Brandywine, Upper Main Line YMCA announce merger

The Boards of Directors of the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and the YMCA of the Upper Main Line voted to form a new regional association on June 17. The new association will be named the YMCA of Greater Brandywine. The effective date of the merger will be January 1, 2015. Shown from left: Joe Viscuso, Chair of the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley Board of Directors; Denise L. Day, President and CEO...

Longwood Gardens vying for new accolade

Tourism officials urging residents to help it win Best Public Garden The Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau announced on Thursday, March 6, that Longwood Gardens has been shortlisted by USA Today and 10Best.com in a competition for the Best Public Garden in the country. Since most well-traveled area residents know that Longwood excels over the other 19 worthy destinations on the list,...

Tourism officials welcome all to renovated info center

After several months of renovations, historic building on Longwood Gardens’ grounds has reopened By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Home of the former Longwood Progressive Meeting, the visitors’ center has reopened after several months of renovations to preserve its history. No wonder local tourism officials are excited: new digs on the grounds of Longwood Gardens in...