80th running Pa. Hunt Club, Nov. 2
Horse racing, food, fun and more will again be on tap at the 80th annual Pennsylvania Hunt Club event, Nov. 2 in Willowdale.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Celebrate the 80th running of the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup with an exciting day of steeplechase racing on Sunday, Nov. 2 in the beautiful Unionville countryside.
Bring family and friends to enjoy the fall foliage, watch as Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Foxhounds...
Giselle kicks off 2014-15 season for First State Ballet
Performances of First State Ballet’s season opening show, Giselle open Oct. 18 .
WILMINGTON, DEL. — First State Ballet Theatre, Delaware’s professional ballet company, opens its 2014-15 season—with five fully-staged ballets, the busiest in its 15-year history—with a spectacular full-length production of Giselle, one of the world’s best known and loved ballets, on the main stage of Wilmington’s...
Art Partners paints crest in Coatesville PD garage
Art studio links up with police to spruce up department’s facility
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Art Partners Studio painted the Coatesville Police Department’s crest on the inside wall of the station’s garage this week.
Freelance artist and Art Partners Instructor Lynné Filion teamed up with Emily Hadfield and Crystal Brau of the Coatesville Youth Initiative...
Nixon Park concert series kicks off June 25
Last years Wednesday concert series at Anson B. Nixon Park, as seen here, was a big success. The new season kicks off June 25.
KENNETT — Once again, Anson B. Nixon Park is gearing up for another exciting outdoor summer concert series, starting Wednesday, June 25.
Each Wednesday evening throughout the summer, the Kennett Area Park Authority (KAPA) hosts free concerts Families and friends gather...
Roger McGuinn headlines at Colonial tonight
Grace & Tony at World Cafe Sat., Kenny Wayne Shepherd at The Keswick Fri.
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The legendary Roger McGuinn of The Byrds helps kick off a stellar weekend of local music performances, playing tonight at The Colonial Theater in Phoenixville.
A concert performance by Roger McGuinn is more than just a music concert. It is a history lesson in the evolutionary development...
Historic Kennett Square seeking input
Survey will help shape economic development plan, officials say
Want to weigh in on what retailers Kennett Square Borough should be trying to attract or what you like or don’t like about the existing ones? Historic Kennett Square is seeking your feedback.
The organization is running a survey to get input from residents and visitors. To access it, visit http://historickennettsquare.com. Historic...
Emergency Services earns coveted status
County department is first in state to receive full accreditation
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County Department of Emergency Services is the first county in the state – and one of only 50 programs in the nation – to be granted full accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), the county announced in a news release on Tuesday, May 20.
EMAP awarded the accreditation...
County seeking homes for veterans
50 presently in need of permanent residences
WEST CHESTER – Chester County’s goal: House 100 veterans in 100 days – an initiative that began March 17 and is only at the halfway point with a little more than a month until the June 27 deadline, a county news release said.
The campaign came in response to the federal government’s push to end veterans’ homelessness by the end of 2015. So...
Police seeking speedy return of radar sign
It was reportedly stolen in East Goshen Twp. last month
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department wants the public to put this thief on its radar.
The department said it is seeking assistance from the community to locate a Safepace 100 Speed Radar Sign that was stolen from a signpost in East Goshen Township sometime between April 22 and April 30. The yellow sign, with a digital speed display,...
County election results at voters’ fingertips
ChescoCONNECT phone app adds links for information on primary
WEST CHESTER – Just in time for the primary election on Tuesday, May 20, Chester County has added a 2014 Election function to its recently launched mobile app ChescoCONNECT.
Click on the ballot icon labeled “2014 Election” to access a page with links to an interactive voter precinct directory, sample ballots for the primary...
