What To Do: get out there and enjoy summer festivals
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Kountry K-9 Show at the Kimberton Fair.
This is the time of the year for outdoor festivals. Every summer, this area is a hotbed for festivals — blueberry festivals, peach festivals, county fairs, firemen’s festivals, state fairs and plain old country fairs.
If you enjoy country fairs, you can also check out the 89th Annual Kimberton Community Fair...
On Stage: DiBuono ‘Trumps’ the competition with dead-on impression
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Bob DiBuono as Donald J. Trump, Billionaire.
Bob DiBuono never set out to be a stand-up comedian. But, life as a comic is where the New Jersey native’s career path has taken him.
On July 20, the veteran comedian will make a rare area appearance when he headlines the Candlelight Comedy Club (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware, 302- 475-2313, www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org)
“For...
Coatesville redevelopment kicks off — for real
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times
DEPG CEO Jim DePetris and a bevy of state, county and local officials celebrate a ceremonial start to demolition for the Coatesville Gateway project, Tuesday.
COATESVILLE — For nearly a generation, plans to begin to revitalize the city have appeared on the horizon, only to disappear like a distant mirage, leaving city residents thirsty, time and again, for real progress....
Art Watch: New solar art installation is out of this world
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
West Chester University has been steadily increasing the presence of art throughout its beautiful campus in West Chester Pennsylvania. The latest artistic space was created outside the entrance to WCU’s Mather Planetarium, located off of the intersection of Church Street and Rosedale Avenue.
Clay artist Rhoda Kahler was commissioned to create “Constellation”,...
So. Chesco Police promote Ward to Corporal
Cpl. Jason Ward
NEW GARDEN — The Southern Chester County Police Department announced the promotion of one of its patrolmen, Jason Ward, to Corporal, Monday.
Ward will be formally promoted at a ceremony during the regular meeting of the Southern Chester County Regional Public Safety Commission on Thursday, August 10, at 7:30 pm. As a respectful gesture to the origins of Cpl. Ward’s law enforcement...
Kennett Library to host Solstice Fair July 22
KENNETT SQUARE – The Kennett Library hosts its solstice fair event on July 22 from 10 AM to 3 PM for children, teens and adults. Artists, craftpersons and other vendors will be set up throughout the building with items for sale.
After a wonderful response from both vendors and the community, the library has brought its marketplace event to the summer season. Open to all members of the public,...
Chesco to be honored for WRAP program
Chester County’s Department of Probation, Parole and Pretrial Services has garnered two more national awards for the Women’s Reentry Assessment and Programming (WRAP) initiative.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has recognized Chester County for the WRAP program as part of its 2017 achievement awards under the category of Criminal Justice and Public Safety. This award will be presented...
Registration opens for Degville golf tournament
Registration is now underway for the Seventh Annual Madeline Degville Suicide Prevention Golf Tournament to be held Monday, August 14, 2017, at the top-rated Broad Run Golfer’s Club, located at 1520 Tattersall Way in West Chester. Proceeds from the event benefit The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC).
The tournament – a Four-Person Scramble, 18 holes — will...
W. Chester ATA to hold Phila. regional taekwondo tournament
Get ready for a board-smashing, high-kicking, medal-winning event! At Neumann University (1 Neumann Drive Aston, PA) on July 29, 2017, the West Chester, PA American Taekwondo Association (ATA) will be hosting the Philadelphia Regional Tournament.
Award winning animator (Disney, Nickelodeon & Cartoon Network) and co-creator of the ATA Tiger program, Jeffrey Nodelman, will be in attendance as a special...
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