King announces bid for 16th Congressional seat
Jess King
LANCASTER — Jess King, the current Executive Director of ASSETS – a business training and lending nonprofit in Lancaster – is taking a leave of absence to run for US Congress in PA’s 16th district. She will begin her leave on September 1st.
King argues that she has been fighting for working families and communities for her entire 20-year career in Lancaster & Pittsburgh....
Art Watch: Reflections throughout the Brandywine Valley
Editor’s Note: Our regular Art Watch Columnist, Lele Galer is taking a well-deserved week off. Filling in for her this week is Caroline Roosevelt, a Chester County resident and experienced arts writer. Lele will return next week.
By Caroline Roosevelt, Special To The Times
Laura Ducceschi’s ‘The Pier’ at the Wayne Art Center as part of Reflections Through The Lens
The Chester...
On Stage (Extra): McQueen is a breath of fresh air
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Lily McQueen
With so many new female rock artists arriving on the scene every month, it verges on being overwhelming for listeners.
Making it even harder is the fact that so many of them sound the same – content to ride the current trend and not adverse to ripping off ideas, riffs or even full productions from their peers.
Every once in a while, it becomes...
E. Coventry youth dies in house fire
EAST COVENTRY – A township boy died in a house fire early Sunday, State Police said.
The East Coventry and Ridge Fire Company responded to a report of a structure fire on Bulkwater Road at 5:34 a.m. Responders reported finding the structure fully involved with a report of one occupant — the child — still in the structure.
Unintended consequences and Newton’s Third Law
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
While Democrats wept over special election results this week, U.S. Senate Republicans — in secret — put together their version of the health care reform, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, which apart from some minor details, appears to be a lot like the house health care plan, the American Health Care Act: it cuts benefits for the poor, could lead to big rate...
On Stage (Bonus): Marah finds you can go home again
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Marah
There is an old saying that says you can never go home again.
Don’t tell that to Dave Bielanko or his band Marah.
Marah was formed in 1993 by singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Bielanko from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, bass guitarist Danny Metz and drummer Ronnie Vance in 1993. Singer/songwriter/guitarist and harmonica player Serge Bielanko, Dave’s older...
What To Do: Chester County Balloon Festival soars to new heights
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Chester County Balloon Festival
Seeing hot air balloons in all shapes and sizes floating in the sky over your head is always a memorable sensation.
If you want to experience this sensation, then you should plan on attending this weekend’s 11th Annual Chester County Balloon Festival (New Garden Flying Field, 1235 Newark Road just off Highway 1, Toughkenamon,...
On Stage: Blues guitar aces, young and old, share stage
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Quinn Sullivan and Buddy Guy
Guitar ace Quinn Sullivan is headlining a show on June 22 at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) and will be performing dates with blues legend Buddy Guy later this summer.
Three weeks ago, Sullivan was sitting in class as a student at New Bedford High School in Massachusetts.
Art Watch: An exciting weekend of art
From steel sculpture in Chester Springs to Plein Air painting in Malvern, something for everyone
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This weekend offers a fun opportunity to enjoy a beautiful Chester County weekend of art, from Lisa Fedon’s Open Studio sale, to Ivystone Studio in Downingtown and a Plein Air competition at Gallery 222 in Malvern.
Metal sculptor Lisa Fedon will be opening up her...
On Stage (Bonus): Reel Big Fish on a ‘Beer Run’
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Reel Big Fish
A hot summer night, live music under the stars and a variety of tasty craft beers on tap is a combination that’s hard to beat.
Reel Big Fish, a ska-punk band from California, is older that the legal age to drink in every state. So, it’s more than acceptable for the band from Huntington Beach to launch a national tour in celebration of America’s...
