Archive for September 8th, 2010
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Bits & Pieces for Sept. 9
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 8th, 2010
• The Brandywine River Museum opens a new exhibit this weekend, Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil. The exhibit is a display of 19th- and early 20th-century American trompe l'oeil paintings. A French term meaning "fool the eye," trompe l'oeil is part of a long tradition of illusionism that dates to antiquity. Reality Check runs from Sept. 11 through ...
Adopt-a-Pet
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 8th, 2010
Coca-Cola is an adult female guinea pig that is available for adoption through the Chester County SPCA. She came to the shelter in July because her owner did not want her any more, so Coca-Cola came here to find her new forever home. We are estimating her age to be between two and four years old. Coca-Cola is a very sweet girl who loves to sing for her treats. Her ...
Election bureau considers change in CF polling location
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 8th, 2010
Should Chadds Ford Township change its polling place from St. Cornelius to Calvary Chapel? That’s what the Delaware County Election Bureau will decide as part of a Sept. 14 hearing. Township Supervisors’ Chairman Deborah Love announced the request for the change during the September supervisors’ meeting. She said it would likely be approved. The original request to ...
German chemical company plans Chadds Ford office
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 8th, 2010
Brüggemann Chemical U.S. wants a two-story office building in Chadds Ford Township. A plan for the 3,755 square foot facility went before the township Planning Commission Sept. 7. Brüggemann wants to build on a wooded lot at 1361 Baltimore Pike, on the north side of Route 1, between Southpoint and The Commons. There would be no manufacturing at the location, just ...
Foolishness from the pulpit
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 8th, 2010
Stupidity comes in all shapes and sizes, all races and religions. The most recent case in point is Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Florida. As of this writing, Pastor Jones is still planning to burn copies of the Quran this Saturday, Sept. 11, the ninth anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks. Local fire officials told the pastor that such a ...
The Appraising Eye: What’s it worth?
Posted by cbfineart on September 8th, 2010
With the popularity of the Antique Road show, everyone seems to be asking the question “What is it worth?” More importantly, why is it imperative to understand the value of your personal possessions? At some point in our lives many homeowners will be in a position to downsize their homes and it is important to understand the value of your personal property for estate ...
Police log for Sept. 9
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 8th, 2010
• Pennsylvania State Police are now linking an August bank robbery in Chadds Ford Township with one in Gloucester Township, NJ. Police describe the suspects as black men in their late teens or early 20s. One is 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, stocky build, walks with a limp, wearing a dark hoodie, dark pants, baseball hat and sunglasses. The other is ...
