Community Corner
🌱 Which new Birdsboro restaurants opened their doors in 2025?
Also check out Celtic Christmas Experience on the Birdsboro Patch calendar

Good morning Birdsboro! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which new Birdsboro restaurants opened their doors in 2025?
Also on today's calendar: Celtic Christmas Experience.
Find out what's happening in Birdsborofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Birdsborofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Areas of fog in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 40 degrees.
- Friday: Showers around in the morning, temps: high: 58, low: 25.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 38 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2025 in review: Restaurants opened in Berks County [Roundup] (readingeagle.com) — Birdsboro diners have several new options this year, including Firefly Forest Bakehouse at the Stonersville Hotel, Pinto Thai on Cocalico Road, and Italian Delite Mobile on East Main Street. They’re part of a broader 2025 wave of restaurant and food truck openings across Berks County, offering everything from plant-based baked goods to Thai and Italian favorites.
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📸 Around Birdsboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Birdsboro
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★ Featured events ★
- Celtic Christmas Experience
SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook, 50 Sunnybrook Rd, Pottstown
1:00 pm
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
📣 Birdsboro Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Varsity Caroling at Elementary Schools
Owen J Roberts School District , 901 Ridge Rd , Pottstown
8:00 am - Divine Liturgy
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
9:00 am - Power Networking - The Inn on Main (Dec 2025)
Inn on Main , 401 Main St , Oley
11:30 am - therapy dog visit
Reading Public Library , 100 S 5th St , Reading
3:00 pm - Wing Night! — Reading Liederkranz
Reading Liederkranz , 143 Spook Ln , Reading
4:00 pm - Holiday Twinkle
Painting with a Twist , 4370 Perkiomen Ave , Reading
7:00 pm - MS Winter Pep Rally
Governor Mifflin SD Mohnton, PA 19540
8:30 am - Board of Supervisors Meeting
North Coventry Township , 845 S Hanover St , Pottstown
8:30 am - Free art show- Metamorphosis- works by Anastasia Alexandrin
Black Moth Tattoo and Gallery , 2209 E High St Suite 3 , Pottstown
10:00 am - Mother Goose on the Loose
Wyomissing Public Library , 9 Reading Blvd , Wyomissing
10:30 am - Museum Time for Minis
Pottsgrove Manor , 100 W King St , Pottstown
11:00 am - Gunnar Teel
Hidden River Brewing Company , 1808 Schuylkill Road , PA-724 , Douglassville
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Report of police activity at Burlington Coat Factory in Reading, Pennsylvania.
3:27PM on Dec 16: Nextdoor user reports police and unmarked cars around Burlington Coat Factory in Muhlenberg Shopping Center. (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager Overnight Shift PA in Douglassville. Apply here.
- Redner's Markets Inc. posted a job opening for Dairy Clerk in Douglassville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Birdsboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Reading
- Read Alliance in the Reading School District (Part 2) (bctv.org)
- Reading hotel offers free stays for families of hospital patients over the holidays (wfmz.com)
- Reading menorah lighting highlights hope amid darkness (readingeagle.com)
Shillington
- Penn State offensive star becomes 5th Nittany Lion to accept invite to Senior Bowl (pennlive.com)
Pottstown
Ok Birdsboro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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