Photo of the Week: De-stressing
De-stressing
There's nothing like a day on the water. Jake Doyle, of Secane, takes time to chill out on the Brandywine. He first tried Ridley Creek Park before learning the county parks are closed.
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Chadds Ford Township office closed
Add Chadds Ford Township to the list of government offices that are closed due to the coronavirus. Chadds ford now joins Concord, Birmingham and Pennsbury townships that enacted emergency procedures and are not doing routine business in person. Chadds Ford Township Manager Maryann Furlong sent out the following message this morning, Monday, March 16: “Chadds Ford Township has enacted an Emergency Declaration in response to…
Adopt-a-Pet March 16
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Xenia Don't let Xenia's worried expression in her photos fool you; she is just giving you her best puppy-dog eyes. Xenia is a sweetheart with people and did well with kids on a recent overnight at a volunteer’s home. She does well with other laidback dogs in the shelter’s…
Concord Township closing offices
Concord Township will be closing its office Monday afternoon. The office will remain closed through March 27. No visitors will be able to enter the building and routine business will be conducted by phone. Callers should leave a message and the call will be returned later. Concord sent the following email Sunday evening, March 15: "On Tuesday, March 17 at 9 a.m. Township Council will…
Museum illustrates suffragists’ strides
Speaker Dr. Ulrich and Amanda Burdan, curator of Votes for Women.
Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich told visitors to the Brandywine River Museum of Art that "Well behaved women seldom make history," as she explained the significance of the illustrations of Liberty used to promote the women's suffrage movement. She made the comment in conjunction with the "Votes for Women" exhibition. "What most people don't realize is that by 1915, the only states in the nation that…
West Chester Borough building closing
The borough building in West Chester will be closed to the public for the next two weeks in response to preventative measures regarding the COVID-19 virus. The borough building closure announcement is here. However, trash and recycling will continue, as will street sweeping and parking enforcement. Residential parking will be able to respond to complaints. There will be a dropbox out back for parking tickets…
More closings: liquor stores and BRM
UPDATE: See below More closures are announced connection with the coronavirus outbreak: The Brandywine River Museum of Art is now closed through the end of March and all public programs and events are canceled through April 30. Pennsylvania Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties will be closing Tuesday, March 17 and will remain closed until further notice. All…
Exploring Hope: In the wake of corona
My monthly article in Chadds Ford Life is all about exploring hope: this is important in our time as we consider the spread of COVID-19 and economic uncertainty. How should we respond to this international crisis? First, we should be smart and proactive, but we don't need to be afraid: God is in control. He loves the world. He gave his Son to redeem the…
ChesCo closes parks
Chester County has decided to close all public parks through March 30, according to the county website. Trails will remain open but may not be fully staffed. Trail amenities will be closed, the site said. The move comes after the county learned of its first presumptive case of coronavirus. According to reports, the infected person is a 57-year-old woman who contracted the virus from another…
Distance learning for U-CF
With the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf declaring all schools to be shut do for two weeks, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District moved to Phase 3 of its Pandemic Action Plan. School Board directors voted to enact the plan during their plan work session last Monday. As a result, distance learning begins Monday, March 16. Superintendent of Schools John Sanville issued the following: “… Gov. Tom Wolf…
Big turnout for pro 2A rally at Barrar’s office
Leah Hoopes, of Bethel Township, holds a sign expressing her views.
A group of an estimated 80 people — many armed — rallied in support of the Second Amendment at state Rep. Stephen Barrar’s Concord Township office Friday afternoon. According to Barrar, the rally was initially called for by two “anti-gun” groups but members of those groups failed to show. “I’m disappointed they didn’t make it,” Barrar said. “I wanted them to hear gun owners’ opinions…