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February 4, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE; November 10, 2015 The Clinic, founded in 2001 by two women, to provide comprehensive medical care to the uninsured, wants to help bridge healthcare’s gender gap. To this end, we have developed “Girls in Medicine” a week-long intensive and year-long mentoring program for high school girls in Chester County, Montgomery County, and “All Girl” High Schools in Pennsylvania. The hands-on, hospital-based curriculum and stimulating mentorship are designed to create tomorrow’s healthcare leaders. Girls In Medicine is the first hospital ... View Article
January 28, 2016
courtesy Michael Klein and Philly.com PHOENIXVILLE: The Foodery – the beer emporium with locations in Washington Square West, Northern Liberties, and Roxborough – is planning a location in Phoenixville. Jack Lee says he’s taking a former dollar store at 325 Bridge St., up the street from Vecchia Pizza, with a spacious (7,000-square-foot) store. He said this location will be more like Roxborough’s. He said he hoped to open in July, “but I’m not sure what kind of speed bumps” await. ... View Article
January 27, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE – The Phoenixville Community Education Foundation (PCEF), a charitable corporation dedicated to improving public education in the Phoenixville area, invites the community to attend its 2016 Phantom Fundraiser. Formerly the Winter Fundraiser, the Phantom Fundraiser raises money to fund learning programs and initiatives that benefit students, teachers, and principals throughout Phoenixville Area School District (PASD). This popular event is set for Friday, February 26, 2016 at 6pm at the Rivercrest Golf Club and Preserve. Guests of this year’s event ... View Article
January 26, 2016
By Virginia Lindak, Digital First Media; article courtesy The Mercury, photo courtesy Virginia Lindak PHOENIXVILLE: Good Samaritan Shelter hosted its annual Taste of Phoenixville event on Thursday night at Phoenixville Foundry in an effort to raise proceeds for the organization. The hugely popular event continues to grow each year, as hundreds of members of the community dined, danced and donated funds, all for a great cause. Attendees sampled a large variety of dishes from dozens of participating restaurants, all of ... View Article
January 12, 2016
WILLIAMSPORT, PA There is an exciting summer program that for nearly four decades has been exciting the imaginations of high school students throughout Pennsylvania about the world of business and private enterprise. That program, Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW), will be marking its 38th storied year this July and August. Begun in 1979 by some farsighted business people in northwest Pennsylvania, PFEW was founded specifically to teach rising high school juniors and seniors about the American private enterprise system and ... View Article