Forbes Top Ten List For Best Places To Buy A Home Include Two Pennsylvania Metro Areas

Forbes.com has come up with a list of the best places in the United States to buy a home. The list is based on home affordability, unemployment, foreclosure rates and year-to-year housing price trends.

Two Pennsylvania metropolitan areas made the list.  Pittsburgh PA (2,356,285 – 2010 census) was ranked number 2 and Lancaster PA (519,445 – 2010 census) was number 8.

Earlier this year Zillow.com ranked Pittsburgh as number 4 and Lancaster as number 7 on their list.

The median sale price for a home in Pittsburgh is $103,000 and Lancaster is $154,900.

Both Pittsburgh and Lancaster have a comparably low unemployment rate and cost of living.

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Fellowship Farm Family Fun Day & Blossom Festival

Fellowship Farm Family Fun Day & Blossom Festival

Sunday, May 22, 1pm-4pm

Come have fun!

At our 126 Acre Program Center

2488 Sanatoga Road,Pottstown,PA

Phone: (610) 326-3008

Activities & Programs for All Ages

Pony Rides, Face Painting, Violence & Bullying Prevention & Intervention, Magic Show, Juggling, Cross-Cultural Understanding, Conflict Resolution, Low Ropes Course, Nature Hiking Tours, Llama & Donkey Feeding, Home-Made Baked Goods, Country Barbecue, Story Telling, Organic Gardening, Nutrition Crash Course, “Perfect Gentleman” Youth Skills, Basketball, Play Area, Petting Zoo, and Intercultural Dance & Music. 

Sing-Along led by Singing City Choir. 

Donation: Amount Based Solely on Ability to Pay

Used to Support Fellowship Farm’s trailblazing

“Relationships & Communities of Respect”

Everyone Welcome!

For directions, visit our website at:  www.fellowship-farm.org

If rain threatens, call 610-326-3008 for info on rain date.

1st Annual Sing To Shelter The Homeless Gospel Concert

Wings of Victory Outreach Corp.

Presents:  1^st Annual Sing to Shelter the Homeless Gospel Concert

Money raised will benefit our program for homeless women.

Where:  Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 240 Mintzer Street, Pottstown, PA, 19454

When:  Saturday, May 21, 2011

Time:  5:00 P.M.

Cost:  Free Will Offering

Donations may also be made at:  WingsofVictoryOutreach.org

The Weather Is Getting Warmer And Problems Are On The Rise In Pottstown’s Core Neighborhood

Now that the weather is warmer and people are involved in more outdoor activities, we are noticing that problems are starting to escalate in the Washington Street Corridor.  The Mercury reported two shootings, in the last week, in that general area as well as a self-inflicted gunshot wound to a third person. 

It appears that noise and loitering are on the rise.  Large groups of people hanging around with nothing in particular to do which is a recipe for disaster.  Idle hands….

It has come to my attention that there is a particular hot spot of activity which needs to be addressed.  If we are serious about cleaning up and stabilizing the core neighborhood through homeownership, we better start putting our money where our mouth is.  The few homeowners in that area are sick of this behavior and are prisoners in their homes.  You will never attract new homeowners with this sort of lawlessness being allowed to go on.  Confronting these people is dangerous and should be handled by law enforcement professionals.

This activity is a black eye for Pottstown and continues to reinforce the stereotype that our community is a ghetto and unsafe.  This is of course not true, but perception is hard to change.  This problem area of town needs immediate and swift attention. 

If we expect PAID to do their job, crime MUST be brought under control.  How is PAID supposed to attract business and industry to Pottstown if this Wild West behavior is tolerated??  Who the hell will invest in Pottstown if we cannot get a handle on criminal activity??  The answer is Section 8 slumlords!

We need to start enforcing the laws we have on the books and being a little more clever.  Again, I suggest cameras for problem areas and beefed up patrols.  If we cannot get the criminal element in this town under control PAID is DOA!