Archive for September 7th, 2011

East Marlborough OK’s UHS auditorium

In a 3-2 vote, the East Marlborough Zoning Hearing Board approved a variance for the renovated Unionville High School auditorium. Among the conditions of the variance, there may be no additional signage or lighting on the façade of the building, the school district and the township must work to develop a landscape plan for the façade and work with fire companies to ...

 
 

Adopt-a-Pet Sept. 8

Citrus is an adult parakeet that is currently available for adoption at the Chester County SPCA. He came to the shelter with its friend Cantaloupe on August 4, because their owner could not care for them any longer. Now they are here to find a new forever home. Citrus and Cantaloupe are very sweet and social birds who would like to find a new forever home together or ...

 

Rock-N-Roll Car Show in Media on Sept. 17

Cool cars, good food and family-friendly games and activities will highlight the second annual Rock-N-Roll Car Show, which will be held on Sept. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. on the top floor of the Media Parking Garage, corner of Baltimore Ave. and Olive St. Admission is free. Sponsored by Gibbons Automotive and Media Music Studio, both of Media, this year’s event will ...

 

Chester County Day celebrates “Gift of Time”

Unique in its history, architecture, art, landscape and antiques, Chester County has its own style, design aesthetic and even its own day. For 71 years, the first Saturday in October has been reserved for the Country’s oldest house tour – Chester County Day. This year’s tour — on Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — includes Chester County's finest examples of ...

 

Remembrance of 9/11 in UHS’s new auditorium

The Unionville High School Music Department and the Brandywine Valley Chorale present a remembrance of Sept. 11 in music and images. The performance will feature “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” written by Welsh composer, Karl Jenkins. The performance will be at 2 p.m. on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 and will remember those who lost their lives, their families, ...

 

Kennett Symphony opens 71st season with Beethoven and Bizet

The Kennett Symphony opens its 71st season with Magnificent Masters: Beethoven and Bizet, under the direction of Maestra Mary Woodmansee Green, featuring pianist Igor Resnianski. The concert will be presented at West Chester University’s Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre – a new venue for the Symphony – on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. The season opening concert begins ...

 

Both sides of the equation

The 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks is upon us and there are still questions that need to be asked and answered, facts to be addressed openly. Many things have changed and not necessarily for the better. Are U.S. citizens safer now than before the attacks? Not necessarily, yet we are less free. The inappropriately named Patriot Act has helped see to ...

 

History Made Personal: Names From the Centuries

Kids today love to get autographs from their favorite baseball players, sometimes standing in line for hours. Chris Sanderson made autographs a passion and collected hundreds over a period of decades from people who changed the course of history. Inventors, statesmen, Indian Chiefs, Presidents, Wild West horsemen- they’re all there on the wall in front of you after ...

 

The Doctor is In: Your Menopause, Your Way

Menopause is a natural and significant milestone in the reproductive health of women who are approaching middle age. The time before menopause is known as perimenopause, which usually takes place between ages 35 and 50. For most women, menopause – not having your period for one year -- is believed to occur in the late 40s or early 50s. If you are beginning to go ...

 

In My Experience: Dealing with tantrums

Dear Jeanne-Marie, I have a 3-year-old who was wonderful during the "terrible twos." Yesterday she threw a temper tantrum in a store and I was mortified. What should I do to stop this? Signed, Horrified Short Answer: Dear Horrified, Welcome to the club. This happens to all of us and is no reflection on your parenting. It is normal for children to try this at ...

 

Bits & Pieces Sept. 8

•Route 926 will be closed and detoured between Route 52 and Parkerville Road in Pennsbury Township for intersection realignment from Sept. 15 through Oct. 17. Motorists will be detoured over Route 52, Route 1 North, and Creek Road. The 24-hour closure is expected to finish by mid-October. Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone. Motorists are ...