Photo of the Week: Autumn Cruise
Kayakers take advantage of a warm, early autumn afternoon along the Brandywine.
Daily Archives: October 7, 2015
Adopt-a-Pet: Ballard
I'm Ballard, an 8-month-old guy who came to the Chester County SPCA shelter Aug, 31. My pals here at the shelter dig me, because I have the unique markings of a jungle cat, long legs, black spots, and can sing like a bangle. Like all "wild" creatures of the night, I can get a little over stimulated. But an easy fix to that is just…
Around Town Oct. 8
• Olde Ridge Village will be holding its Fall Festival on Sunday, October 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is open to all members of the community, their families and children, including their dogs. Activities will include a moon bounce and face-painting for kids, specials at participating shops, and a huge basket with gifts from the Ridge Village Shops. Everyone attending will…
Police Log Oct. 8: $3K stolen from CF beer distributor, burglary in Concord
• State police from Troop K, Media barracks, reported a robbery at the Cold Beverage Station in Painters Crossing. The report said three black men entered the store, and while two occupied the employee on the right side of the store, the third suspect entered the back room and stole $3,120 in cash from an unlocked safe. The investigation is continuing into the Sept. 28…
Rabbinic Reflections: The pope and the public square
Pope Francis’s recent visit affected more than his direct audiences (Congress, Catholics, the United Nations, and more) and more than our local school and road closures, it affected the perception of religious life. He did not preach to politicians, he spoke as much or more through his actions than his words, and he refused to be pegged as anyone other than he. For me, as…
Accolades run gamut from teddy bears to java
The Chester County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6, celebrated a variety of programs that ranged from creating teddy bears to pouring java to saving lives. Three of the citations involved the Chester County Youth Center in Pocopson Township, which houses adjudicated youth as well as those simply in need of shelter. The commissioners honored it as recipient of the Juvenile Detention Center and Alternative…
CHOP officially opens Concord site
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia officially opened its new Concord Township facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 6. The new facility is a 44,000-square-foot Specialty Care & Ambulatory Surgery Center at the site of the former Ethan Allen store on Route 1 near Conchester Road. More than 20 medical and surgical specialties can be handled at the center, including the ambulatory surgery that will enable…
Less than month left to view Nightscape
The Topiary Garden at Longwood is one of the highlights of 'Nightscape: A Light and Sound Experience,' a popular addition to the gardens' nocturnal landscape that will close on Oct. 31.
As the days get shorter, the time remaining to see Longwood Gardens’ illuminating nighttime exhibit is also waning. “Nightscape: A Light and Sound Experience,” a confluence of light, sound and imagery by Philadelphia-based Klip Collective, will close on Oct. 31. Longwood officials have not yet said whether it will return next summer. It was designed to help offset the temporary loss of the Main Fountain…