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Viva Padel & Pickleball Club to Open First Suburban Indoor Club in Flourtown
Viva Padel & Pickleball Club, which opened its first outdoor site in Philadelphia three months ago, plans on launching its first suburban indoor club in Flourtown, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 30,000-square-foot facility will be located at 825 Bethlehem Pike and feature five padel courts and three pickleball courts, along with…
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Abrupt Closing of Schoolhouse of Flourtown Leaves Local Parents Scrambling
The abrupt closure of the Schoolhouse of Flourtown in Springfield Township, set for August, has left local parents scrambling for day care solutions, write Deanna Durante and Emily Rose Grassi for NBC10 Philadelphia. The day care scheduled to close is part of a larger human services campus that will cease operations next month after four…
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Truist Championship at Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club Boosts Local Economy
Golf fans from around the world flocked to Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club for the PGA Tour’s Truist Championship, delivering a major economic boost to the region, writes Briana Smith for 6abc. “We’re the oldest country club in America, and we have a ton of history, and it’s great to welcome the modern players and game…
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Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club Set to Host Prestigious Truist-sponsored PGA Event in Spring 2025
The Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown will host a PGA event next spring, writes Erik Spangburg and Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corp. will replace Wells Fargo as the main sponsor of the event in 2024. The bank has a strong presence in the Philadelphia area and ranks No.…
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After Hospital Wedding, Couple Renews Vows in Flourtown Country Club Ceremony
After having their first wedding in a hospital, Kathryn and Stephanie Hilton decided to renew their vows in a gorgeous ceremony at the Flourtown Country Club. Kellie Patrick Gates described the couple’s second declaration of everlasting unity in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pair started as friends, but they knew by the second time they met…
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American Academy of Nursing Honors Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates Program
The American Academy of Nursing has selected Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates’ Mobile Care Coordinator (MCC) program as one of four innovative models of care to be named Academy Edge Runners for 2023. Edge Runners are evidence-based, nurse-designed models demonstrating significant clinical, financial, community, and policy outcomes with proven sustainability and replicability. Each of these programs…
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‘Sky’s the Limit on What You Can Achieve’: Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates Launches Speakers Bureau
Pennsylvania is experiencing one of the worst nursing shortages in the nation. That’s not just an HR issue — it’s a public health emergency. To help inspire more students to enter the profession, nurses from Flourtown-based Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates have launched a new speakers bureau program, entitled “Light the Way Through a Career in…
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Chester County Leadership: Martha Sharkey, Executive Director, TODAY is a Good Day
Flourtown resident Martha Sharkey, Founder & CEO of TODAY is a Good Day, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Lancaster County near farmland, her first job at a museum store that she continued into adulthood, and why she chose to go to Penn State despite her initial reluctance. Sharkey, whose career centered around…
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Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Names Cynthia Westphal Its Chief Administrative Officer
Cynthia Westphal will now lead the day-to-day operations at Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates after being named its Chief Administrative Officer. The Flourtown-based firm supports patients in the Greater Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and Seattle areas through its innovative Mobile Care Coordinator Program and patients all over the U.S. through its advocacy services programs. “With…
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Montgomery County Man Creates Unique Sports-Themed ‘Word Art’
Flourtown resident Dan Duffy is creating unique sports-themed pieces out of a series of words, writes Damon Turbitt for ABC27. He refers to his works as “Word Art.” “I’m not a great painter,” he said, “so I had to come up with a different way to make an image.” His passion began as a way to…





















































