Avon Grove overcomes Unionville, 24-22

By Al Tustin, Sports Editor, The Times Avon Grove’s Dino Arhontakis looks for running room against Unionville, Friday night. Before being knocked out with an injury, he tore up the Indians’ defense. WEST GROVE — It was a tale of two games. Literally. On Friday night, Unionville and Avon Grove met in a contest mostly controlled by the Indians. But lightning in the area stopped the...

On Stage: Escovedo headlines Mushroom Festival show

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Alejandro Escovedo This weekend, the annual Mushroom Festival in downtown Kennett Square (http://mushroomfestival.org) is celebrating its 33rd anniversary. The Mushroom Festival will run from September 8-10 at various locations in downtown Kennett Square. A musical highlight will be a live performance by Alejandro Escovedo with Don Antonio on Saturday...

What To Do: Mushrooms and more to kick off fall events

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Mushroom Festival After three decades, anniversaries begin to take on a special significance. This weekend marks the 33rd anniversary of the annual Mushroom Festival in downtown Kennett Square (http://mushroomfestival.org). The Mushroom Festival supports the old southern Chester County axiom “There’s a fungus among us.”

Mixed Media: A trifecta of Civil Rights art shows

By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times Black Survival Guide Last week, I went on a field trip to the Delaware Art Museum for their beautiful trifecta show on Civil Rights. The shows, Black Survival Guide: Or How To Live Through A Police Riot, Danny Lyon: Memories of The Southern Civil Rights Movement, and The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Drawings by Harvey Dinnerstein and Burton Silverman, are...

County to spray for mosquitos in West Chester on Sept. 11

One of two areas planned for mosquito spraying next week. WEST CHESTER — Following the contractual guidelines/agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Chester County Health Department will conduct a mosquito control treatment spray in portions of West Chester Borough on Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. The rain date for this event is Wednesday, Sept....

On Stage: Quebe Sisters share true harmony

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Quebe Sisters Making harmonious music is a natural thing for siblings. There usually is a high level of harmony – onstage and offstage (unless you’re talking about The Kinks, Oasis or the Black Crowes). Three siblings who get along great onstage and offstage are the Quebe Sisters, who will headline a show on September 6 at the Sellersville...

Super Six: Back to School

By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times Why should kids have all the fun with back to school shopping? I say, it is an opportunity for us to freshen up our wardrobe, too. After all, drop-offs, pick-ups, sports practice runs, incessant grocery shopping, and laundry folding deserves a fancy outfit. Correct? Well, lucky for y’all that I rounded up six of my favorite finds! Here we go…

What To Do: Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Hard to believe but we’ve arrived at Labor Day Weekend — the weekend when summer unofficially screeches to a halt. The official end of summer arrives later in the month but for some, summer is already over because the new school year has already begun. One thing that will never change about the Labor Day Weekend...

Have a happy — and Safe — Labor Day weekend

Although we may all be dodging raindrops — and potential thunderstorms  —throughout the weekend, this Labor Day weekend, it makes sense to pay attention to a few details to keep your long weekend happy and safe. Whether, like many of us, you plan to stay home and fire up the grill for one last summer weekend, or if you’re hitting the road for one last weekend at the shore, Red Cross...

On Stage: CKY comes back from adversity, enjoys local roots

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times CKY CKY, which is headlining a show at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http://undergroundarts.org) on August 31, is a band with its roots in West Chester. “Me and Deron (Miller) went to West Chester East, ” said CKY drummer Jess Margera, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Dallas, Texas. “That’s...