Brandywine Valley home to a million holiday lights

Longwood Gardens’ A very Retro Christmas Chester County’s Brandywine Valley turns the twinkly lights all the way up this holiday season. From the literal more than a half a million lights of A Longwood Christmas to three evening holiday parades, the region invites you to Imagine Another Night with friends and family. Experience the magic at Longwood Gardens as never before with the opening...

Brandywine, Upper Main Line YMCA announce merger

The Boards of Directors of the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and the YMCA of the Upper Main Line voted to form a new regional association on June 17. The new association will be named the YMCA of Greater Brandywine. The effective date of the merger will be January 1, 2015. Shown from left: Joe Viscuso, Chair of the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley Board of Directors; Denise L. Day, President and CEO of...

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,...