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Legal Matters: 4 Things You Better Ask Before You Hire a Divorce Attorney
By Liz Billies 1) How much of the lawyer’s practice is devoted to family law? Many attorneys consider themselves “general practitioners.” As such, they handle all kinds of cases, such as personal injury, criminal matters, wills, etc. While many of these attorneys are knowledgeable and devoted to getting the best resolution for their clients, these general practitioners…
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Custom Golf Club Fitter Opens New Location in King of Prussia
Golf club manufacturer and apparel retailer PXG has recently opened a facility in King of Prussia that allows customers to get fitted and test out custom golf clubs, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Much of PXG’s business model is based on providing custom fits for customers, which is why their clubs are…
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Villanova University Sees Huge Endowment Gains Despite Pandemic Woes
The pandemic may have created a financial crisis at local colleges and universities, but a year later you’d never know it, as favorable markets and large donations saw endowment gains of 20% at eight universities, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. Villanova University did the best, with endowments increasing 41 percent year over year,…
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Quick Action from a Bucks County Officer Ensures Joyous Christmas for Tullytown Family
The quick-thinking action of a Bucks County officer recently saved a newborn, sparing his family a grief-filled holiday season. The 6abc digital staff presented the story. Tullytown Officer Nate Aldsworth responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive newborn on November 24. The plea for help came from the baby’s mother, who discovered to her…
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Whether We Liked It or Not, 2021 Saw Bucks County Weathering Much Weather
First the good news: Bucks County in 2021 saw no swarms of locusts or stars falling to earth and creating bottomless pits. Nonetheless, we did endure some of the wildest non-apocalyptic weather in recent memory. Rachel Kurland recalled the region’s meteorological highs and lows for KYW Newsradio. The year wasn’t that old before snowstorms stomped…
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DNA Match Identifies Cold Case Victim ‘Clubhouse Jane Doe’; Bensalem Police Now Seek Killer
A Bucks County cold case, dormant for 30-some years, has advanced thanks to a DNA match that finally identifies the Warminster victim known only as “Clubhouse Jane Doe.” Jo Ciavaglia reported on the breakthrough for the Bucks County Courier Times. In 1995, neighborhood kids found the body of a woman, wrapped in plastic and buried…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Plenty to Wrap Your Arms Around in This Bensalem Beauty
With its wrap-around porch and circular staircase, there’s plenty to embrace at 2544 Glenn Ave, Bensalem. The surrounding charm of this home is evident upon first stepping into the foyer. The staircase immediately greets visitors, stretching forward like an extended handshake. . . The octagonal shape of the exterior enables the living room to be…
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Philadelphia Mummers Parade Named ‘Best Holiday Parade’ By USA Today
Welcome the new year with an old favorite! On January 1, 2022, Philadelphia’s longest-running signature event is back, with the Mummers Parade returning to South Broad Street. Beginning at 9 a.m., more than 10,000 paraders will ‘strut’ along the route from City Hall down Broad Street to Washington Avenue, entertaining spectators in-person, on television, and…
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Paoli Native Named Colonial Athletic Association’s Men’s Soccer Player of the Year and Scholar All-American
Paoli native and Drexel University senior Chris Donovan has been named the Colonial Athletic Association’s Men’s Soccer Player of the Year, as well as a second-team Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches. Donovan, a Conestoga High School graduate, ranked ninth in the nation in goals (12) and 15th in total points (26). His 12th…
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Billy Crocker, as Eastern’s First Head Football Coach, Recalls Villanova’s Talley
Billy Crocker is Eastern University’s first-ever head football coach and he was mentored by Villanova University coach Andy Talley, writes Bruce Adams for Main Line Media News. “I was with him [as an assistant coach] for almost 15 years, and he filled so many different roles for me – as a mentor, boss, father figure,…
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Host of ‘Mad Money’ Returns to Pa., Deeply Invested as a Quakertownian
After spending decades living in New York, Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money has settled in Quakertown. Jeff Blumenthal covered Bucks County’s newest high-profile resident for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The last time Cramer called the Philadelphia area home was when he graduated from Springfield High School in Montgomery County in 1973. He was…
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YMCA of Bucks County Kicks Its Marketing Efforts into High Gear with BUCKSCO.Today Partnership
The YMCA of Bucks County, seeking to increase the traction of its marketing efforts and brand awareness, has partnered with BUCKSCO.Today. The online news organization publishes six times weekly, supplying news to more than 20,000 subscribers across Bucks County and beyond. It is part of a wider network of similarly focused, county-centric e-publications: VISTA Today…
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King of Prussia-Based Qlik at the Forefront of Global Efforts to Combat Climate Change
Since 2019, Qlik has been a close partner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is the slightly portentous title of the UN secretariat — also referred to as UN Climate Change — that leads global efforts to combat climate change. Qlik has previously supported the UNFCCC’s work by providing licenses…
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Nappen & Associates Expands Its Portfolio in New Britain Township
Montgomeryville-based industrial/flex real estate developer, Nappen & Associates, is proud to announce the kickoff of its latest speculative building. Commencing Spring 2022, Nappen will be expanding its current holdings in New Britain Township by constructing a 120,000 square foot warehouse located at 4373 County Line Road, Chalfont Pa. This state-of-the-art facility will join Nappen &…
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Christmas Spiders? Jenkintown’s Manor College Explains This Ukrainian Holiday Tradition
Learn more about the Ukrainian Holiday Tradition involving Christmas spiders Have you ever wondered why some Ukrainian families place jeweled spiders on their Christmas trees? The tradition dates back centuries to a tale about a spider who, thankful for the warmth in the house provided by a poor family, spins beautiful Christmas decorations, saving Christmas…
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Perkiomen School: Exploring the Mental Health Crisis in Teenagers
Anxiety in teenagers is a concern in a world in which COVID-19 is still dominant. A raging pandemic led nearly everyone to experience levels of worry, but the stresses on high school-aged students are a serious concern. Academic pressure has always impacted the lives of teenagers. High school students often feel overworked or unable to…
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DeSales University to Offer Four-Year BSN-DNP Nurse Practitioner Tracks in the Lehigh Valley
With the upcoming launch of three new BSN-DNP Nurse Practitioner (NP) track options at DeSales University, nurses with their bachelor’s degrees will be able to advance their careers and earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in just under four years. The DNP program boasts three new BSN-DNP NP track options — more than…
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‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ Like Soft Pretzels and Ben Franklin’s Kite, Has Philly in Its DNA
The well-known Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” was divinely inspired at the Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square right here in Philadelphia, writes Jennifer Lin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The carol was created by two friends, a rector and his organist, in 1868, built on procrastination and an angelic visit. Church…
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