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Recently, Barry Cassidy started a blog appropriately titled Downtown Phoenixville News . Last week he posted a number of items concerning businesses on Bridge Street. Specialty Wine Store to open in Phoenixville's Downtown Through the efforts of State Representative Paul Drucker it seems that the State LCB will open a specialty wine store in downtown Phoenixville. In a meeting called by State Representative Drucker on Friday LCB real estate professionals mulled over the options for the store. The store will carry high end specialty wines like the store to open in center city at 11th and Market Streets. ... The sites under consideration at this time include the proposed new development in the 100 block and two sites in the 200 block. Bakery to locate in the downtown a new bakery selling artisan breads will be opening in the near future down by iron hill where the tile place was located. in the past few days there has been a flurry of activity concerning renting retail spac

Stepping Stone Education Center, 400 Franklin Ave. Suite 250, Phoenixville, invites the community to a Family Fun Fair on Saturday, February 6th, 2010, from 10AM to 2PM. The fair will feature hands-on science demonstrations by High Touch-High Tech®. There will also be a silent auction, games, crafts, face painting, hoagies and pizza. For more information please call 610-933-7710. Stepping Stone Education Center offers full time childcare from 6 weeks to 6 year olds with a variety of preschool classes and kindergarten enrichment. Additional information regarding the school can be found at www.SteppingStoneEducation.org or calling 610-933-7710. High Touch-High Tech® offers unique programs designed to stimulate the imagination and curiosity of children in the sciences. More information regarding High Touch-High Tech® is at www.hightouch-hightech.com .

Fellow Phoenixville resident Christine McKaig will be participating in the St. Anthony's Triathalon to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training (TNT) program. From her email: Hi All - I hope everyone is having a great new year! I have made the commitment to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training (TNT) program, to help ensure that strides are taken to defeat cancer. I am raising money for LLS and in turn training for my first official Triathlon, and an Olympic distance one at that (0.9 mi swim, 25 mi bike, 6.2 mi run). I have committed to raising $4,600 before my triathlon on April 25th – I want to exceed my goal to allow for more money to directly serve our local patients. All of us in TNT are training and fundraising to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I have joined the fight against blood cancers, and want more than anything to find cures for all cancers!

The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area (HSPA) will be holding it's Winter Flea Market on Saturday, January 30th from 9 am . to 2 pm in the sanctuary area of the Society's building at Main & Church Streets. The snow date will be the following Saturday, February 6 .

Reader Dan K. did some detective work and found out that the new Super Wawa located near the intersection of Rtes. 23 and 113 is set to open this Friday, January 22nd. Thanks for the tip Dan!

Wolfgang Books will be donating 20% of their sales this weekend to help the relief efforts in Haiti. Today through Sunday (January 15 - January 17), Wolfgang Books will donate 20% of all sales to relief efforts in Haiti. As the horror of the situation there comes into focus and the search for survivors intensifies, we hope that even this small gesture will provide some sort of assistance to those who need it. We believe that we are one people and must help when we are able to do so. In addition, we will begin work on another initiative this weekend which we will announce as soon as we have more details...stay tuned and take care. All good things, Jason @ Wolfgang Books

The Kiwanis Club Will Be Partnering With Communities That Care (CTC), a local organization working with children in the community. Collectively, the funds will help to provide a safe and affordable summer camp, programs, and scholarships for children and families in need. The auction is being held at Doors Open in the Covered Bridge Room at Kimberton Fire Company and doors open at 5:00pm. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Dolores Winston (CTC) at 610-933-7728 or email at phxctc@yahoo.com OR Peg Kelly-Macdonald (Kiwanis) at 610-933-9575 or email pegkelmac@verizon.net .

For Immediate Release Steel City Launches Emerging Talent Competition $250.00 grand prize for up and coming performers Steel City Coffee House announced plans this week for their first annual Emerging Talent Competition. The competition seeks to find talented young poets, comedians, instrumentalists, singer/songwriters, and bands and is open to competitors ages 12-21. The competition will involve five separate rounds, followed by a grand finale. The top two candidates of each round will proceed to the grand finale on March 31, 2010. The grand prize is $250.00 cash, a certificate of achievement, and a performance slot at Steel City Coffee House in 2010. “This talent competition is a way to encourage young and talented individuals in the community to showcase their talents in a top performance space” said Jane Tucker, owner of Steel City Coffee House. The competition will kick off on February 10, 2010 at 7:00 PM with the Spoken Word Competition which will be open to poets,

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Who: Anyone interested in losing weight, having a fun competition and possibly being the Biggest LOSER? Why: Get on track with your New Year's resolution to get healthy in 2010!!!!!! When: Challenge Starts MONDAY January 4th 7PM. Meets once a week for 12weeks Where: Meets in Phoenixville, 19460 Call Heather Craig: 610-283-9368 to pre-register and for location, space is filling up.