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Pottstown’s Sly Fox Partnering with Reading Art Center to Open a Restaurant at Its Campus
Pottstown-based Sly Fox Brewing is partnering with GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading to open a new restaurant at the center’s campus, writes Jon Fassnacht for the Reading Eagle. Called ‘The Den’, it will replace the outgoing Belly Kitchen & Drinkery, which announced earlier this month it is relocating to West Reading. As part…
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Musical Based on Novel Written by Charles Dickens, Enchanting Audiences at Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a musical adapted by Rupert Holmes from a Charles Dickens novel, is currently enchanting audiences at Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown, writes The Montco Explorer. The delightful show’s debut kicked off the theater’s 2019/2020 season and will be running until October 20. The musical presents a story within a story…
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Columbus Cup Celebration at Bellewood CC Adds Traditional Italian Street Feast Dish
By Tony Leodora Over the past 15 years the Americans of Italian Heritage Council, which runs the annual Columbus Cup Golf and Bocce Feast happening Monday at Bellewood Country Club near Pottstown, has focused on foods with “Old World” flair. A major part of their mission statement focuses on preserving Italian heritage. To Italians, that…
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Pottstown Leads Way in Nation with Flexible Plastic Recycling Pilot Program
Pottstown has been chosen as the starting ground for the nation’s first flexible plastic recycling pilot program, writes Evan Brandt for the WRAL.com. The program aims to tackle the type of plastic that has not been recyclable until now. This includes items such as shrink wrap, shopping bags, and drink pouches, among many others. The…
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Historic Pottstown Holiday Tour with new twists set for Sunday, Dec. 8
The Borough of Pottstown boasts many stunning, historic buildings – and many will be festively decorated and warmly opened to the public for the Historic Pottstown Holiday Tour offered alongside related activities Sunday, Dec. 8, between noon and 5 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Third Annual Pottstown GoFourth! fireworks festival in Memorial Park. (See…
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Pottstown welcomes new Asian fusion restaurant
Win Signature Restaurants, which operates four restaurants on the Main Line, has opened its fifth location, The Blue Elephant, in Pottstown last Friday, writes Donna Rovins for the Reading Eagle. “We are so excited to be in Pottstown,” said Pearl Somboonsong, director of development for Win Signature Restaurants and daughter of the restaurant’s owners, Win…
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J.P. Mascaro and Sons announces Pottstown as the first municipality to recycle flexible plastic packaging
J. P. Mascaro & Sons, based out of Lower Providence, announced that as part of its contracted curbside recycling program, the Borough of Pottstown will be the first community in the United States to handle and process flexible plastic packaging (“FPP”) as a recyclable, instead of landfilling that material. After a nationwide solicitation by Materials…
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MCCC appoints Vice President of West Campus in Pottstown
Montgomery County Community College is pleased to announce the appointment of Therol Dix, J.D., as the new Vice President of the College’s West Campus in Pottstown following a national search. “Therol has a deep commitment to the transformative power of higher education in the life of communities,” said Dr. Victoria Bastecki-Perez, MCCC’s Interim President and…
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Steel River Playhouse introduces ‘The Ethics of Living Jim Crow’
Join Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown PA on Saturday, September 21st at 8PM for an intense and important theatrical event, which will highlight the painful era in US history characterized by the forced segregation of African Americans. Mr. Brown brings these stories to life in a way that will stay with you long after the…
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Theater With a View — Birds of North America
By Rick Woelfel Sycamore Hill offers a unique setting for a dramatic performance. Running through September 14 however, the outdoor venue, located in Pottstown will be the setting for Birds of North America, a story of the evolution of a relationship between a father and his adult daughter. The play made its debut on September…
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Sly Fox’s Can Jam returns to Pottstown
The kids are back in school. The days are getting shorter and nights are getting cooler. It must be time for Sly Fox Brewing Company to bring out the cans. As one of the pioneers of craft beer in cans, Sly Fox has advocated the superiority of aluminum over glass bottles with the annual CAN JAM…
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Pottstown’s DJ Skribbles and Bits wins Nationwide’s Wackiest Pet Names of the Year award
DJ Skribbles and Bits and Jean Clawed Van Damme earned the distinction of owning the Wackiest Pet Names of the year. DJ Skribbles and Bits nosed out Stella Bean Dip in the dog division, while Jean Clawed Van Damme purred past Boba Fetticini in the cat category to be crowned champions and receive a basket of goodies,…
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Come celebrate at Steel River Playhouse
There’s nothing more fun than getting together with friends to relax and celebrate, and we’ll be doing just that on Saturday, September 7th at Steel River Playhouse. It will be more fun if you’re there too, so come join us for “The London Affair, A Masquerade”. We plan an evening of entertainment, a DJ, open bar, dancing,…
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Make a grave difference at Edgewood Cemetery: 2nd annual fall clean up
Edgewood Cemetery’s small, all-volunteer board, which serves as a “Friends of the Cemetery” organization for the Edgewood Historic Cemetery, Inc. 501 (c)3, is joining forces with Hobart’s Run to plan another community clean-up day for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 5 (raindate: Saturday, October 12). Last year’s community clean-up day was deemed…
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Pottstown’s Metro 100 Diner is back and better than ever
By Mark Schiele It was worth the wait. The Pottstown Metro 101 Diner is back in business, and it’s better than ever. [uam_ad id=”54865″] It had been closed for nearly two years. Today stands the future, an updated exterior and a sleek, modern and a totally refurbished interior. The opening follows two years and nearly…
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Find the Continental Army at Camp Pottsgrove
Uncover the lives of the Revolutionary War soldiers who camped in your neighborhood back in 1777 at Pottsgrove Manor’s Camp Pottsgrove, on Saturday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The continental army marched throughout the Philadelphia countryside in 1777, patrolling the area and keeping much-needed supplies out of British hands. From September 18…
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Pottstown GoFourth! Festival organizers secure first sponsorship for 2020 event
Organizers are calling the 3rd annual Pottstown GoFourth! Festival a big success, in spite of the late-afternoon rain that drenched festival goers and threatened the fireworks finale show. Following the 4th of July parade presented by the Pottstown Rotary Club, the Festival kicked off with the singing of the National Anthem, crowning of the Royal…
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Hobart’s Run helping local kids get in the swim
We are proud to partner with the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) and the North End Swimming Club to provide swim club “scholarships” to Hobart’s Run families with financial need, Please help us spread the word! The swim membership grants can be used for single parent families, families, or day rate passes for…
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