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2 	 Letter from the Manager
3	 From the Mayor
CONTACT INFORMATION
Publisher, Tracy Hoffmann
Hoffmann Publishing Group, Inc.
Design, Kim Lewis
2921 Windmill Road
Reading, PA 19608
HoffmannPublishing.com
610.685.0914
Avenues@HoffPubs.com

ADVERTISING
Alicia Lee
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BOROUGH BUSINESS
West Reading Borough
500 Chestnut Street
West Reading, PA 19611
WestReadingBorough.com
610.374.8273

WEST READING
MAINSTREET PROGRAM
West Reading Community
Revitalization Foundation
20 N. 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor
West Reading, PA 19611
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610.685.8854
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In the Know & On the Go

4	 New and Relocated Businesses
6 	 Overview Map

West Reading Peeps

8 	 From Magic to Murals: Katie Trainer

In the Community

10	 A Letter of Thanks
11	 Tower Health Adds Disinfection 	
	 Robots to Healthcare Team

Special Events
20	 Plein Air 2020: The show goes
	 on(line...to start)!
22	 Update on Main Street after 		
	COVID-19

Arts & Culture in
the Community
24 GoggleWorks Announced Grants
	 for Community Impact
	 and Economic Relief
	 During 15th Anniversary
25	 Art Plus Gallery Virtually
	 Opens Doors for "Artists
	 in Residences 2020"

13	 Pivoting for the Love of Pilates

Eat Drink & Live

14	 West Reading-20 in the time
	 of Covid-19

28	 Cheers to Beers

26	 Keep Calm and Carry Out

16	 The Virtual Tip Jar
17	 The Changing Physician Practice:
	 Reading Dermatology Associates
18	 Building a Better Multi-Modal 		
	 Transportation Model

ON THE COVER: In celebration of
reopening Retail on the Avenues, we
feature Beverly Kelly-Carfagno, Muddy
Creek Soap Company, Handcrafted &
Organic Soaps, Bath & Body Products.
Bev founded Muddy Creek after years
of buying handmade soaps at craft
shows due to sensitive skin. "I began
to research and study how to make
soaps. After my first attempt, I realized
this was my destiny! I would work on
soaps at night and weekends because I
had a full time job at that time. It was
also a way for me to relax and enjoy
something I loved doing," said Bev.

Cover Photo: L to R, Cheryl Young,
Beverly Kelly-Carfagno, and Tina Segner.
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