Phoenixville's 2nd annual Bark For Life To Be Held on October 24, 2009

Phoenixville's 2nd annual Bark For Life will be held on October 24, 2009 in Reeves Park. Registration begins at 12pm, blessing of the animals at 1pm and the walk begins around 1:15pm. There will also be a Doggie Halloween Costume Contest at 2pm!

All money raised will go to the American Cancer Society. Contact Shelley at 610-420-1608 for information or registration forms!

Also, on October 12 from 4-9pm at Petrucci's Ice Cream-Water Ice, there will be a Kick-Off Celebration:

For those of you that haven’t heard, we are trying some new things this year to keep everyone’s interest. Our Kick-Off Celebration is coming up very shortly. It will be held on Monday, October 12, on -the “Pink Patio” at Petrucci’s Ice Cream-Water Ice from 4:00-9:00 p.m. You can register your team for the Relay, sign up for the Bark For Life, purchase Luminaria, or just come out to get ice cream. Mr. and Mrs. Colarusso are donating 50% of the sales from the evening back to this year’s Relay, so come out and show your support.

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Local Business Spotlight: G Lodge Restaurant

The G Lodge Restaurant is our most recent Local Business Spotlight. Located just a couple of miles from downtown to Phoenixville, the G Lodge has been a go to spot for breakfast and lunch for over 34 years. It was even featured in M.Night Shyamalan's 'The Happening'. The following is from RetroRoadmap.com:

If you’ve just visited Valley Forge National Park you may still be in the Colonial-era headspace, so why not continue in that vein by breakfast/lunching at the G Lodge? The inside of this unassuming roadside eatery (attached to an auto repair shop) echoes the log cabin structures of adjacent national park...just not as drafty.

Daily specials are listed above the counter, and there’s a lot on the menu as well. My eyes to always be bigger than my stomach here, though I’ve never sprung for the G-Buster special. Unlike many diner fans I am not a fan of breakfast homefries so I love that they have potato patties (deep fried!) as an option.
To read the full review, visit ret…

Local Baker Wins on Netflix Sugar Rush

Peri Anderson, owner of Brooklyn Girl Bakery, was part of a team that won the most recent episode of Sugar Rush on Netflix. I reached out to Peri to learn a little more about her bakery:
I started out taking a recreational cake decorating class with my mom when I was still living in NY. I loved it and moved to PA to be with my boyfriend (now husband), where I began interning for a bakery in Chestnut Hill. Over the course of 7 years I worked my way up from intern to pastry chef until I decided to leave in 2012. I do all of my baking in our home kitchen which is licensed and insured by the Dept. of Agriculture. Initially, I wanted to focus on wedding cakes so I immediately started contacting wedding venues in the area to see if they would include me a wedding cake vendor in their packages. I currently work with over 10 venues and several caterers in the area. While wedding cakes are my main focus, I also make cakes and cookie favors for all occasions. While I don’t have a retail locatio…

Rhythm at Reeves Featuring Patrice & The Show Coming to Reeves Park on August 25th

Celebrate the last Saturday of the Summer with Patrice & The Show at the Reeves Park Bandshell! Led by front woman Patrice Hawthorne of Peaches and Herb fame, this ten-piece band with its multi-talented musicians and vocalists has more than 70 years of combined experience! In addition to the live music, the event will also feature food trucks and family friendly activities.

For more information, please visit Phoenixville First or the Facebook Event page.

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