“Rural Modern: American Art Beyond the City,” a major new exhibition opening at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, will provide an innovative view of avant-garde art from the 1920s through the 1940s, exploring the surprising contribution of artists working outside major urban centers in the expansion and acceptance of modernist styles in the U.S. Modernism spread outward from New York, Boston, and Chicago –…
The Newlin Grist Mill is offering an appropriate way to dig into history on Saturday, Oct. 15, as it celebrates International Archaeology Day as well as the mill’s final 2016 public archeology excavation. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the public is invited to participate in this convergence of events by assisting professional archaeologists with excavations. Current excavations focus on the area of the property…
With a 75 percent increase in attendance during the past decade, Longwood Gardens is now “the most visited public garden in North America right now,” said its executive director, who fervently wants to keep it that way. Addressing the Chadds Ford Business Association, Paul B. Redman said that attendance figures for the year ending Sept. 30 came in at 1.34 million visitors. Redman was the…
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 Oct. 8 through Oct. 15. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Utility installation will require a lane closure on Raintree Road in Pennsbury Township through Wednesday, Oct. 12. Crews will…
Since its inception more than a year ago, Family Promise of Southern Chester County has relied on a cadre of volunteers in its effort to help children and their families who are experiencing homelessness regain sustainable independence. During the week of Oct. 16 through Oct. 23, designated as National Family Promise Week, the local chapter of this national initiative will join more than 200 affiliates…
Oral arguments have now been heard in the two appeals that came on the heels on Concord Township’s approval of a major land development plan for the Woodlawn Trustees property. That approval came in the spring of 2015, and members of Save the Valley appealed. Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Green heard oral arguments in that litigation in August. No decision has been made yet.…
Penn State’s Great Valley campus is inviting the public to learn the secrets held by a 90-year-old track star. Author Bruce Grierson will discuss his best seller, “What Makes Olga Run, The Mystery of the 90-Something Track Star and What She Can Teach Us About Living Longer, Happier Lives” on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. at Penn State Great Valley. Admission is free but…
Immersed in environmental issues – running the gamut from energy conservation to soil analysis – the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors heard an urgent call to action. The board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5, began with a presentation from local representatives of the Sierra Club, Ken Hemphill and Paula Klein. Both explained that as the world grapples with the negative repercussions of climate change,…
A former optician quit her job this past summer so she could focus on a bigger, lifelong passion: horses. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Penny Parker experienced a literal pitfall of her new occupation – saving horses from the slaughterhouse – when Cyrus, an 18-year-old Clydesdale, needed a second rescue after falling into a muddy ravine. About six weeks earlier, Parker had outbid someone who intended…
Chadds Ford Township supervisors are now scheduled to vote on preliminary approval of the proposed Hillman Drive extension during their Oct. 26 workshop. But they did vote Wednesday night to approve the conditional use application and the preliminary subdivision and land use application for an assisted-living facility. After the vote, Supervisor Noelle Barbone said the assisted-living facility planned for Route 202 at Summit Drive is…
A stolen check and a vigilant bank employee reportedly helped police apprehend three suspected burglars. Kennett Township Police said they were investigating two forced-entry, residential burglaries that occurred in the 600 block of Cope Road, one on Saturday, Sept. 15, and one on Sunday, Sept. 16. One of the victims discovered missing property as well as a suspicious withdrawal from a Fulton Bank account, said…