Happy New Year!
While it is hard to know exactly what 2019 will bring, we’d like to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year!
We’re continue to enjoy some holiday time with friends and family and will resume our normal publishing schedule of reader-submitted community news on Wednesday.
Again, thank you for your support over the years and we hope that 2019 will be the best year yet to come.
Saying ‘Farewell’ and thanks…
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Ladies and gentlemen, I have a bittersweet announcement to make : this is the very last “Read My Lipgloss”. Although The Times will continue, it will be an abbreviated version. As I reflect upon my brief stint in the world of journalism, I am grateful that Editor, Mike McGann, gave me the opportunity to be a part of this community voice. I have written...
What To Do: Party like it’s 2019!
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
There are several big holidays throughout the year – each with a different vibe and primary activity.
Christmas is about giving. Thanksgiving is about eating. Valentine’s Day is about love, flowers and chocolate. Halloween is also about chocolate – and any other candy treat given to trick-or-treaters.
New Year’s Eve is about partying –...
On Stage: Get ‘Slammed’ for New Year’s Eve Eve
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Slambovian Circus of Dreams
There is one date each year when the penultimate and the ultimate come together.
Once the calendar year starts, area music fans have to wait until the very end of the year to enjoy what ultimately is one of the best shows of the year – to wait until the final full night of the year – to wait until the penultimate...
Glove drive helps local veterans
The first photo with gifts of winter gloves for homeless veterans includes Nathan Four, Director of Residential Services at the Veterans Multi-Service Center; Robert Rogers, Case Manager at the Veterans Multi-Service Center; Rick Loughery, Chester County Recorder of Deeds.
COATESVILLE — More than 125 veterans residing at the LZ II and Mary E. Walker House on the grounds of the Coatesville Veterans...
Merry Christmas!
From all of us at The Times, we wish you a Merry Christmas.
Like you, we enjoy spending holiday with our friends and family. As such, we’ll be publishing on a very limited schedule between now and New Years Day.
Our best from all of us to you and your family this holiday season.
Lopez named Director of Friends Association for the Care & Protection of Children
Jennifer Lopez
WEST CHESTER – Friends Association for the Care & Protection of Children announced Jennifer Lopez as its new Executive Director, Friday.
As Executive Director, Lopez will be responsible for managing the organization and providing strategic planning to enhance the agency’s mission of ending homelessness in Chester County. Lopez most recently served as Chester County’s...
On Stage: Lend Me a Tenor at RTC in West Chester
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
If you’re looking for something to do that isn’t linked to the Christmas holidays, consider attending a theater production.
An excellent choice can be found right here in Chester County.
Now through December 30, The Resident Theatre Company (RTC) is presenting “Lend Me A Tenor” at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (236 North High Street,...
What To Do: When you don’t celebrate Christmas
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Christmas-influenced music, advertising, TV shows and events are everywhere. It is virtually impossible not to be affected by the Christmas holiday season — but not everyone celebrates Christmas.
Actually, there are many people who do not celebrate Christmas for a variety of valid reasons — most commonly because they are of a different...
Mixed Media: Kennett Square is an arts Mecca this month
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Square Pear Gallery
Kennett Square is absolutely bustling with holiday activity. Walking along State Street on the weekend, I can hear the horse drawn carriages, and see the lines at the shuttle taking people from Kennett Square to Longwood Gardens and vice versa. Holiday shoppers are out in full force, buzzing from one boutique to another, and making...
