Coatesville honors Dr. King with community improvement

Students, volunteers, city officials cleanup, educate on Martin Luther King Day By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Coatesville City Council Vice President Marie Lawson paints at City Gate. COATESVILLE – From painting at the library to cleaning up Ash Park to delivering speeches that examined how we can better shape our ideals, groups from around the city and school district came together...

Kennett, Unionville unite for MLK service day

Students join forces to serve others throughout community in honor of Dr. King By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times A great ending to a morning of hard work as Patton Middle School and Kennett Middle School students unite to clean up Anson B. Nixon Park in honor of MLK Day. KENNETT – Students in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District honored the...

New Year’s Resolution: Lighten up!

After (over)indulging for the holidays, now is a good time to go with lighter foods By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times Bok Choy soup – Kick off the new year with lightened up dishes like Chinese style bok choy chicken soup. Photo courtesy of Marlene Baird. If you’re anything like me and have been indulging yourself with rich food while ignoring exercise during the holidays, then...

Don’t be afraid to go farther afield for wine values

Emerging regions offer value, new tastes to broaden your horizons By Brian Gurnham, Columnist, The Times Sweating away at the local YMCA, and trying not to be annoyed by the massive influx of post New Year’s exercise wanabees, I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen to the wine industry if people put as much emphasis on trying a new or different wine in the new year as they do on getting healthy. ...

The lesson of taking tough, but good advice

Be thankful for someone who tells you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times I have had long hair for a long time. So, when Sienna Miller cut hers into this adorable MUST HAVE style of 2015, I became obsessed with the idea of “the chop.” *author side note: when I fixate on something like this, it is not good for anyone around me. I will stop...

Beat the January chill and ‘warm-up’ with Good Stuff

SO much good stuff was submitted for the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, The Times dedicated a special section to those volunteering in his honor…be sure to check it out! Got good stuff to share?  Email kim@chescotimes.com Helping Women “Fly”….Wings for Success Grand Opening: Wednesday, January 21, 4- 7 PM 457 Birch Street Kennett Square. Wings for Success empowers women in need to...

What would MLK think of Knecht’s comments?

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is never right By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As we approach the weekend of celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we will undoubtedly hear the inspiring quotes of his famous 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech. Even now, more than five decades later, the word resonate — I get a little chill every...

What To Do: Embrace winter’s joys with a multitude of fests

Winterfests abound, fun in Chadds Ford, honoring MLK and more! By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times There are a lot of things about winter in this area to dislike — cold weather that chills you to the bone, sunlight deprivation and nasty snowstorms that cause hazardous roads conditions. But, there are also many things to like — ice skating on frozen ponds, skiing and snowboarding and...

On Stage: Cracker continues to cross genres

Dustbowl Revival, Chapel Street Junction highlight roots music in area this weekend By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Cracker, which blends rock and country roots, headlines Saturday night at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Photo: Bradford Jones. When people think of the North and the South in America, they usually think about the eastern part of the country and the segments of the nation that...

UCF board is on the clock with various fiscal issues

2015-16 budget, bond refinance and renovation plan face time crunch By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Unionville-Chadds Ford (UCF) Board of Education work session on Monday night took over three hours of time to cover many time-sensitive issues. One of the issues was to approve the preliminary budget for 2015-2016 school- year in the amount of $80,901,704.  Robert...