By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
As we dip our toes into the “new normal” of the world of the COVID-19 pandemic we have a lot to consider. Every single person has had their lives and or livelihoods affected in some way. As a dentist and what some would call a “quasi-essential” healthcare provider we have a very complicated web of concerns to address. I thought...
On Stage: String Machine taps into anxieties of youth
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
String Machine
There are a lot of bands whose music is informed by relationships with cars. The Beach Boys alone had more than an album’s worth with songs such as “I Get Around,” “Little Deuce Coupe,’ “Fun Fun Fun,” “This Car of Mine,” “409,” “Little Honda” and “Custom Machine. “
Some of rock music’s other auto-driven...
Kennett student skips the usual vacation to teach kids in Crete
Cassidy Matz with some of the students whe worked with in Crete.
Kennett Square early childhood education student Cassidy Matz thinks tourism has its place. But, it’s not what lured her to the sunlit shores of Crete; the broad smiles of the children she taught each day on her “volunteer vacation” were. Matz is among a growing minority of Americans who choose service over tourism in travelling...
What To Do: Region set to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, start of spring
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
St. Patrick’s Day Ham & Cabbage Meal
A few St. Patrick’s Day activities were held last weekend but most of them will take place this weekend – including the mandatory pub crawls in Wilmington and many Philadelphia neighborhoods. Drinking and dining play a big role in Patty’s Day celebrations.
On March 17, the New Castle County Irish Society...
On Stage: Larry the Cable Guy still makes ’em laugh
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Larry the Cable Guy
Daniel Lawrence Whitney is coming to the area for a show at the Xcite Center at Parx Casino (2999 Street Road, Bensalem, 888-588-7279, https://parxcasino.com)
it’s a show guaranteed to make you laugh. He is a world-famous stand-up comic as well as an actor, producer, country music artist and former radio personality. Audiences...
Ahhhhhh….Prom night
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It’s a memory that will stick with you looooong after high school is over. Six years ago, I wrote about my experience (complete with hideous and embarrassing pictures) here http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=9152. Please note that I graduated in 1989, so I deserve a bit of a reprieve for my dress selection. It was trending at the time, I swear. The fluffier...
UCFSD to raise funds for Texas school hit by floods
Henderson Middle School in Sour Lake, Texas at the height of the flooding. The building suffered so much flood damage, it will need to be replaced.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, a Chester County School District is reaching out to a sister district in the Beaumont, Texas area that saw its middle school largely destroyed by flooding in the aftermath of the storm.
The Unionville-Chadds...
Cat injured in fatal shelter crash subccumbs
Harmony the cat died Friday morning after suffering smoke inhalation and burns to her face and paws, after a Delaware woman crashed into the Brandywine Valley SPCA facility in New Castle, Del. The woman and a number of cats in the shelter died in the incident.
Updated, 7-14, 1125 a.m.: Harmony the cat died due to her injuries.
WEST CHESTER – Four days after fire broke out at the Brandywine Valley...
