Remember me? I’m the “bitter PTO mom.” I am writing to answer the many questions that have arisen during the pendency of this unfortunate litigation involving me and the Hillendale Elementary School PTO. While serving on the HES PTO Board, I authored a grant that resulted in an award of $30,000 for the Hillendale Trail. However, there were conditions that I was required to fulfill,…
Megan Umbs and her father David recently purchased the iconic Longwood Art Gallery that has been a fixture at 200 E. State Street in Kennett Square for almost 12 years. While the gallery will continue to exhibit the traditional landscape paintings, owner Megan Umbs wants to shake it up a bit and also bring in a contemporary, eclectic mix of artists and media. This Monday,…
Jose Manuel Castro Gutierrez, 63, of Avondale, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He was the husband of Elvira Castro Perez. Born in Rancho De La Barranquita, Ixtlan Del Rio, Nayarit, Jalisco, Mexico, he was the son of the late Ismael Castro and The late Emiliana Gutierrez. He was a maintenance worker at To-Jo Mushrooms in Avondale. Jose enjoyed being with…
The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors. They include Heather Connolly of Operation Warm, Tony Scheivert of New Garden Township, Donald G. Sellers of Edward Jones Investments, Andrew Smith of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, and James Turner of Chester Water Authority. The appointments are effective January 2017. “The addition of these talented…
This Thursday Night, Jan. 19, is the first in a new monthly Jazz Series, presented on the third Thursday of the month, curated by a new partnership between KSQJazz and The Kennett Flash. The first concert in the series features The Hot Club Of Philadelphia, a "Gypsy Jazz" group in the style of Hot Club of France, which was founded in 1934 and active until…
Houzz Inc., the leading platform for home renovation and design, today announced the community’s picks for Best Of Houzz 2017, a homeowner-to-homeowner guide to the top remodeling professionals on Houzz. West Chester remodeling firm Pine Street Carpenters and The Kitchen Studio at Pine Street picked up Best Of Houzz 2017 awards for both design and customer service. “We are so pleased to award Best of…
• State police from the Media barracks reported a 29-year-old man stole from the Target store in Concord Township. The suspect, who was not named in the police report, placed items in his cart and left the store without paying, the report said. • An unknown suspect stole nine doors from a construction site on Drayton Way in Concord Township. The theft took place sometime…