So Sweet! May is National Strawberry Month
You don’t have to wait until June’s Strawberry Fest to get ‘Berry’ happy
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, the Times
These individual tartlets combine the best of spring strawberries with the tart taste of their spring partner, rhubarb. Photo courtesy of Annalise at Completely Delicious.
May is National Strawberry month, when we celebrate the love of these juicy...
Grab a No. 2 pencil and underline this: the Keystones are unfair
While the legislature fiddles, teachers and students suffer
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The good news is that the kids got to sleep in a bit on a school day.
And while it’s becoming increasingly clear that our teens don’t get enough sleep — and a movement to delay the start time in Chester County high schools is slowly gaining momentum — that my twins, freshmen at Unionville High...
Survey: Business owners bullish on Chesco economy
WEST CHESTER — It appears that small business in Chester County is pretty bullish on the economic future of the county, based on a new survey released Tuesday by the county commissioners and a county economic development group.
The Chester County Board of Commissioners and the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC), announced at Tuesday’s Commissioners’ Sunshine Meeting, the...
Art Watch: A Chester County Tour de Force!
The Chester County Studio Tour is here!
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
No art show this year matches the excitement and breadth of this year’s Chester County Studio Tour this weekend May 21 and May 22. With 127 artists showing and selling their work at 53 art studios spread across Chester County, this is the largest Studio Tour to date. The Studio Tour offers a thrilling opportunity...
Dinniman, Killion announce traffic signal grants
Municipalities across Chester County have been granted state funds for upgrades of traffic signals at various locations through the Green Light-Go Program, state Senators Andy Dinniman (D-19) and Tom Killion (R-9) announced Tuesday.
Nine municipalities in Chester County qualified for some $1.2 million in state funds to improve intersections and traffic signals.
Twins charged in Chesco/Lancaster bombing spree
Alleged to have built IEDs, blown up sheds in Dec., 2015
Daniel Tate
Twin brothers from Cochranville are facing charges that they spent their holiday break from college a bit differently than most students: engaging in a bombing spree in Western Chester County and in eastern Lancaster County, following a joint investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, State Police...
On Stage: Sticky Fingers brings the swagger
Emerging acts in Delaware Valley spotlight this week
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Sticky Fingers
There used to be just two main meanings for “sticky fingers.” There was the literal translation and there was the slang meaning. Someone with sticky fingers was prone to stealing on a regular basis — especially shoplifting.
In 1971, another meaning for the phrase entered the...
Don’t retire, Refire: Implement a plan
Retirement doesn’t mean the end of schedules, just new priorities
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
So…we’ve all realized that rather than letting our days of retirement fall away unfulfilled, we wish to have our days of ReFirement ignited. How do we make this happen?
As Stephen Covey once said, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your...
On Your Table: Lighten up for Cinco De Mayo
Tasty Mexican dishes don’t have to be calorie-heavy
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Many Cinco de Mayo dishes are calorie-laden but there are lots of healthier options like a taco wrapped in lettuce leaves (Photo Courtesy of Anne Lawton.
Most people have the wrong idea about the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo.
It actually celebrates the Battle of Puebla which took place...
What To Do: The 43rd Yellow Springs Art Show
Also: West Chester Film Festival runs this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The popular yellow Spring Art Show features more than 185 artists this year.
The Yellow Springs Art Show got its start back in 1973 as a free event featuring a variety of artists displaying their work on clotheslines. It has changed immeasurably since then and has become one of the largest and most prestigious...
