What To Do: Champion Eagles featured at Philadelphia Sportscard & Memorabilia Show

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times If you’re an Eagles fan (and who in this area isn’t?) and you’d like a chance to see your heroes up close (and maybe even get an autograph), you’ll have a golden opportunity to do it this weekend. Many of the Philadelphia Eagles standouts from the Super Bowl LIX season along with the Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts will be autograph guests this...

CCIU celebrates student’s achievement in DECA National Competition

Ansh Gandhi, a 12th-grade student from Downingtown Area School District’s STEM Academy, proudly displays his medal at the Pennsylvania DECA Competition. The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) proudly announces the outstanding achievement of Ansh Gandhi, a 12th-grade student from Downingtown Area School District’s (DASD) STEM Academy, who has qualified for the prestigious DECA National...

On Stage: The legendary Tom Rush returns to Chester County

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Tom Rush Tom Rush, one of America’s most revered folksingers, is a New Englander through and through. However, in recent years, he has built a connection with Chester County. One of his last live shows prior to the COVID pandemic was a concert at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester. Rush returned to the area in March 2023 for a...

County Democrats rip Trump over cut to Ukraine aid

Chester County’s Democratic Committee (CCDC) is responding to Monday night’s disastrous decision by Donald Trump to end Congressionally-approved assistance to Ukraine. CCDC Chair Charlotte Valyo stated “This move by the administration undermines U.S. support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and directly aligns with Russian interests.” Specifically, county...

LCH opens Primary Care Services in West Grove

Joseph A. Greco, MD and LCH Provider, Dimas Cortez, CRNP LCH Health and Community Services started seeing patients for Primary Care Services in West Grove Monday. In addition to specialty care services, the West Grove Health Center will provide the same primary care services as the Kennett Square and Oxford Health Centers. By delivering primary care such as routine wellness exams and health screenings...

Trump, Musk aren’t reforming government, they’re looting it

By Mike McGann, Editor The Times @mikemcgann.bsky.social Maybe you saw the headlines: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided a number of Chester County agricultural facilities recently and appears to have taken some workers into custody, setting up the potential for local chaos and spoiled crops in the coming weeks. Random, nonsensical firings have occurred across the federal government...

What To Do: First sign of Spring — Phila. Flower Show

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Philadelphia Flower Show If you’re in the mood for flowers – lots and lots of flowers – all you need do is make a visit to this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (12th and Arch streets, Philadelphia, www.theflowershow.com) which runs through March 9. The PHS (Philadelphia Horticultural Society) Philadelphia...

Chesco, neighboring counties move to jointly buy electricity

Four counties that formed the Sustainable Energy Partnership of Southeast PA (SEP) have made the first major step in purchasing low, stable and transparent electricity for County operations. As members of the SEP, Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery Counties have started receiving electricity through wholesale market purchasing. In August of 2024, the SEP’s Energy Board, formed to govern the...

On Stage: Jefferson Berry & the Urban Acoustic Coalition bring new album to 118 North

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Jefferson Berry & the Urban Acoustic Coalition Jefferson Berry & the Urban Acoustic Coalition have spent more than a decade establishing themselves as one of the Philly area’s top folk-rock/folk bands. Jefferson Berry & the UAC released their fourth studio album, “Soon!” on April 16, 2021. The band’s previous albums were...

Unionville students selected for elite choral groups

The Unionville High School students selected for prestigious Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District Choir. Katie Cotrotsios, Noori Choudhary, Marshall Gantt, Ian Gushurst, Nathaniel Gushurst, Brianna Greeley, Sofia McClain, Morgan Monthei, Will Neuberger, Advith Rajkumar and Jinny Zhao. Unionville High School (UHS) Choral students were selected to perform in two major choral organizations,...