• The holiday season is upon us. Volunteers at the Brandywine River Museum of Art assemble the annual wreath that will adorn the outer wall of the museum. More than 60 volunteers took part. The wreath is 18 feet in diameter and is made of blue spruce. (See top photo.) Brandywine Christmas, featuring O-gauge trains and the Ann Wyeth McCoy doll collection, at the BRM…
Wood dries outside the blacksmith shop at Newlin Grist Mill Park.
Namaste. My name is India, and I'm a 6-year-old shorthaired white cat with black patches. I came to the Chester County SPCA on Sept. 27 as an owner-surrender. Do not fret, I have no ill will and my kitty yoga helps to keep my mind and spirit centered at all times. My friends here have given me the nick name "Guru" because I have one…
• The New Garden Township Police Department is investigating a daytime forced-entry burglary to an unoccupied residence occurring during a very brief time frame on Friday, Nov. 13 between 10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. The location of the crime is in the unit block of Shortledge Court in Landenberg. Although this is only one residential burglary, police strongly encourage the public to report suspicious behavior…
I love marketing (obviously). To me, it is the most dynamic aspect of being in business. Just look at the rapid changes we have made globally in the past 45 years since the delivery of the first email in 1971. Twenty years later the world went “social” with LinkedIn and Myspace and Facebook born in 2002, 2003 and 2004 respectively, and YouTube and Twitter not…
The Unionville Chadds Ford School District parents who have expressed concern about overcrowded fifth grade classes at Hillendale Elementary School have exposed a very small tip of a large iceberg. Three of the four elementary schools in the district operate from of 95.9 percent to 105.3 percent of their design capacities. Only Unionville Elementary School operates significantly below its design capacity at 61.1 percent. Redistricting should have been done…
Nearly a year ago, the historic Frank Furness House on North Union Street in Kennett Square caught fire, and although no lives were lost, damage to the 1884 building was severe. Included in the devastating loss was the total destruction of the studio belonging to T. Mark Cole, a lifelong Chester County artist and instructor at the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) in West Chester,…
Five years ago, Chester County became the only prosecution-based, accredited member of the National Children’s Alliance in Pennsylvania, a distinction that continues. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced on Tuesday, Nov. 17, that the Chester County Child Advocacy Center has received re-accreditation for another five-year term. The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is the organization and location within the District Attorney’s Office that coordinates child-abuse…
The Unionville High School Art Gala celebrates its 40th year of presenting a variety of innovative local artists alongside talented young high school art students from Unionville High School. This wonderful blend of student and professional art always creates such a fun upbeat energy to the show, and it is something that I happily look forward to every year, especially now that I do not…
Given the horrendous events in Paris last Friday, a concert may seem of little consequence. For me, the concert at the Brandywine River Museum of Art last Thursday demonstrated how important art is and how we can take for granted living here in Chadds Ford. The Brandywine River Museum is everything a great museum is all about. Artists display their work side by side, inspiring…
Smoking is responsible for nearly one in five U.S. deaths, and another 8.6 million people live with serious illnesses caused by smoking. The American Cancer Society and Chester County Health Department encourage smokers to take part in the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 19, by making a plan to quit, even if only for that day. By quitting, even for one day, smokers will…