Along the Ford

Road Report March 24 to March 28

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Work on the replacement of Twin Bridges on S. Creek Road continues. The view is from the Chadds Ford Township side of the creek.

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from March 24 to March 28. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Utility installation will cause a full closure with a detour of E. State Street between S. Broad and S. Walnut…

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Around Town March 20

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Learn how a medical school for women was saved.

• The first medical school in the country allowing women to earn their MD was founded in Philadelphia in 1850. How and why? It was founded by a group of Quakers and businessmen. It was about to fail 10 years later but one Quaker woman, Chester County's Dr. Ann Preston, kept the dream alive. On Tuesday, March 25, the Chester County History Center presents Pathfinder:…

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Road Report March 17 to March 21

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from March 17 to March 21. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Utility work will cause periodic daytime lane closures on Route 322 (Hannum Avenue) between N. Wayne and Washington streets in…

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Around Town March 13

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Comedy comes to CTC on April 4.

• The comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is coming to City Theater Company in Wilmington on April 4 and continuing through April 12. Siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, bickering and complaining about their lives. When movie-star sister Masha swoops in — with new boy toy Spike — old resentments flare. Add in sassy maid Cassandra and young…

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Pollinator initiative at Brinton Run

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NALT President Steve Carter inspects the stream needing restoration at Brinton Run Preserve. That is one of several projects NALT has planned, including the pollinator habitat initiative.

A lot is going on with NALT, the North American Land Trust. As previously reported, there’s a stream restoration project planned for the Brinton Run Preserve, and NALT is also looking at ways to preserve the Davis Tract, the former Camp property on Route 1 near the Barn Shoppes where N.C. worked and lived. There’s also a trail project planned. Now there’s a pollinator initiative…

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Road Report March 10 to March 14

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from March 10 to March 14. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Utility work will cause periodic daytime lane closures on Route 322 (Hannum Avenue) between N. Wayne and Washington streets in…

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Around Town March 6

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"Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery" is coming to Winterthur in May.

• Winterthur is gearing up for a new exhibit, Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery, opening on May 3 and running through Jan. 4, 2026. The exhibit is guest curated by Jonathan Michael Square, assistant professor of Black visual culture at Parsons School of Design, and is based on an 1859 essay written by a free black journalist and educator named William J. Wilson, this…

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Flood study eyes safety

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Grant DeCosta of the Brandywine Conservancy says the goal of the flood study is to protect people and their property.

The Brandywine Conservancy is a month away from releasing the final version of its Brandywine Flood Study, a plan with recommendations that will help keep people and property safe in the event of future flooding. That was the word from Grant DeCosta, the conservancy’s director of community services. That study was spurred by the devastation from the September 2021 flooding from Hurricane Ida. DeCosta spoke…

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Road Report March 3 to March 7

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from March 3 to March 7. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Utility installation will cause periodic daytime lane closures on Route 1 between Joshua’s Way and Fairville Road in Pennsbury Township…

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Around Town Feb. 27

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BalletX performs at Longwood Gardens on June 5 at 7:30 p.m.

• Longwood Gardens has released the schedule for its summer performance series. Performances kick off on May 30 with The Savoy Company performing The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan. On June 5 it’s BalletX. For a full list of summer performances, go here. • There’s going to be a Park Day at the Brinton Run Preserve on Oakland Road in Chadds Ford Township. The day…

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Road Report Feb. 24 to Feb. 28

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Utility installation will cause daytime lane closures on High. Street between Sharpless and E. Nields streets in West Chester through…

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