Kennett falls to Great Valley, 33-7, in season finale
Lethargic offense hurts Blue Demons in senior-night finale.
By Emily Adelman, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett’s Brett Rose battles for yardage against Great Valley, Friday night. It was a tough night all around for the Blue Demons, as they fell to visiting Great Valley, 33-7, in the final game of the season.
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Blue Demons (3-7) offense struggled mightily on Friday...
Art Watch: Ellie Byrom-Haley
Associations with assemblage
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This week’s local art watch is focused on the multi-media work of local artist Ellie Byrom-Haley. Byrom-Haley creates multi-media artworks that combine photography and painting with the textural aspects of assemblage. Found materials and man-made objects are assembled onto a hand-painted surface.
Nov. Super Six: You Tube, wine glass charms and more
Summer is long gone, and we fall into a new set of monthly picks
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
How is it November already? It seems as if we were just discussing flip-flops and humid weather hairstyles. Oh my! Here are my Super Six picks for November…
1.) I love funny/inspiring/clever YouTube posts and this one is really great:
Area student work to share space with masters
Brandywine River Museum to debut new rotating exhibition
The Brandywine River Museum will debut a new display of area student works on Nov. 10.
“Imagine Brandywine,” a new exhibition space at the Brandywine River Museum for the display of creative art projects by area school students, will debut on Nov.10.
The inaugural display – inspired by the museum’s collection and landscape –...
Handcrafted coffee shop to open in Kennett Square
For folks who take their java seriously, Philter Coffee might be the answer
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
Chris Thompson, proprietor of Philter, a new coffee shop in Kennett Square, cradles a large slab of sculptured pine that soon will become a bench seat in the front window of the new shop he plans to open in late November.
KENNETT SQUARE — Coffee connoisseurs know what “handcrafted”...
Scaring up some Halloween safety tips
County Health Department offers frighteningly good advice
To keep a scary holiday safe, the Chester County Health Department is offering the following tips:
Walk Safely
Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks.
Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.
Put away cell phones, iPods and other distracting devices and stay focused on your...
Art Watch: Karen Delaney
Sparks fly with Delaney’s welded steel sculptures
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This week’s local art watch celebrates the unique steel works of noted local sculptor Karen Delaney. For the past twenty years, Karen has been creating magnificent steel sculptures from here to Prague, and has also continued to teach and volunteer in the arts as well. She is “inspired by architecture...
Do or don’t you need an excuse?
Facebook meme sparks an interesting question about fitness
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Have you seen this picture?
On the left is Maria Kang, a mother of three little boys (spanning in age from eight months to three years) who also happens to work in the fitness industry. She posted this picture on Facebook over a year ago with the caption “What’s your excuse?”
For whatever...
Monstrously good exercise is scheduled on Sunday
Kennett Education Foundation hosting contests for runners, Halloween costumes
The Kennett Education Foundation hopes to scare up support for its Monster Mash Dash on Sunday.
Scare up some weekend exercise by participating in the Monster Mash Dash Sunday at Anson B. Nixon Park.
Organizers from the Kennett Education Foundation say the forecast of sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-40s offers...
Rustin beats Kennett, 39-0
Tough night for Blue Demons against Knights’ stifling defense
WESTTOWN — West Chester Rustin clinched its fifth Ches Mont American title in six years, beating Kennett, 39-0, Friday.
It was a difficult night for the Blue Demons (3-6, 2-3 Ches Mont), as they were held under 60 yards of total offense and sophomore quarterback Nick Dunlevy was sacked five times. Dunlevy was held to just 3 yards...
