Plants, crafts featured at Art On The Square, April 27

With arts, crafts and plants — such as this example sold last year by North Creek Nursery — there’s something for everyone at Art on The Square, April 27.
KENNETT SQUARE — Art works, crafts and plants Art on the Square on Saturday, April 27. This juried outdoor art festival brings art and fine crafts to downtown Kennett Square from 10 – 4 pm. Artists will line the sidewalks along...
Blanketing the borough with blooms, beauty

Art show, plant sale, fitness activities among Saturday’s offerings
The Kennett Beautification Committee will hold its 48th Annual Plant Sale on Saturday.
Kennett Square welcomes the return of Art on the Square on Saturday, with a juried outdoor display that brings art, vintage pieces, and fine crafts along the sidewalks of downtown Kennett Square from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Also on Saturday,...
La Comunidad Hispana announces new position

Erin S. Dallago will serve as vice president of development
Erin S. Dallago will serve as vice president of development for La Comunidad Hispana.
La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) in Kennett Square announced Thursday that it has a new vice president of development, Erin S. Dallago.
“LCH is a growing and expanding organization, and we’re going to need Erin’s expertise,” said Margarita Queralt Mirkil,...
From heartbreak, crusade to end heroin abuse

Family hopes 23-year-old’s fatal overdose will raise awareness, save lives
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kacie Erin Rumford died last month of a heroin overdose at her family’s Kennett Square home. They hope to educate the public to spare others from such a tragedy.
The 23-year-old Kennett Square woman had an abundance of assets: beauty, intelligence, and compassion....
Growing Tree toy store reinvented in Kennett Sq.

Former consignment shop celebrates evolution to all-new kids products for sale
Kathi Lafferty, owner of The Growing Tree in Kennett Square cuts the ribbon celebrating the reinvention of the toy store, Friday. Behind her, left store manager Louise D’Amico, right Cheryl Kuhns, Executive Director of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce. Immediately behind Lafferty is her husband Tom,...
Seeking to inject good health into community

Free vaccines will be available to needy in Kennett Square
The Chester County Health Department will provide free vaccines to uninsured and underinsured Kennett Square residents one day a month through September.
Free vaccines will be available in Kennett Square to uninsured or underinsured adults through the Chester County Health Department on select dates.
The vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis...
Time to sample new borough businesses, art

Restaurants, retailers gear up for Kennett Square’s First Friday
Many borough retailers and restaurants will feature special exhibits and live music on the First Friday Art Stroll.
Saunter through the streets of Kennett Square on Friday for the Art Stroll from 6 to 9 p.m. Many borough businesses will showcase special exhibits and refreshments.
For example, Kennett Design, a new business at...
La Comunidad Hispana to offer help to aspiring citizens

Margarita Queralt Mirkil said only 35 percent of people eligible for U.S. citizenship follow through with applications.
Agency will provide free legal assistance to those interested in applying
La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) is hosting a free informational workshop for those wishing to apply to become U.S. citizens.
An information session will begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 at LCH, 731 W....
Get front-row seat at Back Alley Theater

Popular, independent film series continuing in Kennett Square
For bargain entertainment, it’s hard to beat the Kennett Flash, where a popular independent, film series is continuing in the Back Alley Theater.
On Thursday, March 28, the offering is “The Other Son,” tells the story of two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, who discover they were accidentally switched at birth. It’s...
Program expected to be a draw for youth

Chester County Art Association offering free Saturday children’s classes
The Chester County Art Association is urging families to participate in ArtReach Kennett, a program of free children’s classes on Saturday at The Garage.
ArtReach Kennett, a program offered by the Chester County Art Association, is featuring free classes at the Garage and Community Youth Center.
Instructors will...