Using dazzling images and tales from his journey through America’s rivers, accomplished author, photographer, and river conservationist Tim Palmer will discuss his acclaimed photo book “Rivers of America” at the Stroud Water Research Center’s Meetinghouse on Thursday, June 16. This free, public lecture on Thursday, June 16, is offered as part of the Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture series. Palmer is the award-winning author…
True Bible believing Christians are often referred to as “born again.” This name comes from Jesus’ own words to Nicodemus in John 3:3 “Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” Being born again means that we are made new. We are transformed and set free from the bondage to our old self. Change…
There was a carnival atmosphere for a serious cause at the Unionville High School track for the annual Relay for Life on Friday night. The event is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society where teams spend the night walking relays on the track around the football field. Leon Spencer, a former mayor of Kennett Square and a cancer survivor himself, likened the event to…
Every experienced general knows that no matter how good the battle plan, the plan will likely have to change as soon as the first shots are fired. While not that dramatic, the Brandywine Battlefield Park’s March opening had to be postponed from late March until this coming Wednesday, June 8. Ever since the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission stopped operating the park on Route 1…
Longwood Gardens is continuing to impact the world of horticulture. On Thursday, June 2, the gardens announced the launch of the Longwood Fellows Program. An offshoot of the Longwood Graduate Program, it will focus on building the leadership capacity of high-potential public horticulture professionals, according to a Longwood Gardens press release. The Longwood Fellows Program will concentrate on grounding fellows in leadership theory and practice…
Pennsylvania Master Naturalist, a statewide initiative that aims to connect people with their local ecosystems through intensive natural science training and local conservation service work, is partnering again with The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County. A training program that begins on Aug. 16 will prepare citizens to become volunteer leaders in their communities through natural resource conservation education, citizen science, and stewardship, said a…
Berta Underwood, 89, of Oxford, formerly of Kennett Square, died Thursday, June 2, at the Ware Presbyterian Village. She was the wife of William H. Underwood Sr., who died in 2012, and with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Vilshofen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hedwig Soldner Schwoegler. She was the head cook at the New Garden…
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 June 4 through June 11. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Guiderail installation on Route 322 in Upper Chichester Township will require closure of the right lane between Route 452…
State police are investigating a burglary at the Pep Boys on Route 202 in Concord Township. According to a press release, the suspect was seen in the parking lot at the Wyndham Garden Hotel and walking up to the Pep Boys. He used a hammer to break the front entrance door and stole approximately 100 packs of cigarettes, a register that contained Pennsylvania State Inspection…
Call it adaptive reuse, or maybe “tactical urbanism” or maybe even “brew-vitalization,” but all describe the conversion of an old creamery at 401 Birch Street in Kennett Square into a pop-up beer garden. Transforming the worn-down old building into The Creamery came through the efforts of owner Mike Bontrager and his project manager, Sandra Mulry. That “tactical urbanism,” according to Bontrager, “is when you get…
***UPDATE: The June Planning Commission meeting that had the loop road on its agenda was postponed. The new date is Monday, June 13 at 7 p.m. End UPDATE*** Members of the Chadds Ford Business Association were updated on plans for both the proposed Hillman Drive extension and the Route 926 Bridge project during their June 2 lunch meeting held at the Pennsbury Township municipal building.…