• Punch Buggy Brewing Brings Craft Beer to Spring City with New Main Street Taproom

    Punch Buggy Brewing Brings Craft Beer to Spring City with New Main Street Taproom

    A Philadelphia craft brewery is putting roots in Chester County, and owner Patrick Coyne already calls the borough home, writes Brooke Schultz at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Punch Buggy Brewing Company opens its second taproom in Spring City on Saturday, June 13 after a year-long renovation of the former Main Street hardware store. Coyne, 42, moved…

  • Plan for Major Data Center at Former Pennhurst Site Faces Resident Opposition 

    Plan for Major Data Center at Former Pennhurst Site Faces Resident Opposition 

    A plan to redevelop the former Pennhurst State School and Hospital site in East Vincent Township into a large-scale data center is meeting resistance from nearby residents, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Megan Heiken, who recently purchased a home near the site, recently launched an online petition, urging her neighbors and local officials…

  • Philadelphia’s Punch Buggy Brewing Expanding into Chester County with New Location 

    Philadelphia’s Punch Buggy Brewing Expanding into Chester County with New Location 

    Philadelphia-based Punch Buggy Brewing is planning to expand into Chester County with a new taproom in Spring City that is expected to open by September, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  It was founded in 2019 by Rob Clark, Patrick Coyne, John Riley, Matthew Rowland, and Ryan Russo. The brewery currently operates its…

  • Spring City Family Supports Community Through Food, Clothing Pantry

    Spring City Family Supports Community Through Food, Clothing Pantry

    A Spring City family is continuing their community support work through their food and clothing pantry, You Are Worth It (YAWI) Community Outreach, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Adina Rowan Nelson originally began the idea in 2018 at her home. Nelson provided over 1,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to her local community out of…

  • New Cat Cafe Gets Its Claws in Spring City

    New Cat Cafe Gets Its Claws in Spring City

    Cat and coffee lovers, get ready! Craig’s Cat Cafe is preparing to sink its claws into Spring City, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. To be located at 11 Bridge Street, Craig’s Cat Cafe will have on-site foster cats up for adoption, coffee, and waffles for guests. There is no set opening date, but the owners…