Brian D. Bramley, 56, of Glen Mills, died Feb. 23. He was the beloved son of the late Elmer W. and Dorothy E. (Kovalchek) Bramley. Brian was the beloved husband of Judith A. (Brown) Bramley, with whom he spent 38 years; loving father of Brian D. Bramley Jr. (Madelyn); loving grandfather of Lacey, Julien and Brayden; loving brother of Carole A. Nolan (James); dear uncle of James…
For the entire month of March, seven winery tasting rooms on The Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail will be celebrating the "Art of Photography" with solo and group shows. Following a very popular "Art of the Valentine" theme in February, this March month marks the 8th month of art themes for the 13 wineries along the Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail. Though each winery on the trail…
The annual Chadds Ford Elementary School Art Show and Sale kicks off 7 p.m. Friday, March 11 at the school. Friday festivities are for adults only, but when the show resumes Saturday, March 12, the entire family can enjoy the professional art on sale to benefit the CFES PTO. Close to 70 professional artists are scheduled to have works on display in this, the 67th…
• New Garden Township police were able to thwart a suicide attempt on Feb. 23. A report said the department received a call to check on the person who, police were told, had been exhibiting “unusual behavior,” showing signs of depression and then stopped responding to phone calls. Police eventually found the victim in a vehicle, trying to commit suicide by carbon monoxide asphyxiation. Officers…
Pennsylvania’s transportation plan, Act 89, enabled the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to distribute nearly $445.3 million in liquid fuels payments to certified municipalities on Tuesday, March 1, to help them maintain their roads and bridges. This distribution marks a $64 million, or 16 percent, increase over the $381 million distributed in 2015. In 2013, before Act 89 was enacted, municipalities received $320.8 million in…
The early signs of spring are more beautiful than ever at Longwood Gardens with the addition of 500,000 geophyte bulbs now in full bloom. The geophytes, which were planted in October, join the hundreds of thousands of other early bulbs that have naturalized over the years throughout Longwood’s landscape. Guests can see colorful sweeps of geophytes near the Peirce-du Pont House, Peirce’s Park and Oak and…
You’re not seeing things: Those poppies in the Longwood Conservatory really are a luscious shade of blue. Once considered a myth, blue-poppies (Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’) are alive and thriving at Longwood, but only for a limited time. These spectacular flowers – native to the high elevations of the Himalayan Mountains – are on display only for the next 10 to 14 days, according to a Longwood…
Two women and several flocks of geese travel in opposite directions on a warm, late February, afternoon.