Sun rooms: let the sun shine in
What to know to add some light to your home
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
How did sunrooms come about? It all started with the porch, and when the time came for a barbecue people had to put up with all kinds of insects. So they started to install screening on their porches and with a little bit of framing, the insect problem was taken care of. Then, in the 1960s a trend started...
DEAL! Teachers, district reach tentative agreement
After what was described as two weeks of “marathon” talks, negotiators for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and it teachers have reached a tentative deal for a new contract.
The agreement, announced late Friday night, must still be ratified by the teachers rank and file and the Board of Education. The terms of the deal are being kept confidential until both sides formally agree...
Area braces for Irene
The impending arrival of a category one hurricane has local government is preparing for the worst
By P.J. D’Annunzio & Mike McGann, Staff Writers, UnionvilleTimes.com
Hurricane Irene could bring flooding, heavy rains and high winds this weekend to southern Chester County.
First, an earthquake. Now Hurricane Irene. It might be hard to blame folks if they start worrying about a plague of locusts.
Hurricane...
History Made Personal: book from Benjamin Franklin’s personal library
By Gene Pisasale, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
An actual book from Benjamin Franklin's personal library — part of the permanent collection at the Sanderson Museum.
One of the best known and loved of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, philosopher, diplomat, statesman- and a voracious reader. In short, he loved learning, exploring, widening his perspectives and gaining new...
Pocopson supervisors talk recreation options
Township must come up with more ‘active’ recreation facilities as part of deal with Toll Brothers
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
POCOPSON — Exercise and clean living are all the rage today and although the township has stayed ahead of the mainstream with the addition of parks and walking trails and even tennis courts and a basketball court, the Board of Supervisors,...
Quake shakes Unionville
Residents across Unionville felt a fairly strong earthquake, Tuesday afternoon, said to be the result of a 5.8 on the Richter Scale quake in northern Virginia that led to evacuations of various buildings in the national capital.
There were no immediate reports of damage in the Unionville area, but the shaking lasted as long as 20 seconds and reportedly was felt as far north as New York City.
The epicenter...
White wins 2011 Kennett CC Singles title
Kennett HS junior battles through large bracket to win ladies’ tournament
By Hannah Christopher, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
Stephanie White (left), the eventual champion, and Sara Nolan, the runner up, battled for the Kennett Country Club Ladies Tennis championship.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Stephanie White, a junior from Kennett High School beat out a large bracket this year at Kennett Country...
‘Countering’ those kitchen questions
Lots of options for those kitchen and bathroom counters
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
Centuries back man didn’t have many options as far as counter tops. They probably cut down a huge oak tree and started working the daylights out of it to come up with something that was feasible. As far back as I can remember, people used tile or Formica. But today we have a few more options...
Working out on the ‘Hedonic treadmill’
When too much is, well, too much
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
I don’t want to mix fashion with religion….(although, I do consider a vintage quilted Chanel bag the “Holy Grail” and I won’t deny it.)
However, I feel that my soul needs cleansing and I’ve decided that you, my friends, will serve to be my “confessional” of sorts.
I have too much stuff.
I really, really...
One storm rolls in, another seems finally over