Phoenixville News

A few years ago, a young girl made a request for her birthday, as young girls are apt to do.

With our first ever Best of Phoenixville in the bank , it's time for a spanking new poll.A This time, the choices were up to the Phoenixville Patch fans on Facebook .

Phoenixville Area High School seniors awaiting acceptance letters from the colleges and universities of their choice benefitted this year from a technology-based guidance tool that helps students, parents, teachers and guidance counselors navigate through the higher education planning process.

The following was submitted by a reader regarding an event on Saturday, Feb. 11. This Valentine's Day, do something that will warm your heart and help the homeless this winter.

Voting on the Best of Phoenixville poll closed at 9 p.m. Thursday and the results are in: you love Leary's. Leary's Flowers came away with 61 percent of the vote, but it must be noted that Pennypacker Florist had a great showing with 215 votes of its own.

Phoenixville, PA, February 10, 2012 -- Steel City Displays, a leader in the design and build of custom exhibits for museums, visitor centers, branded office environments and trade shows is proud to sponsor the National Association for Museum Exhibition 2012 Excellence in Exhibition Competition.

The Kiwanis Club of Phoenixville raised approximately $14,000 during its Sixth Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction.A The event was held Saturday evening at Kimberton Fire Company and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Firebird Children's Theatre .

Since his earliest days, Bob Hakun found himself thriving in art class, enjoying an unparalleled sense of accomplishment in the opportunity to be creative and productive all at the same time.

Update at 1:50 p.m.A Flakes have started falling in the Phoenixville area and a winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service.A The advisory calls for one to two inches of snow and will expire at 10 p.m. The precipitation will likely coincide with evening rush hour.A "Travel will become slick later this afternoon and this ... (more)

Want to woo your favorite person this Valentine's Day? Here's a quick list of restaurants offering special dinners to celebrate.

Phoenixville Community Health Foundation has a hand in helping many area non-profits and people from all walks of life.

A traffic stop in the early hours of Jan. 1 quickly escalated and led Malvern Police to discharge a Taser twice to subdue a Phoenixville man.

State police from the Embreeville barracks today identified the man who died last week after setting his car on fire as 38-year-old Thomas J. Evasew of Phoenixville.

"We all have so much to give and everyone can make a difference, you just have to try.

Detectives watched as a drug deal nearly happened before their eyes and then allegedly had a shotgun pulled on them by a Phoenixville man during a narcotics investigation in the borough.

It's been a tough week for our beloved state senator, who also happens to be Senate Majority Leader.

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, Phoenixville Patch hopes to find out where you go for fresh flowers in the area.

Just as legislative districts are shuffled after the census, so are judicial districts, and a plan for Chester County would eliminate one district completely and result in changes for others.

Marquette University Joshua GreenA of Phoenixville, PA has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2011 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

The state Office of the Attorney General is pursuing charges against a therapist who allegedly billed for services she didn't deliver through a Phoenixville community service organization.