• For those who have ever dreamed of cultivating their own indoor jungle, Longwood Garden at the Creamery might help with Plantology on Tap: Keeping Your Houseplants Happy. Learn the basics of indoor gardening, how to make your home a better environment for houseplants, and how to help your houseplants thrive with proper lighting, watering, and repotting. The event will be held on Thursday, Jan.…
Per state law, all municipalities in Pennsylvania are required to reorganize on the first Monday of January, unless that happens to be the New Year's Day holiday. The reorganization includes, among other things, voting for supervisor’s chair and vice chair, and swearing in new appointees if needed. In Chadds Ford Township, Timotha Trigg is the new supervisors’ chairman and Kathleen Goodier is the vice chair.…
UPDATE BELOW Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District have canceled classes for Monday, Jan. 6 because of the impending storm. West Chester Borough has also decided to keep its offices closed for the day on Monday. Chadds Ford Live will continue to monitor closings. UPDATE Chester and Delaware County government offices and courts are also closed Monday, Jan. 6. Kennett Square has…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10. 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 Hannum Avenue between N. Wayne and N. Washington streets from Jan.…
• Candlelight Theater in Wilmington opens its 2025 season with the musical comedy Something Rotten. The show is a musical farce based on a cross of 16th century Shakespeare and 21st century Broadway. It’s been called “the funniest musical comedy in the last 400 years.” It runs from Jan. 18 through Feb. 23. Go here for ticketing information. • Longwood Gardens is offering a chance…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Roadway construction will cause lane closures on High Street between Rosedale Avenue and Union Street in West Chester on Jan.…
As with all years, some events and news were better than others. For Chadds Ford Township, the year began with a new township manager, a new supervisor, and the death of a supervisor. January Lacey Faber became the new full-time manager for the township. She replaced Matt Baumann. “What attracted me to coming to Chadds Ford is how entrenched it is with history and open…
• Kennett Square’s Midnight on the Square is next Tuesday, Dec. 31. Bring in 2025 with live music, laser lights, and the mushroom drop with a countdown beginning at 11:59 p.m. It all starts on E. State Street at 6:30 p.m. and goes through 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Parking restrictions and road closures of State Street and Union Street will begin at 5 p.m.…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Construction is scheduled through the winter on Conchester Highway, Route 452 (Market Street), and Bethel Avenue as part of the…
• Longwood Gardens remains in festive holiday spirits. Ring in the New Year with musical treats around every corner. Enjoy outdoor musicians, the historic organ, and more on New Year’s Eve. Recorded organ music begins at 2 p.m. but live entertainment kicks in later at 4 p.m. with Galena Brass performing outside at the East Conservatory Plaza and Duly Noted Quartet outside of the Peirce-du…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Dec. 16 to Dec. 20Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Manhole repairs will cause daytime lane closures on E. Market Street between Darlington Street and Woodbine Aly through Jan. 31. •…