What To Do: get fired up for the Fourth!
Fireworks, fun and festivals highlight holiday weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Freedom Fest will light up the skies over Nottingham.
Independence Day Weekend is here — along with the hot weather that usually accompanies it.
Area residents know that the arrival of the long holiday weekend means it is time for two of Chester County’s longest-running and most popular Independence...
CVIM gets 4 star rating from Charity Navigator
WEST CHESTER — Community Volunteers in Medicine’s (CVIM) strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator with a perfect score of 100. This is the fourth consecutive time that CVIM has earned this top distinction.
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Longwood Gardens lights up the summer night
Summer Spectacular is on view now through September 5. Photo by Hank Davis.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Summer at Longwood Gardens is extraordinary by day and night. From the Waterlily Display featuring more than 100 types of colorful day- and night-blooming waterlilies, to the expansive Meadow Garden, to the shady groves of Peirce’s Woods, to performances under the stars, there is something for everyone...
What To Do: Chester County Balloon Festival
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Balloons will once again fill the skies of Chester County, during the annual Balloon Festival this weekend.
If seeing hot air balloons — all shapes and sizes of hot air balloons — filling the skies over your head sounds like something you’d enjoy, then you should plan on attending this weekend’s 10th Annual Chester County Balloon Festival (New...
SPEAK Unlimited makes free ‘communication boards’ available
Designed to help first responders communicate with the disabled
SPEAK Unlimited Inc., a nonprofit organization that is dedicated towards serving individuals who have special needs and supporting emergency responders, is excited to announce the launch, release and availability of their free ‘communication boards’ for first responders
Founded by Susan Rzucidlo (the mother of a young man who lives...
What To Do: Nothing beats a summer fair
Also: Lots to do with Dad this Fathers’ Day
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Summer kicks off in the area June 21, when St. Joseph’s Church in Downingtown holds its annual Community Festival.
Summertime has arrived and warm weather agendas are usually filled with fun events — especially festivals and country fairs.
The attraction of a summer fair is timeless.
The glow of...
What To Do: Weaving around the world
Also: Gilbert & Sullivan come to Longwood Gardens
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Camphill World Wide Weave Exhibition comes to Historic Yellow Springs this weekend.
For the next few weeks, Historic Yellow Springs (Art School Road, Chester Springs, 610-827-7414, www.yellowsprings.org) is hosting a special event — a very special event — called Camphill World Wide Weave...
Demolition to start June 13 at The Hickman
Sharpless-Hall to be taken down to allow for new, better building
The Sharpless-Hall Building at The Hickman will begin demolition next week.
WEST CHESTER — As part of its plans to serve more Elders in West Chester, The Hickman, Friends Senior Community is scheduled to begin demolition of the existing Sharpless-Hall Building. In its place will be a new, larger building that will include a secure...
Local organ donors, recipients to compete in transplant games
From June 10-15, transplant recipients and living donors will travel to Cleveland, OH as part of Team Philadelphia – showcasing their athletic abilities, passion and determination as they compete in the 2016 Donate Life Transplant Games of America! Ninety-three transplant recipients and living donors, and twenty-six donor families from the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and...
What To Do: June means Strawberry Festival time
No reason to stay home with so many fun events in the area
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
TheBrandywine Health Foundation’s Strawberry Festival is a Chester County tradition.
You know that summer is knocking on the door when the weekend for the annual Brandywine Health Foundation’s Strawberry Festival arrives. This weekend, the 45th Annual Strawberry Festival will take place on the...
