Quilters put local history on cutting edge
Tourism center’s new creation spotlights Underground Railroad
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The centerpiece of a new quilt for the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau was inspired by a historic photograph of what was once the Longwood Progressive Meeting, a hub for abolitionists.
Commissioned a year ago to create a quilt with an Underground Railroad theme, a scrappy...
Feasibility study addresses velodrome project
Report concludes that substantial private investment needed to make it work
A rendering shows the proposed velodrome that former Olympic cyclist David Chauner hopes will occupy the area known as “the flats” in downtown Coatesville.
The circumstances necessary for a successful velodrome project in Coatesville are much clearer with the completion of a market feasibility study that shows a city velodrome/events...
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...
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...
