Longwood Gardens vying for new accolade

Tourism officials urging residents to help it win Best Public Garden The Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau announced on Thursday, March 6, that Longwood Gardens has been shortlisted by USA Today and 10Best.com in a competition for the Best Public Garden in the country. Since most well-traveled area residents know that Longwood excels over the other 19 worthy destinations on the list,...

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...