What To Do: Philadelphia attractions begin to reopen
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Museum of the American Revolution
It’s 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic has been wiping out events on a regular basis and forcing attractions to remain closed.
Slowly, things are starting to come back to life. Philadelphia is a good example of this resurgence.
On September 9, Independence National Historical Park (https://www.nps.gov/inde)...
On Stage: W. Chester’s Crane keeps ASH going strong despite pandemic
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Braham Logan Crane
A lot of memorable events happened in 2004.
George W. Bush was reelected President of the United States.
NASA’s MER-A (Spirit) spacecraft landed on the surface of Mars.
Saddam Hussein went on trial in Iraq for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The Nintendo DS, the best-selling handheld game console of all time,...
Wolf gives green light to restaurants increasing indoor capacity to 50%, Sept. 21
Hands with glasses over a festive table.
Offering some hope to local struggling restaurants, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that he would ease indoor seating restrictions from a max of 25% percent of capacity to 50% of capacity — but would require restaurants to stop serving alcohol after 10 p.m. and eateries to “self certify” that they are meeting all health and safety requirements.
“While...
Sheriff’s Office seeking names for new young K-9 recruits
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that it is expecting! Later this month, two young K-9s, destined to become Chester County Deputy Sheriffs, will be “delivered” to Chester County to begin their training regime.
But both dogs need names. And Chester County Sheriff Fredda Maddox and her team are asking the Chester County community for suggestions.
“We...
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Entering the last quarter of a crazy year!
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
I think we can all agree that it has been a strange and unusual year and dawn of a new decade.
The question on our minds is, are all these extreme events the birth of good change or the continuation of more unsettledness of what’s to come?
In many ways the year has flown, yet at the same time, I describe the months as moving in slow motion.
Whether...
Let’s not blame local officials for playing it safe in the Age of COVID
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
By rights, we should be enjoying the start of a new school year — bragging on our kids, showing off their new clothes and school gear.
In a normal year, we should talking about which high school football teams in the Ches-Mont are early break outs and which programs look to be struggling.
We should, as usual, bemoan the length and stupidity of the...
Stauffer named new County Dir. of Parks and Preservation
David Stauffer
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline announce the appointment of David Stauffer as Director of Chester County’s Department of Parks and Preservation. Stauffer moves to this new role following 12 years as Capital Projects Coordinator within the Chester County Department of Facilities.
As Director of Parks and Preservation...
What To Do: A few Labor Day events survive COVID
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Hard as it is to believe, we’ve arrived at Labor Day Weekend — the weekend when summer unofficially draws to a close.
But wait – did we even have a summer?
We had summer weather – heat waves, high humidity, random thunderstorms — but not much else. COVID-19 took care of that.
One thing that seemed would never change about the...
Commissioners OK $2.3M in community grants
WEST CHESTER — Five Chester County communities are now set to receive more than $2.3 million in grants from Chester County’s Community Revitalization Program (CRP) fund.
The boroughs of Atglen, Honey Brook, Oxford and Spring City and the City of Coatesville have all been approved by the Chester County Commissioners to receive CRP funding to improve and maintain municipal infrastructure.
Since...
On Stage: Lotus headlines at CBP — in the parking lot
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Lotus
When Lotus performs a live show for its fans this weekend, the instrumental band could appropriately borrow a line from a Monty Python project – “And Now for Something Completely Different.”
On September 4, Lotus will headline a show at Citizens Bank Park — at Citizens Bank Park not in Citizens Bank Park.
Lotus’ show will be...
