Antiques Show boasts family ties, tomfoolery

The Chester County Antiques Show is being chaired this year by four family members and longtime supporters of the event, according to the Chester County Historical Society. The theme of the 34th Annual Chester County Antiques Show may be “Tomfoolery,” but its chairs – Dale and Susan Frens and Basel and Colleen Frens – are taking their responsibilities quite seriously. The show, a major fundraiser…

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At Stroud event, sustainability, sustenance

For nearly 50 years, the Stroud Water Research Center has been working to protect the health of the world’s fresh water. On Thursday, March 24, members of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce received an overview of that ambitious initiative during “Business After Hours,” a SCCCC networking event that was hosted by the center. Bernard W. Sweeney, president, director, and senior research scientist at…

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Mind Matters: Presence, part II

You may recall that the last Mind Matters column was a review of Amy Cuddy’s book, “Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges.” As promised, here is part 2 of the discussion. Presence abides when an individual is not paralyzed by fear and has a sense of trust in oneself. Its counter, according to Cuddy, is “impostorism.” At first, researchers Pauline Clance and…

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