This is not about an inn with history going back almost 200 years. Nor is it about detailed corporate and legal matters about its purchase by Encompass Health Corp, its scheduled closing on June 25, or its eventual demolition. It’s about a family who believed in hard work and in America. Few remember the Great Ionian Earthquake of 1953 that measured 6.8 on the ...

It’s a day that began for the purpose of honoring the war dead from the Civil War and has developed into a day filled with parades and pageantry. But the roots are remembered. The first Memorial Day was in 1868 and was known as Decoration Day to honor those who fell in the war between the states. Yet that first Decoration Day came after several states held their own ...

• Registration is now open, and spots remain for select summer camps and programs at West Chester University. More than 20 camp programs are available for the enrichment and education of area youth from ages 7 – 22. There are camps focusing on music, theatre, art, writing, sports, and more. Programs are taught by expert faculty, student-athletes, and local ...

Kennett Township is one of 15 townships, municipalities, and organizations getting extra open space funding from Chester County. According to a press release, Kennett will get $250,000 to acquire a 23.7-acre wooded property to connect to its 170-acre publicly accessible nature preserve and with trail corridors on two adjacent properties. This will create a trail of ...

The annual Kennett Square Memorial Day Parade is set for next Monday, May 29 beginning at 10 a.m. Bands, dancers, other performers and honored veterans will step off from Kennett High School, move along South Union Street to East Cypress Street, up the 100 block of South Broad Street, then west on State Street to North Union Street, and on to Union Hill Cemetery, ...

• Mt. Cuba Center has brought back the monthly Twilight on the Terrace, through into September. Unwind from the week with a bite to eat while enjoying live music and evening access to the gardens. Local food truck fare, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. Times and dates are 5 – 8 p.m. on June 16, July 14, August 18, and Sept. 1. The event is included with ...

Voter turnout is usually light during off-year elections, especially for the primary election. Yesterday was no exception. It was one of those elections where at any given time, the campaign signs in front of polling places outnumbered voters inside. To quote one poll worker in Chadds Ford Township, turnout in the morning was “minimal.” At the Concord Township ...