17 care packages have already been distributed to local homeless teens.
You can help by donating any of the following items:
X-Large Hoodies
Gloves
Hats
Socks
Toiletries
$5 Gift Cards to Local Food Stores
Prepaid Phone Cards
Items can be donated by contacting Paula Kamp at 610-326-9460, Ext. 209 to schedule pick up or drop off at Community Health & Dental Care at either of the following locations:
11 Robinson Street, Suite 100, Pottstown
700 Heritage Drive, Pottstown
The TCN Homeless Services and Youth Development Committees are
developing care packages for local homeless teens. You can help by donating any of the following items:
X-Large Hoodies
Gloves
Hats
Socks
Toiletries
$5 Gifts Cards to Local Food Stores
Prepaid Phone Cards
Items can be donated at the TCN Holiday Celebration on December 16th
or
Contact Paula Kamp at 610-326-9460, Ext. 209 to schedule pick up or drop off at Community Health & Dental Care at either of the following locations:
11 Robinson Street, Suite 100, Pottstown
700 Heritage Drive, Pottstown
Pottstown, PA – On Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 11:00am to 3:00pm, historic Pottsgrove Manor will show visitors what their colonial ancestors wore to work with a living history program entitled, “Clothing the Common Sort.”
At 11:00am and 1:00pm, historian Deborah Peterson will give show-and-tell presentations explaining the clothing of laboring men, women, and children in eighteenth-century America. Throughout the day, the site’s living history volunteers will demonstrate various colonial chores, including cooking at the open hearth, while dressed in their working-class attire. Some activities will be hands-on, and visitors will get a chance to try on some of the reproduction clothes for themselves.
This program is being held in conjunction with the Manor’s current exhibit of both reproduction and original 18th-century garments, “To the Manor Worn: Clothing the 18th-Century Household,” which can be toured on the hour during the program. There is a suggested donation of $2 per person for this program. The museum shop will also be open throughout the event and will be having a special one-day-only sale—10% off all sewing-related items!
The clothing exhibit can also be toured during regular museum hours through November 2, 2014: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm and Sunday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Tours are given on the hour. The last tour of the day begins at 3:00pm. The site is closed Mondays and major holidays. Groups of ten or more should pre-register by calling 610-326-4014.
Pottsgrove Manor is located at 100 West King Street near the intersection of King Street and Route 100, just off Route 422, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Pottsgrove Manor is operated by Montgomery County under the direction of the Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites Division of the Assets and Infrastructure Department. For more information, please call 610-326-4014, or visit the website at www.montcopa.org/pottsgrovemanor. Like Pottsgrove Manor on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pottsgrovemanor.
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting York County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Editor’s note: We like this story because of the entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated by the owner and the fact that downtown York is pulling itself up by the bootstraps, one new business at a time.
The summer after earning a college degree, most newly minted grads spend their time getting ready to head off to graduate school or hunting for a job.
Not Zarah Brooks.
Two months after graduating from York College in May with a public relations degree, the 23-year-old Manchester Township resident opened her own business – a women’s clothing boutique in downtown York.
With its wood floors, loose-fitting, bohemian clothes and industrial feel — the dresses and tops hang from metal pipes affixed to the walls — Indigo Bleu could be just at home in New York’s Soho district as it is on York’s increasingly hip West Philadelphia Street.
Read more: http://www.ydr.com/business/ci_26189406/new-boutique-launches-west-philadelphia-street
Women’s clothing chain Coldwater Creek has filed for bankruptcy and plans to liquidate its operations.
The Idaho retailer — which has Pittsburgh-area stores in Ross, Monroeville, Mt. Lebanon, Cranberry, Grove City and Erie —announced that it plans to start liquidation sales in early May. The company’s most recent quarterly report listed 343 traditional stores, 36 factory stores and 7 spas.
Coldwater Creek said it has been reviewing its options for the past six months and considered many options, including a sale of the company. But the company wasn’t able to find a buyer or a source of enough capital to turn the business around.
Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States with township and municipal boundaries (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
An extremely rare donation graced the loading dock this week of a nonprofit shop dedicated to providing clothes to Reading’s homeless and impoverished.
An entire van filled with men’s clothing backed up to the rear door of the City Thrift Shop, 314 Penn St., and was unloaded by Jim Long of Rockland Township and shop volunteer Jan Buskirk of Wyomissing.
Donations of men’s clothing are the hardest to come by, said Christine Leonhardt, who began managing the shop about eight years ago.
A few bags at once is rare, let alone an entire cargo van.
GRANDPA sweaters. Pro Wings, with Velcro. Fur coats, extra fluffy. Fringed brown jackets. Footie pajamas – for adults.
All cheap. All used. All . . . the height of fashion?
Absolutely, according to the song “Thrift Shop,” which occupied the No. 1 spot on both Billboard’s Hot 100 and R&B/hip-hop charts for most of February.
The creation of Seattle rapper Macklemore, producer Ryan Lewis and vocalist Wanz (who performs the addictive, Barry White-like hook), “Thrift Shop” is more than a sketch of West Coast trends, more than a YouTube sensation, more than a huge crossover hit.
It’s an anthem for a sort of secondhand style that’s been part of Philly culture for a while now. And, it’s getting bigger by the day.
English: City of Allentown from east side (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Editor’s note: Allentown is the fourth largest school system in the state with nearly 18,000 students.
All Allentown students will be required to wear uniforms next school year under a plan the school board Education Committee approved Thursday.
The committee voted 8-1 for uniforms after hearing a presentation from Superintendent Russ Mayo, staff and students. The board will formalize the committee’s decision at its Jan. 24 meeting.
The colors and styles of the shirts, pants, belts and shoes have not been decided for students. Nor has the administration worked out the consequences for students who do not adhere to the uniform.
Those rules will be presented to the committee on Feb. 14 with a board vote to follow later that month.
Read more: http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-allentown-school-uniforms-20130111,0,6512385.story
Editor’s note: Two thumbs up of staying in downtown Lancaster!
Ending months of uncertainty, Shaub’s has decided to stay downtown but not on North Queen Street.
The store is moving to the Hager Arcade, a half-block away at North Market and West King streets.
Shaub’s will open Monday July 2, in a space previously occupied by Chestnut House and facing Central Market.
“It’s a great spot,” said Shaub’s co-owner Suzanne Shaub Feldman on Wednesday. “We’re really excited about this.”
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J.C. Penney is the last original anchor store at the King of Prussia Plaza. The plaza opened in 1963 with Penney’s, Wanamaker’s and Korvette’s as anchor stores. To celebrate nearly 50 years at the Plaza, the store splurged on a makeover!
To read all about it, click here: http://www.timesherald.com/articles/2011/09/13/business/doc4e6fe79c39906162083352.txt
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