Thursday April 4, Members of the Chadds Ford Business Association met at Crozer Medical Plaza to hear about the new health initiatives that are now available locally at the Brinton Lake complex in Concord Township. The emphasis was on the human connection that makes all of the state of the art technology most effective for patient treatment and recovery. The first clue that there was…
Two artists were featured in the exhibit which opened at the Chadds Ford Gallery March 1. John Hannifin and William Basciani mingled with guests and talked about their works. Basciani’s These Three Eggs was another two-fer. One side of the work is a formal still life. On the other side is a sketch of a well known local Victoria Wyeth. Gallery director Barbara Moore shows…
Birmingham Township Board of Supervisors gave the go ahead to the Recreation, Park and Open Space Committee at the March 4 meeting for a Revolutionary War re-enactment. The committee received a request from the Pennsylvania 2nd Regiment of Foot to hold a re-enactment in Sandy Hollow Park sometime in the spring 2014. The Regiment has held events in other local venues including Valley Forge National…
Going viral can be good for business according to Rosemary Kingery. Buzz For Your Business is Kingery’s company that helps business owners use social media to promote their products and services. She said the spread of information on the Internet is similar to the spread of a virus because friends contact friends who contact yet more friends. Instead of the sickness that results from a…
“Dom and Dommer” the two Dominics from Concord Township Board of Supervisors demonstrated with details and maps their extensive knowledge despite their self ascribed nicknames. Dominic Pileggi and Dominic Cappelli updated the members of the Chadds Ford Business Association on the developments in their township. The Chadds Ford Business Association held its annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Brandywine Prime Restaurant in Chadds…
It is with great sadness we announce the loss of our friend and colleague Jim Phreaner. Jim died suddenly at his home on Monday with his wife, Linda, at his side. Jim started writing for Chadds Ford Live as part of his retirement life after a career with the IRS. He chose to join our staff because of his love of his community and his…
“Double Portrait” opened at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Dec. 2. Two artists, each claim opposite ends of the exhibit hall with a floor-to-ceiling letter A. Graphic designer Paula Sher and illustrator Seymour Chwast came to Philadelphia to see the opening of their exhibit and to receive the Design Excellence Award from Collab, a collaboration of design professionals supporting the modern and contemporary design collections…
Fourteen generations have passed, yet stories of the American Revolution draw more than 100 area residents to hear them once more at Radley Run Country Club. Peter M. Adams introduced a panel of speakers each with personal experience of local geography and its history. Adams is a descendant of Henry Adams who came to America in 1638 and whose lineage includes two American presidents. The…
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce members got to the Mendenhall Inn at 7 a.m. and paid money to hear about “Doom and Gloom.” Attorney Donald B. Lynn and Chad Fenstermacher, CPA, teamed up to give advice about impending tax changes. Fenstermacher summarized the Federal budget dilemma as the nation heads toward the “massive fiscal cliff” as described by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Put…
The Concordville-Chadds Ford Rotary celebrated its 60th anniversary with a dinner at Penn Oaks Golf Club Tuesday evening. Local fellowship and service as well as international projects were in evidence throughout the occasion. Rotary member Bill Pittock recounted the events in the wider world during the past 60 years. During that time there were assassinations, the Civil Rights Movement and wars including the Korean War.…
Using monetary policy to reduce unemployment is not effective and poses long term risks warned Charles I. Plosser, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. “Monetary policy is no cure all” Plosner told Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce members gathered to hear his economic report Thursday, Oct. 11 at Hartefeld National in Avondale. The $3 trillion dollar in assets, that that…