On Stage: Zoe Ko’s career coming on like a storm

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Zoe Ko Zoe Ko’s music career is like a storm brewing in the distance. You can feel it in the air. You know it’s coming. And you know that it’s going to be a major event. Ko grew up in New York and recently has relocated to Los Angeles. She has released one EP, “Baby Teeth,” along with a bunch of emotional alt-pop singles and is now on her first...

11 Area HS students earn Associate Degrees prior to receiving high school diplomas

In an era of escalating four-year college costs, 11 local high school students have a lot to celebrate this spring. They have earned Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts degrees from Delaware County Community College prior to completing their high school graduation requirements. Nine students from Coatesville Area School District and two students from Downingtown Area School District took advantage of Delaware...

KAPA announces deal with Chester County Disc Golf for Anson Nixon Park

The Kennett Area Park Authority (KAPA) announced Tuesday that Chester County Disc Golf (CCDG) will assume responsibility in collaboration with KAPA and its staff to maintain and promote events for the disc golf course located in Anson B. Nixon Park. CCDG club is a registered 501(c)(3) organization in the state, with a mission to help grow the sport of disc golf through community outreach, course development,...

Planning meeting set for Chester County 250

US Rep. Chrissy Houlahan with Randall Spackman, Kent Snell and Noah Lewis on Veterans Day in Chester County. With the nation’s 250th anniversary fast approaching, it’s time for Chester County organizations, neighborhoods, and individuals to get ready. CC250 will host a community planning summit on Friday, June 7 at Thornbury Farm in West Chester from 8:30 – 12:30. Attendees will have the opportunity...

Coatesville announces return of ‘First Fridays’

Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance announces the return of Downtown Coatesville’s highly anticipated monthly event, First Fridays, beginning May 3rd and continuing through October 2024. In partnership with City Hall, the Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance is committed to aligning resources to help drive economic growth that enables healthy community development. On the first Friday of each month...

Earth Day: County celebrates transformation of Loch Nairn into park

Meeting at the former Loch Nairn Golf Club, which has been preserved and will become a public park, are the representatives who are investing in its environmental transformation. From left to right: Chester County Commissioner Eric Roe; Drew Gilchrist, Regional Advisor for the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; Kate Raman, Project Manager for Natural Lands; David Unger, Chair, New...

Letter: How secure are 21st Century nuclear weapons from cyber attack?

To The Editor, The world is facing three existential threats: climate change, nuclear weapons, and AI. I would like to point out that all three are interconnected. Perhaps what is most worrisome is the real threat of 21st-century nuclear weapons being hacked. I would like to raise the alarm about the two trillion dollar “enhancement” or “modernization” of  US nuclear weapons. ...

Pack 60 Cub Scouts honored for Anson Nixon cleanup work

Cub Scout Pack 60 member Eli Culp and advisor Lindsay Culp, right, received a Youth Award at the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisor’s Annual Educational Conference in April in Hershey. The two are pictured with PSATS Secretary-Treasurer Robert Heffelfinger. Community parks often rely on volunteers to help with daily operations, and Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Township is no...

County releases 2024 Farm Guide

Whether you’re on the hunt for locally-grown produce, a fun weekend activity, or you want to learn a little more about agriculture, one of Chester County’s important industries, the annual Chester County Farm Guide has it all! The Farm Guide highlights more than125 family-owned farms and markets throughout Chester County, spotlights the County’s Agriculture Award recipients, and includes a Farm...

Fiorentino Award for Diversity & Sustainability to be presented to West Chester Cardiologist, Dr. Mian A. Jan

Dr. Mian A. Jan, president of West Chester Cardiology, will be the recipient of the inaugural Drs. Christopher and Susan Fiorentino Award for Diversity and Sustainability on April 27. The Dinniman Together Fund at West Chester University announces the establishment of the Drs. Christopher and Susan Fiorentino Award for Diversity and Sustainability in honor of the couple’s inspiring efforts to incorporate...