Art Watch: Diane Micklin
A passion for color and texture leads to abstraction plus what’s going on this week in art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Abstract painter Diane Micklin will be exhibiting this Thursday April 3 at Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square for a Pop up show from 4-8pm. Diane combines her love of Chester County landscape with a passion for color and texture. Her acrylic painted images range...
A few birthday wishes and a time to take stock
Maybe another year wiser, but no shortage of milestones
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Tomorrow I will be one year older and wiser. Well, hopefully.
I stumbled across this blog post from “A Pretty Penny” (http://bit.ly/OLTMTd) about “taking stock” of things. I thought it was a clever and appropriate way to take a step back and really check in on life. Remember filling...
Dinniman says he will back Wolf
St. Sen. says Chester County needs a friend in Gov.’s office
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
State Sen. Andy Dinniman announced Saturday that he will support Tom Wolf in the Democratic primary for governor.
EAST BRADFORD — While there are four Democratic candidates for governor, Chester County’s top elected Democrat made his choice plain Saturday, with state Sen. Andy Dinniman announcing...
Democrats step up in legislative races
GOP faces opposition in all but two races in Nov. elections
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Petition season is over, and unless there are some write-in candidates, we know who will appear on the May primary ballots.
And, although I took the Democrats to task for seeming to have a shortage of candidates, they’ve managed to challenge all but two legislative races in Chester County. Yes, there...
Op/Ed: Letting state schools leave will hurt entire system
If bill passes, expect higher tuition, less opportunity
By Joshua Young, Caln Township Commissioner
Joshua Young
Recently Senators Andrew Dinniman and Robert Tomlinson proposed Senate Bill 1275 that is aimed at allowing larger and financially stable universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education to break away from that system and become a state related university like Penn State,...
DeStefano to resign from Borough Council
Cara DeStefano
DOWNINGTOWN — East Ward Borough Council member Cara DeStefano informed her colleagues Tuesday that she will resign from council, multiple sources confirmed.
Although no specific reason was identified, sources suggested that she wanted to focus more time on other parts of her life. DeStefano could not be reached for comment.
She is expected to formally resign at the Borough Council...
Art Watch: Kimberly Knorr
Inspired to Abstraction by the colors and energy of the Brandywine Valley
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This week’s featured artist is Kimberly Knorr who is an acrylic abstract painter who uses the beauty of Chester County’s Brandywine Valley as her artistic inspiration. She earned her BFA, with a minor in Art History at West Chester University and spent a year of independent...
Downingtown officer offered ARD in strip club case
Could have record cleared; Borough Council may vote on reinstatement on April 2
Scott Neuhaus
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
PHILADELPHIA — A Downingtown police officer charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct following an incident at a city strip club will be offered the opportunity to enter a diversionary program that, upon completion, could expunge his record.
Scott Neuhaus...
Surviving March Madness
You can’t stop basketball at this time of year, you can only hope to contain it
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
March Madness. It is all consuming over here in the Hockenberry residence. The testosterone swirling in the air is almost palpable. How does a girl schooled in fashion (but not so much in the rules of the game) hang in such a situation?
I’ll tell you how.
1.) ...
Celebrate National Ag Day: Thank a farmer
Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau touts cheapest, safest food in world
In preparation for National Agricultural Day on Tuesday, March 25, the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau has a message: Year in and year out farmers invest in producing crops and coping with whatever the weather brings, resulting in food that costs Americans less than any other country.
During the last few years, Americans...
