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Penn State Abington’s $100M Construction Boom Signals a New Era for the Montco Campus
Penn State Abington is entering one of the most significant construction periods in its 76-year history, writes Ryan Mulligan for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Nearly $100 million in capital projects are either underway or recently completed on the Montgomery County campus. A New Academic Building, Five Decades in the Making The centerpiece is a $68…
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The ZIP Codes That Define Wealth in Montgomery County
Montgomery County’s wealth map is often reduced to a familiar phrase: the Main Line. But the county’s most affluent ZIP codes tell a more complicated story. Some were shaped by railroad suburbs and old estates. Others grew around schools, hospitals, country clubs, and proximity to Philadelphia. Places like Wynnewood, Gladwyne, Villanova, Bala Cynwyd, Lafayette Hill,…
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Philadelphia Mexican Restaurants Are Having Their Greatest Moment Ever
Philadelphia’s Mexican restaurant scene has moved far beyond the familiar taco-and-margarita formula, according to Alisha Miranda for Condé Nast Traveler. The opening of Amá in Fishtown earlier this year and the return of Rittenhouse Square landmark Tequilas Restaurant after a two-year fire closure have energized a scene already deep in talent and ambition. Across the…
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40 Years Strong: How Ukee Washington Became Philadelphia’s Favorite Anchor
Ukee Washington has spent nearly four decades doing something few broadcasters ever manage: becoming a trusted and familiar presence in the daily life of a city, writes Frank Halperin for Philadelphia Magazine. The longtime CBS News Philadelphia anchor is approaching his 40th year with Channel 3. The official anniversary falls on July 9, a milestone that…
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The Montgomery County Food Festivals Worth Putting on Your Calendar Right Now
Food festival season is in full swing in Montgomery County, writes Main Line Today. If you missed Foodees Fest at Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Pottstown this weekend, you already have a sense of what the summer has in store. The traveling food truck and artisan market brought a packed lineup of vendors, crafters, and makers…
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New Ursinus College Majors Give Students More Career Pathways in High-Demand Fields
Ursinus College is expanding its academic offerings with a slate of new and reimagined majors launching in fall 2026, giving prospective students more ways to turn their interests into clear academic and career pathways. The new programs reflect a broader push at the Collegeville college to connect classroom learning with real-world preparation through applied liberal arts. Under the leadership of new president…
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Why Polestar Philadelphia Is Outgrowing Its King of Prussia Showroom
Polestar Philadelphia is on the hunt for a new home, writes Emma Dooling for The Philadelphia Business Journal. The search says something about where both the brand and its King of Prussia neighborhood are headed. The electric vehicle brand, operated locally by Long Motor Co., is actively scouting sites in the region after outgrowing its…
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Can Factory-Built Homes Help Philadelphia Close Its Housing Gap?
Philadelphia has a housing problem, and Mayor Cherelle Parker is betting that part of the answer might be built in a factory, writes Gabriel Donahue for Technical.ly. Her administration’s $2 billion H.O.M.E. (Housing Opportunities Made Easy) initiative sets an ambitious target: 30,000 housing units created or restored across the city. But getting there means building…
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Montgomery County Leads the Region on the 2026 Fortune 500 List
Montgomery County has three companies on the 2026 Fortune 500, and one of them ranks among the ten largest corporations in the entire country, writes Ryan Mulligan for The Philadelphia Business Journal. That is not a small thing. Fortune released their list last week. Conshohocken’s Cencora, King of Prussia’s Universal Health Services, and Fort Washington’s…
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Rebar Kelly Is Now Part of a National Powerhouse. The Lawyers Say Nothing About How They Work Has Changed
After more than a decade of growth in Montgomery County, Rebar Kelly is taking its insurance defense practice to a national stage, writes Jeff Blumenthal for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Rebar Kelly, a civil litigation and insurance defense firm based in Blue Bell, has been acquired by Tyson & Mendes, one of the country’s fastest-growing…
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How Main Line Health Survived a Punishing Winter and Kept Its Bottom Line in the Black
More patients, more revenue, and a bottom line that stayed positive despite everything winter threw at it. Main Line Health has reason to feel good about where it stands, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Main Line Health reported a razor-thin operating profit of $214,000 through the first nine months of fiscal 2026, according…
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Pennsylvania Is Open for AI Business. Shapiro’s New Rules Decide Who Gets In
Josh Shapiro is betting big on artificial intelligence. The question is whether Pennsylvania residents will end up footing the bill, writes Zoë Read for WHYY. The Abington native and Pennsylvania governor recently finalized a set of accountability standards aimed at turning the Commonwealth into a magnet for data center investment. The plan offers developers a…
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An 11-Generation Rittenhouse Family Estate in Harleysville Is Now for Sale
A piece of Montgomery County history is looking for its next steward, and it comes with a story that stretches back to the founding of America itself, writes Ryan Mulligan for The Philadelphia Business Journal. A historic Harleysville estate that has remained in the Rittenhouse family for 11 generations has been listed for sale for…
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A New Era Begins: Plymouth Meeting Mall Is Being Reborn as a Town Center
For nearly 60 years, the Plymouth Meeting Mall has been one of Montgomery County’s most recognizable landmarks. Now, after decades of watching foot traffic thin and storefronts empty, the property readies for the most dramatic reinvention in its history. From Retail Icon to Ghost of Its Former Self The Plymouth Meeting Mall was the third…
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Montgomery County Just Launched Its Most Ambitious Housing Plan Ever
A teacher who drives 45 minutes to get to work. A nurse priced out of the neighborhood where she spends her shifts. A police officer who can’t afford to live in the community he patrols. These aren’t hypothetical scenarios. They’re the lived reality behind Montgomery County’s first-ever affordable housing blueprint, unveiled this week by county…
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The Iconic Bars That Built Montgomery County’s Social Scene
Restaurants come and go. Trends cycle through. But a handful of bars in Montgomery County have been holding down the same corners for decades, and in some cases, nearly a century. They’re not surviving because they went viral. They’re surviving because people keep coming back. This isn’t a list of the flashiest spots in Montco.…
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This Montco Town is the Region’s Most Explosive Dining Destination
Not long ago, the most ambitious culinary decision you could make in Conshohocken was which bar to hit first. For years, the borough’s identity was straightforward: a gritty, energetic river town where young professionals packed Fayette Street bars on weeknights and nobody was thinking much about tasting menus or charcoal grills. That version of Conshohocken…
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Saint Joseph’s Field Hockey Came Within One Game of Glory. Sam Brown Is Here to Finish the Job.
Saint Joseph’s University field hockey has a new head coach. The harder question is what comes after one of the most remarkable runs in program history, writes Mia Messina for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sam Brown has been hired to lead the Hawks into their next chapter, inheriting a program that spent the last decade quietly…
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