The 2nd Annual Magic of Metal is this weekend, November 10th from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday November 11th from 10 am to 5 p.m. This exciting metal sculpture show features the work 9 local artists who work with metal to create their art, including: Rob Sigafoos, Dave Beck, Laurie Murray, Lele Galer, Hattie Weselyk, Jeff Bell, Ellen Durkan, Karen Delaney and Stan Smokler.…
Wide-eyed wonder will envelop the East Marlborough Walmart on Saturday, December 2, for the “Fourth Annual Shop with the Sheriff.” More than 100 children from the Chester County Family Academy, a K-2 charter school in West Chester, will receive a law-enforcement escort to the store – complete with wailing sirens and flashing lights. Once there, the children will be paired with deputy sheriffs, who will…
Tomorrow is election day in Pennsylvania. It’s an off-year election with little local competition. In Chadds Ford Township, incumbent Supervisor Noelle Barbone is running unopposed for re-election, as is Wendell Fenton in Pennsbury and Ricki Stumpo in Pocopson. In Birmingham Township, newcomer John Daniel Hill is running for supervisor, also unopposed. There’s also no opposition for Township Council in Concord Township. Concord is adding two…
Feeling sluggish is a feeling most people probably know all too well. From getting up first thing on a Monday morning for work to staying up late with friends, everyone can feel like they need an energy boost at some point in their day.While you may feel the urge to reach for an energy drink or cup of coffee when you feel this way, these…
Morning sun lights up the west bank of the Brandywine Creek across from the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
There are three things that make Al Iacocca a stand-out person to be magisterial district judge: his law and court experience, his remarkable civic outreach in our community and his temperament. Al has had not only a long-standing and ongoing experience as a criminal and civil lawyer for years doing all of the court representations for his clients that this entails, but he has been…
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 Nov. 4 through Nov. 10. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. • Daytime lane restrictions are scheduled next week for Route 52 (between Route 926 and Lenape Unionville Road, in Pennsbury,…
• SCORE Women's Entrepreneurship Conference is Friday, Nov. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Strategic Steps for Success - An educational conference for women that focuses on how you can develop and implement a targeted, strategic approach to starting or growing a business. Panelists include Debi Friedmann, Blue Dog Printing and Design; Tracy Flanagan, senior vice president, JDog Franchise, LLC; Donna Urian, CPA, MST,…
There is only one way to describe Longwood Gardens French-inspired holiday display . . . c’est magnifique! Explore the warm 4-acre conservatory and be enchanted by fanciful topiary and more than 50 trees adorned in classic holiday tones boasting sparkling crystal ornaments reminiscent of the splendor of Versailles. Outside, illuminated stars twinkle above, colorful fountains dance to holiday music, and a half-million lights brighten the…
George A. "Frolic" Weymouth was one of the driving forces and founders of the Brandywine Conservancy and later the Brandywine River Museum. That was 50 years ago. Weymouth died in April 2016, but his legacy and efforts live on. Today, Virginia "Ginny" Logan is the Frolic Weymouth executive director and CEO of the Brandywine Conservancy and River Museum of Art. She told members of the…
As the calendar year winds down, it's time for townships to begin pondering their budget for the next year. Chadds Ford Township supervisors began the public part of that process during their Nov. 1 meeting. Interim Township Manager Matt DiFilippo presented the proposed preliminary budget. As presented, it's a balanced plan with revenues and expenses anticipated at just more than $1 million with no tax…