📅 Monster List of Pottstown Events

🚆 Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority Puts $654,000 in State Grants Toward Amtrak Planning Studies

🍳 724 Bistro in Douglassville Expects to Open Soon After Final Inspection

💰 Steel River Playhouse Receives $100,000 Grant for Facility Upgrades and Operations

🚔 Pottstown Police Step Up Enforcement of Bicycle and Electric Scooter Laws

🏛️ Pottstown History: The Grubb Mansion, Where Henry Ford Was a Houseguest

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MONTCO.Today reports, citing The Reporter, that the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority voted unanimously Oct. 26 to spend two state grants totaling $654,000 on operational simulations led by Amtrak, with Norfolk Southern and SEPTA coordinating on the work.

The simulations will check how much capacity the Reading-to-Philadelphia line has, which upgrades are needed and what those upgrades could cost.

A $500,000 federal grant paid for the first phase, which wrapped up in September 2024, and the authority chose to begin with state funds while federal approval for the second phase is still pending.

Pottstown would be the line’s main Montgomery County stop, and no firm start date for passenger service has been set.

Read more: MONTCO.Today: Pottstown Passenger Rail Plan Advances With $654,000 in State Grants

Travels With The Post reports that Chef Sam Abbas expects his new 724 Bistro at 2295 E. Main St. in Douglassville to open soon, pending a final approval from an inspector.

The name is a nod to state Route 724, and the redone interior features tables decorated with colorful images sealed under resin and murals by artist Carrie Kingsbury of Promisedland Murals, plus an outdoor dining area.

Once open, the family restaurant plans hours of 6 AM to 10 PM, with breakfast classics, Mediterranean- and American Italian-influenced lunch and dinner menus and a bar.

No opening date has been announced.

Read more: Travels With The Post: New 724 Bistro Coming ‘Soon’ to Douglassville

Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown has received a $100,000 state grant to support facility improvements and theater operations, according to state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick.

Pennycuick recently visited the theater to discuss planned improvements supported by funding she said she helped secure through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

The grant will help Steel River Playhouse continue upgrading its facility while supporting ongoing theater operations.

Pennycuick highlighted the role of investments in local arts and cultural organizations in strengthening communities.

The Pottstown Police Department has begun stricter enforcement of traffic laws involving electric bicycles, traditional bicycles and electric scooters, according to an announcement from the Borough of Pottstown.

The borough said electric scooters cannot legally be operated on public roads under state law and may only be used on private property.

Electric and non-electric bicycle riders are required to follow traffic laws. Police may issue citations for violations including running stop signs, ignoring red lights and riding against traffic.

The borough issued the reminder as part of an effort to improve safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

The Queen Anne Victorian mansion at 1304 High St. was built in 1906 by William I. Grubb, who began his career as a slater and a carpenter before founding the Light Cycle Co. on Queen Street.

While his company was working on the Chadwick automobile, Grubb became friends with Henry Ford, who shared his interest in the die-casting process.

Ford stayed at the High Street mansion on several occasions.

Grubb sold the house in 1925, it became union offices in 1954, and George and Joan Wausnock bought it in 1989 and spent a year and a half restoring it.

The brownstone home, with its open-turret front porch, art glass windows and octagonal tower, is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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