Wings for Success to hold spring fashion show
Tickets are on sale now for this premier fundraising event
FRAZER – Wings for Success, which offers work-appropriate attire, advice and advocacy to women in need who are seeking employment, will hold its third Spring Fashion Show, Expo and Auction on Saturday, April 2, in partnership with the Fashion Merchandising Department of Immaculata University.
“Wings for Success helps women in...
Hundreds of local girls explore tech futures
NBC10 news anchor and reporter Rosemary Connors explores robotics with the Downingtown Area Robotics Team Sab-BOT-age, participants in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
More than 700 girls in fifth through tenth grades from more than 100 schools across the region had the chance to work with women role models to do everything from build rockets, design roller coasters, create mobile apps, extract DNA...
CASD administrators, board meet with public to talk taxes
About 30 area residents met with Coatesville Are School District Board of Education members and administrators Sunday to talk about the budget and taxes.
In a first of its kind meeting, the Coatesville Area School Board and Administrators were joined by approximately 30 community members on Sunday afternoon, March 13, to discuss the financial status of the District. The district invited residents,...
Carville and Matalin talk left & right at WCU
The married couple talk Trump, and a changing America
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
The prominent political strategists James Carville and Mary Matalin did a duo act on March 11 at West Chester University.
A large crowd came to hear the built-in drama of a Clinton person and a Cheney person happily married to each other (and who, we learned, started dating in Philadelphia 25 years ago). ...
Easter Bunny heads to Strasburg R.R. March 25 – 27
STRASBURG – Create an Easter memory at Strasburg Rail Road. Hop aboard an authentic vintage steam train with the Easter Bunny for a 45-minute ride through the Lancaster County countryside. The Easter Bunny Train pulls into Strasburg Rail Road on Good Friday, March 25. Boys and girls will meet the Easter Bunny on the train and receive an Easter surprise. Photo opportunities with the Easter...
What To Do: Kennett Symphony Childrens’ concert
Also: Chadds Ford Art Show; Sound of Music in Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Children are never too young to be introduced to the joy of listening to classical music. The Kennett Symphony of Chester County (610-444-6363, www.kennettsymphony.org) helps the cause by presenting its “Annual Children’s Concert & Post-Concert Instrument Zoo” every year to give young children...
Lane closures on Rt. 30 this week
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that lane restrictions are scheduled on the U.S. 30 (Coatesville Downingtown Bypass) between Airport Road and Manor Avenue in Caln and Valley townships, Chester County, on Sunday, March 13, through Tuesday, March 15, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, for concrete median barrier and guide rail installations.
Brandywine Creed Rd. to close March 14-16
Brandywine Creek Road is scheduled to close between Harvey Bridge Road and Route 162 (Embreeville Road) in Newlin, on Monday, March 14, through Wednesday, March 16, from 7 AM to 5 PM, for core boring, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced.
During construction, Brandywine Creek Road through traffic will be detoured over Harvey Bridge Road and Route 162 (Embreeville Road)....
On Stage: Celtic music just in time for St. Patrick’s Day
The Chieftains come to Philadelphia to mark the holiday
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Chieftains come to Philadelphia this week — just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.
The middle of March is when St. Patrick’s Day festivities fill the calendar every year. And, St. Patty’s Day activities in the area always include concerts by bands that perform Celtic music.
The pattern hold...
Just because Trump says so doesn’t make it wrong
Beyond the bluster, insurgent GOP candidate makes some points
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
Donald Trump has many gifts: wealth (thanks to an initial hand from his multimillionaire father), fame, stage presence, attractiveness to voters, and the ability to alienate most of the GOP political establishment.
Although his self-aggrandizement, lack of consideration for individuals, prejudice...
