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April 13, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE After leading the University of Valley Forge for over 19 years, President Don Meyer and his wife Evie have announced their retirement. Dr. Meyer’s original written announcement regarding a retirement date effective July 1, 2017, to the Board of Trustees on Wednesday, April 6, became an announcement on Thursday, April 7, to faculty and staff and then to students on Friday, April 8, that Dr. Meyer and Evie will be retiring effective July 1, 2016. The reason for the ... View Article
April 12, 2016
Phoenixville, Pa., April 2016– Registration has opened for the Annual French Creek Iron Tour “Cycling for Open Space” event http://irontour.org on Sunday, June 12, starting at the Kimberton Fire Company Fairgrounds, 762 Pike Springs Road (Rt. 113), Phoenixville, Pa. Registration will close at 1,800 riders or at 5 p.m., June 9, whichever comes first. Registration by May 27 is $45, and riders will receive a free t-shirt. After that date, registration is $55, with no t-shirt. There will be no ... View Article
April 11, 2016
Image Courtesy John Strickler — Digital First Media The hundreds of Phoenixville movie fanatics and culture enthusiasts who flocked to the Colonial Theatre for its $8 million expansion groundbreaking caught a glimpse of what soon will be a blockbuster destination downtown. The next big scene in Phoenixville’s must-see revival is the addition of two more theaters — with seating for 100 and 60 viewers, respectively — along with an expansive lobby and concession stand, wine and beer sales, and a ... View Article
April 8, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE The Girls In Medicine program run by the Clinic in Phoenixville, has received a welcome boost in the form of a $10,000 grant from the McLean Contributionship to help purchase equipment for its program that helps high school girls who want to pursue a career in medicine. The Girls In Medicine program is an intensive one-year program aimed at providing guidance for highly motivated and talented high school girls interested in pre-medicine and health care careers. The program gives ... View Article
April 8, 2016
April 5th, 2016 Inside Out expands across the Philadelphia region, bringing more pop-up art installations to more neighborhoods The Philadelphia Museum of Art, with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is launching the 2016 season of Inside Out, a major arts initiative that brings high-quality reproductions of Museum masterpieces into communities throughout the city and region. From April 6 through July, residents of Old City and Tacony in Philadelphia, and Coatesville, Doylestown, Lansdowne, and Narberth ... View Article
