W. Chester details busy holiday events schedule
The Twin Valley High School marching band performs at a recent West Chester holiday event.
Following Friday’s West Chester Christmas Parade, there are four more weekends filled with free, family-friendly holiday fun in downtown West Chester as you sip, shop, dine and support local businesses this holiday season.
“This upcoming weekend is an exciting one, with West Chester’s 2-Day Christkindlmarkt...
Coatesville announces slate of holiday events
Coatesville plans a number of events this month to celebrate the holidays.
The City of Coatesville continues its season-long Christmas in Coatesville festivities with the 5th Annual Pavilion of Trees and City of Coatesville Tree Lighting ceremony at Gateway Park, 22 Lincoln Highway in Coatesville, on Saturday, December 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the tree lighting at 6:30 p.m. Visit ChristmasInCoatesville.com...
KAPA to preserve old growth trees in Anson B. Nixon Park
In line with Chester County’s Climate Action Plan, the Kennett Area Park Authority (KAPA) will be preserving approximately 15 old growth ash trees and replanting 125 native species in the current ash grove adjacent to the disc golf course and the main vehicular entrance of Anson B. Nixon Park.
Efforts are necessary now because approximately 200 dead, diseased, and declining ash trees in this...
What To Do: Coatesville, W. Chester, Downingtown Christmas parades on tap
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Coatesville Christmas Parade
The Christmas holiday season has many annual traditions – holiday lights and decorations, mistletoe, manger scenes, caroling, elaborate Christmas tree, visits by Santa Claus, gift exchanges, holiday train excursions…and Christmas parades.
Two of the best parades in the area are scheduled for this weekend – the Coatesville...
What To Do: Holiday events go into high gear
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Santa on a fire truck in West Chester
Thanksgiving has passed and Halloween 2023 is ancient history. That that means the Christmas season is in full swing – the all-encompassing holiday season with Christmas carols providing the audio background and an endless barrage of Christmas sales and ads in full assault mode.
Fortunately, there are many non-commercial...
YMCA students, members unite to fight homelessness and food insecurity
Students from the YMCA’s BASE program are pictured with the donations they collected on behalf of local organizations. Pictured with the students (left to right) are Claudia Aust of the YMCA, Ruby Abouraya of Safe Harbor of Chester County, Kecia Crowl of Kennett Area Community Service, Rachel Thomas Steadman of Bridge of Hope, Chaleena Boggs of Safe Harbor of Chester County, Patrice Stilley...
9 Avon Grove students named National Merit Scholars
Avon Grove High School students who were recognized as Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program (top row from left to right: Jacob Akana, Tejvir Gill, Leah Gray and Russell Dunlap; bottom row from left to right Madison Butler, Elisabeth Roberts, Abigail L. Keller and Adelaide Etshman).
Avon Grove High School (AGHS) administrators recently announced that nine students have been...
Kennett’s Bookhouse Hotel perfect for dedicated readers
The Bookhouse Hotel
If books are the proof that humans are capable of working magic, as suggested by Carl Sagan, then nowhere is this truth more beautifully embodied than at The Bookhouse Hotel, the latest addition to Kennett Square, nestled in the heart of the Brandywine Valley.
Co-owner Stephanie Olenik shares how the magic of books, design, history and Kennett’s unique charm came together to create...
Downingtown Christmas tree lighting scheduled for Nov. 25
Downingtown will hold its tree lighting ceremony Nov. 25
DOWNINGTOWN – Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas, Inc. is hosting the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony this Saturday, November 25, at 6pm. The event takes place in Kerr Park at the Log House field below the Christmas Tree.
There will be holiday music provided at the concert gazebo, a face painter, small craft and games for the kids,...
What To Do: Unionville Art Gala returns for 45th year
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The works of Shawn Faust are featured at this year’s Unionville Art Gala.
If you want to start your holiday shopping early this year by visiting an art show, an antiques show or a craft show this weekend, you’re in luck. There is at least one of each on this weekend’s events calendar.
The 45th Annual Unionville Art Gala, which will be held...
