Anytime Fitness plans grand opening

  Anytime Fitness, opening on U.S. 202 in Chadds Ford, will celebrate its grand opening next month. CHADDS FORD — Anytime Fitness, the world’s largest and fastest growing 24-hour co-ed fitness franchise, is pleased to announce it’s Grand Opening in the Garnet Valley Plaza in Chadds Ford, PA next to Firebirds Restaurant and Sache` Boutique! The gym is staffed roughly 10 hours a day, but members...

County shifting into flood-recovery mode

5.5 inches of rain prompts evacuations, more than 60 water rescues The water is receding, and now the necessary mop-up will begin. And if county officials had their way, no one would be on the roads right now since many sections remain closed and the recovery will take some time. The storm left these giant sink holes at Colonial Hyundai in Thorndale. Although the waters had largely receded amongst...

Fairville Fun Fair celebrating its 26th year

Festivities to include foods, crafts, kids’ entertainment on May 3 Pony rides, moon bounces, food, crafts, games, face-painting, a silent auction, and more will be available Saturday, May 3, at the 26th Annual Fairville Fun Fair. Held on the grounds of Fairville Friends School in Chadds Ford, the fair will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. with a rain date of Sunday, May 4. General admission...

Spring awakens Sanderson after a wintry slumber

Museum namesake, Rip Van Winkle crossed paths many times By Linda Banks, Special to The Times Christian Sanderson, seen above in costume as Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, was fascinated by the character and story for more than 50 years, after first encountering it as a student at West Chester Normal School. Springtime in Pennsylvania is guaranteed to bring mixed garden chores, weather, and...

Studio 882 makes local mark in home decor

Chadds Ford boutique is a breath of fresh air in furnishings By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times My love of fashion extends beyond the clothes that hang in my closet.  It influences the way I decorate my home, as well.  I am drawn to neutral classics mixed with pops of color and pattern.  Your living space should be a reflection of your personal style but, if it’s not, I have just the couple...

Chadds Ford driver arrested for road-rage incident

West Whiteland Police say he assaulted another motorist on March 4 West Whiteland Township Police said they responded to an assault complaint on Tuesday, March 4, in the area of Birchwood Drive and Whiteland Woods Boulevard. Police said they spoke with a motorist who had been the victim of a confrontation with another driver, who allegedly left the scene. West Whiteland Police subsequently located...

Sanderson Museum opens for 2014 season

The Christian C. Sanderson Museum on Creek Road in Chadds Ford is now open for the 2014 season. CHADDS FORD — That gem of both Southeast Pennsylvania history and that of the better part of the 20th Century of American History — the Christian C. Sanderson Museum — is now open for the 2014 season, on Thursdays through Sunday from 12 pm to 4 pm. “We look forward to welcoming visitors to the Sanderson...

State police: 2 area residents arrested for drunken-driving

Both incidents reportedly occurred in Kennett Township Michelle Ann Dell, 37, of Chadds Ford, was arrested for driving under the influence on Sunday, Feb. 16, in Kennett Township, said state police from the Avondale barracks.  State police said the arrest occurred at 5:29 a.m. on Burnt Mill Road, west of Spring Mill Road, following a two-vehicle crash. A 34-year-old Toughkenamon man was arrested for...

A man’s life, a nation’s history

Happy Birthday to our Presidents! By Linda Banks, Special to The Times Christian Sanderson and his mother Hannah in front of the fireplace at Washington’s Headquarters in an undated image. As published in the book Chris by Thomas R. Thompson, Copyright 1973. If anyone could claim to be entitled to deliver a happy birthday greeting to our presidents, it would be Christian C. Sanderson.  This...

Daniels wins UCFSD seat, Sarro, Read post wins

Hicks, Flores DeWilde knocked off By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Although there were only a handful of contested election races in the greater Unionville area, two incumbents were knocked off in Tuesday’s elections. In the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education race, in Region C, Leticia Flores DeWilde, a Democrat appointed to the board in July, failed in her bid for two more years on the...