May 2017 - Page 8 of 8 - Chadds Ford Live

Around Town May 4

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 4, 2017

A school bus negotiates the roundabout under construction at the intersection of Hillman Drive and Evergreen Place in the Chadds Ford Business Campus in Chadds Ford Township. The roundabout is part of the Hillman Drive extension. Township engineer Mike Schneider wanted the bus to drive around the circle before the roundabout was finished to make sure buses could get through.

• Delaware Nature Society will hold its annual Native Plant Sale at Coverdale Farm Preserve Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year's theme is "Plants for the Birds." According to the State of North America's Birds: 2016 report, more than one-third of the bird species that reside in Mexico, the United…

Posted by Press Release on May 3, 2017

Read more about the article Point-To-Point to honor Weymouth with carriage parade

The late George A. "Frolic" Weymouth (shown) founded the Winterthur Point-to-Point Antique Carriage Parade in Cap: 1978. Leadership passes to a new chairman, John Frazier Hunt, this year for the first time in its history. (Courtesy photo.)

With a nod to his longtime friend, the late George A. “Frolic” Weymouth of Chadds Ford, John Frazier Hunt of Spring City will lead more than two dozen regal, horse-drawn antique carriages through Winterthur’s 39th annual Point-to-Point racecourse on Sunday, May 7, continuing the grand procession now bearing its founder’s name, the George A. “Frolic” Weymouth Carriage Parade. He will be joined by Gloria Austin, international carriaging champion, and…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 3, 2017

It will now be June before Concord Township Council releases its decision on the Royal Farms conditional use hearing. The decision was expected last night, but the township and applicant agreed to an extension. Concord held the hearing April 18, and state law requires a decision within 45 calendar days after the close of the hearing. That 45-day period would end June 2, which is…

Posted by Jon "Doc" Hopkins on May 3, 2017

Read more about the article Raise The Steaks: A magical meal for mom

In less than two weeks, we celebrate a very special day. The day to show appreciation for mom and everything she has done for you. It is a day that she should not only be exonerated from her duties but be pampered and doted on. Mom runs around farther and quicker than most anyone else in your life, whether she’s working a 9-5 day job,…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 3, 2017

• State police charged Martin Hineman, 46, of Glen Mills, following an accident on the Conchester Highway on April 27, a report said. According to police, Hineman was driving west in the single westbound lane east of Cambridge Drive at 1:45 a.m., when his Ford F150 went off the road and crossed over the shoulder into a grassy area. The truck then hit a utility…

Posted by Press Release on May 2, 2017

Read more about the article UHS Indoor Color Guard first place champs

Unionville High School Indoor Color Guard performs "The Lair" in competition. The team took first pace.

Unionville High School’s Indoor Color Guard was crowned first place champions in Tournament Indoor Association’s Southeastern Pennsylvania Region. They achieved a season-high score of 91.54 in the Scholastic A Division. This was Unionville’s first year competing in this upper-level performance classification. Earlier in the season, Unionville also made their first trip to the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio and competed against 129…

Posted by Lele Galer on May 2, 2017

Read more about the article Art Watch: Walk the Walk

This weekend marks some terrific "First Friday" gallery openings, from the Delaware County, Chester County through to Wilmington, but the biggest art event of the weekend is the West Chester Spring Gallery Walk which happens this Friday May 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. All up and down the streets of West Chester, businesses will open mini pop up gallery shows for local artists, and…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 1, 2017

Read more about the article Groups save Beaver Valley

Supporters of Save the Valley take a hayride at Ramsey's Farm in northern Delaware while celebrating their successful efforts.

The long trek to save Beaver Valley has come to the conclusion conservation groups had hoped for. A consortium of organizations succeeded in raising the needed money to keep the former Woodlawn Trustees tract from being turned into a large housing development. “We raised $8 million just in the nick of time and now 240 acres in Concord Township are on their way to being…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 1, 2017

My heartiest and sincere congratulations to Chadds Ford Township, Debbie Reardon, and Ginny Logan's Brandywine Conservancy. (I couldn't attend due to back difficulties and walking). So much work by so many folks over so many years. Congrats again! Bruce Prabel Chadds Ford Township

Posted by Lora B. Englehart on May 1, 2017

Read more about the article Gala caps 50th anniversary celebration weekend

Brandywine River Conservancy and Museum of Art celebrates 50 years

The more than 600 guests who came to the Brandywine Conservancy & River Museum’s “Frolic in the Garden” Gala Saturday evening might have thought they had somehow stepped into another dimension and arrived at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Stoney Bank Nurseries transformed the Museum courtyard into a floral delight with displays throughout. A billboard-sized image of Weymouth’s home, “The Big Bend,” graced one end of…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on May 1, 2017

Read more about the article Treating social anxiety disorder

The Importance of Talk Therapy in Treating Social Anxiety Disorder

It’s not some form of extreme shyness or the result of an introverted personality. Social anxiety disorder severely limits the lives of sufferers, who live in fear of being judged in social or performance situations. People with social anxiety disorder often retreat into the perceived safety of living life alone, having few social or romantic relationships. It can leave them feeling like they have no…