Restaurant raffle to fund Ashbridge House repairs
The 305-yeard-old Ashbridge House needs local support for some repairs — and the Downingtown Area Historical Society is running a restaurant raffle to help fund the work.
EAST CALN — Time has taken its toll on Ashbridge House, the Downingtown Area Historical Society’s 305-year-old headquarters on Route 30 in East Caln.
The 18th Century house’s walls aren’t tumbling down, but several of...
What To Do: Downingtown Fall Fest, Brandywine Wine Trail
Fall means a cornucopia of fun things to do in and county Chester County
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
There will be a bustle of activity in Downingtown on September 28 when the air is filled with autumn briskness and the Victory Brewing Company hosts its Eighth Annual Downingtown Fall Fest (East Lancaster Avenue between Wallace Avenue and Green Street, Downingtown, 610-514-7000, http://downingtownfallfest.com)....
Victory looks start canning operation in 2015
DOWNINGTOWN — In response to consumer demand and much online speculation, Victory Brewing Company® (Victory) is pre-announcing installation plans of a canning line in its new Parkesburg facility slated for 2015. Summer Love Ale is the first beloved Victory brand tentatively scheduled to make its aluminum debut. Victory officials say they believe offering strategic brands in a can format will...
Floats sought for Downingtown Halloween parade on Oct. 25
DOWNINGTOWN — Floats and groups wishing to participate in the annual Downingtown Parade should pre-register. The parade is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25.
“We are looking for another fantastic parade with bands, marching groups and great costumes,” said Dianne Plaugher, event organizer. The parade is a Downingtown Main Street Association production.
To register, go to...
Log House Art & Craft Show, Sept. 21
DOWNINGTOWN — The Borough will be holding the annual Log House Art & Craft Show on Sunday, September 21 from Noon – 4pm at Kerr Park.
Vendor spaces are $25. The Hopewell Boy Scout Troop 8 will be selling refreshments. There will be live performances by Jeanette Lynne (Noon – 2pm) and Gina & Jack (2pm – 4pm).
The vendor application and event information can be found on...
Lighting, vegetation, fencing to liven up Armour Alley
Main Street Association to add plaza between Lancaster Ave. and Mill Alley
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
DOWNINGTOWN – The Borough’s Main Street Association unveiled plans for a plaza at Armour Alley between Downingtown Country Gifts and Belle Vie Salon at Wednesday night’s Borough Council meeting.
Main Street Association member Sarah Peck said that plans include adding trees,...
Caln Police save Downingtown man
Officer saves colleague, robbery suspect from onrushing train
CALN — A township police office is being called a hero today, after his quick response may have saved the life of a Downingtown man as well as a fellow police officer, Wednesday.
Officer David Wardle pulled another officer – Jason Culbertson — and a robbery suspect, Ryan Keith Dolph, age 19 from the path of an oncoming Amtrak...
Moroney, Mowday elected to Downingtown Main Street Assoc. board
Bruce Moroney,Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of DNB First, is one of two new members of the Board of Directors for the Downingtown Main Street Association.
DOWNINGTOWN — The Downingtown Main Street Association has elected two new members to its board of directors. They are Bruce Moroney, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of DNB First and Chester County...
Registration for Dash of The Living Dead opens
Zombie will once again be racing through Downingtown, Oct. 25 in the Dash of the Living Dead.
DOWNINGTOWN — The annual 5K Dash of the Living Dead race will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. before Downingtown’s Halloween Parade.
“This is a fun family event that benefits the community,” said organization President Adrian Martinez. “We’ll hoping Kerr Park is filled with those...
Police: Downingtown man busted for 3rd DUI in 3 months
Dharmesh Vaswani
WEST WHITELAND — The Township Police Department charged Dharmesh Vaswani with his third DUI arrest in the past three months in the township, police said Thursday.
Vaswani is a 42-year old male from the 700 block of Southwind Lane in Downingtown.
On May 31, 2014, Vaswani was arrested after officers made contact with him at a DUI checkpoint in the 300 block of N. Pottstown Pike....
