Healthy Living
TriCounty Health Council Campaign Seeks to Save Lives
Pottstown, Pa. (Sept. 30, 2020)—The TriCounty Health Council, a collaborative comprised of leaders from Pottstown Hospital—Tower Health, Community Health and Dental Care, Creative Health Services, Pottstown Area Health & Wellness…
Read MoreSly Fox 5K Series: July 8
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 @ 6:00PM–8PMSly Fox Track Club will host six races on Wednesday evenings this year—one each month from April to September. The fourth race in the series will…
Read MoreTime to Get Growing
BY: JOHN ROBERTSONMAY 15, 2020 With plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures in the forecast, we’re all getting serious about planting this year’s flowers and vegetables, which makes it a…
Read MoreDealing with Disruption
In the era of facemasks and virtual meetings, we’re all changing how we live in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. But for many of us, changes to daily…
Read MoreGardening Under Lockdown
In these days of anxiety and uncertainty, there’s no better way to relax than spending a few hours in the garden. The CDC has recommended taking breaks from the news cycle,…
Read MoreAdapting and Improvising
As our communities seek to slow the spread of coronavirus, we’re all adapting to a new way of life that risks greater isolation, higher anxiety, and more uncertainty about the…
Read MoreGet Your Seeds Ready for Spring
BY: JOHN ROBERTSONFEBRUARY 21, 2020 While temperatures may have dropped back to the teens this week, spring is fast approaching, and it’s finally time to start vegetable and flower seeds…
Read MoreReducing Teen Dating Violence
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and the YWCA Tri-County Area has resources to empower young women in the Pottstown area. Nationwide, youth age 12 to 19 experience the…
Read MoreGroundhog Day Fun for All
BY: JOHN ROBERTSONJANUARY 30, 2020 It’s time to celebrate everyone’s favorite burrowing rodent. Whether you say groundhog, grundsau, or woodchuck, there are plenty of celebrations this weekend in the area for…
Read MoreHow Radioactive is Your Home?
Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of radon contamination in the United States, with 40% of homes above the EPA’s safe limit. And within Pennsylvania, communities in the Pottstown area…
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