Inner Nature: Palynology
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
Palynology is the study of tiny particles such as pollen, spores, dust and soil particles, microfossils, and other miniature items that are carried as inclusions in macro items such as rock layers, soil on a shoe, paint on a wall, and foodstuffs such as honey. The presence of pollen in honey provides a clue to the flowers from which bees obtain nectar, and is a...
What To Do: Holiday and non-holiday events for everyone
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Christmas week is here and, for the most part, it is the penultimate weekend for holiday attractions.
Additionally, there are several other non-holiday attractions on tap for the next 10 days.
Christmas-influenced music, advertising, TV shows and events are everywhere. It is virtually impossible not to be affected by the Christmas holiday season —...
On Stage: Stomp returns to Philly at Kimmel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Stomp
The musical stage show “Stomp” has been playing to packed houses for almost 30 years and its popularity is showing no signs of waning.
The energetic and highly percussive show is coming back to Philadelphia from December 28-January 2 for an eight-show run at the Merriam Theater (250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-893-1999, www.kimmelculturalcampus.org)...
Chester County Commemorates National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day with service remembering 13 who died without a home in 2021
Thirteen candles represent 13 individuals without homes who passed away in 2021 in Chester County.
Chester County joined communities across the nation Tuesday in remembering those who died in 2021 without a place to call home.
Just before sundown on what would be the longest night of the year, members of the Chester County community gathered in front of the Historic Chester County Courthouse to hear...
Coroner: Chesco seeing ‘sharp rise’ in COVID deaths
As the saying goes, folks in Chester County may be done with COVID, but COVID and especially the new Omicron variant are not done with Chester County: the county’s Coroner says that deaths are increasing from the virus this month — a majority coming from those who have not been vaccinated.
Dr. Christina VandePol, Chester County Coroner, issued a statement Tuesday outlining the spike in deaths...
Healthcare: the battle for survival
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
As the end of a very unusual year comes to a close I have been looking at what changes this has brought to the small business community. Like many independent dental practices I am a small businesswoman. My industry is a bit different however than many other small businesses, in that we have no mechanism to raise our fees when the costs of...
ReFire at any age: It’s that time of year…..
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
How would you finish that phrase?
The song finishes that phrase with, “when the world falls in love”. That doesn’t necessarily mean to fall in love romantically. I think it means falling in love with life.
I would tweak that phrase a bit by saying; it’s that time of year for spreading love, joy and cheer.
The excitement of the holiday season is all...
DASD Superintendent wins statewide recognition
Superintendent Emilie Lonardi, Ph.D. receives the PASA Award for Service to the Profession (Pictured from left to right: Dr. Jay Burkhart, PASA President; Steven Delisle, Sponsor: Horace Mann; Emilie M. Lonardi, Ph.D., Superintendent of Downingtown Area School District; Josh Winter, Sponsor: Horace Mann)
DOWNINGTOWN — Not only does Downingtown Area School District have award-winning schools and award-winning...
County renews partnership with Coatesville’s 2nd Century Alliance
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline renewed the County’s partnership with Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance this week, in support of the revitalization and economic development of the City of Coatesville.
The Board of Commissioners extended a contract through the Department of Community Development at its final public meeting of 2021, providing funding...
Commissioners OK program for commercial property clean energy loans
The Chester County Commissioners approved a resolution this week to activate the County’s participation in a program that will allow commercial building owners to borrow money for clean energy upgrades to their properties and pay the money back through an assessment on their property tax bill.
C-PACE, which stands for Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, is a financial tool for commercial property...
