Op/Ed: It’s all in the planning

By Michelle Kichline, Chair, Chester County Commissioners   Michelle Kichline Chester County is widely known as a beautiful and happy corner of Pennsylvania. As a matter of fact, we are considered the fourth happiest county in America.  Ours is one of the best counties in which to live, work, and raise a family, and it falls upon our local government to maintain the high quality of life that...

DA expands Child Abuse Unit as reports spike

From left, Megan King, Emily Provencher, Christine Bleiler, and Oscar Rosado are part of a growing team to deal with a spike in child abuse complaints in the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. WEST CHESTER — Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Friday that child abuse reports are continuing to increase in volume in Chester County — in part because of new state...

What To Do: Malvern Retreat House Art Show

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times  Chester County hosts a huge number of special events every year and the annual schedule is always filled with art shows and equestrian events. One of the most anticipated art shows each year is Malvern Retreat House’s Art Show (McShain-Horstmann Family Life Center, 315 South Warren Avenue, Malvern, 610-644-0400, www.MalvernRetreat.com).

On Stage (Extra): This Way to the Egress defies categories

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times  This Way to the Egress Anyone who has heard the music of This Way to the Egress, a band from Bethlehem that is playing on January 29 at Kung Fu Necktie (1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com), knows that the band is good – and that the band’s music is almost impossible to describe easily. In one press release, the...

Longwood Gardens launches fourth annual Community Read

This year’s title for the fourth annual community read is The Way Things Work Now, by David Macaulay, which explains complex processes in a humorous and accessible style. KENNETT SQUARE – Longwood Gardens and a host of community partners launched its fourth annual “Community Read,” which is designed to encourage the region to join together in reading the same book to spur discussion...

On Stage: Rubblebucket gets things going

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Rubblebucket Rubblebucket is a band that has no trouble getting things going. The Brooklyn-based indie-pop band got 2017 going with the release of an impressive EP — a brand-new collection of four songs titled “If U C My Enemies.” Rubblebucket got the EP going with a high-energy song called “Donna,” a lively track that features movement-inducing...

And so it begins: 926 bridge to close Feb. 13

PennDOT to start bridge replacement over Brandywine The official detour route for the bridge closing, from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. After a nearly two-decade wait, work is slated to finally begin on replacement of the Route 926 bridge over Brandywine Creek in Pocopson and Birmingham — with the bridge and nearby roadways closing on Feb. 13. The $8.6 million replacement project...

Art Watch: ‘Art Spirit and Beyond’ with Karl Kuerner

By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times West Chester University’s John H. Baker Gallery will be celebrating a lifetime of encouraging the artistic spirit with the exhibition “Art Spirit and Beyond.” The exhibition will include works by artist Karl Kuerner and 50 of his students more than 500 students from over the past 30 years, on display from January 23-February 24 2017. Dr. Kuerner’s...

Hundreds (or more) from Chester Co. participate in marches

From Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia to West Chester, local voices heard By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Just a handful of the attendees in Washington D.C. who rode buses from the Kennett Area Democrats, who brought more than 200 residents to the nation’s capital, Saturday. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Chester County residents participated in Saturday’s Women’s March — which...

Falling tree kills Kennett man in Caln

CALN — A Kennett Square man was killed Monday morning when a tree fell on his vehicle as he was driving south on North Caln Road, Township Police said.