More than 50 percent of people will head straight to your About page when they visit your website for the first time. In fact, this page is one of the most visited pages on business sites. If you don’t have an About Me/Us page yet, writing one should be your next priority. But it takes a bit more effort than just writing a short paragraph…
The meeting room in the Chadds Ford Township municipal building was as packed Wednesday night as Hank’s Place would normally be on a Sunday morning for brunch. That is if Hank’s Place were not shut down because of Mother Nature. The restaurant was wiped out in the Sept. 1 flood last year. That full house was fitting since the large crowd was there for the…
• Oh, honey, it’s Crafternoon: Honey at Winterthur. Learn about the process of extracting honey from the comb and take home your own small bottle. There are two sessions on July 8. Registration required. The cost is $20, $15 for members. • Now through Aug. 24, Chadds Ford Township is offering Story Time on Wednesdays beginning at 10 a.m. Each week has a special theme…
Art can be intimidating. New artists may be intimidated by skill and experience, or even by artistic mediums. Audiences might be intimidated by the works themselves, or the concepts they represent. The cascading effects of a single artist can impact generations in untold ways. A new exhibit at the Delaware Art Museum, Steel in Flux, opens June 25th and runs through September 11th celebrates the work…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police from the Media barracks are investigating a report of a 64-year-old woman from Chadds Ford who had a bank account hacked and lost $415. No other details were released. • Police are also investigating the theft of almost $1,000 of merchandise from the Target store in Concord Township. Among the items stolen were a baby monitor, bras,…
Former Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board Director Robert Sage is back on the board and for the same reason he was on before—an early resignation of a sitting director. In 2014 he was elected by board members to replace Eileen Bushelow, who resigned before the expiration of her term. On Monday night, the current board elected him to replace Mabel Yu, who stepped down last week…
A quiet but bright sunny morning at Kuerner Farm.
Cheryl A. Parsons, “Grammy,” 71, of West Grove, died Wednesday, June 15, at her residence. Born in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Gomer Harris Ward and the late Mary Jane (Peters) Ward. Cheryl retired from Genesis Health Ventures in Kennett Square, where she was a retirement coordinator. She enjoyed sewing, doing crafts, shopping, and being with her family, especially her grandchildren. Cheryl…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Honey Sweet Honey is a petite and beautiful lady who loves attention. One look at her and your heart is sure to melt. Come visit Honey and give her the loving home she deserves. Honey and all the Brandywine cats and dogs can be adopted for just a $35 adoption fee…
The Creamery in Kennett Square paid homage to Juneteenth Saturday with a program of music, reenactors, and discussions about emancipation and the end of slavery. Juneteenth, which became a Pennsylvania holiday in 2019 and a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates the emancipation of the slaves at the end of the Civil War. It marks the anniversary of Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger announcing in Galveston,…
I encourage every Christian to read and study church history because it is helpful to see the successes and failures of past generations. This fall, in particular, I would encourage you to pick up two biographies about two men during a remarkable period called the First Great Awakening, which was a revival of true gospel Christianity between 1720 and 1750. The first biography I would…