What To Do: take a train ride with the Easter Bunny
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Easter Bunny on the west Chester Railroad.
The Easter Bunny is known for hopping around — but not always. Sometimes, instead of bouncing along the ground, the big happy rabbit rides a train. The holiday bunny has already embarked on his three-weekend stint of riding trains all around the area.
The West Chester Railroad (610-430-2233, www.westchesterrr.net)...
On Stage: McKay offers perfect musical compliment to spring
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Nellie McKay
When Nellie McKay performs on stage, her warm voice and engaging delivery seem to make beautiful musical flowers appear in the air.
When people pay a visit to Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org), there are beautiful flowers in the air and everywhere.
Commissioners file suit against Sunoco over pipeline construction
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell, and the County of Chester have filed a civil lawsuit against Sunoco Pipeline LP regarding the Mariner East pipeline project. The Commissioners and the County are seeking a permanent injunction against Sunoco relating to the company’s disregard of the language of supplemental permanent easements...
On Your Table: A hearty taste of spring, Asparagus soup
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
: It’s spring and asparagus leek chowder is on the menu for weekday supper.
Steamed, sautéed, roasted or grilled — asparagus takes on differently delicious qualities depending on how you cook it. Roasting and grilling turns asparagus almost sweet. Steamed, it retains the heart of its natural flavor. Please, please don’t boil these...
Take the threat of oral cancer seriously
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
April is oral cancer awareness month. A cancer that few talk about. Most people rarely notice the red and white ribbon that is the official designator of oral cancer. As a dental professional I have to ask, If there were a quick and painless way to identify pre-cancerous cells in the mouth of someone you loved, would you want them to try...
On Stage: Ella Vos channels the pain of life into her music
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Ella Vos
Many singer/songwriters have nice voices and can sing well but lyrically get mired in the same old topics – tales of love, stories about their somewhat mundane lives and observations of other people’s conditions.
Ella Vos, who is bringing her “Watch and Wait Tour” to the Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, 215-309-0150,...
Nearly 800 volunteer to clean up Red Creek Valley area
Nearly 800 local volunteers gathered for a clean up along the Red Clay Creek, March 30.
Early on Saturday morning, March 30, almost 800 volunteers assembled to help with the Annual Red Clay Valley Clean Up. At 8 AM volunteers lined up at the Ashland Nature Center in Delaware, Kennett Square’s Anson B. Nixon Park and the Kennett YMCA Outdoor Pool to receive clean up supplies, route assignments...
On Stage: Tempest brings Celtic vibe to New Hope
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sometimes, bands have names that can be confused with names of other bands.
Tempest, which will perform on April 6 at New Hope Winery (6123 Lower York Road, New Hope, http://www.newhopewinery.com) is one of them.
The band that is playing in Bucks County tonight is Tempest, a band from the San Francisco Bay area that specializes in Celtic rock. It...
What To Do: April means Cherry Blossom time
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sakura Week at Shofuso
If you want to see hundreds of lovely trees showing off their pink blossoms, you can find what you want at the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival (http://subarucherryblossom.org), which is known in Japanese as Sakura Matsuri. The event is running April 6-14 at a variety of locations around the Philadelphia area.
On Stage: In a gadda da Kennett? Iron Butterfly comes to The Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Over the next two days, there are quite a few acts performing around the area that have been building their fanbases for many, many years.
The list includes Iron Butterfly (formed in 1966), The Orchestra (2000), Whitey Morgan (2005), and Voivod (1982).
Iron Butterfly has had many lineup changes over the years – and the band’s fans are fine with...
