What To Do: First First Friday is loaded with activities

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times A work by artists Doug Elliot as part of Snowy Days If you want to get out of the house and do something fun this weekend, you do have some interesting options. The first Friday of the month is a good time to spend an evening in Kennett Square or Lancaster – a time to enjoy special First Friday activities. Kennett Square will celebrate First Friday...

Happy New Year!

While it is hard to know exactly what 2019 will bring, we’d like to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year! We’re continue to enjoy some holiday time with friends and family and will resume our normal publishing schedule of reader-submitted community news on Wednesday. Again, thank you for your support over the years and we hope that 2019 will be the best year yet to come. ...

What To Do: Party like it’s 2019!

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times There are several big holidays throughout the year – each with a different vibe and primary activity. Christmas is about giving. Thanksgiving is about eating. Valentine’s Day is about love, flowers and chocolate. Halloween is also about chocolate – and any other candy treat given to trick-or-treaters. New Year’s Eve is about partying – dining,...

Glove drive helps local veterans

The first photo with gifts of winter gloves for homeless veterans includes Nathan Four, Director of Residential Services at the Veterans Multi-Service Center; Robert Rogers, Case Manager at the Veterans Multi-Service Center; Rick Loughery, Chester County Recorder of Deeds. COATESVILLE — More than 125 veterans residing at the LZ II and Mary E. Walker House on the grounds of the Coatesville Veterans...

Merry Christmas!

From all of us at The Times, we wish you a Merry Christmas. Like you, we enjoy spending holiday with our friends and family. As such, we’ll be publishing on a very limited schedule between now and New Years Day. Our best from all of us to you and your family this holiday season.    Send article as PDF   

What To Do: When you don’t celebrate Christmas

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Christmas-influenced music, advertising, TV shows and events are everywhere. It is virtually impossible not to be affected by the Christmas holiday season — but not everyone celebrates Christmas. Actually, there are many people who do not celebrate Christmas for a variety of valid reasons — most commonly because they are of a different religion....

What To Do: Christmas celebrations are everywhere!

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Christmas season seems a little different this year. The holiday spirit is in the air but the traffic around malls and shopping centers is almost normal — thanks to online shopping trends. One thing will never change – the omnipresence of Christmas events. They are truly everywhere. Over the next week or so, you can head in any direction...

West Grove United Methodist Church Offers Five Christmas Eve Services

WEST GROVE – As we move through the Holiday Season and Advent, may we also move closer to Christ the Lord and to one another.  We invite you to join us throughout this blessed season as we anticipate the birth and second coming of Christ.  Our Sunday services are at 8:30 a.m. (Contemporary) and 11 a.m. (Traditional) and we have nursery care for both services.  We joyfully invite you to join us...

Brandywine SPCA: 1,181 pet adoptions at Mega Adoption Event

The Brandywine Valley SPCA announced  Monday that the weekend’s Mega Adoption Event resulted in 1181 adoptions. The event held at the Delaware State Fairgrounds brought in families from across the tri-state area who adopted a total of 716 dogs and 465 cats.    Send article as PDF   

Kennett Democrats to offer buses to 2019 Women’s March

Join the Kennett Area Democrats (KAD) for the THIRD ANNUAL WOMEN’S MARCH on Washington. KAD has buses going to Washington DC on January 19, 2019. The mission of Women’s March is to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change. Women’s March is a women-led movement providing intersectional education on a diverse range of issues and...