Chester County Historical Society addresses clothing
Grant will help implement upcoming fashion exhibition
The Chester County Historical Society will open an exhibit on 19th-century clothing in November.
For the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS), a new gift could be considered the perfect fashion accessory.
A $35,000 grant from the Coby Foundation, a New York group that funds projects in the textile and needle arts field, will help implement the...
Brandywine Polo kicks off 2013 season with Ed. Foundation benefit
Music, food, fun, polo and $2 per ticket goes to the UCF Education Foundation, May 31
NEW GARDEN — Imagine music, fine foods, including authentic southern BBQ, locally crafted wine and beer — and world class polo, too — all under the stars: Friday Night Under The Stars.
Not sold yet? Well, how about the fact that $1 from every admission was going to the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation...
Broadway on the Brandywine, Saturday
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Combine the best of Broadway with the stars of Unionville and what do you get?
Foundation Fest 2013: Broadway on the Brandywine, this Saturday night at Unionville High School will feature students from every Unionville-Chadds Ford school as well as selected alumni performing some of the most memorable songs from Broadway.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Unionville-Chadds...
Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala
Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates
East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker.
Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular...
Library to kids: Hit books this summer
“Dig into Reading” program offering incentives to active participants
Young readers and teens are invited to join the 2013 Summer Reading Club at the Chester County Library this summer.
Beginning June 10, readers from preschool through high school can register to receive their “Dig into Reading” summer reading club materials. Summer readers will be able to become “Champion Readers”...
Music, memories come alive during Memorial Day parade
[slideshow id=3]KENNETT SQUARE — Thousands of local residents gathered to watch one of the largest Memorial Day Parades in recent history, as it made its way from the downtown area of the Borough to the Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Township, Monday, where a moving ceremony honored the nation’s war dead.
Although the closing ceremonies were somber (see video below), the parade itself was a...
State police offering free child safety-seat check-up
Technicians will assist parents with proper installation
State police from the Avondale barracks will be conducting a free child safety-seat check-up on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Avondale Fire Company, 23 Firehouse Way, Avondale, police said Tuesday.
The event is being held in conjunction with the “Click It or Ticket” campaign and is by appointment only. To reserve a spot, call Trooper...
Opportunity for middle-schoolers to test waters
Intro-to-Row clinic will be offered Saturday
Curious about crew? The Newport Rowing Club (NRC) is offering a “Middle School Intro-to-Row Clinic” on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The session, designed for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders, will feature certified coaches and experienced athletes presenting the basics, including water safety, “the language of rowing,” stroke fundamentals,...
Brandywine Ace Grand Re-Opening celebrates best of the old and the new, Sat.
Brandywine Ace Pet and Farm has all-new look, inside and out, but features the same great service that has made the store a staple in the area for than 150 years. Saturday, they celebrate their grand reopening, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
POCOPSON — The old bromide suggests “everything old is new again.”
And while that might seem unlikely in this world of smartphones, social media and the like, the true...
Ferentinos, Jacono become Eagle Scouts
Dominic S. Ferentinos (left) and Brenton M. Jacono of Boy Scout Troop 31 of Chadds Ford were elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout, at a Court of Honor earlier this month.
CHADDS FORD — Dominic S. Ferentinos and Brenton M. Jacono, were both awarded the highest honor from the Boy Scouts of America; Eagle Scout. A ceremony was held on May 6 at Troop 31’s Court of Honor in Chadds Ford. Troop 31...
