READING PA – A film festival will be held on November 13, 14, 15 at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street, Reading, PA. If you are a film fan, click here for all the details! In addition to films, there will be parties, panels, tours and networking opportunities.
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Reading Arts Festival At GoggleWorks, October 3rd, 4th
Casino Night To Benefit Olivet Boys And Girls Club
Fiesta Latina Coming To Reading
Craft Beer Festival Coming To Reading In April
Join us as we celebrate great Craft Beer from local and around the country selections, at the inaugural Reading Craft Beer Festival! Breweries and beer enthusiasts from across the region will gather one Saturday afternoon for an unlimited sampling of over 100 fresh beers of all colors, styles, and tastes and a whole lot of fun!
The Reading Craft Beer Festival will be held at the Santander Arena in Reading, PA on Saturday April 18, 2015. Downtown Reading has not been the site of a craft beer festival of this size and scope.
Join Us
Tickets are available now at:
- The VF Outlet Box Office at the Santander Arena
- All ticketmaster outlets
- Charge by phone at (800) 745-3000
- Purchase online at ticketmaster.com
For more information check out the Reading Craft Beer festival website: http://www.readingbeerfest.com/
Masquerade Mingle At The Abraham Lincoln Hotel
Friday The 13th Disco Party At The Abraham Lincoln Hotel
Good Eatz Green Cafe Closes Doors
From Facebook:
I am very sorry to say that The Good Eatz Green Cafe is no longer in business. After many years and many attempts, we are closed. I am blessed to have shared this experience with so many wonderful people. From great co-workers to loyal customers, it has been a pleasure. Unfortunately at the end of the day, only so much can be done to rectify the finances. With the economy and sales, the end has come. I am looking forward to write a new chapter in my book of life. The equipment and recipes are available for someone with a similar vision or looking to set up a cafe or restaurant of their own liking.Please let me know as there is a lot of varied equipment and I’d love to see it being used to share the joy of food and hospitality to others as I did. And thank you all for an amazing journey..Rick Allebach
Fiesta Latina At The Abraham Lincoln Hotel
Valentine’s Day At The Abraham Lincoln Hotel
Reading Fire And Ice Fest – January 16,17 & 18
New Year’s Eve At The Abraham Lincoln Hotel In Reading
RRTA, Berks Transit Merger Complete
It is the state’s largest transit merger, and it is now official.
Lancaster County officials and Red Red Rose Transit Authority leaders took a little trip just over the Berks County line Thursday morning to meet with their Berks counterparts — and celebrate a transit consolidation nearly a year in the making.
They have established the new South Central Transit Authority to oversee both the Lancaster-area RRTA and the Berks Area Regional Transit Authority.
The RRTA name and logo on buses, as with BARTA in Berks, will not change, and the public may not notice much of a difference, transit official David Kilmer said Thursday, “We’re on a good track, and ready to move forward,” said Kilmer, who was named executive director of the new SCTA, which will oversee operations of both RRTA and BARTA.
Thanksgiving Eve At The Abe Lincoln Hotel In Reading
Ring In 2015 At The Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Reading
Ticket and Room Packages for New Year’s Eve
Call 484-416-1223
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AND A HOTEL REPRESENTATIVE WILL RETURN YOUR CALL TO CONFIRM PACKAGE.
General Admission Ticket – $20 ( available soon )
Package info: All packages include ticket (tickets) to the show.
Single person for Buffet and Open Bar – $65
Per couple packages :
Couple for Buffet and Open Bar – $100
Classic Room and Buffet / Open Bar- $200
Executive Suite Room and Buffet / Open Bar – $235
2 room Suite and Buffet / Open Bar – $270
Jacuzzi Suite and Buffet / Open Bar – $300
York Mayor Kim Bracey: 5 Game Changers That Could Save York (Column)
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As the 2015 budget season approaches, it is my duty to talk straight about our city’s fiscal challenges and pension legacy costs that have been growing since before the turn of this century. While laying out the dire conditions, leadership requires us to hold out meaningful hope by advocating for bold measures. Long term fiscal game-changers can stabilize our property taxes while enabling us to continue providing quality public services and infrastructure that our people deserve and demand.
At times, I feel like a night watchman of earlier centuries who witnesses a spreading fire and vigorously shouts and rings the bell to alert citizens of the imminent crisis. During the last two city administrations, we’ve been warning of the growing fiscal crisis for 13 years, and we’ve done as much as we can internally to make our budget process transparent, to seek sound recommendations from outside experts, to cut costs, and to be fiscally responsible. The list is extensive.
• In 2003, under Mayor Brenner, our city initiated its first open budget hearings, an annual tradition that continues to this year.
• In 2006, our city was one of the very first in the state to enter the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Early Intervention Program, which provided an analysis of York’s finances by outside experts. Their analysis concluded that York’s financial controls and management were strong but that systemic constraints beyond its control were leading to out-of-control costs. Recommendations included implementing a parking tax, which was done.
Read more: http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_26165619/kim-bracey-5-game-changers-that-could-save
Reading Royals To Be Sold To Berks Businessman
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The Reading Royals will be sold to Berks County businessman Jack D. Gulati, officials involved in the deal announced today.
Gulati said he plans to keep the Kelly Cup winners in Reading and based out of the Santander Arena.
He has agreed to buy 100 percent of the team shares. Ownership had been split between the Berks County Convention Center Authority and SMG, the company that operates the arena.
The sale is contingent on EHCL, formerly East Coast Hockey League, approval.
Read more: http://readingeagle.com/news/article/reading-royals-to-be-sold-to-berks-businessman#.Uv-jHPRDsxI
Storm Topples Trees Throughout Berks, Causing Power Outages
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The heaviest precipitation that will hit Berks County today is over, but the storm has toppled numerous trees in the area, blocking roadways and causing power outages.
Nearly 9,000 customers are without power in the Met-Ed and PPL service areas in Berks.
As of 10 a.m., Met-Ed reported there were 5,500 outages in Reading and eastern and northern Berks, while PPL reported 3,200 customers were without power in Wyomissing, western Berks and the Morgantown area in southern Berks.
PPL reported 60,679 of its customers in a 16-county area of the state were affected by outages, while Met-Ed’s parent company, FirstEnergy, said there were 78,000 Pennsylvania customers affected.
Auditor General: Reading School District’s Efforts To Fix Problems ‘Ridiculous’
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Eight months ago, state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale lambasted the Reading School District.
In an audit report that he called the worst ever of a school district in Pennsylvania, he derided the district’s leadership, financial management and ability to provide students with a quality education. He said if things didn’t change quickly, there would be a more than strong chance the state would take the district over.
On Friday, DePasquale was back in town to provide an update. The story wasn’t much better.
“It is, again, not a pretty picture,” he said during a press conference at the Reading State Office Building.
Read more: http://readingeagle.com/article/20140118/NEWS/301189948#.Utqg8PQo6c8
16 Arrested On Drug Charges After Raid On Reading House, Undercover Operation
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Sixteen people were arrested on drug-related charges Wednesday after a search warrant was executed and, in another operation, undercover officers posed as drug dealers.
According to authorities:
City officers obtained the warrant for a house in the 800 block of Muhlenberg Street after receiving complaints about drug sales.
Officers searched the house about 1 p.m. and recovered drug paraphernalia, an electronic surveillance system, money, a personnel schedule and a drug ledger.
Read more: http://readingeagle.com/article/20140117/NEWS/301179933#.UtlvdfQo6c8
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