The annual Christmas Eve tradition, turning the service bay of a gas station into a buffet dining area has been going on since 1961, according to current station owner Jim Leader. Leader has been holding the event for 24 years now and is keeping the tradition set by his predecessor, Pete Ochmanowicz.
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Scarborough is final artist in demonstration series
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 31st, 2009
Two months of Sunday artist demonstrations at the Chadds Ford Gallery came to an end Dec. 27 with a demonstration by area favorite Paul Scarborough. Visitors to the gallery had the opportunity to see Scarborough create a watercolor image of the Brandywine River Museum at night after a snowfall. Scarborough began the scene with a sketch of the building which he then ...
Cattie Shack to change name
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 31st, 2009
It’s been an interesting two years for the convenience store site next to the U.S. Post Office in Chadds Ford Township. It was a small Wawa, but that closed for a year after Wawa pulled out in January 2008. Then it reopened a year later as The Cattie Shack Market and Deli, owned by Kevin Cattie. But only nine months in, Cattie sold out to Bill Bondarchuk and now ...
New Year’s wishes
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 31st, 2009
At the end of the year it’s traditional to look back at what was, look ahead to what may be and to offer a wish or two for a brighter tomorrow. This past year saw the end of a local newspaper and the start of a new online news service for the Chadds Ford area. The Post was good while ChaddsFordLive.com will be better. Also in 2009, the economic downturn continued ...
Blogging Along the Brandywine
Posted by Sally Denk Hoey on December 31st, 2009
When I taught at the Upland School (a private school north of Kennett Square) back in the ‘80s, the children in the lower and upper schools continued the old English custom of saying “Rabbit-Rabbit” upon waking on the first day of each new month to assure good luck. Even Robin Roberts on Good Morning America says “Rabbit-Rabbit.” And to utter Rabbit-Rabbit on the ...
Police log 12/31
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 31st, 2009
Pennsylvania State Police from Troop J, Avondale, report no injures following a one-car accident on Route 52 south of Parkersville Road in Pocopson Township. A report said the driver, 21-year-old Curtis Zebley, of Kennett Square lost control of a 1985 Mercedes-Benz after hitting a patch of snow while driving southbound about 2:20 p.m. Dec. 24. The car hit a ...
