Art Watch: An evening of the arts
A one-night event in Kennett Sq., Friday
By Lele Galer. Columnist, The Times
April brings a host of wonderful new art shows to Chester County, with many openings this Friday. Openings are exciting art events full of that fresh energy that comes with the unveiling of newly orchestrated show. Artists and customers mingle and chat, and there is food, refreshments and often music to heighten the spectacle...
Fuel City Cafe opening ‘perks’ things up in Coatesville
High-end coffee comes to city in downtown
By Lauren Parker- Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
Fuel City Cafe owners Nicole Catanese and David Long (center) were surrounded by the support of the Coatesville community and the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce for the ribbon cutting ceremony that welcomed their new business to Coatesville Tuesday.
COATESVILLE – Western Chester County Chamber...
DMWA plan to stop fluoride addition delayed
State DEP requires public comment on move; local dentists say health at risk
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The water treatment plant for the Downingtown Municipal Water Authority. Plans to end adding fluoride to the system’s water have been put on hold, pending state Department of Environmental Protection approval.
DOWNINGTOWN — A plan to stop adding fluoride to water in the Downingtown...
Avoid spraying, prevent mosquito reproduction
If they can’t breed, you don’t need to worry about using pesticides
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
I recently noticed a newspaper article that is very misleading about the costs and benefits of spraying to control mosquitoes.
The story was much too casual about the use of toxic chemicals in residential properties. It brought out that the insecticides known as pyrethroids,...
What To Do: Get hoppin’ for Easter
The Easter Bunny is pretty much everywhere this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Easter Weekend has arrived and that means that the Easter Bunny’s daily schedule is shifting into overdrive. He will be at “Easter Egg Hunts” all around the area and he will be participating in a variety of special events.
One activity that is always a hit with youngsters is a ride on an excursion...
On Stage: Delta Deep is extreme blues
Local music schedule has something of a friends’ theme this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Def Lepard guitarist Phil Collen leads Delta Deep into the area this weekend.
Phil Collen is no stranger to music fans around the world. Collen is the lead guitarist for both British rock band Def Leppard and alternative roots/rock band Manraze.
Collen, one of England’s top guitarists,...
Art Watch: Remembrances of Things Past
‘The Poetry of Nature’ at the Brandywine River Museum of Art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
At the Brandywine River Museum of Art, a beautiful new exhibition opened this week through June 12, “The Poetry of Nature: A Golden Age of American Landscape Painting”, which highlights the works from the New York Hudson River School of the 1800s.
Forty paintings, including works...
Unionville’s Grassie charts her own path with new EP
Vocalist, harpist comes home for release events in area
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville’s Gillian Grassie debuts her new EP this week.
Gillian Grassie likes to forge her own trails — as a person and as a musician.
Grassie graduated from Unionville High a decade ago. Then, a few years later, she graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in Comparative...
On Your Table: More colorful uses for eggs on Easter
Leave the colored variety to the kids, enjoy these tasty options for Easter Brunch
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Eggs are for Easter – or, at any rate, for celebrating spring, and brunch is a favorite way to enjoy them in family gatherings for the spring holiday. Nutritional powerhouses and versatile beyond compare, eggs can transform everyday dishes, and since this...
Arden + James offers a fresh, local take on handbags
Unionville native creating stunning handcrafted bags
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
You know that I’m a (self proclaimed) accessories connoisseur and have a soft spot for handbags, in particular. Scrolling back through my monthly Super Six picks, it’s pretty much a guarantee that a purse (or two) will be featured.
And, it just so happens that I think the change of season is the...
