What to do: Downton, WC May Day arts fest, beastly ballet
No shortage of fun, entertainment options this first weekend of May
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The fashions of Downton Abbey — the popular BBC/PBS show — are currently featured at Winterthur.
Winterthur’s annual Point-to-Point Races are usually held at the start of May. Being staged so close to May 5 each year, the event frequently has a heavy Cinco de Mayo party vibe.
This...
Kennett’s Cinco De Mayo is area’s best
13th annual festival of food, music and fun looks bigger than ever
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The food, music and pageantry of Kennett Square’s annual Cinco De Mayo festival will be on full display, Sunday.
If you’re in search of the best Cinco de Mayo celebration in the United States, the most logical place to look would be downtown Los Angeles — especially along...
Take a musical trip back in time this weekend
The Letterman and Think Pink Floyd headlining local venues Friday
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
Many of the live music shows in the area right now feature pop and rock music that is current while some focus on futuristic sounds. There is also a variety of shows that look back to music from previous generations. This weekend, you have two options locally to attend concerts that are...
Chandler Mill Bridge: A controversial future
Open space advocates face off against Planning Commissioners
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Township supervisors (from left) Scudder Stevens, Richard Leff and Robert Hammaker listen to public comment on the future of the Chandler Mill Bridge, during a special meeting Wednesday night.
KENNETT — After dozens of witnesses, from engineers to emergency services and school transportation...
For East Linden St., historic new beginnings
Grassroots organization to expand as community development corporation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Fifth-grade Study Buddies participants Johnnette Boddy (from left), Jalayshia Allen and Aalana Vasquez gleefully surround their helper, Unionville High senior Clark Bingol.
On a typical school day, a passel of beaming elementary students file into the basement of the Bethel...
County residents: Rain, rain, please go away
NWS says flooding will worsen before it improves; officials advise staying put
Updated at 5:45 p.m. with information from county’s Dept. of Emergency Services
If you haven’t finished your ark, best not to venture out.
The latest report from the National Weather Service (NWS) suggests that flooding will worsen before it starts to improve. The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford floods at 9...
Borough police issue warning on phishing scams
80-year-old resident reportedly told he owed ‘back taxes’
Kennett Square Police want to warn residents of a phishing scam that has targeted elderly and Hispanic residents, trying to lure them into releasing personal information with threats of arrest, deportation.
A news release provided this recent example: On Monday, April 28, at about 2 p.m., an 80-year-old Kennett Square resident...
Art Watch: Laura Lewis
Time-worn objects shaped into jewelry treasures new plus what’s going on this week in art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Jewelry artist Laura Lewis will be exhibiting her jewelry and hand blown glass pieces at Galer Estate Winery for this Thursday’s Pop up Art show May 1st from 4-8pm. Every Laura Lewis jewelry piece is a combination of a found object fragment and her own artistry....
Meeting to focus on fate of Chandler Mill Bridge
Kennett Township invites public to presentation on feasibility study
Chandler Mill Bridge
The Chandler Mill Bridge, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, is Kennett Township’s oldest one-lane bridge, a county-owned span that has been awash in conflict for a number of years.
Closed to vehicular traffic for the past two years, the 1910 stone and steel bridge has...
Kennett Golf and Country Club earns conservation award
Red Clay Valley Association’s work affects 50,000 residents
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
Joe Viscuso, president of the Board of Governors of Kennett Square Golf and Country Club accepts the Red Clay Valley Association’s award of Outstanding Conservationist at the Association’s annual dinner on April 23, 2014. The club, with financial assistance from PADEP and administrative...
