Fairville Fun Fair celebrating its 26th year
Festivities to include foods, crafts, kids’ entertainment on May 3
Pony rides, moon bounces, food, crafts, games, face-painting, a silent auction, and more will be available Saturday, May 3, at the 26th Annual Fairville Fun Fair.
Held on the grounds of Fairville Friends School in Chadds Ford, the fair will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. with a rain date of Sunday, May 4. General admission...
Events that can make you feel as good as you look
Sip ‘N’ Shop, Kennett Run two great ways to give back to the community
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Doing good not only makes you feel good, it makes you LOOK good, too!
I have two wonderful examples to jot down on the calendar:
May 3rd, Jane Chalfont (located in West Chester at 123 North High Street) is hosting a Mother’s Day Sip & Shop event with 15% of sales benefiting...
What do do: Around Chester County this weekend
Yellow Springs Art Show tops a very busy last weekend in April
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The Yellow Springs Art Show, an annual rite of spring event for art lovers, showcases the work of artists from all over the East Coast and several foreign countries.
The event also features the work of a number of artists from the southern and southwestern parts of Chester County, including...
Deteriorating bridges to cause woes for motorists
Collapse in New Garden spurs closure, rust in Kennett prompts another
As weather and age continue to take their toll on the area’s infrastructure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced a bridge closing in Kennett Township, and New Garden Township has notified residents that a road will be closed due to a bridge collapse.
PennDOT said it would close the state-owned...
The Kennedys, at Flash April 26, continue to be versatile
Duo equally comfortable with folk or harder-edged rock
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The husband-and-wife duo of Pete and Maura Kennedy bring their rocks and folk stylings to The Flash in Kennett Square, April 26.
The Kennedys, who will be performing at The Flash in Kennett Square on April 26, are folkies who can rock, rockers who can play acoustic and modern-day troubadours. And,...
Photographer to be featured in solo exhibit
Opening reception for Timlyn Vaughan to be held May 1 at CCAA
‘Sundown on High’ is one of the photos by Timlyn Vaughan that will be exhibited at the Chester County Art Association.
The Chester County Art Association (CCAA) invites the public to an opening reception for the solo exhibition of Timlyn Vaughan’s photographs on Thursday, May 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The show will be on display...
Possibility of regional police force advances
Borough Council vote sets up free state study on feasibility
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Square Borough Manager Brant Kucera (from left) discusses finances as Borough Council President Leon R. Spencer Jr. and Mayor Matt Fetick listen.
A quarterly assessment of finances, an update on the proposed historic district map and ordinance, and an analysis of the feasibility...
Pocopson says county should pay share of fire protection
Township objects to prison, Pocopson Home residents included in share funding
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
POCOPSON — Township officials say that local residents should not be asked to pay for the fire-protection cost of residents at county-owned facilities, which now threaten to eat up one-third — or more – of the municipal budget, were the township to comply with funding recommendations.
At...
County agenda: from beer to discount health care
Commissioners hold ‘on the road’ meeting at Parkesburg Borough Hall
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners Terence Farrell (from left), Ryan Costello, and Kathi Cozzone show off the fedoras they received at Parkesburg Borough Hall.
PARKESBURG – At their latest “on the road” meeting last week at Parkesburg Borough Hall, the county commissioners learned...
Art Watch: Kirsten Fischler
Tiffany inspired color transformations of reclaimed wood
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Kirsten Fischler is painter with a very unique style of art. Kirsten collects recycled wood building materials, cuts them up, paints them and then reconfigures the elements into a singular work of art. Often the pictorial elements are simply rectangular cuts of a piece of plywood- but what a piece of...
