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A fitting exhibition for the month in which we celebrate Earth Day (Apr. 22), “A Botanical Blueprint: Sustainable Roots & Environmentalism at West Chester University…
Deciding to sell your family-owned business isn’t just a financial decision; it’s an emotional journey that involves your colleagues, your loved ones…
Businesses and residents are trying to “keep New Hope weird”, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Lori Stagnitto is one of the residents trying…
Chester County residents who would like to enjoy the near total solar eclipse on April 8 with other people can head to Hibernia County Park…
The Chester County Commissioners recently toured Hidden View Farm in Cochranville, owned for three centuries by the Cochran family, to recognize the farm’s Tricentennial…
Despite its continuous growth and development, Chester County has remained populated with rolling hills and picturesque farmland thanks to organizations such as the French and…
On Friday, March 22, 2024, the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry held their Annual State of the County discussion at Penn Oaks Golf…
Immaculata University is expanding its partnership with Thomas Jefferson University to provide Immaculata undergraduate students with pathways to Jefferson master’s programs in historic preservation…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently unveiled its 2023 list of America’s Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places, and two Philadelphia sites have found…
Less than a month after Nike submitted documents to the Philadelphia Historical Commission to propose the first U.S.-based Jordan Brand World of Flight…
Chester County Parks + Preservation Director David Stauffer has appointed Andrew McMullen as the county’s new Parks and Trails Manager. McMullen moves to this role…
Women’s History Month is the perfect time to remember local women who helped shape both Chester County and Pennsylvania, writes Malcolm Johnstone for County…
West Chester is gearing up for a series of unforgettable performances at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, featuring local artists who promise to captivate…
The countdown is on for millions of sky-watchers across North America for Monday, Apr. 8, when a total solar eclipse will temporarily darken afternoon…
Get ready to jig, mingle, and celebrate all things Irish in style at Safe Harbor’s St. Paddy’s Day Party Fundraiser.
Secure your tickets…
The Dower House, located at the Goshen Road intersection, is the oldest, continuously occupied home in West Chester, writes Malcolm Johnstone for County Lines Magazine…
The West Village, nestled on the Hudson River in lower Manhattan, is the priciest neighborhood in New York City, writes Jessica Flint for The Wall…
Beauty blooms indoors and tranquility thrives outdoors during Winter Wonder at Longwood Gardens, on view Jan. 20 to March 24, 2024. In addition to the…
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) brought numerous changes to the tax code, including reduced individual income tax rates, significant increases to…
Safe Harbor of Chester County is hosting a Meet and Greet on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 3 to 5 PM at its offices at 20…
The residents of Safe Harbor of Chester County will benefit from yoga fundraising events on Friday, Jan. 26, starting at 5:45 PM, and Saturday…
Hobart’s Run extends enthusiastic thanks to California-based film producer Grady Craig, originally of Chester Springs, and the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville for hosting…
The Chinatown community’s fight against building a new Philadelphia 76ers arena in the neighborhood is one deeply rooted in history, writes David W. Chen…
Citadel Credit Union will host a webinar, entitled “Paying for College: New FAFSA Rules and Enhanced Strategies,” on Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 1-2 PM…
Despite the efforts of residents to save the historic Chase Barn in Chesterbrook, the developer has proceeded with the demolition of the structure, writes Holly…
West Chester University marketing students are fuming that vaping is inhaling an entire nation with more than 2.1 million youth and about one-third…
Mid Penn Bank expands its presence in southern New Jersey with the addition of Jeffrey Steigerwalt as regional president and senior vice president.
Steigerwalt has…
Chester County Government’s five-yearly survey of citizen priorities and service satisfaction re-confirms that 94 percent of residents believe Chester County is an…
An iconic emblem of the historic Colonial Theatre has been restored — and revealed.
For far longer than anyone ever intended, the center of the 1903…
Pennsylvania has preserved 1,336 acres on 18 farms in 13 counties — including Chester County — forever protecting them from residential or commercial development. The investment…
Longwood Gardens has repurchased the property previously home to the highly esteemed boutique winery, vineyard, and Airbnb getaway, Galer Estate, which spans 7.4 acres…
Of West Chester University’s 406 acres, more than 126 acres is a preserved forest and open space on South Campus used for environmental studies…
A Chester County company that specializes in Jeep aftermarket parts and accessories is paving the way for preservation and conservation one trail at a time…
A beautiful farmhouse with five bedrooms and two full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Coatesville.
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This stunning property offers a rare…
Four Chester County farms are being preserved from development as part of Pennsylvania’s efforts to preserve green spaces and protect agriculture, writes Maggie Mancini…
A new petition at Change.org has been started to save the Airy Street Prison in Norristown from being demolished, but will it be enough…
Personalized service and a keen understanding of client needs are what set private bankers apart from their competition.
