U-CF schools closed Tuesday

In a broadcast message, Unionville-Chadds Ford School Superintendent John Sanville said all district schools will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 26. Sanville cited icy conditions on side roads and said it wasn't worth risking student safety by opening the schools. District offices will open two hours late.

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Snow continues frigid grip on region

As area residents rest muscles weary from shoveling, municipalities, businesses and schools are continuing the arduous task of determining where to put all that snow. Students in both the Kennett Consolidated and the Unionville-Chadds Ford school districts are enjoying a day off, but snowplow operators are working around the clock. Despite those efforts, emergency management officials are warning drivers to exercise caution. The Chester County…

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Art Watch: Learn to write for publication

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Flower Market by Robert Jackson

On Sunday January 31, a rare writing and art treat from 3-5 p.m. at Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square. As a part of the January art theme for "The Art of Writing" along The Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail, the winery welcomes the editors of Schiffer Publishing House to discuss the what it takes to get a book published, and what they look for. After…

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Popular plein air event returning to CFHS

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Artist Jim Rehak, who is returning to the Winter Plein Air Event on Saturday, Feb. 6, works on a painting of the wetlands area near the Chadds Ford Historical Society.

Artists will converge on the Chadds Ford Historical Society’s (CFHS) Barn Visitors’ Center on Saturday, Feb. 6, for the Eighth Annual Winter Plein Air Event – an eagerly awaited exhibition that continues to grow in popularity. During the day, 22 artists will fan out across the area to paint plein air, French for “in the open air. ” They will set up their palettes at…

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