Hatboro
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Hatboro Wawa Sells for $7.4M in Major Local Real Estate Deal
A recently built Wawa in Hatboro has changed hands in a multimillion-dollar deal, writes Schwedelson for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Ivyland-based Altimari Properties purchased the Wawa at 412 S. York Road for $7.4 million. The convenience store was completed in 2023. It sits at the busy intersection of York and Horsham roads and includes fuel…
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Pacitti Brothers Serve Up Scoops of Nostalgia in the Heart of Hatboro
For brothers Chris and Frank Pacitti, opening Pacitti Brothers Hot Dogs & Ice Cream in Hatboro last month was never just about food—it was about family, fun, and community. The Pacitti brothers wanted to create a gathering place where neighbors could enjoy a great treat and even better memories. “I picture bicycles parked out front…
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Pretzel Pete CEO Faces Export Challenges, Keeps Montco Snacks on World Stage
Hatboro’s Karl Brown exports his Pretzel Pete products to over 85 countries but is bracing for global trade shifts, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for the Philadelphia Tribune. As CEO of Pretzel Pete and SB Global, Brown has built his business around the appeal of high-quality American snacks. At its peak, China was his largest market. But…
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Wawa Wins Battle to Sell Alcohol in Hatboro
After an uphill battle, Hatboro’s Wawa now serves alcohol, reports Dino Ciliberti for the Patch. Last year, the convenience store proposed plans to bring a liquor license from a Norristown business to their new location in Hatboro. The borough voted against the motion in a 5-2 vote. This came after the borough fought and lost…
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Aqua PA Installs 5th PFAS Treatment System in Montco
Aqua Pennsylvania has completed the PFAS treatment system at its Hatboro well station in Montgomery County. This is the fifth PFAS treatment facility that Aqua Pennsylvania has completed and placed into operation since 2018, all of which meet the new PFAS national drinking water standard. This new system removes PFAS from drinking water from two…
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Montgomery County Visitors React to New Ocean City Rules for Teens
Following a Memorial Day weekend of chaos, Ocean City officials have decided to implement new rules aimed at reining in rowdy teens, and some Montgomery County visitors think they are being too strict, writes Chris O’Connell for Fox 29 Philadelphia. Ocean City leaders described a wild and raucous weekend where close to 1,000 calls were…
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SCORE Bucks County Helps Winemaker Increase Annual Revenues
Shakia Williams always had an appreciation for wine. When she and her now-husband, Clifford, started dating, the couple savored moments together visiting wineries and doing wine tastings. From there, she began working at wineries. “I learned how to operationalize a winery and make wine,” said Shakia, the owner of Hatboro-based Cyrenity Sips Winery, a micro-winery…
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Family-Run Ross and Company Kitchen Brings Culinary Excellence and Entertainment to Hatboro
Family-run Ross and Company Kitchen is expanding to Hatboro and bringing good food, sweet cocktails, and live music for everybody to enjoy, reports Rachel Moore for PHL17. The eatery is owned industry veteran Bob Ross, who got his first restaurant gig flipping pancakes when he was just fifteen years old. “I grew up throughout the…
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A Second Developer Has Plans for Apartments, Retail in Downtown Hatboro
The developers of vacant properties at 21-23/37 North York Road hope to build retail and apartments in the space, but first they need approval from the Hatboro Borough Council, writes Dino Ciliberti for Patch. Under the borough’s new Town Center Ordinance, buildings along a stretch of York Road, between Byberry Road and Montgomery Avenue, can…
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Hatboro Native Honored by Lehigh Valley Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
Hatboro native and Upper Moreland High School graduate Emma Meakim, of the Kutztown University women’s lacrosse team, has been named 2022-23 Outstanding Athletes of the Year in her sport by the Lehigh Valley Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, according to a staff report from Kutztown News. Meakim fully developed into one of the elite…
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BUCKSCO Today Interview: Wife of Hatboro Officer Taken by Bee Sting Describes Her Journey
It’s been 16 months since Whitney Lyn Allen’s husband — Hatboro K9 police officer Ryan Allen — was felled by a happenstance bee sting at his Quakertown home. She spent much of that period grieving and attending to her newborn son, who she was carrying during Ryan’s initial incapacity. But she also carved out both…
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Bucks County Politician Takes Part in Roundtable with Local Small Business Owners
A powerful politician from Bucks County recently met with small business owners to discuss post-pandemic business plans in the area. Staff writers at the Lower Bucks Times wrote about the recent roundtable. U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick recently visited Hatboro, where he took part in a roundtable with local small business owners who are also 10,000…
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A New Brewpub Might Be Coming to Bucks County. Read to See When and Where it Will Open
A new dining and drinking establishment is set to open in a popular Bucks County town in the near future, the latest spot in the area. Jeff Werner wrote about the new pub for the Doylestown Patch. Artifact Brewing, a Hatboro-based chain, will open its latest location in downtown Doylestown very soon. Before this, the…
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Hatboro Snack Retailer Hosts Rep. Madeleine Dean for Feedback from Black, Female, Small-Business Owners
The Black, all-female owners of Nutz About Popcorn, a Hatboro savory-sweet snack provider, described their ongoing COVID-19 struggles to a very sympathetic ear: U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean. Raquel Williams reported every important kernel of their roundtable meeting for KYW Newsradio. Lynette Smith opened her shop in late winter 2018, identifying popcorn and sweets as an…
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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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Hatboro’s Pretzel Pete Keeps U.K. Snack Market from Getting Its Knickers in a Twist
Hatboro-based Pretzel Pete has managed to quadruple its business over the past five years by focusing primarily on exporting American snacks around the globe, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. Karl Brown founded SB Global Foods after visiting London and realizing that he was unable to find any hard pretzels in one of the…
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Bakery Owner in Hatboro: Last Several Months of Neverending Price Increases ‘Far Worse’ Than Pandemic
Suburban bakeries are seeing rising prices on nearly every item they need to operate, forcing them to pass on some of these extra costs to consumers, writes Justin Backover for WFMZ 69 News. Kathleen Lochel, co-owner of Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro, sees these neverending rises in price as a bigger issue than the pandemic ever…
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Widespread Trauma Brought on by Bee Sting Fells Hatboro Police Officer Ryan Allen
Officer Ryan Allen has passed away from the brain trauma and heart attack that resulted from a bee sting last year. The 6abc Digital Staff carried the sad update. James Gardner, Hatboro Police Chief, announced that Officer Allen passed away, surrounded by his friends and family. “Officer Allen will be deeply missed by not only…
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