Few assets are as clearly regional as transportation. Our roads and transit lines are the very foundation of our region, allowing people and goods to move safely and reliably from home to work to marketplace. So it’s not surprising that it would be one of the key areas of interest and agreement of the regionally-focused Metropolitan Caucus, a convening body of County officials from the…
Storms and shipwrecks contrast with tranquil horizons in the portrayal of island life at the current exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum. Amanda C. Burdan, curator for the Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan exhibit, guided visitors through artwork whose creation spanned a century. Describing the process of selecting work to display for this exhibit, Burdan said there were many spirits. The spirits of the…
The Brandywine Conservancy has received a $10,000 grant from DuPont Clear into the Future to preserve and improve the water quality of the Brandywine at its source in Honey Brook Township, Chester County. The funds will help the conservancy to continue its work to protect farms in the headwaters of the Brandywine and help farmers and other landowners implement best management practices on their…
John L. Beard Sr., 84, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, June 20, at his home. He was the husband of Ida L. DiMario Beard with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late LeRoy T. and Eva Loomis Beard. He lived in Glenmoore, and moved to Kennett Square to begin the sixth grade. He was a…
As the old commercial used to say, “Trix are for kids.” For Disha Mattive, so is yoga. Kids and their parents think so, too. Mattive, of Chadds Ford, teaches yoga to adults, but also has a special PJ Yoga class on the second floor of Transcend Yoga in the Barn Shops at Chadds Ford. She said kids benefit from the ancient practice as well as…
Sweetness is a lovable young pooch that is sure to make a wonderful companion for anyone willing to give her a chance. Sweetness came to the shelter in February as a scared and under-socialized dog but, with the help of CCSPCA staff and volunteers, she’s come a long way in learning to trust and is now more than ready for her forever home. Sweetness gets…
Heavy rain causes the Brandywine Creek to run hard and fast beneath Route 1 in Chadds Ford.
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors were forced to punt on two measures up for a vote during their June 17 meeting. Decisions on a replacement director and on a security check-in system were postponed to July 15. One of those votes regards the adoption of the Raptor Visitor Security System. That system, recommended by Superintendent John Sanville, requires visitors to show a driver’s license or…
It may not be a lot, but sewer rates are about to drop in Chadds Ford Township. The Sewer Authority, in a special June 18 meeting, voted on the rate change effective July 1. The rate for a single-family dwelling will drop to $195 per quarter, that’s $15 down from the $210 they had been paying. Residents in multi-family dwellings will see a savings of…
• A 40-year-old Wilmington woman was injured when her car overturned on Brinton Lake Road in Concord Township around 7 p.m. on June 18. A police report said the woman was driving southbound when she lost control and struck a utility pole. The car flipped over and came to rest on its roof. The driver was taken to Riddle Memorial Hospital with chest pains. Police…
• The Chadds Ford Gallery is helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes by sponsoring a Sunset Plein Air Exhibit, Friday June 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. Noted artists will set up their easels and paint in an outdoor setting and attendees will have an opportunity to watch artists in action as they create beautiful works depicting the local landscape. The Mid-Atlantic Plein Air…