Phoenixville
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The Blob to Devour Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre — Again — This Weekend
The movie monster that put Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre on the map will be celebrated once again at the return of Blobfest. The signature annual festival returns to the historic venue from Friday, July 8, to Sunday, July 10. It commemorates all things retro sci-fi/horror, as well as the Colonial Theatre’s place in cinema history. The…
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Montgomery County Restaurateur Finds Home in Unique Cafés
Mark Van Horn always knew he’d have a career in food service, and now his career has come full circle in his own restaurants in Montgomery and Chester Counties. “I’ve been in restaurant kitchens since I was a little kid. My father had a second job as a waiter at the infamous Newtown Squire and wore…
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Brewer in Phoenixville Balances Staying True to His Roots and Accommodating Newer Styles
Chris O’Keefe, head brewer at Root Down Brewing Company in Phoenixville, started making beer as a hobby, which then led him to his current position, according to a report from Breweries in Pennsylvania. “I almost exclusively bought ingredients from Artisan Homebrew located in Downingtown,” said O’Keefe. “Artisan was owned by Mike Hamara, who is now…
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A Montco Best-Seller, Phoenixville Kombucha Brewer Creates a Taste of Childhood
For Olga Sorzano, Baba’s Brew in Phoenixville is much more than just a business, writes Alyssa Thayer for County Lines Magazine. Sorzano started making kombucha using the recipe of her great-grandmother Dora, affectionately called “Baba,” who raised her in South Siberia until she was six. Baba’s kombucha was considered a cure for all. Whenever she…
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Phoenixville Woman, Daughter of Basketball Legend, Crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2022
Having recently been crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2022 and already turning her attention to The Miss USA 2022 pageant, Phoenixville resident Billie Owens credits her father, basketball legend Billy Owens, for her competitive genes, writes Geoff Herbert for The Syracuse Post-Standard. Owens, who graduated from Syracuse University, where her father was an All-American basketball player, claimed…
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‘We’re Recycling the Ground’: 375 More Apartments Coming to Fast-Growing Phoenixville
Phoenixville has approved a mixed-use project that will use the site of Bridge Street’s abandoned slaughterhouse, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. Developer Manny DeMutis plans to call the project Steelworks, and it will include 375 apartments and more than 40,000 square feet of commercial space and will extend Hall Street. The slaughterhouse and…
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Phoenixville Auctioning Off Former Civic Center
The former Civic Center at 123 Main Street in Phoenixville is being sold by the borough in an online-only auction that concludes June 2 at 11 AM. The borough built a new, larger facility with expanded resources for the community, therefore the circa-1908 building is no longer needed for public use. Reportedly, it was at…
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Founder of Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling to Open Flagship Café & Cocktail Bar in Ardmore
Jared Adkins, Founder and Master Distiller of the acclaimed Phoenixville distillery, Bluebird Distilling, is expanding his business beyond grain-to-glass spirits. His sister company, Char & Stave Coffee, is using the methodology he’s focused on for more than eight years as an award-winning distiller, to coffee, with a brand-new roastery plus flagship all-day café and cocktail…
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Royersford Couple Opens Unique Café in Phoenixville Where Customers Can BYOB (Build Your Own Bagel)
Last December, when Michael Weiss of Royersford, Montgomery County, and his wife Jamie opened Sweet Brew Café on Bridge Street in Phoenixville, they sought input from the community, which, judging by its feedback, was pining for bagels, writes Allie Forge for PhillyBite Magazine. The married couple ran an e-commerce coffee business during the pandemic but…
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Russian Native, Proprietor of Kombucha Brewery in Phoenixville, Volunteers at Ukraine-Poland Border
Olga Sorzano — the owner of Baba’s Brew, a kombucha brewery in Phoenixville — flew to the Ukraine-Poland border last month to volunteer with the World Central Kitchen, writes Laura Brzyski for Philadelphia magazine. Sorzano, who was born in Russia, held a fundraiser in March at Baba’s Brew that raised $12,000 in two weeks for…
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Fort Washington’s Toll Brothers May Scoop Up and Develop Phoenixville’s Closed Kindergarten Center Site
The Phoenixville Area School Board voted 5 to 3 to sell the Kindergarten Center, which has been closed since 2017, to Fort Washington’s Toll Brothers for $4.6 million, writes Holly Herman for the Patch. Toll Brothers has plans to turn the 7.4 acre lot at 100 School Lane, which was built in 1958, into townhouses.…
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Bryn Mawr-Based Brewing Company Taps into New Location in Phoenixville
The Tin Lizard Brewing Company, owing to staffing shortages, is presently take-out only from its solo Bryn Mawr location. But when the brand comes back to full, onsite service, it plans to do it in a big way, according to Breweries in Pennsylvania. A second presence for the brewery will open on the popular Bridge…
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Nearby Chester County Home to One of the State’s Fastest-Growing Towns
While population growth in the U.S. is generally slowing from declining birth rates, an aging population, and fewer immigrants, some locations are bucking the trend. Some of the largest cities, with populations of approximately around 1 million, have seen a decrease in their population and slower population growth. A new report from Stacker highlights the…
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Eagleville ‘Kafe’ Celebrates 10th Birthday at Phoenixville Location with Specials and Raffles
It was the winter of 2011. Christina Rubeo (now Swartzentruber) was about to turn 20 years old and attending Montgomery County Community College in the Restaurant Management program. Her dad Ray asked her if she “wanted to get the best education she could get,” and they took a leap, deciding to open the Nook &…
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Capano Residential’s Dual Apartment Projects Light More Fuses in Phoenixville Real Estate Boom
Wilmington-based Capano Residential is developing two apartment projects totaling $70 million in Phoenixville. The projects mark the firm’s entry into the Pa. multifamily market, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Nearby Chester County’s Phoenixville has experienced a surge in apartment development in the past five years, with 724 new apartments coming online and…
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Norristown Resident and Eagles Graphic Designer Provides Much-Needed Help to Local Nonprofits
Graphic designer Christine Dorn of Norristown is one of the Philadelphia Eagles creative team members who volunteered their design expertise and technical assistance to provide much-needed help to several local nonprofits in 2021, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Even established nonprofits do not have staff that oversees their social media accounts, annual reports,…
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PA-based Customers Bank Launches New Tech and Venture Banking Group
A new national technology and venture banking group based in Phoenixville and around southeastern Pennsylvania has been announced by Customers Bank, where it plans to serve early, growth, and late-stage technology companies, writes Joe Zlomek for The Sanatoga Post. According to the bank, the new unit intends to provide “unique financial products and structures designed…
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Unique Local Bottle Shop Offers Vast Array of Craft Brews
Pennsylvania’s complicated liquor laws may be an inhibitor to consumers. But it may also have given rise to a niche business: so-called bottle shops that often stock unusual and enticing beers. Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme uncapped a best-of list for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bottle shops often include brands that may be new to purchasers. It also enables…
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