For tourism marketing, south of France hits home

New  campaign will capitalize on county’s cosmopolitan flair By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Blair Mahoney, executive director of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, explained the importance of boosting tourism in the region. It wasn’t exactly an identity crisis, but the folks entrusted with promoting the area as a tourist destination have agonized for some...

Local Red Cross collects holiday mail for military

 Longwood Gardens’ visitors get chance to enjoy light display, light up troops’ lives  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times William Pasquale (left) and Rick Yoegel of the Red Cross’ Chester County Leadership Council get ready to conduct a raffle drawing at Longwood Gardens. At first, the visitors at Longwood Gardens Thursday night were skeptical: Were these Red Cross volunteers...

Tourism officials welcome all to renovated info center

After months of renovations, historic building in Longwood Gardens’ shadow has reopened By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Home of the former Longwood Progressive Meeting, the visitors’ center has reopened after several months of renovations to preserve its history. No wonder local tourism officials are excited: new digs on the grounds of Longwood Gardens in a building steeped...