Chelsea Szczepkowski, 22, of Kennett Square, died suddenly Friday, Feb. 7. Born in Wilmington on July 11, 1991, she was the daughter of Richard Szczepkowski of Wilmington and Robyn Scarlett of Kennett Square. Chelsea was a 2009 graduate of Kennett High School. She also attended the Chester County Intermediate Unit program where she studied pre nursing. She loved spending time with her brother, being outdoors,…
BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, has hired H. Belin Robertson as senior director for business development in the firm’s Philadelphia wealth management office. He reports to Managing Director Garrett Alton. The newly created role is part of a two-year effort to increase the firm’s sales force nationally, including a substantial increase in the Philadelphia region. Robertson comes to BNY…
Irene, First State Ballet Theatre’s vampire-themed world premiere, bows at the Grand World premieres aren’t an every day (or every year) occurrence in Wilmington, so First State Ballet Theatre’s world premiere of Irene, the company’s Vampire Valentine to Wilmington, will be a very special night and a performance to remember. Irene is the brainchild of Wilmington-based guitarist, teacher and composer Shaun Dougherty, who composed the…
Last Saturday my wife and I banished the winter blues by attending a magnificent performance of “Up Front with First State Ballet Theatre” in the intimate setting of Studio 1 at Wilmington’s Grand Opera House. These performances are limited to 100 patrons and a catered reception with FSBT’s dancers, staff and board follows the performance. The evening’s ballets were an eclectic mix of classical ballet…