van Gogh in the park? Monet on the Schuylkill River Trail? Wyeth on the street? Yes, to all of this – and more – as Phoenixville First, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Knight Foundation come together to present: Inside Out! Right here in Phoenixville, you can visit 11 masterpieces in the downtown. Take a romantic stroll and see Constantin Brancusi’s The Kiss, or take a trip to France while you visit Paul Cezanne’s Mont Saint-Victorie on Main Street. ... View Article
Phoenixville is trading its signature purple for the Blues in September, as the 7th Annual Phoenixville Blues Festival kicks off in Reeves Park! Artists such as Sister Blue, who was once described as a singer whose “soul fights its way out and fills the room with well-seasoned wisdom and joy,” and Vanessa Collier, a vocalist and songwriter who has played alongside Annie Lennox and Willie Nelson, will take the stage at the Reeves Park Bandshell on September 10th for a ... View Article
PHOENIXVILLE: May 25th A recent Economic Impact Study by Tripp Umbach, a Pittsburgh-based research company, has shown that the Schuylkill River National Heritage Area generates a $589.9 million economic impact, as well as contributing to over six thousand jobs, and providing $37.7 million in tax revenue. The study, which utilized data from 2012, 2013, and 2014, and was performed on behalf of the Heritage Development Partnership, also spotlighted the Schuylkill River Trail as a key component of the NHA’s success ... View Article
King of Prussia, PA: May 1, 2016 GVF held its 26th Annual Meeting on Monday, May 16, 2016, which had close to 150 professionals in attendance. The meeting’s first keynote speaker, Association for Commuter Transportation Executive Director David Straus, spoke on the current state of commuting across the country, and the trends of how people are currently commuting. “We are all commuters. That’s something that is very important for us to remember as we do the work that we’re ... View Article
PHOENIXVILLE: May 19, 2016 Look forward to streets of carnivorous gelatin and…vinyl? The Colonial Theater has announced that the theme for their 2016 Blobfest Façade Contest will be “The Vinyl Frontier,” in honor of those oh-so-practical sci-fi jumpsuits of Sixties cinema. Participating businesses who enter the contest by committing to having a window display by June 1st, and actually having the window in place by July 1st (First Friday), will have the opportunity of a free month of complimentary screen ... View Article