The Chadds Ford Elementary School PTO launched its first ever Fall Fair last week in an attempt to raise an additional $4,000 so the group can buy about a dozen iPads and an iPad cart for the school. Event co-coordinator Luci McClure said the school district had already purchased a dozen of the tablets for the school, but the PTO wants 12 more plus the…
Jim Tillilie spent 20 years in the construction industry and is now seeking to celebrate all things Americana with Liberty Tree Outfitters, a new retail business in Chadds Ford Township. Liberty Tree Outfitters is located behind the old Wawa at 1 Station Way Road —previously the site of a tack shop, frame shop and, most recently, a women’s consignment shop. Now, it’s the location of…
Tourism plays a major role in Chester County’s economy. According to County Commissioner Terrance Farrell, tourism brings $877 million into the county each year, and provides $260 million in salaries to the 10,000 people employed in the industry. So, it’s no surprise that the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau wanted a headquarters commensurate with such activity. That’s what happened Oct. 3 when the bureau…
Scores of residents packed the Concord Township municipal building to hear about a proposed plan that would rezone and develop 324 acres of land. More than 40 members of the standing room only crowd asked for party status to oppose the proposal. The area is owned by Woodlawn Trustees. As previously reported, Woodlawn wants to sell off some of the land so that it can…
• Pennsylvania State Police from Troop J, Avondale barracks, have released a sketch of one of the suspects in the Fred Barakat shooting. Barakat, a bankruptcy attorney, was shot in his Pennsbury Township residence on Sept. 24. Police continue to investigate the incident, calling it a home invasion, but one that was not random. There are three suspects, two who wore masks and another man…
• Explore the Picturing Poe exhibition and sample wines of Spain at an event "inspired" by Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Cask of Amontillado." The evening, Oct. 10, 6-8 p.m., is hosted by the Young Friends of the Brandywine Conservancy and sponsored by Brandywine Fine Properties Sotheby's International Realty. The Museum's galleries will be open, there will be light refreshments, and full glasses of…
Barney is a sweet and gentle cat in need of a new home. Barney came to the shelter in March as a stray, and since then has become a favorite amongst the staff and volunteers of CCSPCA due to his laidback, yet playful, demeanor. He’s got what it takes to make a great family pet, as we feel he would take to children very well.…
The U.S. Green Business Council recently reported that single-family homes are responsible for approximately 20 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. By living in a green home, people can help reduce the causes of climate change. Studies show that more homebuyers are looking to purchase homes that have eco-friendly features. “We put out a homebuyer and seller survey annually and studies show people are…
Have you ever wanted to cry and couldn’t? Or didn’t know what “to do” when a loved one bursts into tears? Why do we cry anyway? Jay Efran and Mitchell Greene, both with doctorate degrees, have some answers. They note that tears are a manifestation of an individual’s physiological system shifting rapidly from sympathetic to parasympathetic activity. That is, the person swiftly goes “from a…
Today I’m responding, in a way, to a previous article on traveling. It was actually a response to my article on traveling that got me thinking. A response that came to me personally, rather than Chadds Ford Live, because, in the words of the reader, “I wanted to respond to you on-line but I couldn’t get in because I couldn’t remember my pass code.” Boy…
