On Your Table: Savoring the last of summer, preserving your tomatoes

By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent , The Times
Tomato jam is a wonderful way of making summer tomatoes last longer.
If you’re like me you’ve been pampering garden tomatoes all summer, and guess what, now they’re all coming to harvest. What to do? I love to eat them like apples with a little salt sprinkled on. But really – what can one do to preserve this bountiful harvest?
Here’s...
If it sounds too good to be true….

By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Spend time on Facebook or any other website for that matter and you will see advertisements for do-it-yourself dentistry. Just today I was solicited for mail-order orthodontics and do-it-yourself veneers. No dentist needed. These might seem like a great way to save money and get a nicer smile – but there are plenty of pitfalls.
Some of...
Art Watch: Celebrating Gallery 222’s first anniversary

By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
The big go-to art event this weekend is Saturday’s 1st Anniversary Exhibition and celebration reception at Gallery 222 in Malvern from 6:30pm to 9:30. Artists, art lovers , friends and public are all welcome to enjoy art, live music, food and drinks to toast the gallery’s first year in business. Gallery 222’s 1st Anniversary Show, “Graham,...
Pocopson art students honored; Rt. 82 proposal advances

By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
Pocopson Elementary art teacher Sam Hage with students whose artwork is currently decorating the lobby area of the Unionville-Chadds Ford Administration office. Students included: Ava Van Duesan, Trevor Dunne, Brynn Huyler, Eshaan Chanchal, Julien Arrouays, Samantha Greaves, Lilly Smolenski, Timmy Sherman, Logan Grayston, and Nathania Gushurst.
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On Stage (Spotlight): Colony House is not what it seems

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Colony House
Colony House, which is headlining a show on September 19 at Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, 215-309-0150, www.thefillmorephilly.com), is a band that could be confusing to people.
The quartet from Franklin, Tennessee – Caleb Chapman, lead vocals, guitar; Will Chapman, drums, percussion; Scott Mills, guitar, additional...
Federal, county officials celebrate preservation of Dilworth Farm

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
1st Delaware Infantry Regiment fires musket volley in honor of those who fought on both sides during the Battle of the Brandywine, prior to a ceremony announcing the preservation of the Dilworth Farm, Friday.
BIRMINGHAM — More than two centuries ago, the Continental Army fought and lost a major battle here to the British, leaving it — and the Revolutionary...
On Stage (Bonus): Sleeping With Sirens rocks The Foundry

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Sleeping With Sirens
Area fans of the band Sleeping With Sirens are in for a treat this weekend.
Sleeping With Sirens has embarked on a North American underplay tour this Fall in support of its new album “Gossip,” which will be released September 22 via Warner Bros. Records.
The four-week tour kicked off August 31 in San Francisco at Slim’s and will...
NY Fashion Week in review

By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
A HUGE perk of working for Social Stylate (a full service creative marketing boutique, click here for more information : www.socialstylate.com) is being to attend some of the shows during New York Fashion Week. For those of you who may be unfamiliar, NYFW is basically a fashionista’s World Series/US Open/Kentucky Derby/SuperBowl all rolled into seven...
Unionville holds off Kennett, 50-36, in wild one

Unionville’s Connor Schilling led a potent Indian run attack as they held off a tough Kennett team, Friday night.
By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times
KENNETT SQUARE – In the aftermath of a wild, high scoring contest between neighboring rivals, both Unionville and Kennett find themselves with more questions than answers after the Indians’ 50-36, Friday night, in Ches Mont American action.
For...
What To Do: Chester County Restaurant Festival dishes up good times

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Chester County Restaurant Festival
The Chester County Restaurant Festival (Gay Street and downtown area, West Chester, 610-436-9010, http://www.downtownwestchester.com/viewprogram.php?id=29), which has been treating visitors to the borough with the opportunity to sample a wide variety of gourmet treats, is closing in on its fifth decade
This year, the...