Josh Friedberg, one of the owners of Il Granaio in Concord Township, isn’t afraid of competition. That’s probably a good thing since Friedberg and his business partner, Gent Mema, opened their newest restaurant —Antica — in the old Bistro on the Brandywine just across the parking lot from Brandywine Prime in Chadds Ford Township. And there’s going to be more ...
Christmas comes early for Brent Schwietzer. The day itself still arrives on Dec. 25, but planning for Christmas begins in August. Schwietzer loves Christmas lights displays and it’s been that way since he was 10 years old when his parents took him out to see the holiday displays. He was so captivated that he started designing light displays at that young an age when ...
Giving back to the community is a natural for Dave Kelleher. Kelleher — the owner of David Dodge on Route 202 in Chadds Ford Township — paid for shuttle buses to take people to and from the Chadds Ford Historical Society and the Brandywine Battlefield Park when Chadds Ford Days and Rev Times were held on the same weekend. Last year he offered to help pay for moving ...
In the midst of the greatest maelstrom this country had ever witnessed, one event stood above the rest, warranting special recognition for its importance. Two armies totaling 160,000 men met in combat in the small crossroads town of Gettysburg from July 1 through 3, 1863. The aftermath was staggering: 51,000 total casualties, the bloodiest conflict of the Civil War. ...
On the outside looking in.
• A 15-year-old girl faces drug charges after she and three other youths were stopped for traffic violations shortly before 1 a.m. on Nov. 26 in Chadds Ford Township. According to a police report, a 16-year-old boy was driving without a license. He was accompanied by three underage girls, the 15-year-old and two 16-year-old girls. The 15-year-old was found to be in ...
• The Kennett Area Senior Center sponsors a free Medicare counseling clinic on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you are unhappy with your current Medicare insurance coverage or prescription drug plan, the open enrollment period ends Dec. 7. New coverage begins Jan. 1. Sign up to meet with a Department of Aging volunteer from APPRISE who can help you make a ...
When I think of Reading, Pa., I think of the Pagoda, beer and pretzels, the Ringgold Band, and perhaps infamously, John Philip Sousa, who died in Reading in 1932 in the Lincoln Hotel just after a final concert rehearsal. But until a cousin invited me to see folk icon Judy Collins perform Saturday evening, Nov. 23, in the Miller Center for the Arts, an intimate ...
"In life, as in football, you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.” ~ Arnold Glasow Today is not only Thanksgiving Day, this year it is also the start of Hanukkah and, for all you sports fans, there’s a football game or two. Wikipedia reports that the first football game to be played on Thanksgiving Day took place right here in Philadelphia in ...
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