2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (488+ words) Our city looks great on film. That's what Douglas Carter Beane told me as he sat inside City Councilman O. Christopher Miller's Centre Park home during a break in filming "Magic Time" on June 15. Outside, the production crew was staging a…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1273+ words) The sound came first, long and loud. Rolling into the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad'Outer Station from a distance, the distinct bellow of a train whistle instantly grabbed the attention of the hundreds upon hundreds gathered there. A few moments…...

18+ hour, 25+ min ago  (133+ words) Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive rolls through Berks [photo gallery] Reading Eagle Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 drew crowds throughout Berks County on Thursday as part of its historic coast-to-coast journey marking the nation's 250th anniversary. More details announced for Big Boy…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (90+ words) Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock "n" roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always be…...

5+ day, 23+ min ago  (281+ words) The 2026 Borough of Kutztown Summer Concert Series in the Park features a local band from the Kutztown area. The popular Indie-rock, Folk band Frog Holler will perform rain or shine 7 to 9 p. m. July 11 at Kutztown Park Bandshell. In existence for 27 years,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (130+ words) Reading Eagle The Berks Celtic Fest took place Friday and Saturday at the Reading Liederkranz in Lower Alsace Township, with bands, pipes and drums and dancers along with food, drinks and vendors. Cyclist, 78, killed in accident on Route 724 Big Boy…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1037+ words) The 11th annual Plein Air West Reading Art Competition, which puts Berks County on canvas, achieved record-breaking sales with the addition of local artists and prizes. Over 50 artists in two categories (Juried and Open) started the week with blank canvases. Artists…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (394+ words) Berks Arts, in partnership with the Goggle Works Center for the Arts, will present the fourth annual Berks Summer Fest on July 11 at the Goggle Works, 201 Washington St. , Reading. The free, family-friendly event will feature live music, children's activities, and…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (471+ words) It's a rolling, hissing piece of history that has been drawing huge crowds as it makes its way across the United States. And it's headed for Berks County this week. Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (224+ words) The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks, Friends of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site and Society for Pennsylvania Archeaology Chapter 21 will offer free events daily from July 1 through 5. All programs, with the exception of those on July 4, will be held at…...