Friday | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Talk of the Town features your comments on an issue in the news. This week, we went to the owners and employees of West Reading businesses, since many of them rely on Valentine's sales.
Fitness profile: Michael Pauley
Michael Pauley of Exeter Township takes a class at Charlie Sarti's 3rd Element in West Lawn, where he works out several times a week.
Eddie and Bonnie Riegel of Exeter Township embark on the biggest venture of their lives - bringing back a beloved brand.
Fitness profile: Dr. Therese Brennan
Age: 43. Address: Lower Heidelberg Township. Occupation: Oral surgeon, Reading Oral Surgery Group.
Perhaps the first thing a reader notices when picking up a copy of "Botanical Art, For Your Eyes Only" is the photograph of a naked man that graces its cover.
Off Penn Street: Off the Avenue Cafe opens shop in Reading
When Keith B. Rhein opened Off the Avenue Cafe in West Lawn in 2007, he never meant to create a trendy spot for dinner.
Supervisors get update on bridge project
The state-funded replacement of the Richland Road bridge south of Stouchburg in Marion Township is likely to begin in the summer of 2014 and be completed a year later, the township supervisors were told.
Fitness profile: Charles Jason Sarti
Charles Jason Sarti owns and instructs classes at 3rd Element in West Lawn, which offers personal training and group fitness classes.
Library to host genealogy, history, tax prep seminars
Reading Eagle The West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library, 101 Woodside Ave., West Lawn, is hosting the following events: Feb.
Robesonia raises inspection fees for rental properties
Robesonia Borough Council has voted 6-0 to increase re-inspection fees on rental properties to $60 from $50 per inspection, and to $30 from $10 for each additional unit on the same property.
Business spotlight: Mays Sandwich Shop
Mays Sandwich Shop, West Lawn, is celebrating its 65th year. Co-owner, Bill Mays, from left, with son Joseph, 27; co-founder Ethel Mays; Bill's daughter and employee, Corinne, 24; and Bill's wife and co-owner, Karen Mays.