Author: Rich Schwartzman

Memorial Day in photos

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Boy Scout a Troop 31 bring in the colors to start the annual Memorial Day ceremony in Chadds Ford.

Memorial Day ceremonies continued Monday at Brandywine Baptist Church in Chadds Ford Township, and Kennett Square had its annual parade. In Chadds Ford, former Army Capt. Michael O’Shaughnessy, a veteran of the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, gave a brief history of Memorial, of how it can be traced to just after the Civil War. O’Shaughnessy said activities to honor the fallen had been…

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Art inspired by a poet

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Amanda Marchand & Leah Sobsey, Herbarium Plate 13 – Purple Common Foxglove, 2023, archival pigment print (made from original anthotype) 40 x 30 in. Courtesy of the artists and Rick Wester Fine Art, NYC. © Amanda Marchand & Leah Sobsey

Most people think of Emily Dickinson as a poet, but not many know that she was a gardener and botany student before turning to poetry. It’s that last fact that inspired a new exhibit at the Brandywine Museum of Art, This Earthen Door: Nature as Muse and Material. The exhibit is the creation of two artists, Amanda Marchand and Leah Sobsey. It took the pair…

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New name, old space for Chester County Tourism

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Chester County Tourism Executive Director Susan Hamley cuts the ribbon to officially open the new visitor center at the old courthouse in West Chester during a brief ceremony. She is flanked by County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, left, and Josh Maxwell, right, hand a host of others.

Chester County Tourism, formerly the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, has moved into new digs. Operating as the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, the organization had its offices on Greenwood Road near Longwood Gardens after moving out a space in West Chester. Now rebranded as Chester County Tourism, it’s moving back into the old historic courthouse at 21 W. Market Street, using space…

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UCF board OKs facility spending

Unionville Chadds Ford School Board directors authorized the spending of more than $375,000 on a group of five facilities projects during the May 19 board meeting. Projects include replacing the flooring in six classrooms at Unionville High School, upgrading some plumbing at Chadds Ford and Hillendale Elementary schools, painting at HES, Unionville Elementary School and UHS, some concrete and asphalt work at Patton Middle School…

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UHS senior gets CFTRA scholarship

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Stella Tucker, second from left, is the 2025 winner of the Chadds Ford Township Residents Association Scholarship. She is flanked by her family. Her father Matt is on the left. And to her right is mother Pam, and siblings Lilly and Michael.

Stella Tucker, a senior at Unionville High. School is the 2025 recipient of the Chadds Ford Township Residents’ Association annual scholarship. She received the $1,500 gift at a brief presentation on May 19. Jody Allen, of the CFTRA, said Tucker was among “an amazingly strong group of applicants for the scholarship and, even with that, [her] application really stood out.” The areas that stood out…

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Promotion and new hire at U-CF

Praises were tossed about freely when the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted to appoint Tim Hoffman as the new superintendent. Hoffman was appointed assistant superintendent in May of 2021 after four years as district director of curriculum and instruction and five years as principal at Patton Middle School. His contract as superintendent of schools will run for five years beginning Aug. 1 of this year,…

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Board OKs conservancy plans

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An architect's rendering of what 6 Station Way Road will look like after renovation.

The Chadds Ford Township Board of Supervisors last week approved several proposals from the Brandywine Conservancy as it continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida. Those approved proposals include a consolidation of 11 parcels, the demolition of six buildings that can no longer be used, and the renovation of 6 Station Way Road. The lot consolidation, a reverse subdivision, will bring the 11…

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How to spend $100K

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Attendees at the Kennett Decides launch event review some of the suggestions made that night.

Kennett Square and the Square Roots Collective are looking for ways to spend $100,000. SRC and Chatham Financial have each kicked in $50,000 and are looking for ways to spend that money to promote artistic social initiatives in the borough. To that end, the groups involved are soliciting ideas from the public on what people might like to see done. They began asking for ideas…

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Driver in fatal Easter crash identified

It’s now being reported that the driver of the black BMW that flipped over on Routes 1 and 202 in Chadds Ford early Easter morning was Joseph A. Del Sordo, 19, of Media. Those reports came from two news outlets. Chadds Ford Live has asked for confirmation from state police, but there’s been no response yet. According to earlier police reports, the BMW was speeding…

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Concord approves outdoor dining

Heroes Bar & Grill on Route 1 can now have outdoor dining. Concord Township Council granted its approval with multiple conditions during the council’s May 13 meeting, two weeks after the short, 10-minute conditional use hearing on April 29. Council also heard from the Concordville Fire and Protection Association regarding the closing of Crozer Chester Hospital. The vote to approve outdoor dining for Heroes was…

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