Photo of the Week: History’s Witnesses

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History’s Witnesses

The Gilpin House and a majestic sycamore tree — at the Brandywine Battlefield Park — are witnesses to American History. The house was the home of the Gideon Gilpin Family during the Battle of Brandywine and the tree, according to the National Arborist Association and the International Society of Arboriculture assert that the tree has been there since the signing of the U.S. Constitution.

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Twin Bridges to close April 1

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Work to replace the bridge is scheduled to start April 1 and last into next autumn. (Courtesy image.)

It’s finally going to happen, according to PennDOT. Twin Bridges, the old span over the Brandywine Creek on S. Creek Road between Chadds Ford and Pennsbury Township will be closed for replacement in two weeks and stay closed until autumn of 2025. In addition to the bridge, the project includes replacing the approach roadway, the guide rails, and signing/pavement marking upgrades. The anticipated start date…

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Art show new format scores

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The 75th Chadds Ford Elementary School Art Show and Sale had some changes, but the show was a hit anyway.

The new format for the Chadds Ford Elementary School Art Show and Sale, which coincided with the show’s 75th anniversary, seems to have been a hit. And while some artists bowed out for this year, the show picked up 23 new artists, professionals who haven’t shown there before. Changes for this year included having it on one day only, Saturday. Gone was the Friday night…

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Tavern wants more parking

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Owners of The Chadds Ford Tavern are looking to add more parking for patrons.

It’s only in the sketch plan phase, but the Chadds Ford Tavern could get more parking if the plan moves forward to fruition. The idea presented to the township Planning Commission Wednesday night is for the restaurant to buy the 22-acre parcel just east of the tavern, and use that for more parking, stormwater management, and a new home for restaurateur Phil Ferro and his…

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An award for Concord

Concord Township won a Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society award for Excellence in Recreation and Parks for its Race for the Watershed event held last summer. Steve Jacobs, Concord’s Parks and Recreation director, said the event, which included a rubber duck race, raised $10,000 for the Newlin Grist Mill for water monitoring equipment. “[the PRPS] looks for outstanding programming and special events…We submitted [the Race…

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Birmingham in brief

Birmingham Township supervisors made short work of a light agenda Monday night. The board voted to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with West Goshen Township for shared police software. Solicitor Kristin Camp said the software will allow for the various police agencies to share reports more readily. Supervisors also awarded a contract of more than $391,000 to Innovative Construction Services of Folcroft for the 2024…

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Goodier appointed new supervisor

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Kathleen Goodier, left, takes the oath of office to become the new supervisor in Chadds Ford Township. Judge Wendy Roberts administers the oath while township tax collector Valerie Hoxter holds the Bible.

Kathleen Goodier, a long-time Chadds Ford Township resident and volunteer, became the township’s new supervisor Wednesday night. Supervisors Samantha Reiner and Timotha Trigg voted her in to replace Frank Murphy who died on Jan. 31. Goodier has been on the Open Space Committee and most recently served on the Planning Commission. She will serve through 2025, which would have been the expiration of Murphy’s six-year…

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New coffee shop brewing in CF

Steve Sonsini knows the importance of first impressions. And he knows the first impression he wants people to experience when they enter his soon-to-open Chadds Ford Coffee House: “Come in and smell the coffee,” he said. The Chadds Ford Coffee House isn’t open yet, but Sonsini and his wife Jackie are hoping to open in early April. They’re still renovating the interior of the old…

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