Borough Council gets dirt on Public Works Garage
Facility’s new location could sprout community garden
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Resident John Thomas (left) listens as Chris Stejskal, an intern at Maffei Landscape Design, LLC., provides Borough Council with an exterior vision for the new Public Works Garage, a plan that incorporates a community garden into the landscape.
A request for gardening space in Kennett...
The Flash offers live music on First Friday
Pocopson natives Glenn and Brad McNemar perform an acoustic music set as part of First Friday in Kennett Square.
KENNETT SQUARE — First Friday saw what is becoming the familiar Flash tent at the entrance to Sycamore Alley, the footpath from State Street to the live concert and entertainment venue.
With a warm welcome from Flash neighbor La Verona Italian Restaurant owners, The Flash tent was...
Happy travelers lead to hotel accolades
Kennett Square’s Fairfield Inn & Suites earns honors
The staff at the Brandywine Valley Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Kennett Square is celebrating its recent awards for superior hospitality.
The smiles on the staff at the Brandywine Valley Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Kennett Square are even wider now, having contributed to back-to-back awards for the hotel,...
Upscale brewpub coming to Kennett Square
Victory Brewing Co. said borough facility will also boast on-premise production
Victory Brewing Company’s Kennett Square brewpub will be located in Magnolia Place, a mixed-use development under construction at Mill Road and West Cypress Street. An architect’s rendering shows what the brewpub should look like when it opens in 2014.
A win for local craft beer lovers: Victory Brewing...
Demon Lights Committee edges closer to goal
With expected revenue from Carnival and Mushroom Festival, the committee hopes to purchase stadium lights by 2014
By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
Dark no more after 2013? If fundraising continues on pace, the 2013 football season will be the last at Kennett High School played only daylight — as a new lighting system could be ready for the 2014 season.
KENNETT SQUARE — The Demon Lights...
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Brandywine Folk Festival recruiting for next month’s event in Kennett Square
Eager to experience the sights and sounds of a folk festival but short on cash? Organizers of the Second Annual Brandywine Folk Festival have a solution: Volunteer.
The three-day event, presented by the Brandywine Folk Collective, Historic Kennett Square Society, and WXPN, is seeking volunteers for the festival,...
W. Chester man allegedly earns passel of charges
Kennett Square police accuse him of offenses that include assault
In hindsight, a 44-year-old West Chester resident may wish he hadn’t visited Kennett Square on July 5 at 8:37 p.m. Police said an incident in the 200 block of East State Street led to charges against Jeffrey Hallman that include simple assault, possessing instruments of crime, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic...
Father to Borough Council: Heroin is here
Grieving Kennett Square parent showcases drug-awareness crusade
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Members of the Kacie’s Cause team, Luis Tovar (from left) and Andy Rumford chat with Kennett Square Police Chief Edward A. Zunino after Monday night’s anti-drug presentation.
The U.S. lost 37,000 lives in 2012 to drug overdoses, 35 in Chester County, which is currently...
Saturday Night Racing: Chesco Grand Prix offers fun for all ages
Garneau Quebecor holds big lead entering final stage
By Steven Silverman, Correspondent, The Times
The earlier stages of the Chesco Gran Prix, as seen above, were run throughout Chester County. The final stage is Saturday in Kennett Square. Image courtesy Chesco Gran Prix.
KENNETT SQUARE — The Chesco Grand Prix makes its annual stop in the borough this Saturday, when the competitive aspect of...
Kennett Brewing Co. to tap into borough market
Two couples with shared passion for well-crafted beer will open business later this year
Historic Kennett Square announced Monday that the Kennett Brewing Company plans to open later this year.
Less than two weeks after Kennett Square’s Borough Council passed a brewery ordinance, the Kennett Square Brewing Company announced its plans to tap into the community’s thirst for craft beer.
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