Wheels signal good fortune at Coatesville event
City’s annual Bike Festival provides safety tips, family-friendly recreation
COATESVILLE – A picture-perfect day for bike-riding became even more special Saturday for a group of Coatesville children and their families.
Coatesville Police Officer Rodger Ollis adjusts the helmet of 6-year-old Maia Lawson at the 2nd Annual Coatesville Bike Festival.
The city held its 2nd Annual Coatesville...
Friendly felines the focus of ‘Catapalooza’
Chester County SPCA is looking to foster adoptions
Lenny and Larry are both hoping to find a forever home during this weekend’s’ “Catapalooza” at the Chester County SPCA.public this weekend.
It may be the dog days of summer, but the Chester County SPCA is bursting at the seams with cats – a surplus that could benefit the public this weekend.
In an effort to facilitate adoptions, the...
Brandywine Valley Wine Trail plans holiday ‘Big Bang’
The wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail are looking forward to celebrating the Fourth of July with their annual “Big Bang” BBQ Weekend on June 30 and July 1 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Enjoy a rousing Fourth of July Weekend with great BBQ & Wine outings at the wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. Seven family-owned and operated regional wineries of the Brandywine Valley...
Annual balloon fest about to soar, June 15 & 16
Hot-air balloons will glow after dusk at the festival.
COATESVILLE – When it comes to family entertainment, the sky’s expected to be the limit at the Sixth Annual Chester County Balloon Festival.
This year’s neon-colored event will feature more than 20 balloons on June 15 and 16 at the Embreeville complex on Route 162. General admission is $5 per car and includes parking on fields. Paved,...
Brandywine Food & Music Festival debuts June 9
POCOPSON – The first annual Brandywine Food & Music Festival, presented by The Brandywine Valley Wine Trail and The Town Dish, will be held on June 9, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Myrick Conservation Center on Rt. 842. The festival will celebrate all things local, from food and wine to music and crafts.
Festival attendees can sample regional wines from fifteen Brandywine Valley area...
Fallen heroes inspire scenic motorcycling, June 3
‘Ride for Heroes’ benefit to traverse southern part of county
The second annual “Ride for Heroes” – a 60-mile, scenic journey through southern Chester County for a worthy cause – will be held Sunday.
Sign-in will occur from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester. Motorcycles will leave at 11:30 a.m., following a route that will return them...
Coatesville Farmers Market about to sprout, June 9
Organizers hope to cultivate purchases of fresh produce
Coatesville residents are about to get another healthful reason to visit Gateway Park, where the long-anticipated Riverwalk, a scenic half-mile trail anchored by a fountain, opened less than a week ago.
On June 9, the Coatesville Farmers Market will debut at the park, which is located at the intersection of Route 82 and Lincoln Highway. The celebration...
Strawberry Festival takes the cake — the shortcake
Annual four-day festival starts May 31, has rides, music, food and, of course, its famous strawberry shortcake
By Mike McGann, Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
The midway will once again be abuzz, as the Strawberry festival kicks off Thursday, May 31 on the campus of Brandywine Hospital in Caln.
CALN — It may have started as small, one-day event to raise money for a nursing scholarship, but the Strawberry...
Modena firm to celebrate energy independence, expansion
Waste Oil Recyclers is fueled by used cooking oil
By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
MODENA – While the Muppets’ Kermit the Frog may lament that it isn’t easy being green, the creators of a burgeoning Modena business can attest to the fact that it is environmentally responsible as well as lucrative.
Waste Oil Recyclers, a company that has found a niche in...
Chester County Studio Tour this weekend
Sculpture work by West Chester artist Rhoda Kahler, whose studio will be among those open to the public this weekend as part of the Chester County Studio Tour.
Four years now and growing stronger each year — local artists and studios open their doors to the public to offer a behind the scene look at their work and process.
This year’s event, which is free to the public, looks to be the biggest...
