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Wynnewood’s Merion Realty Buys $82M in Upstate NY Apartment Complexes
Wynnewood’s Merion Realty Partners is stretching its reach northward, writes Mike DeMasi for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The investment firm recently acquired two apartment complexes in Saratoga County, New York, for a combined $82.4 million, marking its first foray into the Albany and Hudson Valley markets. The deal includes 468-unit Fox Run Apartments in Clifton…
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Lankenau Medical Center Receives Anonymous Donation to Relieve Nurses’ Student Loan Debt
After years of balancing patient care with the weight of student loan debt, registered nurse Emmy McManus from Wynnewood, finally caught a break, writes Aubrey Whelan for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thanks to an anonymous $1 million donation made to Lankenau Medical Center, where McManus has worked for 30 years, she’s one of 179 nurses receiving…
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‘Exploding Offer’ on Wynnewood Home Underscores Unrelenting Market Heat
While housing markets in some parts of the country are finally starting to cool, Montgomery County is only getting hotter, with homes frequently selling before they even get listed publicly, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Robin Gordon of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and her team, the Robin Gordon Group, kicked off the year…
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Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie Reflects on Super Bowl Glory, Revenge Over Chiefs
Standing outside the Eagles’ locker room in the Caesars Superdome, Jeffrey Lurie basked in the moment, writes Ed Kracz for Sports Illustrated. The overpowering cigar smoke and thumping music inside marked the team’s celebration after a dominant 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The Wynnewood resident describes the Super Bowl win…
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Who is Philadelphia Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie?
Jeffrey Lurie has been the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles for over three decades, writes Jack McKessy for USA Today. Since purchasing the team in 1994, the Wynnewood resident has led them to 19 playoff appearances, four NFC championships, and their first Super Bowl victory in 2018. Now, the Eagles are back in the…
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Wynnewood’s Rosemary Connors Leaves Big Shoes to Fill at NBC10
NBC10 is searching for a replacement for Rosemary Connors, its longtime weekend evening news anchor, reports Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Wynnewood native departed in September after 15 years at the station. In that time, she earned six Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards for her reporting on topics such as a deadly prison standoff…
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It’s Happening! M. Night Shyamalan’s Wynnewood Childhood Home Hits the Market
The Japanese-style childhood home of director M. Night Shyamalan has hit the market in Wynnewood for $2.175 million, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan lived there for nearly six decades. This 6,000-square-foot residence built in 1956 has six bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms. It…
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Lakers Legend Jerry West, Who Brought Kobe Bryant To the Team, Remembered
Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player, coach, and executive Jerry West, who was instrumental in bringing Kobe Bryant from Wynnewood to the West Coast, died on June 12 aged 86, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. West worked with Arn Tellem, a powerful player agent, to ensure Bryant went straight to the Lakers from Lower…
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Lankenau Medical Center Doubles Down on Safety Protocols After Nurse’s Error
An error made by a nurse at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood briefly put the local hospital under “immediate jeopardy” from state inspectors, writes Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On August 11, a nurse at Lankenau gave a patient a double dose of a powerful opioid painkiller hydromorphone. The patient was found unresponsive and…
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Lankenau Medical Center Doubles Down on Safety Protocols After Nurse’s Error
An error made by a nurse at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood briefly put the local hospital under “immediate jeopardy” from state inspectors, writes Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On August 11, a nurse at Lankenau gave a patient a double dose of a powerful opioid painkiller hydromorphone. The patient was found unresponsive and…
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Wynnewood Entrepreneurs of Healthy, Fruit-Based Beverage Point-of-Sale System to Pitch Their Tech on ‘Shark Tank’
Two local brothers are taking their beverage invention to the Mar. 31, edition of ABC’s Shark Tank. There, they’ll pitch Bleni Blends, a point-of-sale technology system that creates on-the-spot, fruit-based beverages for consumers on the go. The company has engaged Elysium Marketing Group, Ambler, for brand counsel surrounding Bleni Blends. More than Just a Vending…
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Cheryl A. McConnell Elected First Woman to Lead St. Joseph’s University
The Saint Joseph’s University Board of Trustees elected Cheryl A. McConnell its 29th — and first female — president in the university’s 172-year history, effective immediately. McConnell is a 35-year veteran of Jesuit higher education, having most recently served as Saint Joseph’s interim president since last June, and as provost and chief academic officer for…
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Lauren Elizabeth Harris, Friends’ Central Alum, Adds Director to List of Accomplishments
Lauren Elizabeth Harris, the television and stage actress with a successful podcast under her belt, has added directing to her list of accomplishments. The graduate of Friends’ Central School, Wynnewood, was profiled in Wonderland Magazine. Harris started her career studying drama. She received a warm reception from critics for her role in the feminist web…
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Action News’ Jim Gardner Honored at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood
Jim Gardner, the longtime anchor and familiar face in Philadelphia local news for more than four decades, was recognized with a special honor at the Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood last week, according to a staff report from 6abc. The Action News anchorman was awarded the 2022 John Cardinal Foley Award for Excellence in…
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Wynnewood Man, PR Wiz During Spectrum’s Golden Years, Dies at 81
Larry Rubin, a public relations wizard during the old Spectrum’s glory years who organized and promoted performances of numerous rock stars, sports teams, and five-star entertainers, died on April 28 at his Wynnewood home aged 81, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rubin, who previously lived in Narberth, started his career as a reporter…
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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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St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church in Wynnewood Makes History by Ordaining Married Priest
The Armenian Catholic Church in American recently ordained its second married priest in history. Asadur Minasian of St. Mark’s Church in Wynnewood has now joined the ranks of the priesthood, writes Paul Vartan Sookiasian for The Armenian Weekly. One of the most well-known disciplines of the Roman Catholic Church is its clerical celibacy, which says…
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Wynnewood Native Researching Magic Mushrooms for Psychotherapy
Brett Waters, a Wynnewood native and New York lawyer who founded Reason for Hope, a nonprofit that advocates for psychedelics-assisted psychotherapy, has high hopes for the newly proposed magic mushrooms bill in Pennsylvania, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Keystone State could become a national leader in studying magic mushrooms as a treatment…
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