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After Spending Years Vacant, Former Kennedy-Kenrick Site in Norristown to Be Developed
Housing development is slated to begin on the former Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School site in Norristown after the property sat vacant for a dozen years, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The site will be developed into 325 residential units including both townhomes and apartments. The two adjoined properties at the site were…
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Two Montgomery County Distilleries Among Top Ten in the Philadelphia Region
If spirits are your game, you do not have to go far from home to enjoy a great shot of whiskey or vodka. Two Montgomery County distilleries have made it into the ten best distilleries in the Philadelphia region, writes Ryan F. for Restaurant Clicks. Five Saints Distilling in Norristown is a world-class micro-distillery. It…
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Traffic Congestion on Schuylkill Expressway Can Be a Good Thing if You Are a Billboard Advertiser
Advertisers are looking to take advantage of traffic congestion in the area, including on the Schuylkill Expressway, a freeway through southern Montgomery County and Philadelphia, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to new data from advertising company Oppizi, the Schuylkill at Roosevelt Boulevard is seventh on the list of the top ten worst…
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Owner of King of Prussia’s Morgan Properties Supports Josh Harris’ $6.05B Bid for NFL Team
Mitchell Morgan, owner of King of Prussia-based Morgan Properties, is among the investors who are supporting private-equity billionaire and Sixers co-owner Josh Harris’s $6.05 billion bid to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to Morgan, the group behind Harris also includes former Google boss Eric Schmidt…
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Fort Washington’s Toll Brothers Capitalizes on Market Trends to the Tune of Record Quarterly Earnings
Toll Brothers is reporting record earnings as demand for new home construction grows, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Fort Washington-based homebuilder finished its fiscal second quarter, which ended on April 30, with a net income of $320.2 million. This was an almost 50 percent increase from the same period in 2022.…
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Lansdale Native Earns High Praise for His ‘Closer’s Demeanor’ for the Rider University Baseball Team
Lansdale native and North Penn High School graduate Danny Kirwin, a graduate student at Rider University, has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year, writes Kyle Franko for The Trentonian. In the regular season, Kirwin went 6-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 13 saves, a MAAC best. His 13 saves…
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Lower Gwynedd-Based Developer Hopes to Build Apartments in One of City’s Most Desirable Neighborhoods
Lower Gwynedd Township-based Lark Management wants to build an 87-unit apartment building in one of Philadelphia’s most desirable residential neighborhoods, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The building that would be located at the former site of Philadelphia Beer Co., on the border of Fishtown, Port Richmond, and Kensington, would have a 7,781-square-foot commercial…
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New Senior Living Facility in Bala Cynwyd Reflects Main Line’s Storied History
LCB Senior Living’s Bala Cynwyd residence celebrates the cultural history of the Main Line, writes Ben Silver for Main Line Today. The Residence at Bala Cynwyd replaces Lee’s Shoddy Mill which was built in the 1870s and demolished in 2020. With their latest community, LCB wanted the architecture to reflect the history of the region.…
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After a Quarter-Century, Germantown Academy’s Girls Basketball Coach to Step Away from the Sidelines
Germantown Academy’s girls basketball coach Sherri Retif said she will retire at the end of the school year after 25 seasons with the program, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She will remain at the middle school as a member of the faculty. Throughout her years as a coach, she has impacted players who…
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New Musical Tells the Story of a Holocaust Survivor Living in Jenkintown
The musical Hidden, based on the real-life events of a Holocaust survivor living in Jenkintown, had its world premiere on Saturday at Abington Friends School, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6ABC. The musical follows the childhood of Ruth Kapp Hartz. When she was four, she was hidden in Southern France for the duration of World War…
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New Lower Merion Program Celebrates Township’s Rich History
The Lower Merion Conservancy is honoring the historic homes in the township with special brass plaques, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pilot program first started earlier this year in the English Village development in Wynnewood, where the architecture of the manor homes pays homage to not only the rich history of the U.S., but…
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