades after John Zaharchuk of Summit Realty Advisors put the property under agreement, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “It was such a heavy lift,” said Zaharchuk. “We’re 10 years behind where we…
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Legal Matters: Is Your Property Over-Assessed?
By: Robert J. Iannozzi Jr. School district real estate tax bills will be issued soon. Property owners this time of year seemingly breathe a collective sigh and begrudgingly pay their tax bills or pass them along at rote to their mortgage companies for payment. When is the last time, however, that you actually took the…
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Dazzling Garden in Norristown is Product of Love, Dedication
Marilyn Sifford and Bob Butera created a dazzling garden, with lovely themed “rooms,” on their Norristown property. The plantings also have a history behind them, as several are from the previous owner: Butera’s mother. Sally A. Downey cultivated this story in The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2002, the couple bought the stone house built by Butera’s…
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Idyllic Willow Grove Upbringing Didn’t Blunt the Philly-Girl Toughness in First Lady Jill Biden
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been facing all the challenges of her position with grace and conviction, qualities she links to her picture-book childhood in Willow Grove, writes Mattie Kahn for Harper’s Bazaar. In her memoir, Where the Light Enters, Biden recounts growing up as the eldest of five girls. She also idolizes the…
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Pottstown’s Cedarville Engineering Named SBA Eastern Pa.’s Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
Pottstown-based Cedarville Engineering has been recognized with the 2022 U.S. Small Business Administration’s Eastern Pennsylvania Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year Award, writes Evan Brandt for The Mercury. The company was founded in 2010 by CEO April Barkasi in a small rented office. Over the years, Cedarville Engineering continued to move into progressively larger spaces…
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Blue Bell’s CompanyVoice Finds Success in Promoting from Within
CompanyVoice (CV) recognizes talent among its employees and chooses to promote from within when filling openings. Rohan Lewis, for example, joined Company Voice in 2012 as an operator supporting inside sales for a national web provider. His potential was clear from the onset, and when an opening for team lead came up just months after…
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Blue Bell-Bound Plane Crashes on Wayne Golf Course; Bystanders Help Pilot, Passengers Reach Safety
A single-engine plan registered to a man in Ambler crashed into St. David’s County Club in Wayne at approximately 3:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, says the Tredyffrin Township police. Nicole Acosta and Jasmine Payoute reported the potentially disastrous landing for CBS3. Officials say a mechanical issue caused the Cirrus SR22 single-engine plane to fail. The transport…
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DeSales U Professor Reminds Us of Minding Mindfulness for Mental Health
We aim to bring awareness to mental health all year long. This is not a new development; in fact, it’s an annual designation, although many of us probably don’t give a moment of thought to, assuming we are even aware that it’s a thing. One difference this year is that mental health is becoming a…
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