It was two thumbs up for Hank’s Place as Chadds Ford Township supervisors granted approval Thursday for both the land development plan and the conditional use for the restaurant’s rebuild. Owners Anthony and Katie Young weren’t yet sure what or when their next move would be, but it will include the demolition of the current building that was destroyed in the Sept. 1, 2021, flooding…
Winter holidays are an excuse for many things. It gives us an excuse to see friends and family, to create special treats and cookies, visit gorgeous sites, make decadent feasts, to overindulge a bit (or more). It is also an excuse to do some extra shopping, including sometimes for ourselves. Galleries, craft fairs, and holiday markets around the Brandywine Valley are ready to make every…
Kennett Township supervisors voted Wednesday to approve the township’s newest open space acquisition. The township will purchase about 23 acres at 421 Burnt Mill Road for $925,669.22 and designate the land for open space. The supervisors accomplished that by unanimously approving two resolutions at Wednesday’s meeting: Resolution 2022-21 designates the land for open space, and Resolution 2022-22 authorizes the acquisition of the land. Open space…
Jennie G. Mount, 94, of Kennett Square, died Sunday, Dec. 18, at her residence at Brandywine Living. Born in Long Branch, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Fornarotto and the late Antoinette Gammaro Fornarotto. After high school, Jennie went to work at J.J. Newberry’s where she met her future husband Howard Mount. After marriage, they lived in New York and Massachusetts before they…
The Brandywine Conservancy is looking to take down the Hoffman Mill dam on the Brandywine Creek at Route 1. According to the conservancy’s Director of Community Services Grant DeCosta, removing the dam is a matter of safety, reducing flooding, and maintaining the health of the creek itself. DeCosta said the dam adds to flooding issues because it creates what he called “an impoundment behind it,”…
• Haggis anyone? Celebrate the birth of Scotland's beloved poet, Robert Burns, at the Brandywine River Museum of Art on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 6-9 p.m. with a hearty meal of traditional Scottish fare, including haggis prepared by the Millstone Café's Executive Chef Justin Rumsey and a tasting selection of single-malt whiskies. A bagpiper will perform stirring Scottish music to accompany the haggis as it…