The Travels Blog is intended to carry travel news items we believe will interest our audience, but which are “quick reads.” Think of them as a spoonful of pie, instead of a whole slice.
Three Dates Remain for Car Cruise-Ins in Sanatoga
Monday (July 24) at 10:13 a.m.
SANATOGA PA – Three dates remain through fall for the monthly Car Cruise-In held at the Hilltop Drive In, 2190 E. High St., by members of the Pottstown Classic Car Club and Rubright Racing.
Events are scheduled for Aug. 16, Sept. 20, and Oct. 18, all on the third Wednesday of those months, from 5-9 p.m.
The gatherings are free to the public for viewing, and are held on parking space at the restaurant’s east side. Traffic is controlled by fire police at both ends of that section of East High Street to ensure public safety. Drivers are asked to slow their vehicles an watch for pedestrians crossing the highway.
- Find these upcoming events and others on The Travels With The Post extended calendar page. Got an event you’d like to add? E-mail it to travelswiththepost@gmail.com.
Photo of an earlier Cruise-In at Hilltop by Travels With The Post
Law Proposed: No Boom-Boom, Bang-Bang for Future Fourths?
Saturday (July 1) at 7:07 a.m.
HARRISBURG PA – A state legislator in Pennsylvania’s Monroe and Pike counties, east of Scranton, has introduced a bill to ban the sale of “consumer-grade fireworks.”
189th District state Rep. Tarah Probst has submitted proposed 2023 House Bill 1279, which would repeal most of the provisions to allow consumer fireworks that the Legislature passed in 2017, and somewhat restricted last year. “The use of these fireworks may cause stress, anxiety, and other health issues for those who cannot tolerate the sound,” she explains.
Probst suggested the bill in late May. It’s been languishing since with the House Rural Affairs and Agricultural Committee, without much support from her fellow politicians.
Thunder Boomers Possible Sunday, Weather Forecasters Say
Saturday (July 1) at 6:19 a.m.
MOUNT HOLLY NJ – The folks at the National Weather Service are, by nature (no pun intended), a cautious bunch. On Saturday at 4:24 a.m. (apparently, they also are early risers), they warned western Montgomery County residents that “scattered severe thunderstorms” could occur anytime throughout the day on Sunday (July 2).
It has better news, too. There’s only a limited risk of isolated severe thunderstorms Saturday and Monday (July 3). And the outlook for Tuesday (Independence Day, July 4) through Friday (July 7) is storm-free.
Looking for Trendy Bookshops in Philadelphia? Found 46 of Them
Friday (June 30) at 3:39 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA PA – “Artist Henry Crane has spent the past year illustrating” bookshop storefronts “for a new Philadelphia Bookstore Map,” author Asha Prihar wrote June 22 (2023) for the city’s Billy Penn online news service. Forty-six recommended locations are shown and plotted on the map.
And it’s being distributed for free! Copies are available, while they last, from branches of the Philadelphia Free Library or any of the bookstores involved.
Learn more about the map in the Billy Penn story by Prihar, titled “Locally illustrated and available for free, the Philly Bookstore Map showcases the city’s thriving scene.”