Art Watch: The Delaware Valley Art League
Be a part of a creative community…Get out your paints!
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Last week I wrote a bit about the life-changing power of one teacher to inspire hundreds of adults to get out and create and exhibit their work. We all have oil paints or pastels in a drawer somewhere, maybe it is the time to take them out and rekindle that creative flame? Sometimes it takes the community...
Blizzard? Not ‘snow’ much
Although New England appears to have been hit hard, a more easterly than predicted path of Monday’s snowstorm appears to have spared Chester County, as snowfall counts amounted to less than an inch in some parts of the county.
Although light snow was falling Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) is not predicting much in the way of additional accumulations and roads are generally...
Updated: schools close, emergencies declared in wake of winter storm
1 p.m. Updates with closings and snow emergencies
Although it appears Chester County and much of the Delaware Valley will be spared the blizzard conditions and the potential for more than a foot of snow seen in other areas to the north, it will still pack a punch locally, snarling roadways and potentially closing local schools. High winds, with gusts up to 35 MPH, could also lead to power outages,...
Brumbaugh Wealth Management named small business of the year
Kimberly Brumbaugh and Andrew Storti of Brumbaugh Wealth Management display their award for Small Business of The Year from the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry.
EXTON — The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry awarded Brumbaugh Wealth Management with their prestigious Small Business of the Year Award. The award was presented to Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kimberly...
How fashion can shape your home decor
Your home can — and should — reflect your sense of style
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
that you dress yourself. In fact, a soon to be released documentary entitled “Interior Motives” focuses on exactly this concept. Click here for the trailer: http://www.entrypictures.com/
Looks interesting, right? Can’t wait to check it out.
In the meantime, we are in the process of converting...
UCF Board thanks students for ‘a day on and not a day off’
Board OKs 15 motions during busy meeting
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Board of Education held their regular meeting on Tuesday night. The board had a very productive meeting approving more than 15 items up for vote but took time to acknowledge the students and community for a day of service on Martin Luther King (MLK) Day.
Samantha Seidenberger, a senior at Unionville...
What To Do: orchids take center stage at Longwood
Also: educational mini golf, marine dinosaurs and racing nirvana
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Longwood Garden’s “Orchid Extravaganza” opens this weekend and runs through March 29.
What do you think is the largest family of flowering plants in the world?
You can give three answers and you still probably won’t come up with the correct answer. But, if your answer was “the...
Longwood Meeting honored for role in Underground Railroad
Now a Chester County visitors center, the Longwood Progressive Friends Meetinghouse, has been recognized by the National Park Service as a significant historic site.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Kennett Underground Railroad Center (KURC) iannounced this week that the National Park Service (NPS) recently recognized the Longwood Progressive Meetinghouse and Longwood Cemetery as a significant historic site...
Chocolate, chocolate and MORE chocolate!
Wait…Did someone just say CHOCOLATE???
Calling ALL cooks! Are you a professional chef or love to bake? Why not donate your best chocolate desserts and help support the Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival? The festival is happening February 8th, at Kennett High School, 100 E. South St., Kennett Square.
Festival proceeds benefit the United Way of Southern Chester County (UWSCC.) Cakes, cupcakes,...
Barrar appointed to house Consumer Affairs committee
State Rep. Stephen Barrar
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-160) was assigned to serve on the House Consumer Affairs Committee during the 2015-16 legislative session. Barrar will also serve as the chairman of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
“Being a member of the Consumer Affairs Committee will allow me to take the issues and problems that face my constituents...
