Reading Fair Begins Its Weeklong Run On Sunday

Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States with township and municipal boundaries (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This year’s fair begins Sunday and runs through next Saturday.  Hours are Sunday, 1 to 8 p.m.; Monday, Tuesday, next Thursday and Friday, 4 to 10 p.m.; and Wednesday and next Saturday, 1 to 10 p.m.  Admission is $10 per person and includes parking as well as all events for the day.  Children 3 and under are admitted free.

Kids Day at the Fair is Wednesday, with children 4 to 18 years old admitted for $5. Senior Citizen (65 and older) and Military (with ID) Appreciation Day is Tuesday, with admission for those groups at $5 per person.

New this year is a special admission discount on Sunday that will admit a carload of people (up to 10) for a flat fee of $25.  If there are more than 10 in the car, each additional person will be admitted for $8.

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Fair website: http://www.readingfair.us/Reading_Fair/Welcome.html

Pains To Bring Gains: Berks Road Project Soon To End

Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States with township and municipal boundaries (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When George Zeppos opened his restaurant, The Hitching Post, on Route 183 in Bern Township two years ago, there was a perpetual traffic jam between the bulk of Berks County‘s population and his dining room.

The interchange with Route 222 a little more than a half-mile south of the restaurant had been prone to backups for years.  But the usual turmoil was aggravated by construction on a new overpass and highway ramps.

PennDOT expects to be finished with the project by the end of this month, a big relief to the thousands of drivers who have sat in backups on Routes 183 and 222 since it started in April 2010.

Zeppos said business has been good despite the construction, but he’s bracing for growth when it’s over.  Crews did a great job moving traffic through, he said, but perception is tough to fight.

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