What To Do: Fun, Freedom, fireworks and Good Neighbors for 4th of July

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Downingtown Good Neighbor Day Independence Day is just around the corner but, unfortunately, there is no Independence Day Weekend this here because July 4 falls on a Wednesday. This means there will be some adjustments for the time period when June slides into July. There will still be a wide variety of holiday activities – they just won’t be weekend...

What To Do: Celebrating America’s birthday

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Freedom Fest Independence Day Weekend is here – a long weekend with the hot weather that traditionally accompanies it. Area residents know that the arrival of the multi-day holiday weekend means it is time for two of Chester County’s longest-running and most popular Independence Day events — Downingtown Good Neighbor Day (Kerr Park, Downingtown, 610-285-1119,...

What To Do: Freedom Fest, Big Bang BBQ

Push away those stormy clouds, there’s lots to do this holiday weekend  By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times The Orbitron is just one of many attractions this weekend at Nottingham County Park’s Freedom Fest. Every year, Independence Day is officially celebrated on July 4. This year, it will also be celebrated on July 5 when Nottingham County Park (150 Park Road, Nottingham, 610-932-2589, www.chesco.org/ccparks) presents...