For those who can only dream of attending a French En Blanc dinner – a gourmet meal in elegant surroundings with a like-minded crowd interested in benefiting nonprofits – a Chadds Ford resident has brought the concept closer to home. Vince Moro said he tried to attend a Philadelphia version of the event – Diner en Blanc – several years ago, and it was sold…
The Chadds Ford Township Planning Commission tabled a decision on a proposal by a property owner to redraw land parcel boundaries to conform with zoning boundaries. Developer Joe Grace owns three parcels of land in the vicinity of Route 202, Oakland Road and Brinton’s Bridge Road. All three parcels are partly in a PBC, or planned business campus district, and an R-1 residential district. Two…
PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Aug. 16 through Aug. 23. The department recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Slow-moving, line-painting trucks will be working on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 5 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on state…
The composer’s first trip to Longwood Gardens seeking musical inspiration for “Nightscape,” the gardens’ dazzling, multi-sensory summer display, didn’t exactly go as planned. Jon Barthmus, a Philadelphia-based musician and composer , said he was thrilled when Ricardo Rivera contacted him. Rivera, the co-founder of Klip Collective, had been commissioned by Longwood to create a projection lighting and storytelling extravaganza, and Barthmus was his choice to…
Whether it's a bee or a hummingbird moth, somebody is getting busy on some colorful mid summer flora.
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• Time change. Beginning Aug. 20, the Government Study Commission of Concord Township will hold meetings on the first and third Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the Concord Township Municipal Building, 43 Thornton Rd. • The Brandywine River Museum of Art will host a "bon voyage" party on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to noon to say “farewell for now” to…
• Burglary and assault charges were filed against Joshua Clyde Tucker, 26, of Chadds Ford, for an Aug. 1 incident at 109 Wilmington-West Chester Pike. A police report said state troopers from the Media barracks were dispatched to the location in response to a call about a burglary and assault. Upon arrival, responders determined that an apartment had been entered and that the victim, a…
There was an image on Facebook, another meme about veterans and how heroic, wonderful, sad, sorrowful and messed up we all are. Like many other memes, it had me flash back and brought to mind how much I dislike the popular phrase, “Thank you for your service.” I’m one of the luckiest people going, at least in one respect: During ‘Nam, I spent 16 months in…
Get your walking shoes and jump in your car. The new Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail is open. The Trail incorporates all Brandywine Valley wine-based businesses including wineries, vineyards and wine bars, and celebrates the art of wine and the artistic heritage of the beautiful Brandywine Region by providing artisanal themes every month during the year. The theme for August is painting. Several of the exhibits…
Paul Grant Linsen, 77, of Chadds Ford, died Sunday, Aug. 9, at Chester County Hospital. Born in Greensburg, Pa., he lived in Chadds Ford for the last 17 years, previously residing in West Chester. Paul attended The Pennsylvania State University where he was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma, and graduated with a degree in chemistry from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He worked for more than 30…