Good morning, Reading.

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance has launched digital passports for Go Taste Berks, a monthlong event running Nov.

1 through 30 that offers special deals at local bars, restaurants and markets; participants scan QR codes to earn points and win prizes as they support local businesses. Passports cost $25.

Reading will light City Hall red for the next week – to honor the Reading Fightin Phils winning the Eastern League Championship – as city officials work on plans for a community celebration to be announced soon.

Franklyn's Breakfast Burgers and Shakes added a food truck at its renovated Penn Street restaurant with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday.

Owner Goslyn Fleming said customers will see the truck at large events and private bookings, not on a street corner.

Reading has a busy fall season with events like the Ridley Park Victorian Fair at East Lake Park on Sunday and the Reading Pride annual Art Show at WCR through Nov.

15. Locals can also enjoy music, crafts and history hikes at various festivals across the region.

Hamburg will host the King Frost Parade on Halloween night at 7 p.m.—the event features a special pin with a tombstone theme and cobwebs, and local stores including Francis L.

Werley Inc. will sell them to help sustain the long-held tradition.

BARTA is accepting public comments on proposed bus route and schedule changes that will go into effect Jan.

4. The new plan, based on customer feedback, opens a 30-day comment period with an in-person hearing Oct. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. at its offices in Reading.

City Council’s Historical Architectural Review Board moved plans to convert the former Berks Engineering site into 46 affordable senior apartments forward today when it reviewed restoration and new construction proposals at Sixth and Chestnut.

The council will vote on the certificate of appropriateness by Oct. 12 or Oct. 28.

Local baseball coach Scott Emerich trains young players at Evolution Baseball in Wyomissing after the Reading Fightin Phils won the Eastern League championship for the first time since 1995 + his sessions inspire local kids to dream of big wins.