Phoenixville
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Phoenixville Mayor Praises Town’s Welcoming Culture Where Everyone Is ‘Safe, Loved, and Celebrated’
While Phoenixville Mayor Peter Urscheler often touts the town’s commercial and historical attractions, he is especially proud of its welcoming culture, writes Asha Prihar for Spotlight PA. The borough which is home to around 20,000 people is a place where “every single person” is “safe, loved, and celebrated,” he said. Once rooted in industry, Phoenixville…
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Phoenxville Steps Away from Single-Use Plastic as it Moves Plastic Bag Ban into Effect
Phoenixville’s plastic bag ban went into effect on Jan. 1, following numerous townships in the area in an effort to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainability, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. This measure addresses significant environmental issues, including greenhouse gas emissions, litter, and threats to wildlife. Plastic production, predicted to surpass coal in carbon emissions…
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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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Philadelphia 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 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 Area High School Is Training Students to Become Future Educators
As part of the national Educators Rising program, Phoenixville Area High School is training its students to become teachers, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The program aims to prepare future teachers while they are still in high school with the hope that they will join a career that has been suffering major shortages…
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Phoenixville’s Project Libertad Helps Newly Arrived Immigrant Youth Beyond Courtroom
Phoenixville-based Project Libertad provides newly arrived immigrant children with both legal help and hope, writes Laura Klairmont for CNN. Started by immigration lawyer Rachel Rutter in 2015, the nonprofit provides immigrant youth with free legal representation along with essential and social services and newcomer support programs. Rutter decided to start the organization after realizing that…
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Soko Bag in Phoenixville Combines Korean Comfort Food with Craft Beer
Soko Bag is a combination of a smallish sports bar, a local brewery, and a Korean fried chicken joint that joined the Phoenixville dining scene in January to great success, writes Jason Sheehan for the Philadelphia Magazine. The inside of the former Sal’s Pizza Box now has a mural of Philadelphia sports heroes made in…
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Phoenixville Man Unearths Rare Purple Pearl in Clam Dish at Delaware Restaurant
Scott Overland, who is vice president of the Phoenixville School Board, was dining out while on vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware last week with his family when he discovered a purple pearl in his clam dish from the seafood restaurant Salt Air, writes Joseph Lamour, for Today Food. “I was the one mostly eating the…
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WSJ: Phoenixville Businessman Pays 2014 Boston Marathon Winner’s Prize Money from His Pocket
Doug Guyer, a Phoenixville businessman and longtime Boston Marathon fan, decided to take matters into his own hands after finding out that the 2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba had not yet been paid her prize money by the Boston Athletic Association, writes Rachel Bachman for The Wall Street Journal. She was supposed to receive…
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Large Phoenixville Apartment Complex Sells to New York Firm for $90 Million
A large Phoenixville apartment complex has been sold to an entity connected with New York financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald for $90.3 million, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The seller of the 349-unit Riverworks complex was Pantzer Properties. The development is set on 30 acres located on the north side of French…
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Tower Health’s Phoenixville Hospital Under New Leadership
Tower Health-owned Phoenixville Hospital has new leadership, writes Donna Rovins for The Daily Local News. Dr. Richard McLaughlin took over as the new president and CEO of both the Chester County medical facility and Pottstown Hospital on April 8. “I am excited to be stepping into the role of president and CEO,” said McLaughlin. “I…
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Phoenixville Yoga Instructor, Competitive Bodybuilder Shares Her Health and Wellness Journey
Margaret Andrzejewski is an accomplished licensed chiropractor, yoga instructor, and competitive bodybuilder in Phoenixville, but she had to overcome considerable adversity to bring her wellness journey to that point, writes Gina Lizzo for the Main Line Today. “For the first seven years of my life, I lived with my parents, who were both cocaine and…
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Temple University Alum Kevin Negandhi, Anchor at ESPN, Keeps Philadelphia Teams Close to His Heart
Phoenixville native Kevin Negandhi is currently one of the most recognizable faces at ESPN, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. But before becoming anchor of the network’s 6 PM edition of its flagship program SportsCenter, he made history as the first Indian American national sports anchor. “In the beginning, I had to work…
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