What To Do: Time for Kennett Winterfest
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Something special is brewing in Kennett Square this weekend — a popular annual event known as the Kennett Winterfest. Usually, tickets are already sold out by this time but this year some tickets remain.
The Fifth Annual Kennett Winterfest (http://kennettwinterfest.com/) will be held on February 25 from 12:30-4 p.m. at 600 South Broad Street in Kennett...
Downingtown’s Sharma wins county spelling bee
Pictured above is 2017 Chester County Spelling Bee Champion Sid Sharma from Downingtown Middle School, with second place winner Aakash Narayan and third place winners Ritish Kodali from Katheryn D. Markley Elementary School and Lineesha Kamana from the Marsh Creek Sixth Grad Center. (From left to right: Ritish Kodali, Aakash Narayan, Sid Sharma, and Lineesha Kamana).
DOWNINGTOWN — “E-s-t-r-e-p-e.”...
Fair DistrictsPA forum takes on Gerrymandering
Carol Kuniholm, Chair of Fair Districts PA, addressing the audience, Wednesday night at West Chester Henderson High School.
By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times
WEST CHESTER – Political strategist Karl Rove once said, “He who can control redistricting can control Congress.” At her presentation Wednesday at Henderson High School, Fair Districts PA Chair Carol Kuniholm used this quote to illustrate...
Kennett’s Feliciano scales new heights in pole vault
By Hannah Christopher, Running Editor, The Times
Xavier Feliciano at the Pennsylvania Indoor Track Carnival at Lehigh University.
Xavier Feliciano is an extraordinary person who is a senior at Kennett High School. His pole vaulting coach Paul Eyanson is also extraordinary, and the two of them together have accomplished great heights.
Literally and physically the team of these two have made it...
On Stage: Riverdance dances through more than two decades
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
If it seems as if “Riverdance” has been around forever — it’s because it has been around forever. If you’re not of the age to drink legally in Pennsylvania or Delaware, then you weren’t even born yet when “Riverdance” made its stage debut in London
Its popularity never seems to wane. Like the Energizer Bunny and Betty White, “Riverdance”...
Deputy celebrates 30 years in Sheriff’s office
Hercules “Herc” Avello
WEST CHESTER — More than three decades ago, an unlikely confluence of regional influences – mushrooms, the Wyeths, and a passel of crooks – redefined a Kennett Square resident’s career path.
Hercules “Herc” Avello, who marked his 30th anniversary with the Chester County Sheriff’s Office last month, said he expected to follow his father’s footsteps into the...
P.J. Whelihan’s introduces new menu
The new menu at PJ Whelihan’s
Local eatery P.J. Whelihan’s unveiled a new menu now available at all 14 locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey — including its locations in Chester County in Dilworthtown and Downingtown. With a refreshed new look, the sleek and sharp menu is studded with additions chosen specifically in reaction to the demands and purchasing history of loyal P.J. Whelihan’s...
TCHS Pickering wins 2017 Tech Bowl
TCHS Pickering won the 2017 Tech Bowl. Members of the team pose with the winning trophy.
DOWNINGTOWN — “Hippocrates! Pandemic! La La Land!” In a head-to-head technical and current event knowledge showdown, the three Technical College High School (TCHS) campuses faced off at the annual TCHS Tech Bowl on Thursday, February 2.
Teams from TCHS Brandywine, Pickering and Pennock’s Bridge competed...
Art Watch: New moon rising over Chester County
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This week there are some very special art events that are opening in our area. From big art openings at two local museums to space-clearing- new-moon rituals in Cochranville, there are always interesting art activities in and around Chester County every week.
A view of Chester County by photo contest winner Lee Schlingmann.
Before we kick off the art week, congratulations...
Congress members can’t hide from the voters