Art Watch: ‘Lure of The Brandywine’ on exhibit
Grand Celebrations of Art and Nature – and local art happenings this week
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
There are some terrific art exhibits underway in our larger local art institutions that each celebrate the link between art and nature. At The Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art the featured exhibit is “Lure of the Brandywine: A Story of Land Conservation and Artistic Inspiration”...
What To Do: Balloon Fest, Father Fest & more
Whether looking for fun with Dad or just cool music, there are events for you
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The eighth Annual Chester County Balloon Festival kicks off Friday night in Unionville and continues Saturday.
There are some things that can happen in the sky above you and compel you to look up. It’s almost certain that if there is a hot air balloon in the sky above you, you’re...
What to do: A jam-packed Memorial Day weekend
Music at Longwood, Devon Horse Show, food, cars, fun abound
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
Longwood Gardens again will feature music, fireworks and its beautifully lit fountains as the centerpieces of various shows this summer, kicking off Memorial Day weekend.
Memorial Day Weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in Chester County. It also marks the beginning of one the area’s most-anticipated...
Indian Hannah earns new high-visibility venue
Monument re-dedicated at location outside Longwood Gardens
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Paul B. Redman, director of Longwood Gardens, explains what led to the relocation and rededication of the Indian Hannah monument.
With a reverence for the past and an eye to the future, state and local officials gathered at the entrance to Longwood Gardens on Thursday, May 15, to re-dedicate...
Warm weather means hot local music scene
Busy music schedule at The Flash, Longwood other local venues
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
Rob Dickenson will appear at The Flash in Kennett Square this weekend, as the local live performance calendar heats up with the warmer weather.
When warm weather arrives in this area, stink bugs seem to magically appear out of nowhere and make their presence known everywhere. A similar situation...
Longwood Gardens vying for new accolade
Tourism officials urging residents to help it win Best Public Garden
The Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau announced on Thursday, March 6, that Longwood Gardens has been shortlisted by USA Today and 10Best.com in a competition for the Best Public Garden in the country.
Since most well-traveled area residents know that Longwood excels over the other 19 worthy destinations on the list,...
Quilters put history on cutting edge
Tourism center’s new creation spotlights Underground Railroad
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The centerpiece of a new quilt for the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau was inspired by a historic photograph of what was once the Longwood Progressive Meeting, a hub for abolitionists.
Commissioned a year ago to create a quilt with an Underground Railroad theme, a scrappy...
Firefighting couple finds fulfillment – and romance
Versatile pair must relocate, leaving void at Longwood company
Adam and Janell Cressman are urging area residents to join the Longwood Fire Company, where they found romance as well as fulfillment.
The Longwood Fire Company is regretfully bidding farewell to a power couple that met on the job and will be relocating to Bucks County, officials said.
Early next year, the company will have to replace...
Red Cross makes it easy to thank military
Holiday Mail for Heroes will be set up at Longwood Gardens
Visitors to Longwood Gardens on Monday night will be able to sign cards for the military, courtesy of the American Red Cross.
For the seventh year in a row, the American Red Cross is sponsoring holiday mail for the nation’s military, and its regional chapter is making it easy for area residents to participate.
On Monday, Dec. 2, from 6 to...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane: No, it’s a giant mushroom
700-pound spore to descend on Kennett Square for New Year’s Eve
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A sketch shows the mushroom that is being fabricated for Kennett Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration.
Move over, Manhattan: Kennett Square is poised to supplant Times Square as the go-to destination for New Year’s Eve.
After all, who wants to watch a boring ball when the sky...
