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Phoenixville Content Creator Started Sharing His Insights on Street Designs and Development on TikTok, and People Are Listening
Nathan Allebach, a Phoenixville native, started sharing his insights about zoning, street design, and development on TikTok, and people are listening to what he has to say, writes Lauren Fisher for the online blog of the non-profit Strong Towns. Allebach was raised in Souderton, but his heart always remained with the town he was born…
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West Chester IT Consultant Offers Ways to Help Businesses Stand Out On Social Media This Holiday Season
No matter what industry your business is in, December is a busy month, especially when it comes to social media advertising. Whether it’s people buying gifts for holidays, ordering food for holiday parties, or finally getting around to that project they’ve been putting off, you can be assured that your busy season is here. With…
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VISTA Today Seeks Your Feedback in Brief Survey
American Community Journals is in the process of gathering information from readers about their VISTA Today experience. We invite you to share with us your feelings as a VISTA Today reader by answering a few questions in a brief survey found below. Your feedback will help us refine our newsletter and homepage and create the…
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CEO of Popular Barstool Sports Visits West Chester to Review Local Pizzerias
Notoriously hard to please foodie and Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy visited West Chester last week for his One Bite Pizza Review series, and quickly realized that local pizzerias live up to the hype, writes Mac Bullock for the Chester Daily Voice. Portnoy sampled three pies and seemed pleased with all of them. The first…
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Celebrity Poster Lands Chester Springs Man on Hit TV Show ‘Pawn Stars’
Keith Stahl of Chester Springs found himself in the national spotlight on Nov. 2 after appearing on an episode of the popular TV show Pawn Stars, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. Stahl had his Jimi Hendrix poster appraised by the show’s hosts. “Seeing yourself on national TV is a unique experience that…
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Lamb McErlane Partner Featured on Podcast About Healthcare Business Consultants
Lamb McErlane partner Vasilios J. “Bill” Kalogredis was a guest speaker on the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC) Edge Podcast. Kalogredis spoke with Edge Podcast host Terry A. Fletcher on the Private Equity Pro’s and Con’s in the Medical and Dental Space. Kalogredis specifically discussed the particulars of Private Equity (PE) transactions involving Medical…
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West Chester Woman Who Met Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks Celebrates 100th Birthday
Lilian DeBaptiste, Mayor of West Chester, proclaimed Nov. 16, 2022 as “Myrtle Nash Day” to celebrate the local woman’s long, loving, and successful life on her 100th birthday, according to a staff report from the Daily Local News. Nash celebrated the big day with her family and staff and residents at a party held at…
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After Soft Quarterly Results, West Chester’s QVC’s Parent Company Works on Plan to Re-establish Revenue Growth
Qurate Retail, the owner of West Chester-based QVC, reported a $2.74 billion, or 13 percent, third-quarter revenue loss, in part due to the “weakened consumer sentiment,” noted the company’s new CEO David Rawlinson II, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Revenue for QxH, the combination QVC and HSN, saw a drop of eight…
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Unexpected Benefits Arise for West Chester Company Who Partnered With Phillies
West Chester’s LifeBrand is reaping some unexpected rewards from its marketing partnership with the Philadelphia Phillies after the team made the World Series, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The sponsorship deal with the Phillies now means that the fast-growing tech company can take employees, investors, and clients to World Series games. The…
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Telemundo62 Sports Anchor to Appear at 6th Annual Coatesville Vintage Grand Prix
Telemundo62 Sports Anchor Jaime Becerril will make a return appearance at the 6th Annual Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix as guest emcee on Saturday, Sept.17 between 10:30 AM and noon. Passionate about all Philadelphia sports, Becerril is a longtime avid motorsport fan. He joins hometown professional announcer Bobb Rayner who has been emceeing the event since its…
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Berwyn-Based Sports Media Agency Brokers Colossal Marketing Deal for Oil-Change Franchise
Playfly Sports, a sports media and marketing agency based in Berwyn, has brokered a colossal marketing deal on behalf of Take 5, the oil-change franchise known for its unique, stay-in-your-car concept that allows customers to never leave the comfort of their car. The marketing will span three major leagues and showcase Take 5’s latest programs,…
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Pre-K Teacher in West Chester a Viral Sensation Who Uses TikTok to Educate His Audience of Millions
Tell Williams, an educator in West Chester, has been using humor and his life experiences as a gay pre-K teacher to reach the hearts of millions of viewers, parents, and children, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6ABC. Williams’s videos on TikTok have earned him more than 2.2 million followers as he uses his platform to advocate…
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Walter Liss, Creator of One of the Most Iconic TV Theme Songs in Phila. History, Has Died
Most Phila.-area residents won’t know who Walter Liss is. But they would definitely recognize his work if they heard it. Liss was co-writer of one of the best-known theme songs in the region: the jazzy, upbeat music that opened each edition of Action News. Heather DeLuca reported his passing at 78 for CatCountry1073.com. The “Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba…
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Here’s How Much Vanguard Funds Stand to Gain if Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy Twitter Is Accepted
If Elon Musk’s unsolicited offer of $43 billion to buy Twitter is accepted, funds controlled by Malvern-based Vanguard could gain more than $770 million in value, write Ryan Sharrow and Holden Wilen for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO and world’s richest person offered to buy the social media platform on Thursday…
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CNN Anchor Who Graduated from Conestoga Undergoes Brain Surgery Locally Before Launching Her New Show
Wayne native Kasie Hunt, a 2003 graduate of Conestoga High School and news anchor for CNN, recently had brain surgery at Penn Medicine before launching her new show, The Source with Kasie Hunt, writes Meredith Mann for Penn Medicine News. Hunt had undergone a series of tests regarding her frequent headaches — tests that revealed…
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’60 Minutes’ Highlights Pottstown’s ‘Last Reporter Standing’ as It Chronicles the Demise of Local News
Evan Brandt, the last reporter of the once-thriving Pottstown Mercury, is overworked and overwhelmed as he continues to try to cover community news using the few remaining resources, writes Jon Wertheim for CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Brandt has been covering Pottstown and surrounding towns for the last 24 years. In that time, he has seen his…
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Gov. Wolf Encourages Neighborly Kindness in Advance of Mr. Rogers-Themed ‘1-4-3 Day’
Announcing the fourth annual 1-4-3 Day in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf encouraged Keystone State residents to show kindness, generosity, and love this coming May 23. The date is the 143rd day of 2022, a number that Fred Rogers imbued with special significance, writes James Wesser for WETM 18 News, Elmira, N.Y. The tradition was started…
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Sports Anchor Antics: How a Present-Day CEO in Bucks County Became the Father of the Viral Video
Warren Flax, now CEO of a Yardley company that manufactures brushes for artists, started as a Fort Myers, Fla., sports reporter. While there, he embarked on a broadcast spree that may have invented the viral video. Paul Greeley tuned into the story for TVNewsCheck. It was 1994, and Flax’s on-air reporting at WINK was hampered…
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