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Longwood Gardens is hosting international organ competition
Ten renowned organists from around the world will compete in the inaugural International Organ Competition at Longwood Gardens.
Organ aficionados, take note: Longwood Gardens’ is hosting an international competition with a $40,000 first prize.
Ten renowned organists will compete in the inaugural International Organ Competition, playing...
Longwood cottages destined for wrecking ball
Kennett supervisors voted 2-1 to grant demolition permit
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Kennett Township Supervisors voted 2-1 Tuesday night to grant Longwood Gardens a permit to raze these three 1920s cottages along U.S. 1.
For more than half an hour Tuesday night, planners, preservationists, and members of the public urged the Kennett Township supervisors to delay a decision...
Trio of Longwood cottages spared – for now
Kennett Township supervisors vote to table demolition decision
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Susan Larmann (left front) listens as Kennett Township Supervisors’ Chairman Michael E. Elling pays tribute to her late husband, John Larmann. Behind them are Supervisors Scudder G. Stevens (back left) and Robert A. Hammaker.
Three 1920s bungalows commissioned by Pierre S. du...
Historic Kennett cottages up for grabs
Longwood Gardens want to raze them; township planners seeking another option
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
These three houses are free to a new owner, with one catch: the owner needs to be able to move them off of their current site on Longwood Gardens’ property on US-1, and do so quickly. Otherwise, the homes could face demolition.
KENNETT — Yours for the taking: three...
Emerald Ash Borer threatens local ash trees
And Pocopson supports Kennett’s bid to protect Longwood cottages
The Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, is a green beetle native to Asia. It is an invasive species, responsible for the loss of millions of ash trees in North America.
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times.
POCOPSON — While the stink bug has been a much-despised recent addition to the local insect scene,...
For tourism marketing, south of France hits home
New campaign will capitalize on county’s cosmopolitan flair
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Blair Mahoney, executive director of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, explained the importance of boosting tourism in the region.
It wasn’t exactly an identity crisis, but the folks entrusted with promoting the area as a tourist destination have agonized for some...
Longwood volunteers create piece de resistance
Series of quilts chronicle garden’s beauty – from flowers to felines
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Ann Randolph (left) and Nancy Hiss stand in front of the group’s “Seasons of Pollination” quilt.
The goal was grand: Capture the colors of Longwood Gardens in a quilt.
First suggested in 1996, the project failed to leave the drawing board more than...
Longwood Gardens water centerpiece to get facelift
New York architecture firm to oversee restoration of Main Fountain Garden
A renowned architecture firm has been commissioned to renovate the Main Fountain Garden at Longwood.
Longwood Gardens announced Thursday that it has commissioned the New York firm of Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners to lead the rehabilitation of the Main Fountain Garden, part of a 40-year master-planning initiative...
Local Red Cross collects holiday mail for military
Longwood Gardens’ visitors got chance to enjoy light display, light up troops’ lives
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Downingtown resident Jennifer Stokker, with her nearly 3-year-old daughter Madelyn, was the delighted winner of a 42-inch TV during a Red Cross raffle at Longwood Gardens.
At first, the visitors at Longwood Gardens Thursday night were skeptical: Were...
Red Cross offers way to combine holiday tradition with military support
Free card-signing for troops offered Thursday night at Longwood Gardens
Visitors to Longwood Gardens on Thursday evening will have a chance to send cards to military, courtesy of the Red Cross.
For the sixth year in a row, the American Red Cross is sponsoring holiday mail for the nation’s military, and its regional chapter is making it easy for Longwood Gardens visitors to participate.
On Thursday,...
