What To Do: First First Friday is loaded with activities
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
A work by artists Doug Elliot as part of Snowy Days
If you want to get out of the house and do something fun this weekend, you do have some interesting options.
The first Friday of the month is a good time to spend an evening in Kennett Square or Lancaster – a time to enjoy special First Friday activities.
Kennett Square will celebrate First Friday...
On Stage: Coatesville’s Fitzy comes home to perform — and teach
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Brian Fitzy
If asked to name people from Coatesville who have become famous, most area residents would probably think of professional athletes/C.A.S.H. alumni such as boxing’s Calvin “Silky Smooth” Grove, who had 49 professional victories and won the IBF featherweight world title in 1988; football’s Billy Joe, who was “Rookie of the Year”...
Chester County celebrates preservation of 500th farm
: Chester County Commissioners visit 500th preserved farm. From left to right: Commissioner Terence Farrell; Commissioner Michelle Kichline; farm owner Gerald Rohrer; Commissioner Kathi Cozzone; and Cindy Rohrer.
Chester County signed contracts on the preservation of its 500th farm this week, bringing the total number of farm acres preserved in the county to just under 40,000. In total, more...
Mixed Media: An exploration of the self
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
HALF:HALF at the Delaware Contemporary
Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2019, and in the Chinese new year, it will be the Year of The Pig. Let’s not read into that too much. Anyway, in terms of the Chinese Zodiac, the pig represents wealth and fortune. The pig is a rational, hard worker that occasionally treats itself. It brings energy to anything it does....
Inner Nature: Gustation, the sense of taste
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
Lead in paint and gasoline was banned in the 1970s because it causes brain damage by downregulating the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) [1]. BNDF is an important growth factor for brains to grow and develop properly. Therefore, banning lead from gasoline makes sense – after all chemicals in fumes get breathed in, enter the circulation,...
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...
