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Firefighters honored for rescue

Around Town April 17

New website for gardeners

Photo of the Week: Yin and Yang

Davis tract preserved

Federal cuts hurting food banks

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 11, 2025

A KACS volunteer helps load a small cart with food for a family needing assistance.

Federal spending freezes are continuing to hit the local level. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board couldn’t buy electric buses, then local libraries were put in a bind. Now it’s local food banks that are feeling the pinch. Within the last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled a $250,000 food order to the Chester County Food Bank, and this has put a hurt on Kennett…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 11, 2025

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from April 14 to April 18. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • On April 14 and 15 Cannery Road between Embreeville Road and Kelsall Road in Newlin Township will be closed from…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 10, 2025

Read more about the article New building OK’d for Painters Crossing

The approved new building includes a fenced area for outdoor dining.

After months of working with the Chadds Ford Planning Commission, The Henderson Group received approval for a new building at Painters Crossing shopping center. Township supervisors granted land use and conditional use approval for a 15,000-plus square foot building in the southeast corner of the shopping center, the area closest to the intersection of Routes 1 and 202. As has been reported since the fall,…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 10, 2025

Read more about the article Around Town April 10

Learn about early American cooking techniques at Newlin Grist Mill.

• Starting on Saturday, April 19, Newlin Grist Mill will host a series of Kitchen Encounters programs to demonstrate historic cooking and explore early American foodways. The programs will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on selected Saturdays in the recently restored 1739 Trimble House Kitchen, as well as at the reconstructed bake oven behind the site’s Miller’s House. The first demonstration is…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 9, 2025

Read more about the article New ambiance and menu at Hearth Kitchen

Hearth Kitchen in the Shoppes at Longwood has reopened.

After being sold and then closed for renovations, Hearth Kitchen in the Shoppes at Longwood is open again. The interior has been reworked and the menu expanded to have something for a variety of tastes. Platinum Dining Group bought the restaurant at the end of last year. It’s been in the hospitality industry for almost 20 years and is owned by Carl and Lisa Georigi.…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 9, 2025

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating the theft of $6,150 from a 77-year-old woman in Concord Township. Police are calling it a matter of theft by deception. According to the report, the victim wired the money to an unknown person posing as a famous actor. The actor was not named in the report. • A 53-year-old Garnet Valley woman told police…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 8, 2025

Radley Run Country Club wants to have a seasonal cover over four of its tennis courts and presented the idea to the Birmingham Township Board of Supervisors Monday night. It was an exploratory presentation and no decision was made. Attorney Lou Colagreco told supervisors there was some uncertainty about what type of permits would be needed, if any. “Radley wants to enclose the courts for…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 8, 2025

Reyburn's Tavern

A dilapidated shell on a neglected and overgrown lot is all that remains of Reyburn’s Tavern on Route 1 in Pennsbury Township, except for the memories of those who went there during its heyday.

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 7, 2025

Read more about the article Adopt-a-Pet April 7

The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Mona A shelter is no place for a senior dog. Meet Mona. This beautiful 9-year-old dog is looking for a soft place to land. Don't let her age fool you. Mona is dog-friendly and enjoys time in our yards with her new friends. Please come meet Mona today. You…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 4, 2025

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from April 7 to April 11. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Tree trimming will cause daytime lane closures on Wylie Road between Creek and Birmingham roads in Birmingham Township through April…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 3, 2025

Read more about the article A new face for history

Renovations are underway at the Brandywine Battlefield Park.

Anyone driving by the Brandywine Battlefield Park might have noticed some work going on. The park getting some renovations in advance of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next year and the Battle of Brandywine in 2027. “The work is supposed to be done by the end of this month, but I’m not sure, so don’t hold me to that,”…