Montgomery County
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2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Weekends of Minstrels and Merriment, Jousting and Juggling, Frolicking and Feasting
Attend, lords and ladies! The 2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is underway at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in Manheim, Pa. Take a trip of fun and fantasy to a 35-acre English Village where colorfully costumed characters take visitors on an adventure of jousting knights and royal delights. Music, stunts, theater, magic, comedy and live jousting…
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In Cost v. Quality Ranking, Two Pa. Universities Rise to List of 50 Best Public Colleges in Nation
Two Pennsylvania universities are among the best public colleges in the nation in 2022. But they also represent some of the most expensive options on the list, according to a new ranking from Stacker. Stacker sourced data from Niche’s 50 top public colleges of 2022 list and then ranked the schools from most to least…
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Pa. Ranks Among States That Could Most Benefit from Easy-Breezy Energy Source
Pennsylvania has great wind energy potential, but it is currently using only a fraction of what it could. A new Stacker report illustrated the gap. Stacker ranked states based on their untapped wind energy potentials using data from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Washington D.C. The ranking was determined by comparing…
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Chester County Leadership: Beth Duffy, President and COO of Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Beth Duffy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Southampton, Bucks County, her early jobs, and why she believes everybody should work in a fast food restaurant at some point in their lives. Duffy went on to explain her career path from wanting to…
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Local EMS Squads Facing Financial Crisis, Ask for State and Municipality Support
Local EMS squads spend their days responding to emergencies and saving lives, but now they are the ones that need saving, writes Davis Giangiulio for Main Line Tonight. Leaders of ambulance companies in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties say they are facing dire financial needs due to inadequate funding from the state or municipalities they…
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Vetri Restaurants Alum Makes Stellar Solo Debut in Ambler
Brad Daniels, a Culinary Institute of America graduate and alum of Vetri, an award-winning restaurant in Philadelphia, has made an impressive solo debut with his new restaurant Tresini in Ambler, writes Craig LaBan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The meals Daniels creates are refined versions of seasonally inspired Italian flavors that also bring rustic satisfaction in…
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5 Thoughts for Keeping Your Motivation on Hazy, Hot, and Humid Days
“Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” M. Scott Peck – The “Road Less Traveled”…
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Is Buying Stock in Start-Up Companies a Reliable Way to Save for Retirement?
It’s open knowledge at this point that retirement is less stable than it once was. Retirement ages are being pushed back, social security is looking in doubt for future generations, and even a 401(k) doesn’t have workers feeling as financially secure. Per the New York Times, this has prompted some to think outside the box…
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West Conshohocken Resident Spots an Eagle; Autograph Was a No-Go
Thank goodness the area’s favorite football team — or what should be the local gridiron heroes — weren’t tagged with their official biological name. Just try to imagine fans belting out a rousing rendition of “Fly, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Fly” after every touchdown. Latin aside, the creature in question is a bald eagle. In a recent…
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Tuesday with Michael: 6 Steps to Crushing Your Goals in the Second Half of 2022
Remember back in January when you had goals and hopes for the new year? This week we stepped into the second half of the year. There is still time! The first step is to define your mission by asking yourself these questions, “What would I like to have accomplished by the end of this year?”…
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1977 Porsche a Staple in Lives of Local Investment Banker and His Daughter Since They Bought It New Decades Ago
A 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo has been a staple in the lives of Paul Mudrick, a Bala Cynwyd-based investment banker, and his daughter, Lisa Cavanaugh, a software industry executive, who bonded over the car from the first moment it arrived in their garage four decades ago, writes A.J. Baime for The Wall Street Journal. “I…
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DeSales One Credit Courses: Explore, Enhance, and Advance Your Career
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is rolling out a new series of one-credit courses for current MBA students or anyone seeking to hone their business acumen. Each one-credit course explores a topic related to business management and consists of sessions over two Saturdays available in both live and synchronous (via Zoom) formats. Navigating Difficult Conversations –…
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Montco Native, Car Dealership Heir Wanted to Be an Actor. He Became a Corporate Spy Instead
Robert Kerbeck, who grew up in Huntingdon Valley and graduated from Lower Moreland High School, was hoping to follow a stint in the family car dealership with a career in acting, writes Sabrina Boyd-Surka for KYW Newsradio. Instead, he became a corporate spy. He described his unconventional journey in his memoir, RUSE: Lying the American…
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Don’t Make These 7 Deadly Career Planning Mistakes
It is often the case that you do not realize you are making a mistake until it is too late to avoid the consequences. But you oftentimes have a nagging feeling of doubt, and if you chose to read this then you are probably having some doubts about your career. Courtesy of Forbes, here are…
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Local Merck Employee Launches ‘Blissful Belle’ Candle Company
Ragine Williams, chief of staff for the Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with sizable operations in West Point, turned her hobby into a business by starting Blissful Belle candle company, writes Lisa Dukart for the Business Journals. Williams started dabbling in candle-making after she completed her master’s degree…
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Blue Bell’s CompanyVoice Provides a Career Path for Workers in Chester County
CompanyVoice (CV) recognizes talent among its employees and chooses to promote from within when filling internal openings. Rohan Lewis joined CV in 2012 as an operator supporting inside sales for a national web provider. His potential was clear and when an opening for team lead came up just months after he started, Rohan moved into…
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Plane Crashes on Golf Course in Tredyffrin
A single-engine plane registered to a man in Ambler crashed into St. Davids Golf Club in Wayne at approximately 3:30 PM on Wednesday afternoon, says Tredyffrin Township police. Nicole Acosta and Jasmine Payoute reported on the crash for CBS Philly. Officials say a mechanical failure caused the Cirrus SR22 single-engine plane to crash, which was…
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Conshy Woman’s ‘Fashion Time Capsule’ Becomes TikTok Content for Granddaughter 70 Years Later
Marie D’Allesandro Donato, of Conshohocken, returned from her honeymoon in 1952. Feeling nostalgic, she packed every outfit worn on the romantic trip into a green suitcase, preserving the couture as a family heirloom. Celia Fernandez covered their resurrection 70 years later for Insider.com. “The excitement of the future ahead was what my honeymoon meant to…
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