Your weekly guide to the events and happenings in and around Boyertown, PA

What to do? Where to go? Here is your one stop list of community events, music, arts, food, business specials, and historic events for Boyertown and beyond…

As a Boyertown graduate, a real estate agent at Glocker Realty, and also a proud member of Building a Better Boyertown, I have had the joy of watching our little town grow. I enjoy having any part in helping our community to move forward. I hope this weekly blog will help shine a light on all the great things happening in and around Boyertown, PA

Here is what’s going down during the week of 2/18/2021 – 2/24/2021

2021’S COOLEST GADGETS FOR YOUR HOME!

Do you want to upgrade your home? Make life easier? Or keep an eye on things while you are away? It looks like using “smart” technology is the way to achieve that this year. From cleaning your toilet to mowing your lawn, here are some of the most interesting and useful gadgets that can make your life easier and give you more control of your home…

Smart Power Strip, Wifi Surge Protector – Control all the plugs in your home, even when you’re not there, with this smart power strip, wifi surge protector. You can sync lights, devices, and more to a timer, or manually turn them on or off from your smartphone. Smart power strips priced around $15 to $25

Furbo Dog Camera – Your dog will feel like you’re there, even when you’re not! This camera not only lets you see and talk to your canine companion, but it also allows you to toss treats to him when you’re not home. Used by over 5,000 vets and professional dog trainers, this camera is designed to help keep your pup safe and happy. It has night vision, a 160-degree wide-angle view day and night, a barking alert that detects when your dog is barking and can record videos! Furbo Dog Camera priced around $170

Robot Mop – The mopping robot is designed to clean hard floors, including hardwood, tile, and stone. Tackles dirt and stains in hard-to-reach places. It will automatically select wet mopping, damp sweeping, or dry sweeping and won’t harm or spray walls or furniture, and avoids stairs and riding up on rugs. iRobot Braava Jet 240 Robot Mop priced around $180

Click & Grow Smart Garden 3 Self Watering Indoor Garden – No matter how little space you think you have, you have room to grow your own fresh herbs or vegetables in this self-watering indoor garden. The kit includes the planter base, which features a built-in water reservoir that holds a month’s worth of water, an LED lamp arm to provide vital light and three basil starter pods, so you can get growing right away. The proprietary soil mix is inspired by NASA research and contains nutrients released in sync with the plant’s life cycle, keeps soil pH balanced and employs tiny oxygen pockets to guarantee plants get ample breathing room and nutrients even when the soil is wet. The Click & Grow Smart Garden 3 Self Watering Indoor Garden priced around $100

Philips Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock With Sunrise Simulation – Wake up with the sun, even if it’s raining. Personalize your wake-up experience through sunrise simulation. Unlike a traditional alarm clock, it is designed to wake you in a more natural way, using a unique combination of light and sound. Smart features include FM radio, tap snooze, a choice of 2 natural wake-up sounds and a reading light. The Philips Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock priced around $70

Bose Home Speaker 500 – Get wall-to-wall sound from this sleek, wireless-enabled speaker that features built-in voice control from Amazon Alexa for easy-to-use convenience. Customizable tactile and mobile-device controls offer an additional layer of utility, and a seamless anodized-aluminum body makes it a refined addition to your décor. Bose Home Speaker 500 priced around $300

Nest Thermostat – This newly designed smart thermostat is the company’s most affordable model to date and the most attractive. It lets you control your heating and cooling system by phone or voice, set temperature schedules, and remotely monitors your energy consumption. The slim design helps it blend in with any home design. Nest Thermostat priced around $130

Video Doorbell – See more at your door. Get a clearer picture with detailed HD with HDR video ensuring you can see even in low light or bright conditions. Connects directly to Wi-Fi. See in the dark with night vision. The video doorbell captures video prior to every motion-triggered video recording so you don’t miss out. Receive a video call to your phone to hear and speak to visitors at your door with clear, two-way audio or respond with pre-recorded quick reply messages when you are busy. Ward off unwanted guests by triggering the siren automictically or manually from the App. Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit and Samsung SmartThings. Arlo Essential Video Doorbell sells for around $180

