By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury Downtown Pottstown was a festival of bubbles, sidewalk chalk and balloon animals for a special celebration during the weekly outdoor farmers market. The Pottstown Farm & Artisan Regional […]
Video, Photos: Families mix fitness with fun at Pottstown Community Field Day
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury The 2nd Annual Pottstown Community Field Day was a block party and fitness demonstration rolled into one event. A DJ busted out musical tunes while kids and […]
Video, Photos: Educators get schooled in wellness at Pottstown Middle School
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury It’s back-to-school time so educators from the region and throughout the state prepared by coming together for a two-day conference on how school wellness can lead to better […]
PHOTOS, VIDEO: People dance for fitness & fun at a glow Zumba community event
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury NORTH COVENTRY >> More than 100 people danced in the dark for fitness during a Glow Zumba Party at the Coventry Mall last week. Zumba is a fitness […]
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Outdoor Zumba class in Pottstown is the kickoff for summer fitness series
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury POTTSTOWN >> Feet were moving and hands were waving during a free outdoor Zumba fitness class at Memorial Park. Nearly 40 people came out to the park on […]
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Families enjoy carnival with fitness twist at Pottstown GoFourth! kickoff
By Digital First Media Families went from station to station racking up fitness points as they participated in several recreational activities available at the Sports Carnival on Sunday afternoon. Games included […]
Fun in the night at Pottstown block party on Halloween (video, photos)
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury POTTSTOWN >> A Light in the Night Safe Zone event was held in Pottstown during the borough’s Halloween trick-or-treating hours on Monday night. Pottstown fire trucks provided […]
VIDEO: Adaptive scuba diving in Limerick leads to water mobility
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury LIMERICK >> “On land they’re handicapped. In the water, they’re just like anyone else.” These are the words Hilltop Diving founder Jim Hoser, of Schwenksville, used to […]
VIDEO: Teen with hair-pulling disorder uses pageants to advocate for mental health
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury It’s not unusual for 18-year-old Sarah Pennington, of Upper Pottsgrove, to use makeup to fill in her thinning eyebrows, put on fake eyelashes to replace the ones […]
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Educators learn ABCs of school wellness at Pottstown institute
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury Right before students are due to return for the fall session, tri-county area educators learned how to incorporate play into the school day during a wellness […]