• A reminder that the Chadds Ford Township Board of Sup[ervisors will hear the conditional use and land use application for Hank’s Place during a meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22. Owners Anthony and Katie Young need supervisors’ approval for both so they can rebuild the eatery after it was destroyed in the flooding from Hurricane Ida. The supervisors are also expected to vote on the 2023 budget during that meeting.
• In addition to its normal hours Tuesday through Saturday, Brandywine Prime has announced special holiday hours. The restaurant will be open on Mondays through the rest of the month and on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. Holiday hours are Monday, Dec. 19 open from 4:30-9 p.m. and 3:30-9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24. Prime will be closed Christmas Day, but reopen on Monday, Dec. 26 from 4:30-9 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. on Dec. 31, and then 4-9 p.m. on Sunday, New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
• Concord Township will have Christmas tree recycling this year. The Public Works staff will pick up your holiday tree during the first week of January to be chipped for use or composted. Residents must register for pickup by noon on Dec. 22 by calling the township office at 610-459-8911 or emailing their name and street address to office@concordtownship.org. All decorations must be removed, and the trees placed on the curb by 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3 for pickup from Jan. 3-6.
• He was known as “Mad Anthony Wayne.” But why? He was considered an unlikely general and he was not Gen. George Washington’s favorite. He was a notorious womanizer, heavy drinker, and spend-thrift, and was removed from Congress for voter fraud. Learn more about the “Unlikely General” on Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 7-8 p.m. with the Chester County History Center on Zoom. The event is pay-as-you-wish, but registration is required.
