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Colonial Theatre to host BILLBOARD BOYS Documentary
PHOENIXVILLE – With the country in the grips of a recession, a small AM radio station in Allentown began a promotional contest that turned into a global spectacle and lasted 261 days. Three men lived on a billboard platform above a busy highway, determined to outlast each other to win a mobile home. Not since Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds broadcast had such a seemingly ridiculous gimmick resulted in mass hysteria. “This was Survivor before reality TV, and a ... View Article
Rep. Kampf: Jessica Capistrant is Extraordinary!
Congratulations to Jessica Capistrant on being named the 2017 Extraordinary Woman by State Representative Warren Kampf! Mary Foote, Executive Director for the Association for the Colonial Theatre and member of the Chamber Board of Directors, was also nominated, along with Julie Brufke-Wenger of Phoenix Tax Consultants, LLC From State Representative Warren Kampf’s Office – The 2017 Extraordinary Women’s Luncheon was a big success. We had a packed house again at this our third annual event, and it was a terrific ... View Article
PAHS Retires Slugger Andre Thornton’s Jersey No. 29
PHOENIXVILLE >> The greatness of the Phoenixville Area High School sports program’s tradition came to the forefront once again Wednesday afternoon at Doc Kennedy Field. Former Cleveland Indians All-Star slugger Andre Thornton, a product of the baseball program from his youth days all the way through to American Legion baseball, returned home from Ohio to have his No. 29 retired by the Phantoms. Like most of his peers in that era, Thornton played all sports year-round in Phoenixville, going from ... View Article
Phoenixville Among Best Places in Pennsylvania For Your 401(k)
There’s more to retirement planning than socking away a chunk of each paycheck every month. For those who have access to retirement saving funds like a 401(k), this savings vehicle can be a great way to prepare for the future. Though, did you know location can have an impact on your 401(k) plan? The folks at SmartAsset wanted to uncover where 401(k) plans were performing best and jumped into the data to uncover them. According to the data Phoenixville was ... View Article