In “Game of Thrones,” viewers became aware of the phrase “Winter is coming.” In. Kennett Square, though, people know Winterfest is coming. And this year teetotalers can attend with a smaller admission cost. The 2025 Winterfest, put on by Kennett Collective, is now in its 13th year and is set for 12:30-4 p.m. on Feb. 22 at 600 S. Broad Street in Kennett Square. New…
The Chadds Ford Township Zoning Hearing Board Tuesday denied a request for a variance from the requirement that the owner of a bed and breakfast live on the property. The vote to deny was 3-0. At issue was the 40-plus acre property at 1465 Smithbridge Road owned by Smithbridge Partners, L.P. with William D. Gardner as principal. Opposing the request were Kirsten Werner and Jared…
A giant mouth, a fossil, from the long-extinct Rock Gobbler species, is found along the banks of the Brandywine.
The Chadds Ford Sewer Authority is looking to borrow $300,00 and needs the township to guarantee that loan. The matter was discussed during the Board of Supervisors work session on Jan. 22 and could be voted on in February. Supervisors’ Chairman Timotha Trigg said the loan would be from the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority to replace the Woodland Pump Station. “Originally planned for future…
With less than a month to go before the final vote, district residents continue to speak against the recommended plan to build a new middle school. School Superintendent John Sanville made that recommendation during a special Jan. 6 meeting. People are still upset over school district spending and they’re pointing fingers at the board and the superintendent. Eric Dietrick, of East Marlboro said East Marlboro…
A knot on a downed tree looks like the eyeball of some large prehistoric creature.
Kennett Square has long billed itself as The Mushroom Capital of the World, but this past autumn the capital was invaded. The attacker? Phorid flies. Kennett Mayor Matt Fetick has issued an emergency declaration and has asked the governor for help in combatting the situation. Phorid flies, about 1/8 of an inch in length, are a large family of flies with an estimated 3,500 species.…
A draft of Brandywine Conservancy’s Flood Study Report is now available online for public scrutiny. Grant DeCosta, the conservancy’s director of community services made the announcement on Jan. 16, saying there is a 45-day window for comment that will close on March 1. As previously reported, it was the devastation from Hurricane Ida on Sept. 1, 2021, that instigated the need for the study. Properties…
There were no voting items for the U-CF School Board directors on Monday, but there was still a lot of talk about CF Patton Middle School. Some residents still don’t like the costs involved with the possibility of replacing the school as was recommended by the superintendent during a Jan. 6 special meeting. Director of Finance Joe Deady reviewed the estimated costs and timelines of…
This is January, not Paul Simon’s “deep and dark December,” but it’s still a cold winter’s day with frigid temperatures causing snow and ice to block part of the Brandywine’s flow at the ChesLen Preserve in Newlin Township.
The Henderson Group will return to the Chadds Ford Planning Commission at least one more time before it can get a recommendation for a new building in Painters Crossing. As reported in November, Henderson wants to construct a 15,000-plus square foot building at the southeast corner of the shopping center, taking over the pads that had previously been occupied by Farmers’ Road, Arby’s, and the…