Mixed Media: Weather proves a challenge to local art shows
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
I hope no one wound up trespassing on Scarlett Thicket Farm last Saturday because of my article! The show has been rescheduled for this Saturday, June 9, due to last weeks’ inclimate weather. We will see what happens THIS Saturday, as this spring has been a real nail-biter when it comes to the fruition of weather predictions. At any rate, check out...
Mixed Media: That magical time of year
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
It’s that magical time again. Time for the Kennett Square First Friday Expanded Art Walk. This rotations’ theme is Destination: Kennett Square. Kennett Square does not have your typical art venues. Square Pear, which is prominently located at State and Broad Street serves as the only real gallery in town. So what does an expanded art walk look like...
Kennett Sq. OK’s gun violence resolution
By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Square residents address Borough Council about gun control.
KENNETT SQUARE – In the wake of recent school shootings in the United States, Kennett Square Borough Council is advocating for stricter gun control legislation. At Monday night’s meeting, they voted unanimously to approve a resolution urging lawmakers to enact stronger protections against...
MLK CommUNITY Breakfast, Jan. 15
KENNETT SQUARE —The MLK CommUNITY Board of the Greater Kennett Area is holding its 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast on Monday, January 15, 2018, from 8 to 10 a.m. (doors open at 7:30 a.m.) at the Red Clay Room located at 423 Dalmatian Street in Kennett Square.
The breakfast will feature keynote speaker Bishop Dwayne D. Royster, music by the 90-member MLK CommUNITY Choir, and...
Kennett Sq. council addresses tragedy, community relations
By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times
HARB member Clara Saxton addresses Borough Council members about the impact of the 2016 election results on the borough’s recent political races.
KENNETT SQUARE – They were at the Red Clay Room to discuss the 2018 budget, but recent events were front and center at last Monday night’s meeting of the Kennett Square Borough Council.
Mayor Matt Fetick...
Girls Day Out coming in Kennett this week
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Happy Thanksgiving! What a spectacular weekend of feasting, family, and fun!
After a solid week of eating waaaaay too many calories, I have a plan to burn the bird:
Christmas Shopping Cardio.
No, it’s not a new class at the Y. Yes, I just made it up…but, I think the concept is sure to go viral. Lucky for us, it’s the ( much anticipated) #GirlsDayOut...
What To Do: Goodbye Black Friday, hello Christmas season
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Thanksgiving 2017 is now in the history books. Black Friday has arrived. The tsunami known as the Christmas holiday season is ready to tear through the area with never-ending sales, a barrage of holiday songs emanating from everywhere, incessant bellringers and a huge array of traditional holiday events and activities.
One of the region’s...
Letter: On Borough Council, an apology is in order
To The Editor,
The following is an open letter to my colleagues on the Kennett Square Borough Council:
Dear Doug, Jamie and Geoff,
On January 4th, 2016, all four of us voted to appoint LaToya Myers to an open seat on Borough Council. Since then, she has served with distinction, especially on the Finance and Chief of Police Search Committees, where we have seen her fight hard for...
St. Michael’s rises against hunger
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
Some of the many volunteers who gathered at St. Michael’s Sunday to prepare meals, including Asst. Pastor Adrienne Meier, on the right.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — October 22 was a picture-perfect day; 70 degrees, sunny, low humidity with a clear blue sky. Many spent what could be the last Indian summer Sunday of the year enjoying the outdoors. But instead,...
Kennett Borough Council talks trash
By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times
Borough Council member LaToya Myers discusses her proposal for a personnel committee with Council President Danilo Maffei as Mayor Matt Fetick listens.
KENNETT – At last Monday’s meeting of the Kennett Square Borough Council, Borough Manager Joe Scalise gave an update on the proposed tiered-trash removal system. The new plan will allow residents to choose...
