2013 Phila. Flower Show catering to variety of tastes
Cuisine from Coatesville will be among highlights
An installation by an artistic team from the Chester County Art Association, entitled “Hockney’s Haven” and inspired by a David Hockney painting, will be displayed at the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show.
When the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show opens Saturday, March 2, in the city’s Convention Center, Chester County will be well-represented, providing...
Apples, eggs, biscotti, teddy bears and more
Coatesville Farmers Market taking orders for Saturday delivery
The Coatesville Farmers Market is offering items that can be ordered for pickup on Saturday.
Fresh Fuji apples, Happy Hen eggs, apricot ginger biscotti, Loopy Leprechaun whiskey cakes, Jamaican jerk chicken, gouda cheese with mustard seeds and cumin, and Coatesville Community coffee are some of the appetizing edibles available this Saturday...
Civil-rights icon to headline free CASH program
Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, a Freedom Rider, to speak Feb. 22
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Civil-rights icon, The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, will speak on Feb. 22 at CASH.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – himself a renowned orator – reportedly called the Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian the greatest preacher he had ever heard, and now his voice is coming to Coatesville.
Rev. Vivian,...
Driving under influence blamed for fatal crash
Coatesville man, 22, faces multiple charges in passenger’s death
James P. Wilkins IV is accused of driving under the influence and causing an accident that killed one of his two passengers, Claude Norris, 22, on New Year’s Day.
A 22-year-old Coatesville man was driving under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance on New Year’s Day when he crashed his vehicle – a collision...
Free resources offered to unemployed, underemployed
Two programs are designed to help job-seekers succeed
Free online resources for job-seekers will be the focus of a newly expanded employment assistance support and networking group for the unemployed and underemployed, and a free workshop on interviewing will be offered by the Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center.
The employment-assistance support group will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m....
Cocaine-trafficker gets 15- to 30-year prison term
Coatesville man, 25, dispensed more than 14,000 doses weekly, authorities said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Phillip DiMatteo, 25, of Coatesville, received a 15- to 30-year prison sentence for trafficking in cocaine.
The lure of cash – an estimated $35,000 in profits per week – proved too powerful to deter a 25-year-old Coatesville man, despite a previous drug-dealing...
7th annual Rebecca Lukens honoree announced
Coatesville activist lauded for mirroring maverick female industrialist
Community leader Regina Horton Lewis will be honored on March 21 for exhibiting the positive qualities of Rebecca Lukens.
A Coatesville community leader has been chosen as the recipient of the Seventh Annual Rebecca Lukens Award.
Established by the Graystone Society’s National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum to honor individuals...
Support groups offered in variety of shapes, sizes
Find others who share your concerns, professionals advise
The Chester County Government Services Center will serve as the meeting locale for a support group for GrandFamilies.
A support group has formed for GrandFamilies – defined as households headed by grandparents or other relatives who are sharing their home with nieces, nephews, grandchildren, or other related children.
The group, which will...
Iconic paintings to offer window into their era
Upcoming Brandywine River Museum lecture series will focus on five works
The Brandywine River Museum is hosting a five-part lecture series on American art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that starts Friday at 10 a.m.
Five iconic works at the Brandywine River Museum promise insight about the times in which they took shape, courtesy of an upcoming lecture series.
Starting this Friday at 10...
Coatesville City Council compiles lengthy to-do list
Members pledge to review multiple issues on or before end of March
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
City Manager Kirby Hudson (left) chats with Police Chief Jack Laufer after Laufer’s first City Council meeting since his swearing-in on Jan. 14.
Members of Coatesville City Council may have created their own version of March Madness at Monday night’s meeting.
With a sparse...
