Opposition heard for Ugly Ducklings sign in Pocopson
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
POCOPSON – The Ducklings Early Learning Center, located in the Riverside at Chadds Ford community on Winston Lane, has been open for the new school year but without a sign on the front of the newly constructed building. The registered trade-marked yellow ducks with orange lettering invoked some opposition from the board.
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Chesco celebrates Planning Month
Chester County Commissioners present a Community Planning Month proclamation to members of the Chester County Planning Commission. (Left to right): David Ward, Assistant Director of the Chester County Planning Commission; Matt Hammond, Chair of the Planning Commission; Commissioner Terence Farrell; Brian O’Leary, Executive Director of the Planning Commission; and Chester County Commissioners Michelle...
Art Watch: the Delaware County Studio Tour is on
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Rev up your engines and sync your google maps ap and prepare to explore the arts from the 51 artists at 19 studio locations showing throughout Delaware County this weekend! Most everyone knows about the Chester County Studio Tour which is now a blockbuster May event every year, but the Delaware County Studio Tour is still getting its sea legs, as it is just in its...
On Stage: The Main Squeeze
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Main Squeeze
The Main Squeeze relocated from the Midwest to the West Coast and now are in the middle of a long tour of the East Coast – a tour that brings then to the area for a show on October 17 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http://undergroundarts.org).
The band features Ben “Smiley” Silverstein, keyboards; Max...
GOP, Dems spar over campaign materials
Updated 9 a.m. 10-17: Confirms Reif’s title is Controller
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Margaret Reif (left) and Norman MacQueen
The county’s Democrats are taking Controller Norman MacQueen to task for citing achievements on Republican Party campaign literature that Democrats say are “outrageous” and “imagined” while GOP officials say challenger Margaret Reif is being dishonest...
ACA health care enrollment opens Nov. 1
The Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period for 2018 coverage begins November 1st, 2017 and ends December 15th, 2017. If you are not covered by health insurance, this is the one time of year you can enroll in a plan. If you are covered by a Marketplace plan, open enrollment allows you to evaluate other plans and switch if another one suits you better. Even if you don’t switch plans, you should...
Sunset Farm gets conservation easement
NEW GARDEN — Natural Lands announced Friday the preservation of 28 acres of farmland, orchard, and forest in the northwestern corner of New Garden Township, Chester County. Owners Lynn Sinclair and John Morris placed the property—known as Sunset Farm—under conservation easement, ensuring it will remain open forever.
A conservation easement is a legally binding agreement that remains in place...
On Stage (Spotlight): Ramirez brings tour to Boot and Saddle
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
David Ramirez
Sometimes you have to go places, even when you’re not going anywhere — like David Ramirez.
On October 15, Ramirez will bring his “We’re Not Going Anywhere Tour” to Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-639-4528, www.bootandsaddlephilly.com).
The tour shares its name with Ramirez’ new album.
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When too much is, well, too much
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
True confessions: I don’t always practice what I preach.
Case in point, how many times have I written about weeding out the clothes/shoes/accessories that are taking up space and collecting dust in your closet? Over the six years “Read My Lipgloss” has been in existence, I would have to guess that it has been my subject approximately eight times.
But,...
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