Phoenixville
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Sopranos Actor Passes Away at Phoenixville Nursing Home
Lifelong Pennsylvania resident and celebrated actor Charles “Charley” Scalies has passed away at a Phoenixville nursing facility, writes Emlyn Travis for Entertainment Weekly. Scalies peacefully passed away on May 1 at the age of 84 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Scalies grew up in South Philadelphia and would often perform impressions and jokes…
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Phoenixville Family Trapped by Medical Emergency Pleads for Transport Home
A Phoenixville family is desperate to bring their father home after he became stranded in Nevada following a medical emergency, writes Jennifer Lee for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Bill Peters, 77-year-old Vietnam veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient, and his wife, Cameron, closed their floral shop Cameron Peters Floral Design on March 10. They were preparing…
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Phoenixville Family Trapped by Medical Emergency Pleads for Transport Home
A Phoenixville family is desperate to bring their father home after he became stranded in Nevada following a medical emergency, writes Jennifer Lee for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Bill Peters, 77-year-old Vietnam veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient, and his wife, Cameron, closed their floral shop Cameron Peters Floral Design on March 10. They were preparing…
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Phoenixville Family Trapped by Medical Emergency Pleads for Transport Home
A Phoenixville family is desperate to bring their father home after he became stranded in Nevada following a medical emergency, writes Jennifer Lee for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Bill Peters, 77-year-old Vietnam veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient, and his wife, Cameron, closed their floral shop Cameron Peters Floral Design on March 10. They were preparing…
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Phoenixville Apartment Building Sells for $48 Million to Jenkintown Company
Fort Washington-based Westrum Development has sold a 205-unit Phoenixville apartment building to Jenkintown’s Lindy Communities for $48.2 million, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Westrum constructed the four-story apartment community three years ago, operating it as Luxor Phoenixville, part of its Luxor collection of suburban apartment buildings. The new owner has since renamed…
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Following Complaint from Local Family, Feds Open Title IX Investigation in Phoenixville Area School District
In November, the U.S. Department of Education launched an official investigation into potential Title IX violations in Phoenixville Area School District’s athletic programs, writes Evan Brandt for The Daily Local News. Title IX ensures equal treatment by prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any activities receiving federal funds. The investigation comes after 11 months of review, following the…
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Big Inch Oil Pipeline from East Texas to Phoenixville Helped Allies Win World War II
The so-called Big Inch pipeline, the 1,400-mile oil pipeline from East Texas to Phoenixville built in early World War II helped allies win the war, writes Mark E. Dixon for the Main Line Today. Built with U.S. taxpayer money, the pipeline went from Phoenixville to oil refineries in Delaware County and New York, protecting the…
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Phoenixville Resident Reimagines Thrifted Clothes Through Her Apparel Company Stoked Pineapple
Phoenixville’s Alyssa Wisser is transforming thrifted clothing into unique creations through her apparel company, Stoked Pineapple, now back at the Christmas Village in LOVE Park, open through Dec. 24, writes Franki Rudnesky for PhillyVoice. “My main big thing that people come to me for is I thrift flannels, army jackets, jean jackets, and then I…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Jared Adkins, Owner, Bluebird Distilling and Char & Stave
Jared Adkins, owner of Phoenixville-based Bluebird Distilling and Char & Stave, a European-inspired coffee shop with locations in Chestnut Hill and Ardmore, grew up in Skippack. His parents were also entrepreneurs who owned several daycares and a construction company, where Adkins worked as a teenager. After college, he discovered a passion for brewing beer and…
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Phoenixville’s Kevin Bacon to Star in New Horror-Comedy Alongside Family
Popular actor and Phoenixville native Kevin Bacon will star in the horror-comedy Family Movie alongside his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick, and their two children, Travis and Sosie Bacon, writes Chris Compendio for the PhillyVoice. The foursome will play an eclectic filmmaking family that are working on a low-budget slasher film. The story covers them as…
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Historic Ferris Wheel Returns to Phoenixville to Become 74-Foot Statue of Americana
Phoenixville Borough Council has formally reserved a location where a Ferris wheel — that was built with Phoenixville steel and served, for almost 100 years, as the signature feature of the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J. — will return to its birthplace to become “74-foot statue of Americana,” writes Jerry Carino for The Asbury Park…
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Historic Phoenixville Attorney Helped Rutherford B. Hayes Retain White House in 1876 Election
Phoenixville attorney Isaac Wayne MacVeagh helped Rutherford B. Hayes retain the White House in the 1876 Election Race amid allegations of voter fraud in three Southern states, writes Mark E. Dixon for the Main Line Today. MacVeagh attended the Freeland Seminary (now Ursinus College) before earning his law degree from Yale University in 1853. After…
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After 10 Years of Popularity, Iron Hill Brewery’s Phoenixville Location Closes
Iron Hill Brewery, popular in Phoenixville for over a decade, has permanently closed, according to employees, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. While it’s unclear what led to the closure, increasing competition and rising costs could have been a reason. This is not the only restaurant to close in Phoenixville recently, as PJ Ryan’s also shut…
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Author Returns to Hometown of Phoenixville to Showcase Debut Novel
Phoenixville native and author Andy Bridgeman is returning to his hometown upon the debut of his first novel, writes Regan Bradley for Main Line Today. The novel, entitled Fortunate Son, was released in September 2024. After graduating from high school, Bridgeman attended Dickinson College, where he studied creative writing. Although he was encouraged to go…
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Phoenixville Teen Helps Kids Worldwide With ‘School Essentials’ Nonprofit
Phoenixville’s Aadit Bontha, a 16-year-old La Salle College High School student, is helping kids around the globe gain better education tools through his nonprofit, School Essentials, reports Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “Around two years ago, I looked around my room and realized I had so many extra school supplies,” said Bontha. “Around the same time,…
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Phoenixville Organist Helps Phillies Create Unforgettable Atmosphere
Brian “Maestro” Anderson, the official organist of the Philadelphia Phillies, helps the team create an unforgettable atmosphere during games at Citizens Bank Park, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sean Rainey, the Phillies’ director of video production, first contacted Anderson to record a Dr. Dre song on his organ. That song turned out great…
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Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling Launches Two New Coffee Liqueurs in Time for Fall
Bluebird Distilling, a Phoenixville-based distillery, is launching two new liqueurs, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The two new coffee-based liqueurs came from the distillery’s cafe and cocktail bar brand, Char & Stave. On Sept. 29, the distillery unveiled the Char & Stave Coffee Liqueur and the Char & Stave Café Liqueur, both…
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‘Hi, Helen!’ Phoenixville’s Second Annual Mrs. Roper Romp Unites Over 1,500 Fans
The second annual Mrs. Roper Romp in Phoenixville paid homage to Helen Roper, the landlady on the sitcom Three’s Company, in a fun – and a bit ridiculous – way, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Around 1,500 people along with a few dogs, took to the streets of the borough sporting curly red…
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