By Luisa Corporan Lara, Barrio Alegría Photo courtesy of Anthony Orozco With the goal of continuing to care for the environment and beautify the city…
Posts published in “Barrio Alegría”
Barrio Alegría Presents Storytelling Through Dance Murder Mystery at Reading Public Library This Saturday
By The Citizen on July 24, 2025
From Barrio Alegría Detective Petunia Santiago and the indigenous superhero Amauta invite neighbors and fellow sleuths to bring their fingerprint dusting kits and magnifying glasses…
Barrio Neighbors Make the Change They Want to See
By The Citizen on May 21, 2025
From Barrio Alegría Photo courtesy of Angelene Jimenez Two Reading parks and surrounding neighborhoods were transformed this past weekend through neighbor engagement strategies from a…
Grants Awarded to Community Engagement Projects
By The Citizen on May 12, 2025
From Barrio Alegría Reading neighbors have selected five initiatives that aim to facilitate healing through art, empower young athletes, and save lives. A total of $25,000…
Mothers and Motherland Honored in May 10th Celebration
By The Citizen on May 1, 2025
From Barrio Alegría Pictured above: Last year’s flag raising ceremony in City Park. Photo courtesy of the American-Mexican Organización de Resiliencia A day-long festival will…
Reading is Taking Measures to Save Water During Drought
By The Citizen on February 20, 2025
By Luisa Corporan Lara, Barrio Alegría Photo courtesy of the blowup on Unsplash The days of snow that this winter has given us have not been enough to…
Journalist Works With Barrio Alegría and City of Reading to Improve the Environment
By The Citizen on January 24, 2025
From Barrio Alegría On a daily basis, we receive different messages from Mother Nature, sometimes through a gentle breeze and others with disastrous natural phenomena…
Barrio Alegría to Present Fourth Year of Faro Community Grants
By The Citizen on December 16, 2024
from Barrio Alegría Applications are now available for the fourth year of FARO community grants. Background Barrio Alegría and the Wyomissing Foundation are partnering for…
Community Arts Market Makes Reading Feel Like the Heart of the Home
By The Citizen on December 2, 2024
from Barrio Alegría More than a dozen local artists are selling their wares, taking commissions, performing live, and even tattooing clients at Barrio Alegría’s annual My…
Community Theater Set to Dazzle Downtown Reading
By The Citizen on July 12, 2024
by Barrio Alegria When dealt a devastating blow, a hero has two options: give up and succumb to the woes of fate, or rise and…
Barrio Takes Reading to the National Stage
By The Citizen on June 6, 2024
by Barrio Alegría A Reading community leader and activist will be taking the national stage to lead a seminar this week on the art of…
Barrio Alegría and The Wyomissing Foundation Award FARO Community Grants
By The Citizen on May 8, 2024
by Barrio Alegría Nearly a total of $25,000 has been awarded to innovative community engagement projects in Reading. Barrio Alegría and The Wyomissing Foundation partnered…
New Poet Laureate of Berks County
By The Citizen on May 2, 2024
by Barrio Alegria People’s Poet Laureate winner Adrian Perez-Roman performs a poem about the duties of fatherhood in front of a packed audience in Reading…
Berks County to Name a New Poet Laureate
By The Citizen on April 22, 2024
by Barrio Alegría On Friday, April 26, four of Berks County’s best poets will compete to take the title of The People’s Poet Laureate and…