If you’ve been delaying writing your business plan, or you need to update your plans for the new year, there is no better time than now. In addition to celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa this month, December is National Write a Business Plan Month! Writing a business plan is an opportunity to carefully think through every step of starting your company or launching a new…
Michael Joseph Lyons, 72, of West Chester, dies at Chester County Hospital on Dec. 9, after nearly two years of fervently battling pulmonary fibrosis. Born to Irish immigrants John Lyons and Margaret (nee Madigan) Lyons on April 28, 1949, in Philadelphia, Michael and his sister Mary spent his childhood moving around the Main Line as his parents’ careers as a live-in landscaper and maid, respectively,…
Robert “Brett” Casey, 72, died Monday, Dec. 13, at his home in Kennett Square, after bravely navigating the long, ever-changing challenges of Parkinson’s Disease. He was the husband of Mary Jo Casey, with whom he shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Waltham, Mass., he was a son of the late George Casey and the late Wilhelmina Jackson Spohn. Brett earned his bachelor’s degree in…
All four lanes are open again on the Route 1 bridge over the Brandywine Creek between Chadds Ford and Pennsbury townships. Work crews removed the lane restriction signs and left the area Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 15. The lanes had alternately been closed since June because two support pedestals had deteriorated. Barring the unexpected, all four lanes of Route 1 from the creek to Route 202…
In January, the Chester County History Center Library and Photo Archives will be closed to researchers. During the month, the center will focus on behind-the-scenes work to process and rehouse manuscripts and photographs to make more information available to patrons. In-person research will resume on Feb. 1. The Residence at Chadds Ford is holding an open house on Tuesday, Dec. 21, from 10 a.m. to…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks A motorist was killed in a two-car crash on Conchester Highway, Route 322, in Concord Township on Dec. 12. The accident happened near Cambridge Drive shortly before 2 p.m. A passenger in the decedent’s car, a 2002 Nissan Maxima, was airlifted to Paoli Hospital. The driver and passengers in the other vehicle, a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, were taken by ambulance…
A couple of goats at Thornbury Farm look and act more like spoiled dogs looking for a treat.
There was a line out in front of Hank’s Place Sunday. However, it wasn’t the typically long line of people waiting to get inside for Sunday brunch. Instead, it was more like a handful of people waiting to order at the temporary food trailer parked in front of the iconic Chadds Ford eatery on Route 1 at Creek Road. The restaurant building remains unusable after…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Marshmello Looking for a second dog? Just like her name, Marshmello has a sweet, bouncy playstyle and is super gentle towards the other dogs. This fluffy fur kid looks forward to meeting your family and any pups in the home prior to saying yes to furever. You can adopt…
It’s been 11 years since Christmas last fell on a Saturday. It is the longest stretch in a cycle of Christmases on Saturday, falling every six years, then five years, then six years, then 11 years. It is little wonder then that this year is throwing me for a loop. Like many American Jews, I have inherited traditions to make the most of Christmas. My…
The question posed is this: Does a parent’s right to advocate for his or her child cross geopolitical boundaries? For Claude Albert, who has a son at CF Patton Middle School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford District, the answer is an absolute yes. But Albert was not allowed to address the school board during the Dec. 6 meeting because he lives in New Jersey, not in…