• 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…
Carol (Bun) Daddezio, 89, of Toughkenamon, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, at her home. She was the wife of Maurice Daddezio who died in 1990, and with whom she shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Pence Springs, W.Va., she came to Pennsylvania in 1942 to work at Triumph Explosives Plant and Dravos Shipyard during World War II. In the early years, she worked with her…
The Board of Directors of the Kennett Symphony of Chester County announced that Mary Woodmansee Green, longtime music director and conductor of the Kennett Symphony, will retire on Aug. 31. Currently in her 25th anniversary season with the Kennett Symphony, Green will step down at the end of the 2012-13 season as the symphony launches a search for her replacement. Under her long and creative…
