Pottstown
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Two Friends in Pottstown Refuse to Let Ongoing Pandemic Logistics Interfere
When COVID-19 shuttered KenCrest Pottstown, two friends who connected there merely shifted sites. Wakisha Bailey reported this affectionate bond and its geographic agility for CBS Philadelphia. Like many other area adult daycare service providers for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, KenCrest, headquartered in Blue Bell, closed during the pandemic. In fact, KenCrest Pottstown remains…
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Hobart’s Run Invitation to New ‘Espresso Yourself’ Café: Come to Cut the Ribbon, Have a Cuppa, Celebrate the Community
The anticipated ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce at Espresso Yourself Book Café, 249 E. High St., Pottstown, is Apr. 18 at 4:30 PM. Guests are invited to stop by and help entrepreneurship class students from The Hill School celebrate the opening of this experiential venture led by their teacher, Twila Fisher,…
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Schuylkill River Greenways and Bike Pottstown Announce New Partnership with Hobart’s Run for Community Bikeshare
Hobart’s Run joined the Bike Pottstown family this week, adding its office at 856 East High Street to the list of locations at which Pottstown residents can borrow free bikes. Accomplishing a Long-Term Goal Since its official launch in 2016, Hobart’s Run has looked for ways to facilitate bike access and safety in the borough,…
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Community Health & Dental Care Welcomes Two New Family Medical Providers
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) has welcomed two new family medical providers: Almakaev will serve as a primary care provider to the CHDC location in Pottstown, at 351 W. Schuylkill Road. Parks is being added to the staff at the CHDC’s Barto office, 1315 Route 100 North. Almakaev comes to CHDC as an experienced…
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Pottstown School District Appeal Outcome Seen as a ‘Warning Shot’ for Nonprofits
A recent verdict from Commonwealth Court Judge Christine Fizzano underscores a logical — but not always honored — legality: Nonprofit tax exemptions are legit only to nonprofits. That judicial clarification was reported in twin reports from Ashad Hajela of Spotlight Pa. State College and Jim Melwert of KYW Newsradio. The case with the widespread implications…
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Clean-Up Day from Hobart’s Run/Pottstown Religious Cluster Left Area Looking Heavenly
Hobart’s Run routinely supports cleanups in its western Montgomery County focus area. The scope of these efforts can range from the small (sharing resources like tools and gear) to mid-range (significant volunteer recruitment) to large-scale (collaborating with other organizations to beautify a significant portion of the area). One of those latter efforts took place recently…
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Season Reveal Info and Costume Sale Held at Steel River Playhouse; No Admission Charge
Steel River Playhouse is gearing up for the 2023–2024 season with a selection of plays and musicals on tap. The full season will be announced during the season reveal celebration at the playhouse on Mar. 26 at 7 PM. Best of all, the popular “leap of faith” season subscriptions will be available at very special…
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Upon Completion, This Bridgework Project Will Leave One Montco Community Smiling
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners has approved a contract that will restore the long-abandoned Keim Street Bridge in Pottstown. Joe Zlomek connected readers with its details in The Sanatoga Post. The contract covers the services necessary to redesign and replace the span, which connected Pottstown to North Coventry from its 1935 opening to its…
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Famed Poet Brings Creative Spark to Pottstown
A YouTube challenge by nationally known author Natasha Carrizosa (a.k.a. Natty Poet) has invited seventh and eighth graders in Pottstown to take part in a poetry slam. Carrizosa described the Pottstown Middle School two-day event (Mar. 7–8) by saying, “We’re going to write together; we’re going to vibe together; we’re going to have a good…
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Steel River Playhouse Presents ‘The Laramie Project’ and ‘The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later’
This March, Steel River Playhouse, Pottstown, presents two productions on alternating weekends, allowing audiences to get an insight into a tragedy based on true events and its impact ten years later. A Powerful Story in Two Parts The Laramie Project is the powerful story of Matthew Shepard and the people that live in Laramie, Wyoming,…
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WSJ: Tower Health Pottstown Part of New Lab Services Arrangement with Quest Diagnostics
In an arrangement proported to enhance the quality and value of healthcare services, Quest Diganostics and Tower Health have announced a collaborative business arrangement. The Wall Street Journal covered the partnership. The partnership is expected to have implications across the Tower Health network, including its presence in Pottstown. Under the multi-year agreement, Quest will provide…
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Pottstown School District Superintendent on Tower Health Ruling: ‘I Look Forward to Them Paying Up’
Last week, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that Tower Health–owned Pottstown Hospital (among three others in the region) is ineligible for property-tax exemptions. Harold Brubaker explained that decision’s implications in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The opinion represents a significant victory for Pottstown School District, one of the four school districts that have filed separate suits…
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Educators, Pols, Parents Meet in Pottstown in Aftermath of State Ruling on Public School Funding
A recent state court decision on school funding brought parents, politicians, and educators to Pottstown High School for discussion. Bo Koltnow covered it for WFMZ 69 News. The gathering sought clarity regarding a Feb. 7 education-finance decision by Commonwealth Court President Judge Renée Cohn Jubelire. According to the Pennsylvania Capital Star, Jubelire found that the…
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Ahead of Edgewood Cemetery’s Fifth Art Fair and Clean-Up, Vendors and Volunteers Sought
Edgewood Historic Cemetery volunteers are planning its spring cleanup, held simultaneously with a Pottstown community art fair to raise funds for maintenance. The event is Apr. 29, 10 AM to 3 PM (rain date is May 6). It’s the fifth art fair supporting the work at the historic cemetery, an event that has been continually…
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Opinion: Football, Freedom & Our Collective Future: The Uniting Force of Super Bowl LVII
Many of us watched anxiously when Damar Hamlin, safety for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed on the field after what looked like a routine tackle. We witnessed response teams run to his aid in under 10 seconds. In wake of this tragedy, sports fans from New York to California shared their support for Hamlin’s recovery and…
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Pottstown Mercury Building Owners Hang ‘For Sale’ Sign, Pause Ambitious Renovation to Boutique Hotel
Cedarville Engineering Group LLC (CEG), owners of a Pottstown commercial real estate property, have put that site on sale. The building at King and North Hanover Streets was once publishing offices of The Mercury. Mercury reporter Even Brandt, working from the paper’s new office in Exton, covered the CEG search for a new buyer. CEG,…
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Student-led CARES Coalition of Pottstown, Hill Students Plan Concert to Help Area Homeless
About 25 teenagers collectively representing Pottstown High School and The Hill School have worked together under the Pottstown CARES student club umbrella to organize a concert for Feb. 17, 7–9 PM at the high school. The event — the fifth of its kind — will again benefit Your Way Home Montgomery County, an organization that…
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Refresh of This Pottstown Retail Site Includes Bold Rearchitecting and Shedding Its ‘Mall’ Label
Seven YouTube videos — one posted as recently as Dec. 2022 — currently characterize Coventry Mall as “dead.” But Paul Schwedelson’s Philadelphia Business Journal story may show that prognosis as premature. Coventry Mall, a bit unsteady for a while, was hampered mightily by COVID-19 shutdowns. But rather than raze and sell the Pottstown center, owner…
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