UCF board likely to look at UHS rankings again
Directors seek to add data to student rankings
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It appears the much-discussed subject of student ranking will make a return at next week’s Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education meeting, less than two months after the board agreed to a compromise proposal to end decile rankings of students at Unionville High School.
What remains to be seen...
On Stage (Extra): Cirque du Soleil crawls into area
Also: Jersey Boys come to Playhouse on Rodney Square
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Cirque du Soleil’s OVO comes to Philadelphia this week.
The entertainment calendar is looking good for next week with two blockbuster shows heading to the area for multi-day runs — Cirque du Soleil and “The Jersey Boys.”
Many traditional circuses have relied on their animals as major draws. One...
Flowers by Jena Paige blooms in Downingtown
Downingtown High grad lives dream of opening hometown shop
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
Flowers by Jena Paige is Downingtown’s newest business on Lancaster Avenue and features floral arrangements, floral designs for weddings and events and an elegant gift shop. Photo credit: Flowers by Jena Paige
DOWNINGTOWN – New business, Flowers by Jena Paige, is taking the borough by storm...
Rainy days and Sundays….
Coping with a cool, wet May in terms of fashion
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
This weather is KILLING me. I do not know how people in Seattle can stand it. If I see a raincloud in the forecast for one more day, I may lose my mind.
Finding the motivation to get out of pajamas is difficult when it’s grey, damp, and dreary. Fortunately, my solution is to turn my frown upside down with the...
Three charged with operating gambling machines
Three alleged gambling machines found by authorities at a Kennett Square store, led in part to the arrest of three, related to gambling charges there and at another location in Oxford.
Three area residents have been charged with operating illegal gaming machines — some of which may have been rigged to keep players from winning — in Kennett Square and Oxford and some $37,000 in illegal gambling...
What To Do: Winterthur’s Point To Point
Also: Ideas for a fun day with Mom
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Without a doubt, there will be a bustle of activity this weekend at Winterthur” (Route 52, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-4600, www.winterthur.org) with the climax being the Winterthur Point-to-Point Races — an event that has become one of premier attractions in the Brandywine Valley each year.
This year’s 38th annual...
Man charged with taking $900K from employer
Clifton Wilson
A Bryn Mawr man is charged with writing checks to himself in excess of $900,000 from the farm owner who employed him as a part-time painter and using the proceeds on a lavish lifestyle including trips and pricey cars.
Clifton Wilson, 35, faces charges of theft and related charges in a case where authorities allege he misappropriated funds from the owner of a Willistown farm.
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On Stage: Sticky Fingers brings the swagger
Emerging acts in Delaware Valley spotlight this week
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Sticky Fingers
There used to be just two main meanings for “sticky fingers.” There was the literal translation and there was the slang meaning. Someone with sticky fingers was prone to stealing on a regular basis — especially shoplifting.
In 1971, another meaning for the phrase entered the vernacular....
Don’t retire, Refire: Implement a plan
Retirement doesn’t mean the end of schedules, just new priorities
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
So…we’ve all realized that rather than letting our days of retirement fall away unfulfilled, we wish to have our days of ReFirement ignited. How do we make this happen?
As Stephen Covey once said, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” ...
Art Watch: Gallery Walk in West Chester
Entire borough turns into an art party for one thrilling night
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This Friday is “Gallery Walk” in downtown West Chester, which is “First Friday” on a huge celebratory scale. Every “First Friday” of the month galleries and local businesses have special art openings in Kennett Square, West Chester and Phoenixville, but only twice a...
