• Delaware County Trekkers and Trail Enthusiasts Gain New Resource with Interactive Online Trail Map

    Delaware County Trekkers and Trail Enthusiasts Gain New Resource with Interactive Online Trail Map

    Delaware County trekkers and trail enthusiasts now have a new resource in an interactive, online database for maps and real-time status updates of the county’s evolving trail system, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The Delaware County Primary Trail Network Information Hub debuted earlier this month. “This new tool is just another fantastic tool that we…

  • How 24,000 Guy Fieri’s Tequila Bottles Got Stolen in Elaborate Heist Before Reaching Lansdale

    How 24,000 Guy Fieri’s Tequila Bottles Got Stolen in Elaborate Heist Before Reaching Lansdale

    Around 24,000 bottles of Santo Tequila, a special drink by Guy Fieri and his partner, Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar that was set to launch last year, were stolen before reaching the Lansdale warehouse in an elaborate heist, writes Miguel A. Melendez for Men’s Journal. The operation was orchestrated in Armenia, revealed Fieri during his…

  • Irish Firm PM Group Invests $495K in Conshohocken Hub

    Irish Firm PM Group Invests $495K in Conshohocken Hub

    Irish-based design and construction leader PM Group is making a bigger investment in Montco, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch.  The company announced it will put $495,000 into its Conshohocken offices at 300 Barr Harbor Drive, creating 48 new jobs while retaining its current workforce. The expansion strengthens Conshohocken’s role in the region’s booming life…

  • Collegeville’s Pfizer Campus Wins 75 Percent Tax Assessment Cut

    Collegeville’s Pfizer Campus Wins 75 Percent Tax Assessment Cut

    The Bridge at Collegeville, one of Montco’s largest office campuses, just saw its tax burden shrink dramatically, writes Paul Schedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. After two rounds of appeals, the assessed value of the 340-acre site dropped by more than 75 percent. This cut the owners’ property tax bill from $7.8 million to $1.9…

  • Conshohocken-Based IKEA Expands Urban Footprint with New SoHo Store

    Conshohocken-Based IKEA Expands Urban Footprint with New SoHo Store

    Conshohocken-based IKEA U.S. is making another bold move into Manhattan as part of its ongoing urban expansion strategy, reports its parent company, Ingka. The company has acquired a prime property at 529 Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo district to house IKEA’s second store in the city. The five-and-a-half-story building was constructed in 2016 to complement SoHo’s…

  • Harry Truman’s Pennsylvania Turnpike Traffic Stop

    Harry Truman’s Pennsylvania Turnpike Traffic Stop

    President Harry S. Truman often visited Pennsylvania, and one trip even involved a traffic stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for holding up faster traffic, writes Rick Sebak for Pittsburgh Magazine. One of the earliest mentions of Truman’s visits to Pennsylvania comes from an April 17, 1928, letter to his wife, Bess. Then 44, he was…

  • What $1,900 in Rent Gets You in Bala Cynwyd, Fishtown, and West Philly

    What $1,900 in Rent Gets You in Bala Cynwyd, Fishtown, and West Philly

    With median rents in the Philadelphia region hovering around $1,900 a month, renters are asking what that budget can actually secure, writes Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A look at properties in Bala Cynwyd, Fishtown, and West Philadelphia shows a wide range of options that highlight the diversity of the local rental market. In…

  • Ambler Oktoberfest Returns with Food, Music, and “Red October” Fun

    Ambler Oktoberfest Returns with Food, Music, and “Red October” Fun

    Ambler is once again closing Butler Avenue to cars and opening it to thousands of revelers as Oktoberfest takes over downtown this weekend, writes Rachel Ravina for The Reporter. Now in its third decade, the festival has grown from a small fall gathering into a two-day tradition that brings together vendors, live entertainment, and Ambler’s…

  • Eataly Opens in King of Prussia Mall with Food, Wine, and Culture

    Eataly Opens in King of Prussia Mall with Food, Wine, and Culture

    The King of Prussia Mall’s new anchor store, one filled with Italian flavors instead of fashion, is here, writes Michael Klein for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Famed Italian marketplace, Eataly, officially opens on October 2 at 3 p.m. It ushers in wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano, fresh pastas, pastries, caviar, and a 200-seat restaurant. Another 90 seats are…

