On Stage: Cheadle, Chavous highlight show just before Christmas
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Laura Cheadle
On the last weekend before Christmas, Jamey’s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, www.jameyshouseofmusic.com) is offering some musical gifts for its audiences featuring concerts by two of the most talented blues/jazz/rock singers in the Delaware Valley – Lisa Chavous and Laura Cheadle.
Chavous will be the headliner...
Commissioners award $450K for new Senior Center Campus in Downingtown
The Chester County Commissioners presented a check for $450,000 to Brandywine Valley Active Aging (BVAA), to support the purchase of a new senior center campus in Downingtown. Pictured left to right: County Commissioner Eric Roe; County Commissioners’ Chair Josh Maxwell; BVAA Downingtown Campus Advisory Council members Jo Taylor, Marge Clements, and Denise Mescia; County Commissioner Marian Moskowitz;...
Inner Nature: Animals of Japan
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
In the fall, I spent a month in Japan. It’s an interesting country geographically, sociologically, and ecologically. Geographically, Japan is a comma-shaped stretch of some 14,125 islands to the east of the Korean peninsula. About 120 are inhabited, and five islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and the tiny southernmost island of Okinawa) host 95% of...
Alliance for Health Equity seeks new healthcare partner for Coatesville facility
The Brandywine Center
The Alliance for Health Equity will be seeking a new healthcare partner for its Coatesville facility, after learning that ChesPenn Health Services will not continue services at the facility beyond June, 2025.
According to a statement issued Thursday, The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) said it is committed to ensuring high-quality health services for the Greater Coatesville...
What To Do (Part II): Long-running holiday events to enjoy
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Spending a day enjoying an annual Christmas event in the Brandywine Valley has become a family tradition for many. Visits to sites such as Brandywine Museum, Longwood Gardens and Hagley Museum are highlights of the family holiday calendar.
Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org) has shifted...
What To Do: Nutcracker, live events highlight this weekend’s holiday schedule
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
It’s less than two weeks until Christmas and the holiday craziness is going on all around you — heavy road traffic, crowded stores, ridiculous lines at checkouts and long waits at restaurants – and Santa showing up everywhere. And, of course, there are guys with cauldrons ringing bells to solicit a donation everywhere you turn.
With that...
On Stage: Gretchen Emery Band, Wendy Logan Band share bill at Jamey’s
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Gretchen Emery Band
This is a good weekend for blues fans with shows by the Gretchen Emery Band, the Wendy Logan Band and the Deb Callahan Band.
The Gretchen Emery Band continues to add to its fan base by performing well-received shows at popular area venues such as Jamey’s House of Music, the Elkton Music Hall and Stoney’s Pub.
On December...
Crebilly Farm officially preserved by Westtown Township
The closing of Chester County’s historic Crebilly Farm was held at the law office of Gawthrop Greenwood , PC. Seated L – R: Members of Westtown Township Board of Supervisors member Dick Pomerantz, and Chairman Tom Foster; David Robinson, owner and steward of Crebilly Farm; Ed Yost, Vice Chair Westtown Township Board of Supervisors. Standing L – R: Liudmila Carter, Westtown Township Manager,...
Commissioners end county open burn ban
Chester County’s burn ban is no longer in effect, following approval today by Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe. The vote by the Commissioners to lift the ban was made at a specially scheduled public meeting following the recommendation of Chester County Department of Emergency Services Director Bill Messerschmidt.
The Commissioners approved Resolution BOC-58-24, rescinding...
What To Do (Part II): Holiday events for this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Coatesville Christmas Parade
Finding a holiday event to check out is difficult around here.
That is finding which one, two, three or more that you want to check out.
This area provides a Smörgåsbord of Christmas activities to whet your appetite.
The Coatesville Christmas Parade (www.coatesvillechristmasparade.com), which is Chester County’s...
