Summer may seem far away, but now is the time to sign up for camp. Whether you have a young artist looking to spend all summer creating their masterpiece or someone looking to learn a new skill over break, there are options throughout the Brandywine Valley. Don’t forget to sign up soon. • Celebrate Art Across America at the Summer Art Camp at Wayne Art…
Plans for a new Greenwood Elementary School moved a step closer to reality after the Feb. 7 Kennett Township meeting. Township supervisors approved the conditional land development plan to build a new 105,000-square-foot building on the same property as the current school at 420 Greenwood Road. The township’s planning commission voted to recommend approval for the supervisors. Diane Hicks, Kennett Township’s director of planning and…
The Brandywine Conservancy and the city of Wilmington joined forces to give area residents an update on the flood study prompted by Hurricane Ida. Director of Community Services for the conservancy Grant DeCosta was joined by Wilmington’s Assistant Water Division Director Bryan Lennon. DeCosta said Ida was “the catalyst” for the study but that the study won’t be finished until this summer. He said the…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Feb. 10 through Feb. 16. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Motorists should expect a 24/7 lane closure on Route 1 between Orchard Avenue and Greenwood Road in East Marlborough Township…
• Longwood Gardens is offering a photography course, Introduction to Portrait Photography. Learn the fundamentals of portrait photography by experimenting with lighting, posing, and beautiful botanical scenery. Then, work with fellow photography enthusiasts to make fun, impactful portraits in the Gardens — be ready to take portraits and have your portrait taken. Any camera is welcome, from smartphone to professional. This is a three-day course,…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks Police said they arrested a 35-year-old woman from Claymont for shoplifting at the Target on Hatton Dr. in Concord Township on Dec. 14. The suspect was not identified in the report, but police said she stole $328 worth of merchandise. Avondale Barracks • A 73-year-old woman from West Chester and a 15-year-old boy from Chadds Ford were injured in a…
Javier Acuna took a risk in 2016 when he opened Del Pez Mexican Gastropub on the Wilmington Riverfront. At the time, customers seeking Latin flavors wanted straightforward tacos, enchiladas and fajitas—the cuisine they ordered at Acuna’s Santa Fe Mexican Grill in Newark and Wilmington. But Del Pez is about creative flavors, artful plating and the interplay of ingredients, an approach widely accepted on American, Asian and even Italian…
It was a short and somber Board of Supervisors meeting Monday night as the board paid tribute to former Supervisor Frank Murphy, who died last week. There was a moment of silence in his honor, followed by township solicitor Mike Maddren reading a formal statement. He read, in part: "The Township's accomplishments under Frank's leadership are too many to list here. Frank was most proud…
The stream running down Beaver Dam Road to Brandywine Creek is free of ice, but still cold. And it looks that way.
On Saturday afternoon, Concord Township held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the old Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal Church on Spring Valley Road. The township bought the property in 2014 for its historic significance with the idea to restore and move it, but then some historic reality came into the mix. For roughly 100 years — from 1880 into the early 1980s — the Spring Valley…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Mia Miss Mia is a beautiful 12-year-old lap kitty. She is super sweet, loves to be petted, and enjoys being kissed on her forehead. Please meet Mia as soon as possible and consider opening your heart and home to this wonderful senior lady. You can name your adoption fee…