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Elkins Park Couple Makes a Choice For Open Adoption
The Hallenbecks from Elkins Park were asked to parent a child, and they were ready, reports Anndee Hochman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lauren Hallenbeck, 35, can finally focus. Parenthood has changed her to focus on what’s important. Her husband Chris, 35, is more intentional about family dinner, he says. The reason for these changes? New…
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Legal Matters: Sidestepping Property Issues Before Stepping Over the Threshold
By Eric Wert A recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer highlights a serious problem some homeowners face after purchasing a property — they don’t own the entire property that they believe they bought. The article tells the story of a young couple in Delaware County who signed an agreement of sale to sell their first…
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Lankenau Medical Center Named One of America’s Best Hospitals For Cardiac Excellence, Third Year Running
Cardiac excellence again was the primary driver as Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, received recognition as one of the 50 best hospitals in America in the nation in a Healthgrades survey, reports Main Line Health. Lankenau was recognized with America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ as well as the America’s 100 Best…
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Activist Investor Questions Kohl’s About Its Area Real Estate Portfolio, Including Bucks County Stores
Activist investment firm Macellum Capital Management, a shareholder of Kohl’s, is raising questions about the department-store chain’s real estate portfolio, including its properties in Montgomery County, writes Ashley Fahey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Jonathan Duskin, CEO of the investment firm that is currently locked in a battle with Kohl’s to gain control of its…
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Lehigh Valley Health Network Enters Montgomery County With New Health Center in Pennsburg
Lehigh Valley Health Network, based in Allentown, has expanded into Montgomery County with a multi-specialty health center, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new Pennsburg health center offers several medical services for area residents, including pulmonology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, OB-GYN care and breast health care, family medicine, EXPRESSCare for minors illnesses and injuries,…
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Jenkintown’s Manor College Hosts Virtual Rafflemania to Benefit Community Causes, Now Thru March 30
The event begins on Thursday, March 24, and takes place entirely online here. Manor College will be hosting Rafflemania 2022 running from March 24 through March 30, exclusively through the institution’s website. The baskets were built by students, faculty, and staff of the college and benefit the causes they care about most. Among the items…
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Glenside Entrepreneur Brings Italy to Phila. Area with New EVOO Business Venture
Glenside native turned expat and now bicontinental entrepreneur, Alexa Dombkoski, converted a pandemic pivot into a business venture. She has launched Bellecento Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a luxe first cold-pressed olive oil harvested last fall on a single estate in the Tuscan countryside. After a study abroad semester in Italy and graduating from college in…
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Abington’s Center School Students Win Awards in 2022 Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard, and reserve forces. As part of its commitment to supporting youth in the community, they offer several youth scholarships every year. Students in grades 6–8 across America…
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Local High School Librarian Helped Kobe Bryant Score a Solid Relationship with Philadelphia
Philadelphians might have warmed up to Kobe Bryant recently, but he was not always in good graces of the City of Brotherly Love. The burnishing of his local image was one of the more compelling aspects in author Mike Sielski’s biography The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality. Dan Woike covered the sometimes…
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Willow Grove Mall’s Owner PREIT Has ‘Substantial Doubt’ Over Ability to Stay in Business Over the Next Year
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), the owner of Willow Grove Park Mall (and others), has “substantial doubt” about being able to remain in business over the next year. The news of its shaky future was contained in its 2021 annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Natalie Kostelni bagged the story for…
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Center Valley’s DeSales MBA to Hold One Credit Workshops
DeSales MBA is offering One Credit workshop courses through this upcoming Spring. Classes are open to all individuals with a bachelor’s degree. April 9 and April 23 – Introduction to Consulting 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Become familiar with the consulting business, the types of career paths, the challenges of starting and growing a consulting…
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Two Years Later, COVID Pandemic’s Effects Still Seen on Manor College Campus in Jenkintown
Numerous events throughout history have affected the Manor College experience, but none have shaped the world inside and outside the institution quite like the COVID-19 pandemic that started two years ago this month. On March 9, the college released an initial email, telling students about ways to mitigate the spread of the disease. By the…
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Steep-Costing Sheepskins: Three Suburban Universities Hit List of Most Expensive Educations
Attending college in Phila.’s collar counties can be on the expensive side, with tuitions at some of the prominent universities costing well above $70,000, writes Jordan Levy for Billy Penn. Three local schools are among the ten most expensive prominent universities in the region, with Bryn Mawr College coming highest in third place. Yearly student…
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SJU’s Joe Lunardi Is Happy Things Are Returning to Normal for 20th Anniversary as TV Analyst
Joe Lunardi, a St. Joseph’s University graduate and college hoops bracketologist, is happy that things are returning to normal for his 20th anniversary as a TV analyst, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lunardi, who has been breaking down the bracket for college basketball fans even longer, for the past 26 years, resumed traveling…
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Legal Matters: Understanding Workers’ Compensation Benefits
By Jonathan Young If you are injured on the job or sustain a work-related illness, you have recourse. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act mandates that insurance benefits be paid for your medical expenses. Moreover, if you are unable to work, you are compensated for any wage loss due to your injury. While Workers’ Compensation insurance is mandated…
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Big-League Local Academy Award Nominees Share Little-League Memories at Oscar Lunch
As many as a dozen Phila. suburb natives are up for an Academy Award this year, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. At the recent 2022 Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Los Angeles, Jenkintown’s Bradley Cooper and Abington’s David Sirota saw each other for the first time since the 1980s, when they played East Abington Little League…
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NBC10 Weatherman Glenn ‘Hurricane’ Schwartz Spins into Next Career Phase: Retirement
This May, meteorologist Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz will deliver his final weather forecast for NBC10 as the Philadelphia weatherman is planning to retire from TV after his 42-year career, writes Pat Ralph for PhillyVoice. “I’ve decided: If I’m gonna try some new things and pursue other things I’ve put off, there’s no time like the present!”…
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Perkiomen School’s Office of College Counseling Hosting Virtual Workshop on Athletic Recruiting on March 30
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 7 pm, Perkiomen School’s Office of College Counseling will host a virtual College Counseling Workshop on Athletic Recruiting for students and families. This free workshop, given via Zoom webinar format, is open to the greater community. Perkiomen’s college counselors will be joined by the following panelists: Lauren Sciocchetti –…
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