Shine Bathroom Assistant -This smart assistant automates toilet cleaning & maintenance. Shine automatically cleans your toilet by using Electrolyzed Water Technology that uses no chemicals but is extremely effective against bacteria. It can be controlled with your smartphone or voice assistant like Alexa. Once you give a command on the app or attempt to flush, Shine fills up the toilet bowl with electrolyzed water. It can detect water leaks and even determine the cause of leak. Shine Bathroom Assistant priced around $125

Neabot NoMo Hands-free Automatic Robot Vacuum – This powerful robot vacuum features an innovative self-emptying dustbin system. It can empty its dustbin and automatically resumes the cleaning task without needing any help from humans. You can forget touching the mess for up to 4 weeks! Powerful, smart, and self suficiant! Neabot NoMo robot vacuum priced at around $480

Ampere Shower Power Bluetooth Shower Speaker – Never run out of power for your shower speaker when you have the Ampere Shower Power Bluetooth Shower Speaker. It’s powered by running shower water, so it’s always recharging. You’ll also enjoy 360-degrees of sound thanks to the sound diffuser. Ampere Shower Speaker priced around $80

Wyze Smart Lock – Forget key swapping with your neighbors you’ll easily be able to unlock and lock your home from anywhere in the world. Whether a friend is trying to get into your home or you just forgot to lock your door the Wyze lock is here to save the day. Just install this smart lock on top of your existing deadbolt to add smart functionality. Wyze Smart Lock priced around $100

Verdmo Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor – Not sure when you should water your plants? Save time, money and water by watering only when you need to with Verdmo’s help. Perfect for your lawn, garden or potted plants, indoors or outdoors. Featuring 3 moisture sensors for increased accuracy, ground level temperature readings, wifi enabled, iOS and Android apps, and lasts up to 3 years on two AA batteries. Verdmo is 100% made in North America. Verdmo moisture sensor priced around $70

Worx Landroid M 20V – This cordless robotic lawn mower is one of the least expensive models out there and it does an excellent job of mowing and trimming your lawn. It also has GPS and Wi-Fi radios and works with a slick mobile app that lets you control it from anywhere. In addition to starting and stopping the mower and adjusting cuttings schedules, the app lets you monitor the mower’s progress and will send status alerts to let you know what it is currently doing and if there are any issues. It’ll even tell you where the mower is in the event that someone decides to liberate it from your property. Worx Landroid priced around $1000

GIRLS NIGHT OUT! – The Junior Women’s Club of Boyertown is hosting a basket raffle to help support the Boyertown Library. The event will be held at the Boyertown Library on March 19th and 20^th, with over 100 baskets expected! The event fee is $25 which allots you 25 tickets. More tickets will be available on the day of the event. To stay safe and comply with Covid-19 regulations, there will be time slots given for in-person viewing and picking of baskets. The winners will be chosen live on Facebook. If you are unable to watch, the winners will also be contacted. There are limited tickets to his fun event, so make sure you order now before they run out!

See some of the great baskets at BJWC 4th Annual “Girl’s Night Out” Basket Raffle

For tickets, order through email at gfwcraffle@gmail.com or in-person at the Boyertown Library

EAT LOCAL WIN BIG! – During the month of February, every time you eat in or take out from the restaurants below, you can enter a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to ALL OF THEM! Just email a copy of your receipt (with your name on it) to receipts@boyertownpa.org. It’s that easy! Building A Better Boyertown will randomly select a winner on 3/1/2021. Good luck!

Grind Restaurant, The Other Farm, Carmellos Pizza, Firefly Cafe, Jukebox Cafe, Iezzi’s on Third, Barrel & Ale, The Grill Shop, Brakeman’s Cafe, Durango’s, Gramia’s, Saville’s Diner, Washington Grille & Pub, CD’s Place

LEARN ABOUT PEOPLE FROM YOUR COMMUNITY on The Cast at Glocker! Livestreaming at Glocker Realty & Insurance on Facebook or YouTube every Wednesday at 6pm. Hosts Matt Green & Jeff Frederick talk with people and businesses from the Boyertown and surrounding communities and also discuss local events. Join us live and be part of the conversation!

This week we spoke with Kim Killen, vocalist for the band Vuja De. Watch episode below…