🌱 Patch AM: How Phoenixville’s Bridge Street transforms into a weekend-long pedestrian festival

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In today's newsletter:

• How Phoenixville's Bridge Street transforms into a weekend-long pedestrian festival
• Discover the hidden stone ruins off Phoenixville's Horse-Shoe Trail

Also on today's calendar: 90s MUSIC Trivia Night (21+) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 8 Chester County Main Streets to Explore for Shopping, Dining, and Events (vista.today) — Phoenixville's Bridge Street is highlighted as one of Chester County's liveliest downtowns, with PXV Inside Out turning key blocks into a pedestrian-only zone from late May through early October. Locals can enjoy outdoor dining, live music on Sunday afternoons, First Fridays, and Blobfest, all centered around the Colonial Theatre, Reads & Company, and a mix of shops, galleries, and breweries.
   

• 8 Forgotten Ruins In Pennsylvania With Mysterious Histories You Will Want To Know (takingthekids.com) — One of Pennsylvania's lesser-known ruins, the Colonial Springs bottling plant, can be reached right from the Horse-Shoe Trail in Phoenixville 19460. Hikers will find stabilized stone walls, ivy-draped ruins, and a still-flowing spring tucked into Valley Forge's Mount Misery woods, making it an easy add-on to a local trail day without leaving the area.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Phoenixville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• 90s MUSIC Trivia Night (21+) →
  Fun Dungeon - Brewcade & Billiards, 119 S Main St, Phoenixville
  8:00 pm
Friday August 21
• 🎤🍺 Killer Karaoke 🍺🎤 →
  Fun Dungeon - Brewcade & Billiards, 119 S Main St, Phoenixville
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Transform Your Life with Inner Engineering by Sadhguru | Exton, PA →
  Exton Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Exton
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• YBK Summer Concert Series - Frog Holler →
  150 Wyebrook Rd, Honey Brook
  5:00 pm
• Medicare 102: Understanding Your Medicare →
  Phoenixville Public Library, 183 2nd Ave, Phoenixville
  6:30 pm
• Print Making Workshop at Wondering Time →
  4010 Skippack Pike, Collegeville
  6:30 pm
Friday August 21
• PXV Inside Out →
  Phoenixville Borough, PA Calendar
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Pig Roast- PASD Scholarship Fundraiser →
  The Grove at Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company 630 Valley Park Rd. Phoenixville, PA 19460
Sunday August 23
• Phoenixville Car Show →
  Reeves Park, 148 3rd Ave, Phoenixville
  11:00 am
Monday August 24
• Nonviolent Communication: Skills for Navigating Trying Times and Stregthening Relationships" →
  Phoenixville Public Library, 183 2nd Ave, Phoenixville
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Senior Citizens Day Celebration: A Happy Hour of Music, Movement and Conversation" →
  Phoenixville Public Library, 183 2nd Ave, Phoenixville
  1:00 pm
• Books on Tap: "A Fever in the Heartland" →
  Molly Maguire's Irish Restaurant & Pub, 197 Bridge St, Phoenixville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rhett Miller from the Old 97's appearing in Eagleview TONIGHT! —Sean Hickey Read on Patch

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  I am located in the Collegeville/Phoenixville area and need reviews of local skilled nursing faculties. I need to move my 78 year old mother to the… (Nextdoor Providence Hunt)

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🗞 Nearby News

Chesterbrook

• New Women's Boutique Coming Soon To Wayne (patch.com)
• Route 252 Closing Nightly For Months During Aqua Construction In Tredyffrin (patch.com)

Paoli

• Paoli Backpacks of Blessings seeks sponsors to help feed local students (wbiw.com)

Malvern

• Chester County Food Bank Receives $6,429 from Wegmans Shoppers to Feed Kids This Summer (vista.today)
• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001677703-26-000094 (sec.gov)
• Voters in a Chesco township will be asked whether to expand their board in November amid data center backlash (inquirer.com)

Ok Phoenixville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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