Monthly Archives: November 2020

Around Town Nov. 25

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If the wreath is up at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, it must be holiday time. Happy Thanksgiving.

• The annual Christmas in Miniature tradition is back despite the pandemic. The event started more than 30 years ago when Barbara Moore was the director of the Chadds Ford Gallery. It’s now in its fourth year at Moore’s Barbara Moore Fine Art Gallery. Same location, different name. Christmas in Miniature allows people to buy professional-quality art from more than 30 artists at reduced prices…

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Philip Edmund Ebert of Kennett Square

Philip Edmund Ebert, 91, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, Nov. 19 at Chester County Hospital. Formerly of Chadds Ford,  and Wilmington, he had been a resident of Kendal at Longwood Retirement Community for almost three years. Phil was born in 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisc., son of Lutheran Pastor Edmund Philip Ebert and Elsie A. Ebert. He graduated from East Troy High School in 1947 and…

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Art Live: Christmas in Miniature…and Moore

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Happy Holidays by Don Shoffner at Barbara Moore Fine Art

The fourth annual “Christmas in Miniature Art …and Moore” show is a go this year. Barbara Moore will once again host this popular exhibition, chock full of tiny works hung salon style, at her gallery in the Chadds Ford Barn Shops. The show opens on December 2nd and runs through December 31st and includes work by Don Shoffner, Patricia Brandt and many more.  At this…

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Delco launches ‘Keep the Cheer Here’

This has been a tough year for everyone, especially our locally-owned shops and restaurants, and this year shopping local is vital to their survival. As the holiday season approaches, Delco residents are encouraged to shop local and Keep the Cheer Here! In partnership with Visit Delco PA, the Delaware County Commerce Center, and the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, Delaware County Council is launching the…

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Carlos B. Prigg, formerly of Avondale

Carlos B. Prigg, 68, of Wernersville, Pa., formerly of Avondale, died Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Reading Hospital. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Edward Vermont Prigg Jr. and the late Ethel Lewis Prigg. He was a professional boxer. Prior to that, he had worked with youth groups and also worked for NVF Co., in Yorklyn. He loved playing cards,…

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Adopt-a-Pet Nov. 23

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The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Little Bird Little Bird is a tiny cat with an enormous capacity for love. With her gentle disposition and eagerness to please, this beautiful tuxedo senior melts the heart of everyone she meets. She will be so happy to live out her golden years warming your lap and providing…

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Rabbinic Reflections: Dinner stories

I have been remiss. The calendar says Thanksgiving is coming. I was too focused on what food to cook for only five in my house that I forgot to think about the Pilgrim story. The calendar says that today I should be concluding my study of the Talmud tractate Eruvin (boundaries defining Sabbath space) to then begin tractate Pesachim (Passovers). I fell off the daily…

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Thanksgiving To-Go

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Whole Foods Festive Feast features all the traditional trimmings.

Adapting to the changes for the 2020 holiday season, many customers are turning to the area restaurants and caterers for an easy, stress-free feast. "This is our tenth year offering Thanksgiving takeaway meals," said Sandra Morris, co-owner of Portabellos of Kennett Square. Their price fixe three-course dinner includes salad and dessert with main course choices of the traditional turkey and sides, as well as beef,…

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Road report for Nov. 21 to Nov. 27

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Nov. 21 to Nov. 27. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • From Nov. 23 to 25, road restoration will cause daytime lane closures…

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No millage increase in Kennett

Kennett Township supervisors will not raise real estate taxes in their proposed 2021 budget, which will be advertised for approval next month following a unanimous vote at Wednesday’s meeting. The proposed budget, which will be voted on at the Dec. 16 supervisors’ meeting, does contain a local services tax (LST) of $52 for every person making over $12,000 who works in Kennett Township. The supervisors…

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