CCIU camp exposes girls to robots, tech
Campers attending the Girls Explore Their Future show off their LEGO robotics.
DOWNINGTOWN – The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) held the Summer Career Academies (SCA) at the Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine Campus last week. The program offers more than 15 different academies that are engaging, fun and hands-on for fifth through eighth grade students. These camps are unique...
Poll numbers don’t always tell the whole story
Also: is it time to fire legislators too busy ‘on vacation’ to do their jobs?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Ah, the sweet smell of late summer. Fruits ripening, corn growing, backyard grills fired up, maybe even a whiff of chlorine from the pool all in the air.
Also floating in the air: polling data, much of which might leave folks scratching their heads a bit.
You may have seen...
What To Do: Old-time baseball, classic cars and so much more
Pro cycling in W. Chester, Ren Faire opens and star gazing on tap
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Old-time baseball will be on display, Saturday, as Twin Lakes Brewing Company’s “Old Style 1860’s Base Ball and Beer,” featuring West Chester’s own Brandywine BaseBall Club.
Are you in the mood for some old-time baseball?
If you’re a Phillies fan, “old time”...
On Stage: Book of Mormon hits Philly & more
Riverfront Blues Festival tops slate of busy music schedule
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The hit Broadway musical Book of Mormon is running now through Sept. 14 at The Forrest Theater in Philadelphia.
Three years ago, the “Book of Mormon” made its debut at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. During its first year, the show was consistently one of the top five best-selling shows on...
Chesco All-Stars fall one win short of US title game
The Big League Baseball East Regional Champs from Chester County — District 28 — fell one win short of reaching the U.S. title game.
With a 1-2 record going in to the final day of Big League World Series pool play, the Eastern Regional Champions—an all-star team comprised of young men from District 28/Chester County—had a chance to a earn a berth in the United States Championship. All they...
Op/Ed: Time to deliver justice
By Susan Rzucidlo, Candidate, State Representative, 158th District
Susan Rzucidlo
I am disappointed that the Republican House leadership in Harrisburg continues to fail to help victims of abuse.
HB 832 and HB 878 as well as SB 1392, all bills focused on helping victims of past abuse find justice; all were left to die in committee. Recently, state Sen. Anthony Williams brought forward SB 46, a bill...
Art Watch: Jasmine Alleger
Painting & Collage combines words and images that Pop! plus what’s going on this week in art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Painter Jasmine Alleger will be exhibiting this Thursday July 31st at Galer Estate Winery for a Pop up show from 4-8pm. Alleger’s newest series of collage and fine-painting combinations are tied to specific word and image allusions. Her “Behr...
Meet author Kelly Corrigan, my twin. Sorta.
We’d never met, but she was like an old friend
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
On Wednesday night I got the amazing opportunity to meet author, Kelly Corrigan!
She is an incredibly smart and REALLY funny woman who writes about her life experiences (the joy and tragedy of it all) in such a way that you feel like you know her. Which, we sorta do because she grew up in Radnor where...
What To Do: Goshen Fair, ice cream and more
Get the beat this weekend, ranging from drum corps to Marley
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The 65th annual Goshen Country Fair kicks off July 28.
At this time of the year, it seems you can’t travel more than 20 miles in any direction during the weekend and not encounter a fair. There are blueberry festivals, peach festivals, county fairs, firemen’s festivals, state fairs and plain...
County Democrats hit Corbett on economic record
Republicans say Democrats not being honest about governor’s record
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Key Chester County Democrats gathered for a press conference on the steps of the old Chester County Courthouse to decry Gov. Tom Corbett’s poor economic record and express support for Democrat Tom Wolf, who is running against Corbett. From left, state Sen. Andy Dinniman, County Commissioner...
