News
March 24, 2017
Friedman Realty Group, Inc. Acquires Phoenixville’s Breckenridge Plaza Apartments for $8.7 Million 92-Unit Garden Style Apartment Complex to Receive $3 million in Improvements with a New Name Beginning spring 2017; Heralds in a New Era of Upscale Living at an Affordable Price Phoenixville, PA, March 22, 2017 – Breckenridge Plaza, a 92-unit garden apartment community comprised of 48 two-bedroom apartments, 40 one-bedroom apartments and 4 studio apartments located on Nutt Road in the Borough of Phoenixville, PA, has been ... View Article
March 20, 2017
Horse races are a favorite family outing in Chester County Just as there were hints of a very early spring – temperatures in the 60s, flowers popping up and birds everywhere, reality hit us with a mid-March snow storm. But don’t despair, a sure sign of spring in Chester County is just weeks away! The Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point, slated for Sunday, April 2 at Red Clay Alliance’s Myrick Conservation Center on Route 842, approximately six miles west of West Chester ... View Article
March 16, 2017
Jack H. Harris, the producer who made a small Phoenixville theatre world famous in his movie The Blob, died on Tuesday at the age of 98. Harris, a Philadelphia native, spent his childhood performing in Vaudeville with the Cliff Edwards Kiddie Revue. He later collaborated with the Valley Forge religious film studio in making The Blob, and showed his eye for talent by casting the then-27-year-old Steve McQueen in the lead role. The movie was directed by Methodist minister Irving ... View Article
March 14, 2017
From the office of Borough Manager, Mr. E. Jean Krack Phoenixville Borough will lift its Snow Emergency at 8:00 pm March 14, 2017. Parking will be allowed on Snow Emergency Routes at that time. Trash collection was suspended on Tuesday. Residents in those neighborhoods will have their trash and recyclables picked up on Saturday, March 18, 2017.
March 14, 2017
Independent Cinemas in 28 Cities will Present Unique Events Pairing Films with Science Speakers on March 28 Amherst, MA • Ann Arbor, MI • Athens, OH • Athens, GA • Austin, TX • Bloomington, IN • Brookline, MA • Coos Bay, OR • Hartford, CT • Huntington, NY • Juneau, AK • Maitland, FL • Minneapolis, MN • Montgomery, AL • Nashville, TN • Omaha, NE • Phoenixville, PA • Portland, OR • Salina, KS • San Rafael, CA ... View Article
