What To Do (Easter Edition): Lots of Bunny-related options this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Highland Orchards
We’re coming down the home stretch of the 2026 Easter holiday and there are holiday activies everywhere.
Highland Orchards (1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Road, West Chester, www.highlandorchards.net) is presenting
“Hayrides to Easter Bunny” on March 28 and 29 and April 2-4..
Participants can enjoy a leisurely hayride to...
What To Do: Garden Bros Nuclear Circus comes to Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
This is the penultimate weekend of the 2026 Easter season and there are many holiday events on this weekend’s calendar.
For those who want to wait for the actual Easter weekend to celebrate, there are many other non-holiday events in the area over the next few days.
A great way to welcome spring is to attend a...
On Stage: Humbleman Band has a special relationship with ‘No kings’
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Humbleman Band
The Humbleman Band has a special relationship with “No Kings Day.”
Last year, the band had a show scheduled for June 14 from noon-4 p.m. at “Art on the Ridge: Saturday Artist Market” at Pocket Park in Roxborough.
In a totally uncharacteristic move for a performing act, the band told its fans not to come to the show.
Now,...
TCHS Brandywine takes 1st at Greater Philly Auto Tech competition
TCHS Brandywine seniors Konnor Blevins and Jackson Trostle celebrate their first-place finish at the Greater Philadelphia Auto Technology Competition alongside their instructor, Ryan Kuhnle. Photo credit: Tech Comp (Anthony Torcasio)
For the first time in school history, Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine claimed the top spot at the Greater Philadelphia Auto Technology Competition...
Coatesville Hall of Fame begins fundraising effort to buy digital kiosk
By Dorrie DePedro, Special to The Times
An example of a digital Hall of Fame kiosk created by a VitalSigns. The Coatesville Hall of Fame has begun a fundraising effort to buy a similar display.
The Coatesville Area Sorts Hall of Fame began in the most humble way—-over a simple cup of coffee shared by two remarkable men, Gene Burmite and Marty Flynn. Their conversations sparked an idea,...
All About Connecting: You’re Not the Problem – You’re Just in the Wrong Room
By Nancy Rugart Plummer, Times Columnist
One of my favorite stories has nothing to do with dating, but it taught me something I now share with almost every client I work with.
In the 1930s, a small company in Cincinnati called Kutol Products made a soft, pliable putty designed to clean soot off wallpaper. It was sold in Kroger stores, did its job, and kept the company in business for about twenty...
What To Do: Spring has sprung!
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Linvilla Orchards
Yesterday was March 20, 2026.
It is a significant day because it marks the arrival of spring at 7:46 a.m. Eastern time.
It also marks the end of a week that featured St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 and the conclusion of Ramadan on March 19.
So, to everyone who is Irish or Irish-American for that one day —
“Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” (“Happy St. Patrick’s Day”).
And...
WEGO PD earns FBI Agency Trilogy Award
The West Chester Police Department has earned the FBI-LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award, a global recognition for agencies that prioritize leadership, professionalism, and community trust.
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department has earned the distinguished FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) Agency Trilogy Award, a national recognition presented to law enforcement...
On Stage: Young Frankenstein comes to Arden
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Young Frankenstein
There have been sightings of a “large monster” in northern Delaware recently.
The monster has been spotted at the Candlelight Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware, candlelighttheatredelaware.org).
The oversized creature is a monster created by Dr. Frankenstein
The reason he is in Arden is that he is one of the...
CCIU names Webb as new CTO
Justin Webb
The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) announced Thursday that Justin Webb has been named the chief technology officer for the Technology Services division. He will assume his role on July 1, 2026.
With over 25 years of experience in managing technology services for school districts and corporate organizations, Webb brings innovative solutions that support educational excellence...
