Local 80s cover band Sloth Loves Chunk opened the show with a lively set.

A Flock of Seagulls landed in #ReadingPA last night with a synthy 80s blast-from-the-past for Downtown Alive. GALLERY: ow.ly/hEfl50uIAw7 (The Reading Eagle 📷: Jeremy Drey)

At the beginning of April, Iron Butterfly Official came to visit us in The Sound Room. Check out all of their nostalgic sound in the full session — thesoundroom.live/iron-butterfly/. Be on the lookout for a second special video, that wowed the small studio audience, in the coming weeks.

Reading Fightin Phils fall 12-6 to the Akron RubberDucks, to split the homestand 2-2. GALLERY: readingeagle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/…

#BREAKING: WATCH the moment an explosion, massive flames engulfed the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Southwest Philadelphia. We're LIVE on NBC10 Philadelphia

Inches of rain early Thursday morning caused flash flooding and has left #Berks feeling oversaturated. ow.ly/SZOD50uJsSV (The Reading Eagle 📷: Lauren A. Little)

Her Wyomissing home spoke to her. “The house said, 'Lady, you got it now,' ” Margaret Vath said, laughing. “I am arts and crafts, not Victorian.” ow.ly/szAb50uLQvU (The Reading Eagle 📷: Lauren A. Little)

Sculpture at Reading Public Museum was so moving it's gone, taken by last week's flooding. ow.ly/dCBd50uLZpo (The Reading Eagle 📷: Bill Uhrich)

In the past 13 years, I've covered too many assignments to count, most with happy people in Berks County and beyond for the The Reading Eagle. 1/?

I've been there for gutting wrenching personal losses and at the worst time in some of your lives. 2/?

A number have allowed me to make a portrait with you. 3/?

The world around us is beautiful too. Just look at every season. Hot and cold, rain and snow, have pushed my camera and me to capture it. 4/?

And on more than one occasion the #moon has been my muse. Lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, strawberry moon and the many stages. 5/?

Our goal has always been to cover the electoral process as fairly and non-partisan as possible. 6/?

Working nights has brought me to easily over 1000 sporting events; I was at 25 just this past May alone. 7/?

Championships - check. I've covered 17 PIAA, 64 District 3, and 74 Berks. Congrats to all the medalists and thanks for expressing yourself after a win. 8/?

Musicians express their artistry and emotion through song and every concert was a treat. I helped found The Sound Room to give a leg up to those just starting out. 9/?

And now I am starting a new chapter outside the confines of the Reading Eagle. Parades and holidays will be enjoyed as a day off. 10/?

Thank you to everyone I've met, helped me, captured in a split second, or just enjoyed my work. I have loved documenting my home for all to see and remember. -30-

Friday afternoon news dump. After some uncertainty, I've learned I'll again be covering Penn State Football for the The Reading Eagle this season. My content also will appear in Media News Group publications in suburban Philadelphia. My 31st season is less than a week away. #PennState