Thursday, April 11, 2013
An 18-lane bowling alley with 150-inch TVs at the end of each lane, along with a bar, restaurant, arcade and laser tag maze, is proposed at the Hillcrest Plaza in Lansdale in the old Clemens/SuperFresh location.
The 18-lane bowling alley and family entertainment center known as King Pinz is still coming to Lansdale. Proprietors PMC Entertainment—a BuxMont investment group—still has a signed lease for the former Clemens/SuperFresh space at Hillcrest Shopping Plaza on East Main Street. The local investors know King Pinz Family Entertainment Center will improve that piece of Lansdale. "The group is still pursuing the development and has been working through the structure of the business model with its supporting lenders," said PMC Entertainment in a press release. "The development site has remained unchanged. We would like to be open by the end of the year to capture the holiday business." The investment group has completed a full engineering study, …
Monday, December 17, 2012
A funding application is due no later than Feb. 15, 2013
Between the initial announcement of the Lansdale Collaborative Project in April 2011 and today, officials at Advanced Living Communities, North Penn YMCA, The PEAK Center, Manna on Main Street and North Penn Community Health Foundation have been very busy. The groups meet on a weekly basis, and conduct weekly conference calls, all to prepare the best funding application for $17 million in low-income housing tax credits to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. "We're in the process of preparing our funding application, which is due no later than the close of business on February 15," said Advanced Living Communities CEO and President Bill Brown. "We have a very aggressive plan to have the application complete." Brown said the full team …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Lansdale Police Chief Robert McDyre reviewed with the public safety committee this month several concerns brought up by residents near the proposed Lansdale Collaborative Project
Residents living on or near Highland Avenue and Forest Avenue in Lansdale may be pleased to know several traffic and public safety issues have been fully addressed by the borough. At a Lansdale Public Safety Committee report this month, Lansdale Police Chief Robert McDyre outlined eight issues that have either been solved or continue to be monitored by the borough. Most of the issues were brought to the attention of the committee at a July 11 meeting and revolved around the upcoming Lansdale Collaborative Project, spearheaded by the North Penn YMCA and involving Advanced Living, The PEAK Center and Manna on Main Street. McDyre reported that he and Councilwoman Mary Fuller met with residents to "whittle down" their issues. Review of …
Monday, November 12, 2012
A town hall meeting on the merger is scheduled for Monday evening.
A merger is in the works between the Philadelphia Area YMCA and the Freedom Valley YMCA; however, not everyone is pleased about the prospect or the process. Both YMCA boards have voted to approve the merger and members recently received letters explaining the deal and how members can vote. The Y is holding a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, at the Spring Valley YMCA on Linfield-Trappe Road in Limerick. This town hall comes in advance of the vote, which is scheduled to happen at Chadwick's Restaurant in Audubon on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. Philadelphia Area YMCA CEO John Flynn told Patch in a phone interview that the merger came about as the two organizations began working more closely together. "We realized that we could …
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
The male was unconscious, but breathing, Saturday afternoon after being rescued by lifeguards and Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale medics
A man was pulled unconscious, but breathing, from a pool at the North Penn YMCA in Lansdale Saturday afternoon. At around 4:30 p.m., reports came in for a trauma patient with the need for a helicopter for medical transport. The patient was flown via PennStar, which landed at Penndale Middle School, and transported the man to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. According to Dan Sokil of The Reporter, a man in his 20s was pulled from the pool, and was resusciated by lifeguards and medics with Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale. YMCA's Amanda Griffies told The Reporter that YMCA lifeguards rescued the man. Griffies told The Reporter the man appeared to be having a seizure and was breathing on his own. VMSC were assisted …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Sharon Dean, of Highland Avenue, is worried about "the type of people" that Manna on Main Street could attract when it moves near her neighborhood with the Lansdale Collaborative Project. She brought her concerns to Lansdale's public safety committee
Highland Avenue resident Sharon Dean has no problem with the proposed future location of Manna on Main Street as part of the Lansdale Collaborative Project, proposed on the former site of Lans-Bowl on East Main Street. What she does have a problem with, she said, is the type of people that will be in and out of her neighborhood. Dean, who appeared with other residents before the committee last month, brought her concerns to the Lansdale Public Safety Committee last Wednesday. In the end, Lansdale Police Chief Robert McDyre told her that the borough cannot prevent a landowner from building what it wants within code and ordinance, but it can be proactive in making sure problems don't happen in the neighborhood. There is also a plan in the …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Residents near the former Lans-Bowl fear increased traffic will jeopardize the safety of their community, a told to Lansdale Public Safety Committee Wednesday night
The Lansdale Borough Public Safety Committee was met with residents' concerns about the impact of the North Penn YMCA project on the community at its Wednesday meeting. The $28-million Lansdale Collaborative Project will house the North Penn YMCA, The Peak Center, Manna on Main Street and Advanced Living Communities under one roof in the former Lans Bowl property. Residents primarily of Forest, Church, and Highland avenues expressed their many concerns regarding the additional traffic that the YMCA project will generate in an area where cars already “blow through stop signs,” as one resident stated in the meeting. “There will be an access road placed only eight feet from my fence,” resident John Walz stated. “According to the plans, cars …
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Residents in the neighborhood of Forest Avenue, Highland Avenue and Church Road have asked Lansdale Borough for better notification, quicker access to meeting minutes
At the Lansdale Borough town hall meeting last month, a discussion on quicker accessibility to meeting minutes and problems with the expansion of the YMCA and its collaborative project shed some light on what the borough is legally obligated to do when it comes to development. Economic Development Committee Chairwoman and Councilwoman Mary Fuller read a letter at the town hall session from borough resident Jessica Behrle, who owns the property at the corner of Church Road and Forest Avenue. In her letter, Behrle, who read the same letter at the June 20 council meeting, expressed frustration on projects in the borough that have impacted the well-being of her home and family: I have been trying to access the meeting minutes and agendas for …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
There's so much going on, it called for an extended rundown: Towamencin Day, Lansdale Historical Society fundraiser, Montgomery Township Police Day, the Lansdale Farmers' Market opening and more
1. The Lansdale Farmers’ Market opens for the season today on Railroad Avenue at 9 a.m. 2. Morgan Log House, 850 Weikel Road, Towamencin, holds an exhibition with more than 100 items from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War during “Military Might: The Few and The Many” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free. 3. Towamencin Day is today from noon to 4 p.m. in Fischer’s Park, 2225 Bustard Road, Towamecnin. Featured this year are the Montgomery County Concert Band, North Penn jazz bands, dog agility shows by K-9 JYM, inflatables by A+ Jump, face painting, balloon animals and police and fire activities. There will be food by Chick-fil-A, as well as hot dogs, water ice and more. There will be overflow parking with shuttle service from the…
Friday, April 27, 2012
"Healthy Kids Day" intended to help keep kids off the couch during the summer months
This weekend, YMCAs across the country will throw open their doors and invite everyone in the community to come in, get active and have fun, at no charge. Saturday is the official Healthy Kids Day, when 1,900 YMCAs nationwide will host free events to help kids “get up, get out and grow.” More than half a million parents and kids are expected to participate. The reason behind the initiative is simple: The YMCA has recognized that there is a need, especially during this time of year, to encourage kids to be active and remind them that they shouldn’t crash on the couch just because school is out. Research shows that kids are more prone to gain weight and experience reduced mental stimulation during summer months. The Y maintains that summer …
Todd Harper
7:32 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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