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🌱 Patch AM: Which major chains quietly disappeared from Pottstown and Pennsylvania in 2025?

And on the Pottstown Patch calendar - Buffalo Wild Wings 'GO' Grand Opening

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  • Which major chains quietly disappeared from Pottstown and Pennsylvania in 2025?

Also on today's calendar: Buffalo Wild Wings ‘GO’ Grand Opening and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 36 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• These PA Retail Stores And Restaurants Closed In 2025 (patch.com) — Pottstown shoppers lost their local Party City in 2025 as the chain shut all 25 of its Pennsylvania stores amid financial struggles. The story also recaps a wave of other major retail and restaurant closures or downsizings across the state, from pharmacies and banks to big-box and clothing chains, reflecting how inflation and online shopping reshaped where residents can shop and dine.
   

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