The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is just about a month-and-a-half away from deciding what to do about C.F. Patton Middle School. A vote is scheduled for the school board’s Feb. 18 meeting, but a special meeting with a presentation is also scheduled for Monday, Jan. 6. The options on the table for the school are to either build a new one, renovate the current building,…
• Candlelight Theater in Wilmington opens its 2025 season with the musical comedy Something Rotten. The show is a musical farce based on a cross of 16th century Shakespeare and 21st century Broadway. It’s been called “the funniest musical comedy in the last 400 years.” It runs from Jan. 18 through Feb. 23. Go here for ticketing information. • Longwood Gardens is offering a chance…
The rain delayed a lot of people, but they eventually showed up for Midnight in the Square with the Kennett Square Mushroom Drop Tuesday night. Most people didn’t show up until 11:30 p.m., but that left more room for partying before the stroke of midnight. Live music and laser lights set the tone for fun with dancing in the street before the mushroom’s descent at…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks Police said they arrested a 37-year-old woman from Wilmington — not identified in the report — for stealing shoes from DSW Shoes in Concord Township. According to police, the suspect fled, but a later radio call about another theft at a different location led police to arrest the suspect who admitted to the Concord theft. Avondale Barracks • State police…
A spectral image stands watch over a closed for-the-season SIW produce stand.
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Cranberry Look at this beautiful 4-year-old girl. Cranberry is hoping to start the new year with a family of her very own. She is dog-friendly and good on a leash for walking. Please come meet her today. You can name your adoption fee for Cranberry through Sunday, Jan. 5.…
The second half of 2024 saw a convicted murderer back in court, a reimagined Longwood Gardens, a Unionville High. School grad helped the U.S. win Olympic gold, the sale of The Chaddsford Winery, a revamped courtyard at the Brandywine Museum of Art, and an end of the Chadds Ford Business Association. July PennDOT announced some updates for work on two area roads. Route 1 from…
Concord Township is scheduling a resident Christmas Tree Recycling event for after the holiday season! Trees will be recycled to feed our local goats at Bush Hill Farm and others to be mulched for land use. To have your tree included, residents must: Register for pickup by Dec. 30. Registration must be done by calling the township office at 610-459-8911 or emailing [email protected]. If registering…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Roadway construction will cause lane closures on High Street between Rosedale Avenue and Union Street in West Chester on Jan.…
As with all years, some events and news were better than others. For Chadds Ford Township, the year began with a new township manager, a new supervisor, and the death of a supervisor. January Lacey Faber became the new full-time manager for the township. She replaced Matt Baumann. “What attracted me to coming to Chadds Ford is how entrenched it is with history and open…
• Kennett Square’s Midnight on the Square is next Tuesday, Dec. 31. Bring in 2025 with live music, laser lights, and the mushroom drop with a countdown beginning at 11:59 p.m. It all starts on E. State Street at 6:30 p.m. and goes through 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Parking restrictions and road closures of State Street and Union Street will begin at 5 p.m.…
