Pottstown
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Mini-grants Available for Resident Love Your Block “Teams” in Pottstown
Pottstown Community Action, a volunteer group created through the neighborhood revitalization efforts of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties and other community partners will award Love Your Block Pottstown mini-grants with funding from the Pottstown Health and Wellness Foundation as well as partners Genesis Housing Corp. and Hobart’s Run, in addition to the…
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Rock The Block With Habitat for Humanity and Plant 250 New Trees Across Montco on Earth Day
Habitat for Humanity is planting 250 new trees with 300 volunteers in Montgomery County for Earth Day, reports Andrew Kolba for Al Día. On Earth Day, 250 trees will be planted by Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Norristown, Pottstown and Upper Darby on April 23 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. These are the areas…
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Sweat Tells the Story of Steel Mill Decline at Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown Beginning April 22nd
It’s the year 2000 in Reading, Pennsylvania. A group of friends go to work at the steel mill and then decompress at the bar as they’ve done for over 20 years. They don’t know that their lives are about to be uprooted. Their steel mill is making some changes and the blood, sweat and tears,…
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Montgomery County Community College Invites Applications for Mechanical Lead A Positions in Blue Bell and Pottstown
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Mechanical Lead A position. The Mechanical Lead A is the individual charged with the responsibility for executing and performing preventative maintenance and repair tasks throughout the facility, including specialty items such as HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Systems. There are two positions available: one located in Blue Bell,…
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Doctor at Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care Receives 2022 PA Young Optometrist of the Year Award
The Young Optometrist of the Year Award recognizes an optometrist in practice less than ten years who demonstrates outstanding leadership skills when serving their profession, patients, and community. Nominees were evaluated according to a point system allocated to two principal areas: Public Service (worth 60%) and Service to Optometry (worth 40%). Dr. Marie Gwinn joined…
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MCCC Spring Student Theater Productions Lighting Up the Stage in Pottstown and Blue Bell Starting April 7
Spring has sprung and that means live student theater is coming back to the stage once again at Montgomery County Community College. The community is invited to join MCCC students at the Pottstown and Blue Bell campuses for two fantastic spring Theater Productions this semester. MCCC Theatre Arts & West End Student Theatre at Pottstown…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care Asks, Can Breakfast Cereal Be Part of a Healthy Diet?
Cold cereals are an easy, convenient food. Many try to promote the latest nutrition trend or tempt your kids with fun shapes and cartoon characters. But you may wonder: Are breakfast cereals as healthy as they claim to be and are they the best choice for breakfast? What is Breakfast Cereal? Breakfast cereal is made from…
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Pottstown’s Neighborhood Summit to Spotlight Housing, Community Building
Hobart’s Run is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the first-ever Hobart’s Run Neighborhood Summit, to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 240 Mintzer St., Pottstown. President and CEO of Housing Visions Ben Lockwood will speak about community housing concerns and creative solutions…
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Pottstown-based Sly Fox’s New Location Added to Bike-And-Brew Tour Along Pittsburgh’s Rivers
Even before its official opening, the new Pittsburgh location of Pottstown-based Sly Fox brewery has already been added to the bike-and-brew tour on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, writes Virginia Linn for the Pittsburgh Magazine. Sly Fox at The Highline has been under construction for the last two years and is finally on the verge…
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2022 Tri-County High School Art Exhibition at MCCC Pottstown Campus Highlights Student Talent
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual Tri-County High School Art Exhibition returns to the North Hall Gallery at Montgomery County Community College’s Pottstown Campus, 16 E. High Street. This year, MCCC received 174 submissions from 16 area high schools. The exhibit features a wide array of artwork, including paintings, drawings, prints, fibercrafts,…
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Pottstown’s Daryl Hall Releasing New Solo Retrospective Compilation, ‘BeforeAfter’
Pottstown native Daryl Hall, a member of one of the most popular music duos of all time, Hall and Oates, is set to release his new solo retrospective compilation, BeforeAfter, on April 1, writes Rob Tannenbaum for the Los Angeles Times. Over the years, Hall has released five solo albums. He has recorded with an…
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3 PA Grants Recently Announced to Help Food Banks and Housing Revitalization in Montgomery County
Three grants were recently announced by Governor Tom Wolf under Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Assistance Program. These Pennsylvania Grants will help food banks and pantries around Montgomery County. The grant awards total more than 2 million dollars, writes JoeZlomek at The Sanatoga Post. The grants are going to: Genesis Housing Corporation partnered with Hobart’s Run, who was proud…
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Pottstown’s Cutillo’s Goes Up for Sale at 3.6M and Pennoni Associates Moving Into King of Prussia Office Space
Montgomery County real estate deals are ramping up as Spring begins, with two major deals inked in Pottstown and King of Prussia, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The famous Pottstown eatery, Cutillo’s at the Sanatoga Inn, is up for sale. This restaurant, located at 2688 E. High Street, has been a landmark in…
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Pottstown Scientist Becomes Lab Director with Goals to Bring Down Carbon Emissions
Jhansi Kandasamy, a scientist who grew up in Pottstown, is the recently appointed Idaho National Laboratory’s net-zero director with goals of achieving net-zero carbon emissions at the lab, writes staff for Idaho Falls Magazine. Kandasamy, whose family settled in Pottstown when she was 8 from India, was inspired by her late father to become a nuclear engineer.…
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MCCC Lively Arts Series Offers Great Family Experiences in Pottstown and Norristown Starting March 26
Join the Montgomery County Community College Lively Arts Series for its Young Arts Explorers and Family Series for great performances and activities for both children and adults right in your own backyard. The fun kicks off with ‘Jeff Boyer’s Bubble Trouble,’ Saturday, March 26, at 11 a.m. at Steel River Playhouse, 245 E. High St.,…
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Comedy, Mystery, and Murder Take the Stage at Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown
A house with secret passages and sliding panels. A maid who may not be what she seems. A wealthy investor who has called an eclectic group of creators together to produce a new show. And “the Stage Door Slasher” is still on the loose. It’s a formula for comedy when “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940”…
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YWCA Tri-County Area Holds YW Empowerment Sundays at MCCC Pottstown Campus
Building on its mission to eliminate racism and empower women, YWCA Tri-County Area’s Youth Empowerment Programs department (YEP) recently launched YW Empowerment Sundays to encourage young women of different ages and stages of life to come together to be heard, seen and learn from each other. The program is for three related groups: Girls in…
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Pottstown Restaurant Passes the Torch to Hares Hill Brewing to Open New Taproom
Tony Joe’s House of Great Eats passes the torch to Kimberton-based Hares Hill Brewing, who will be opening a taproom at the restaurant’s former space in Pottstown, according to a staff report from the Breweries in Pennsylvania. Tony Joe’s served its last meal on February 27th, but excited that Hares Hill Brewing will be taking…
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