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November 4, 2015
Phoenixville, PA The Nourish Mobile Market is receiving a great deal of attention due to its multi-faceted approach to ending hunger and want in our community. Combining a mobile food market to serve the needs of those who may be struggling with food insecurity or limited mobility with a program that allows the employees of the market (recruited from the Good Samaritan Shelter) to gain valuable work experience and a paycheck, it is no wonder that Nourish is generating so ... View Article
October 30, 2015
A Rare Glimpse into the Emotional Lives of Adults on the Autism Spectrum, this screening is to feature a Q&A with Don McGoen, Charles Gallagher, Pat Amos, and Tish Copeland. (Phoenixville, PA) — Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), Independent Lens, The Colonial Theatre and WHYY, is excited to offer an advance screening of Autism in Love, a film by Matt Fuller. In Autism in Love, four adults at different places on the autism spectrum open ... View Article
October 27, 2015
WEST CHESTER, PA – October 14, 2015 – Connecting Chester County residents with the area’s network of social services was the purpose behind “Get It Done Day,” a joint effort between ACT in Faith of Greater West Chester, the Charles A. Melton Arts & Education Center, Bridge of Hope of Lancaster & Chester County, Chester County Health Department, Home of the Sparrow, and The Salvation Army of West Chester that took place October 12 at the Charles A. Melton Arts ... View Article
October 26, 2015
PHOENIXVILLE, OCTOBER 26 The Phoenix Steel Company closed in 1987. A national recession happened in 1991. Many businesses on Bridge Street were shuttered and empty. Although the Phoenixville Area Economic Development Corporation (PAEDCO) had created Phoenixville’s nationally registered Historic District in 1989, the downtown seemed as though it was still in mourning for the passing of the steel company in 1992. At Bridge and Main Streets, Phoenixville’s major downtown intersection, where the building on the corner had burnt down in ... View Article
October 20, 2015
Chester County, PA- (October 19, 2015): “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”-Oscar Wilde. This is the quote the Scholarship Committee of the Dr. Janet P. Shaner Memorial Scholarship Fund kept in mind as they decided what to do with the remainder of the funds as the fund comes to a close. The committee has decided that the monies will be used for charitable purposes to be decided by the individuals who had been awarded ... View Article
