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Museum of Indian Culture, Allentown, PA
A small historical museum mostly staffed by volunteers (I think). Open weekends only, noon through four p.m. (also Friday, same hours, March through December).
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http://www.lenape.org/home.html
Firebird Festival, Phoenixville, PA (annual event)
The 2008 festival will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, starting around 4 p.m.. The bird will be set alight around 8 p.m.
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http://www.firebirdfestival.com
YouPage
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http://www.youpage.net
Liberate News
Where local citizens report to a community newswire that makes a difference.
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http://www.liberatenews.com/beta
Kentucky Directory, Kentucky Business, Kentucky Real Estate, Kentucky Travel Guide
GreatKentucky.com is a complete state web directory that provide interesting links and resources in Kentucky state including KY environment, travel, education, art, government, shopping, ...
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http://www.greatkentucky.com
Woman told not to talk about visions of Virgin Mary | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008
From the page: "A Pennsylvania woman whose purported messages from the Virgin Mary have been discredited by the Roman Catholic Church has canceled her scheduled appearances in Maryland at...
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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20081014_Woman_told_not_to_talk_about_visions_of_Virgin_Ma...
Asbury Ferris Wheel Back in Phoenixville : WFMZ-TV 69News
The Phoenixville Iron Works built the early Ferris wheel (1895) that ended up in Asbury Park. The structure, now dismantled, has been returned to Phoenixville, and plans are underway to r...
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http://wfmz.com/view/?id=549222
FOXNews.com - 90-Year-Old Woman Shoots Herself Inside Foreclosed Ohio Home - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
90-Year-Old Woman Shoots Herself Inside Foreclosed Ohio Home, A 90-year-old woman shot herself inside a foreclosed home authorities in Ohio were trying to evict her from.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432401,00.html
GOP seeks ban on political clothing at polling places | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/18/2008
The Pennsylvania GOP, seeking to make polling places into a "safe harbor," wants to deny people entrance to voting booths who show up wearing political T-shirts or buttons. This will be t...
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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20080918_GOP_seeks_ban_on_political_clothing_at_p...
Amish America (blog on the Amish)
Interesting...
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http://amishamerica.typepad.com
Rotorfest 2008 is here! American Helicopter Museum, West Chester, PA
Definitely want to take the kids to this one. Oct. 11-12, 10 am-4:30 pm, $10 for adults, $5 for kids 2 and up. Featuring parachuting performances from a military team, $35 helicopter ride...
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http://www.helicoptermuseum.org/EventsDetails.asp?EventID=17
Goodrec
A new review site?
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http://www.goodrec.com/login/?next=
Fwix | Local
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http://www.fwix.com
When we shop at chain stores, we save money -- but what do we lose?
This is one of those classic dilemmas. As the economy tightens up and chain stores take over, it gets harder and harder to support the kinds of businesses we all would rather have in our ...
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http://zenhabits.net/2008/08/is-our-addiction-to-saving-money-destroying-the-real-america
Did you know cats can run obstacle courses?
I just discovered that there is a cat show this weekend near my home, and that it will feature an obstacle course (described as a series of "agility trials"). This might be worth seeing. ...
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http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20088431&BRD=1673&PAG=461&dept_id=17915...
Welcome to Patashoo: Fresh • Delicious - Phoenixville, PA
Cream puffs, éclairs, cakes, tarts, and savories. The name is from "pâte à choux."
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http://www.patashoo.com
Birchrun Hills Farm cheesemakers
Their Birchrun Blue, a natural-rind blue cheese, has won awards and sells for around $17 per pound.
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http://www.birchrunhillsfarm.com
Crystal Cave Pennsylvania - most popular natural attraction in Pennsylvania
Direx from Phoenixville, PA: http://snipr.com/3q5z3
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http://www.crystalcavepa.com
Flower Directory, Online Flower Shop, Florist, Floral Services
FloristGlobal.com is a global flower and florist directory including flower shop, florist, flower delivery, fresh cut flower, artificial and silk, online gift shop, wreaths bridal bouquet...
artificial, beautiful, blossom, botanical, bulb, bulbs, cactus, cards, carnations, daylilies, More... saved by: thang more details ...
http://www.floristglobal.com
Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy - Welcome
Located in Schwenksville, PA, on Rte. PA-73 not far from PA-29.
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http://www.perkiomenwatershed.org
Willow Creek Orchards
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http://www.willowcreekorchards.com
Community Solutions
A non-profit organization that educates on the benefits and values of small local community living. We envision a world where people live sustainably and cooperatively in local communitie...
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http://www.communitysolution.org/talks.html
New Interest in Vertical Farms for Urban Areas - NYTimes.com
Despite its potential problems, the idea of bringing food closer to the city is gaining traction among pragmatists and dreamers alike.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/science/15farm.html
Local recommendations, conversation-style
Docoloco allows you to post, discover, and request recommendations in your area. An Australian startup -- not much coverage in the rest of the world yet, but looks to be worth watching. V...
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http://www.docoloco.com
Human-Edited Directory, Users Friendly Web Portal
KeyFriends.com contains links to browse for arts & humanities, home, family, travel, shopping, toys, game, education, healh, entertaiment, business, economy, shopping and more.
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http://www.keyfriends.com
SOLAR TODAY - Home
It doesn’t do much good to preach about community. All we can do is try to create the local economic institutions that draw us back together. Things like farmers’ markets. Or like sha...
2008, article, californian, centralized, communitarian, connected, distributed, german, gregarious, happy, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.solartoday.org/2008/may_june08/getting_connected.htm
Lovecraft is Fueling a New West Coast Trend : EcoLocalizer
Based on gas prices alone in LA, it would probably take you 2-3 years to recoup your costs from a professional conversion (unless we hit $10 a gallon this winter).
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http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/03/lovecraft-is-fueling-a-new-west-coast-trend
Japan to Cut the Cost of Solar 50% Creating Greater Self-sufficiency
Increased production of solar components can help the cost to decrease by creating an economy of scale. This solar incentive will also assist Japan in becoming more energy independent and...
2008, article, energy, financial, fiscal, green, japanese, local, national, solar, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/japan-to-cut-the-cost-of-solar-003262.php
Is the End of Suburbia Approaching? : EcoLocalizer
Despite gas prices approaching $5/gallon, many suburbs are doing better than cities in terms of population growth and job creation. According to the 2000-2006 census, 90% of all metropoli...
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http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/07/09/is-the-end-of-suburbia-approaching
WorldChanging: Imagine What Comes After Green
Saving the biosphere and spreading sustainable prosperity is going to take a lot more than doing things in a more environmentally-conscious manner; it's going to demand we remake much of ...
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http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008207.html
Rethink Your Business Model Around Green - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green
in the emerging green economy, many businesses are shifting to distributed models where production is done locally: even on rooftops and in parking lots.
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http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/leadinggreen/2008/06/rethink-your-business-model-ar-1.html
How mobility will change social networking
The future of social network will be about the content — and context — of the social interactions.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_...
Nokia acquires gate5 to add mapping and navigation
By acquiring gate5, Nokia will offer consumers maps, routing, navigation and other location based applications on its mobile devices. gate5's applications are extendable with more than 5,...
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http://www.intomobile.com/2006/08/31/nokia-acquires-gate5-to-add-mapping-and-navigation.html