Art Watch: Art abounds this autumn

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"Mirror, Mirror" a photograph by Keith Sharp

From West Chester to Wilmington to Kennett Square, galleries and art associations are gearing up for an art-filled Autumn, starting with this week's First Friday opening receptions. In Kennett Square, Mala Galleria welcomes abstract painter Ellen Catanzaro in a new gallery show entitled "Nature in Abstract." Ellen paints in oil on large wooden surfaces, and often works in collaboration with an interior designer or home…

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Young crime victims get scholastic legal aid

A cautionary note for those entering the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County this week: You did not mistakenly walk into a Staples. Proof that school is starting, one room in the agency’s West Chester office is stacked high with boxes of student supplies, ranging from backpacks to pencils. In another, CVC staffers have begun the sorting process, stacking notebooks and lining up writing implements.…

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Touting Chesco attractions in high-tech style

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As carpenter Mike Ennis watches, Scott Miller of Miller Designworks transforms a new interactive touchscreen at the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau into a conference table.

The manager of guest services for the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau hatched an idea that mushroomed– an appropriate result for an agency whose promotions include Kennett Square. On Monday, Aug. 29, Jan Reeps said she had been thinking about a way to encourage visitors to the Tourism Information Center to linger. After all, the more people see and hear about Chester County’s attractions,…

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