Mushroom Festival 5K Race
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board will organize the Mushroom Festival 5K Race or 2Mile Walk on Sunday Sept. 11.
The race will begin at 8:30am in front of Kennett High School at the intersection of Broad Street and East South Street. Children under 12 run or walk for free. All proceeds will go to local charities and non profit organizations. Registrations are accepted...
Mushroom Festival 2011 grows near
The Kennett Square Mushroom Festival will be in full bloom Sept. 9-11 with old favorites and surprising new additions
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
Crowds throng the streets of downtown Kennett Square during the 2010 Mushroom Festival. Photo courtesy Mushroom Festival.
KENNETT SQUARE—The Mushroom Festival is just one of those things that grows on you: it’s an event...
Famous TV chefs to appear at Mushroom Festival
Iron Chef Jose Garces is just one three prominent TV chefs expected to appear during the 2011 Mushroon Festival in Kennett Square.
KENNETT SQUARE — It’s the triple crown of the cooking competition reality TV shows as Iron Chef Jose Garces, Top Chef DC winner Kevin Spraga and Season 2 MasterChef winner Jennifer Behm step behind the Mushroom Festival’s demonstration kitchen.
Proclaiming...
Joy Metcalfe workshop this weekend
Joy Metcalfe
KENNETT SQUARE — Internationally known holistic health counselor, writer and lecturer Joy Metcalfe will be giving a free talk Friday night, along with paid workshops Saturday and Sunday and still has some some limited individual sessions available, Aug. 29-31.
The free talk is Friday evening, 7 to 9 p.m., with workshops Saturday and Sunday, 10am-3pm. The workshops have a fee of $265.
In...
YMCA’s pullout from Gateway Project won’t doom it, officials say
Y needs to expand faster than project’s timeline would allow — but it still supports many of elements of the plan
By Ginna Goodall, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
Although the Kennett YMCA needs to expand more quickly than the Gateway Project would have allowed, it will remain in support of the project to improve Anson B. Nixon Park and build a new Bayard Taylor Library.
KENNETT SQUARE...
Rare gemstones showcased at Kennett Bove’s
KENNETT SQUARE — Back for a very limited appearance, Bove Jewelers has an exclusive collection of unique and exquisite Krementz gemstone jewelry designs. The museum quality pieces will be at the store in Kennett Square through July 20, 2011. The Krementz family has been creating beautiful jewelry since 1866. Their stellar reputation will be obvious when you view the assortment of luminous gemstones...
Bayard Taylor moving ahead with relocation plans
Library officials thank Pennsbury for support, lay out plans for new building, 2011 fund raising campaign
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Like all 18 of Chester County's public libraries, Bayard Taylor is again facing cuts in state aid.
PENNSBURY — The Bayard Taylor Library is going ahead with plans to be part of a new $30 million complex as part of a larger project with the Kennett...
Letter: Mushroom Festival grants might be best kept secret in area