On Stage: Dirty Dancing, ‘Succeed’ bring Broadway local
Also: Fab Faux, Katrina minus the Waves and more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Dirty Dancing opens Tuesday and runs through April 5 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
Over the next week, theater fans have two great options to attend popular musicals. One is the inaugural national tour of a recent Broadway hit based on a popular movie and the other is a staging of an oft-revived Broadway...
County moves to preserve 1,000 acres of open space
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners moved Thursday to approve the preservation of more than 1,000 acres of open space, as the county closes in on having preserved some 125,000 acres of open space over the last couple of decades.
During Tuesday’s Sunshine meeting of the county commissioners, Bill Gladden, director of the county’s Department of Open Space Preservation, said the grants...
Good Stuff: SPCA donation drive, 1st grad and more!
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Furry friends unite…Exton Elementary student Ashton McLaughlin and teacher, Ms. Tina Buckel coordinated a very successful donation drive benefiting the Chester County SPCA. Lots...
Celebrating past, present and future
Appreciate that we are the sum of our experiences, but keep looking ahead
By Dr. Matthew Lapp, Columnist, The Times
Our son celebrates his first birthday this week and his mom and I decided to put together a small time capsule to commemorate some of the notable events that have occurred in his first year. It’s been a great year, and it brings us a tremendous amount of joy to watch him develop and...
Teachers’ union hits school board over negotiations briefing
Board honors retirees including UHS principal
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association President Scott Broomall responded with anger during the public comment portion of Monday night Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education meeting, over his surprise at the board’s decision to go public early in the process to negotiate a new...
Art Watch: Chadds Ford Art Show adds ‘Other Points of View’
Also: John Baker’s ‘Past & Present’
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This year’s 60th Annual Chadds Ford Art Show presents the work of 70 local professional artists in a variety of media and price-point this Friday and Saturday, March 20 -21st. In addition to the many fine artists that show in the main exhibition hall, the Art Committee had added an “Art Salon-...
Letter: Toomey is blocking job creation
To the editor:
Our state has a proud history as a center of manufacturing. Of course the economy evolves, but we have also sustained self-inflicted damage. US taxpayers have been paying to encourage corporations to outsource their production and even to move their headquarters abroad. What sense does that make (except to the corporations, of course)?
I recall a few years ago, IBM fired a lot...
Patton students stage Walk For Water, Saturday
Inspired by a book, students work to fund water projects in Uganda and Dominican Republic
Charles F. Patton eighth grade students display the book “A Long Walk to Water” which inspired them to help children in developing nations get clean water. A Walk For Water event this Saturday is being run by the students, who hope to raise $5,000 to help pay for projects in Uganda and the Dominican...
73rd running of Brandywine Hills Point To Point, April 5
Spectators at the 2014 Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point enjoy getting up close to the action. Photo by Martha Fuller.
POCOPSON — The Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point, which coincides with Easter this year, has been a favorite springtime outing for many local families and racing fans in Chester County for years and in some cases, even generations. Emphasizing its family friendliness, in addition to...
Letter: Going backwards in Unionville-Chadds Ford?