  • Boardroom Spirits Teams with Chill Moody for New Canned Cocktail Supporting Youth Golf

    Boardroom Spirits Teams with Chill Moody for New Canned Cocktail Supporting Youth Golf

    West Philadelphia rapper and entrepreneur Chill Moody has found a Montco partner for his latest project that blends golf, cocktails, and community, writes Michael Klein for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Working with Lansdale’s Boardroom Spirits, Moody launched the Tequila Transfusion — a canned cocktail that reimagines the classic country club drink. The traditional transfusion is made…

  • Kamala Harris Opens Up on Why She Snubbed Josh Shapiro for VP Nod

    Kamala Harris Opens Up on Why She Snubbed Josh Shapiro for VP Nod

    Many consider Kamala Harris’s decision to bypass Governor Josh Shapiro for the vice presidency last year a head-scratcher, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Shapiro had just won praise for leading the rapid reopening of I-95 in Philadelphia, and his national profile was soaring. Now, in her new memoir 107 Days, Harris explains her reasoning.…

  • Ardmore’s Dan Porter Turns Overtime Into a $500M Sports Media Giant

    Ardmore’s Dan Porter Turns Overtime Into a $500M Sports Media Giant

    Ardmore’s Dan Porter turned the idea of giving young athletes a platform into Overtime, a sports media company with over $500 million, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Porter left his executive post at William Morris Endeavor in 2016 when he noticed the gap between how kids played sports and how they were seen.…

  • Main Line Health Gives Nurses Opportunity to Seek Solutions to Challenges in Care Delivery

    Main Line Health Gives Nurses Opportunity to Seek Solutions to Challenges in Care Delivery

    Main Line Health now offers frontline staff a pathway to develop devices that address challenges in care delivery and enhance patient care, writes Nicole Leonard for WHYY. Several products developed through the program have already reached the market, such as a limb support device created by registered nurse Colleen Rogers. It is made up of…

  • George Washington’s Former Headquarters in Fort Washington Hits Market for $3.295M

    George Washington’s Former Headquarters in Fort Washington Hits Market for $3.295M

    A historic home in Fort Washington that was George Washington’s headquarters during the Revolutionary War has hit the market for $3.295 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The residence, named Emlen House after the Quaker family that built it in 1717, spans almost 8,000 square feet and has recently undergone extensive renovations.…

  • Fort Washington’s Toll Brothers Exits Apartment Business in $347M Deal

    Fort Washington’s Toll Brothers Exits Apartment Business in $347M Deal

    Toll Brothers is stepping away from the apartment business to concentrate on what it does best, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Fort Washington company is focusing all its attention on single-family homebuilding. The company announced the sale of its Toll Brothers Apartment Living unit, including 18 apartment complexes and 29 development…

  • Oreland’s John Sullivan and a Lifelong Friendship Born in Phillies Mascot Days

    Oreland’s John Sullivan and a Lifelong Friendship Born in Phillies Mascot Days

    John Sullivan, who grew up in Oreland, played Phil, one half of Phillies’ first mascot duo in the 1970s, and still keeps friendship with Nancy D’Egidio, who played Phillis, his female counterpart, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Debuting in 1971, the colonial-era adolescent twins were dressed in Revolutionary-era garb for the Phillies’ first…

  • Montco Remains Region’s Strongest Suburban Economy Amid Shift

    Montco Remains Region’s Strongest Suburban Economy Amid Shift

    Montgomery County continues to anchor the Philadelphia region’s suburban economy, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Montco has stronger office leasing activity than the city and a long record as the top base for office-sector jobs. But a new report from the Center City District shows that Philadelphia has just inched past Montco in…

  • Clemens Food Group Recognized with Family-Owned Business Awards 2025

    Clemens Food Group Recognized with Family-Owned Business Awards 2025

    Clemens Food Group, headquartered in Hatfield, has been recognized with the Family-Owned Business Awards 2025 by the Philadelphia Business Journal, writes Lindsey Nolen for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company, whose history includes a wagon ride into Philadelphia, has now celebrated its 130th year. For Clemens Food Group President Brad Clemens, this milestone reflects the…