What To Do: Chester County Restaurant Festival celebrates 40 years
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Chester County Restaurant Festival
The Chester County Restaurant Festival (Gay Street and downtown area, West Chester, 610-436-9010, http://www.downtownwestchester.com/view_program.php?id=293) is celebrating 40 years of treating visitors to the borough with the opportunity to sample a wide variety of gourmet treats for almost 40 years.
This year,...
What To Do: Its Kennett Mushroom Fest time!
Also: Chadds Ford Days, Secret Garden and much, much more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
If you love mushrooms — or just a good time — then you need to be in Kennett Square this weekend.
Across America, certain towns are irrevocably linked to produce grown in their area — towns such as Gilroy (California) with garlic; St. John’s (Michigan) with mint; Vidalia (Georgia) with onions;...
What To Do: Mushroom Fest, Chadds Ford Days
Plus: two brew fests, the Brandywine Festival of the Arts and more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Featuring parades, music — and yes food, much of it revolving around the beloved mushroom — are all just a part of this year’s Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square.
There is a good reason that Kennett Square is called “The Mushroom Capital of the World.” The saying — “There’s...
Family-friendly fests vying for attention
Chadds Ford Days, Mushroom Festival to offer myriad activities this weekend
Not surprisingly, the annual Mushroom Festival will feature all things fungi this weekend.
Two family-friendly festivals are vying for area residents’ attention this weekend, and since they both occur over more than one day, you can even do both.
The Mushroom Festival starts on Friday at 6 p.m. in downtown Kennett Square...
Living History: Chadds Ford Days brings past alive
By Gene Pisasale, Special to The Times
A historic reenactor works on an 18th century loom, during a demonstration at the 2011 Chadds Ford Days, which take place Sept. 8 & 9. Photo courtesy of the Chadds Ford Historical Society.
Local residents and visitors to the Brandywine Valley know it as the home of the famous Wyeth family of artists and picturesque countryside, but few know the history behind...
Bridging a lack of fiscal logic
And, a great weekend to get off the couch and to remember
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Ah, nothing says fall in the Brandywine Valley like water rushing down the street, right?
At this writing, the floodwaters have largely receded, but if you listen you can just make out the sound of teeth gnashing over the sound of rustling leaves.
One group, increasingly ready to grab torches and pitchforks,...