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December 8, 2016
Iron Hill Brewery is doubling its CureSearch Donation from sales of the Triple Chocolate Hill on National Brownie Day, December 8th Posted By: Mark Hostutler, PIVOT Today Posted date: December 08, 2016 Today is National Brownie Day, and Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant is doubling its donation from sales today of its Triple Chocolate Hill dessert. For every Triple Chocolate Hill brownie sold today, Dec. 8, $1.50 will be donated to CureSearch’s mission to end children’s cancer. Since 2004, Iron ... View Article
December 7, 2016
Phoenixville: The 2016 Phoenixville Community Health Leadership Academy graduated nine students from its 10 week program on November 18. The graduates, all with a passion for addressing the needs of the greater Phoenixville region, include: Lisa Westfall, Melinda Izzo, Jeanne Schanzenbach, Cailin Coolbaugh, Victoria O’Neill, Terry Hall, Erica Murphy, Kristen McGee (not pictured), and Erica Klinedinst. These additions now make over 120 graduates since the Leadership Academy launched in 2003. The Academy was designed, and is implemented, by the Phoenixville ... View Article
December 2, 2016
Get ready for the holiday in County Lines Country! Our local towns will be very merry and bright as the holidays near. ‘Tis the season to enjoy timeless town traditions, clever crafts for kids, and parades in nearly every neighborhood. Trees light up with dazzling decorations and festive favorites return. Make every weekend a family memory and don’t miss a single celebration. Or parade! Phoenixville Means Firebird Festival and More Kick off the season in Phoenixville and watch the annual Christmas ... View Article
November 28, 2016
Mike Dirks was recently certified as an Associate Entomologist by the Entomological Society of America Certification Corporation. To achieve Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) status, a pest-control operator must have a minimum of seven years of verifiable pest management experience, the knowledge and ability to pass a rigorous test on insect pest control, a current U.S. pesticide applicators license, and a willingness to adhere to the ACE Code of Ethics. As part of the ACE Code of Ethics, an ACE will ... View Article
November 22, 2016
Philly Food Critic Craig LaBan on Bluebird Distilling The region’s craft distilling scene has continued to steam forward with ambitious new players, and many have been around long enough to begin producing spirits with the color of barrel age. But that doesn’t mean these liquors are necessarily mature. Despite its deep amber hue, for example, one whiff of the now widely available Four Grain Bourbon from Bluebird Distilling in Phoenixville gives me a noseful of charred oak from a small ... View Article