Birmingham to honor Bush, Phreaner

Township plans plaques for township officials who died in 2012 By Liz Brown, Staff Writer, The Times Sandy Hollow in Birmingham, where township officials plan to honor to long-time volunteers for the township. BIRMINGHAM — Two prominent township officials will be memorialized in the Birmingham Hill and Sandy Hollow.  Recreation, Parks and Open Space committee member, Jim Phreaner, who passed suddenly...

Tourism center’s historic renovation celebrated

Former meetinghouse once served as  hub for abolitionists By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Alicia Lyons (from left) and Mary Beth Tryens enthusiastically tout the award-winning wines of the nearby Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery. Community leaders took a step back in time Wednesday as they celebrated the ribbon-cutting of the newly renovated Brandywine Valley Tourism Information...

Tickets on sale for Kennett Symphony’s SymphonyScape, 2nd annual fundraiser

KENNETT SQUARE – Tickets are on sale for the second annual SymphonyScape event, a Symposium on Gardens and Design, to be held on April 28th, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Mendenhall Inn, Kennett Pike. Tickets are $85. This exciting event will feature two outstanding speakers. Drew Becher is the new President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and comes to Pennsylvania from New York...

Kennett Symphony presents free children’s concert: Peter and the Wolf

KENNETT SQUARE – The Kennett Symphony of Chester County will present Sergei Prokofiev’s beloved Peter and the Wolf as the centerpiece of its annual Free Children’s Concerts on Saturday, March 5, 2011, 2 p.m., at the International Cultural Center on the campus of Lincoln University and on Sunday, March 6, 2011, 2 p.m., at Emilie K. Asplundh Hall, Phillips Memorial Building, on the campus of West...