WSFS Bank shines in the world of…
Immaculata University is offering new minors in digital forensics, emergency management, and applied politics and policy for the fall semester. These interdisciplinary minors can build…
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline have approved the preservation of the 101-acre Kavanagh Farm, located in Upper Oxford Township…
A Chadds Ford architectural firm will participate in the rehabilitation of the First Bank building in Philadelphia’s Old City, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the…
Natural Lands added three acres of land to its Sadsbury Woods Preserve in Sadsbury, along the western edge of Chester County, writes Michael P. Rellahan…
The Chester County Agricultural Land Preservation Board is accepting applications for two competitive programs funded by the Chester County Commissioners, the Commonwealth/County Program, and…
The OMNIA Group Architects, founded in 1993, has an extensive and wide range of portfolio builds in both residential and commercial projects. Partners Gene Grimaldi…
Natural Lands has finalized four conservation easements on 102 acres at Crebilly Farm in Chester County. These easements—permanent, legal restrictions on development—are one…
The Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative has awarded Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) and Natural Lands a $25,000 grant to promote grassland conservation in…
James and Julie Pook, who own Pook & Pook, an auction and appraisal house in Downingtown, recently restored the Lyndell home of Jim Croce, the…
Famous director M. Night Shyamalan, whose work includes The Sixth Sense and Split, is selling 90 acres of the 210-acre Kirkwood Farm to the…
With summer right around the corner, it’s a great time to pick up the new edition of The Chester County Farm Guide to find…
Enjoy plentiful pours from the more 30 local craft breweries that will be in attendance on Saturday, June 3 at the Still Waters Brewfest.
Sponsored…
With the planting of a new five-acre native wildflower and warm season grass meadow at Hibernia County Park, the Chester County Department of Parks…
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline have revealed the schedule for the 2023 Town Tours & Village Walks program “Our Agricultural…
The Chester County Commissioners awarded $2.5 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants at the public commissioners’ meeting. The grants are made…
1. Municipal engineering has been at the core of SSM’s business since our founding in 1932.
Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy is a recognized leader…
Two large grime covered windows from a dilapidated Gothic Revival church in West Philadelphia turned out to be crafted in about 1904 by Tiffany Studios…
Laura Manion is harnessing the strengths and weaknesses of Chester County. The President & CEO of the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry says…
Hobart’s Run joined the Bike Pottstown family this week, adding its office at 856 East High Street to the list of locations at which…
The Chester County Economic Development Council has named Mike Grigalonis, CCEDC’s COO and Executive Vice President since 2004, as the new President and COO…
Rachael Griffith, who grew up in the Poconos and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, is the Sustainability Director at the Chester County…
Chester County is home to one of this year’s Top 25 Historic Hotels of America in Film and Television History, according to a report…
Stewart McLaurin will visit Neumann University in Aston March 23 to reveal little-known details about the history of the White House and share some…
At the public meeting, Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline approved a grant of $4.2 million awarded to Westtown Township…
The Fit Fair is back at Chester County Library in Exton on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, from 9:30 AM – 1 PM.
At the start…
Sheri Perkins has joined Citadel Credit Union’s executive leadership team as the Senior Vice President and Head of Citadel’s Retirement & Wealth Management…
It seems that most high-paying positions available in the job market are in the STEM field and involve math skills. While that may be…
Kennett Square’s top tourist attraction, Longwood Gardens, is acquiring an estate belonging to the family that designed the property, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for…
Located in Avondale, the 106-acre Loch Nairn Golf Club will become a public park, part of a deal that has been years in the…
Chester County has announced the launch of “Fresh Air, Self-Care Chesco,” a campaign that encourages residents to practice effective self-care for better health…
At the end of 2022, the Brandywine Conservancy has permanently preserved over 70,000 acres of land across more than 500 total conservation easements in…
Chester County is going green thanks to a hefty grant from the Department of Environmental Protection. The grants, which amount to $425,000, fund two…
Habitat for Humanity of Chester County has received funding from the Lowes Neighborhood Revitalization Grant for Home Preservation. These allocated funds are dedicated to neighborhood…
Like many establishments, the Chester County History Center (CCHC) is wrapping up for the year and preparing to start fresh next month. However, CCHC is…
Over 161 museums and historical societies across the Keystone State have been awarded a total of nearly $2 million in grants from the PA Historical…
Westtown voters overwhelmingly approved a tax increase that would preserve Crebilly Farm, one of the biggest unprotected properties in Chester County threatened by development, in…
Friday marked the day 340 years ago when William Penn stepped onto the New World for the first time, in a place that would one…
Chester County History Center (CCHC) will hold its 4th Annual Halloween Ball on Oct. 29, 2022. This year’s event, Le Cirque, is themed after…
Benchmark Federal Credit Union wants to send two people to the Chester County History Center’s Fourth Annual Halloween Ball on Saturday, Oct. 29 at…
For the past quarter century, the Mowday Group has assisted non-profit organizations, companies, and individuals with media relation and publishing needs in Chester County…
The Brandywine Conservancy has permanently preserved more than 69,400 acres of land in Chester and Delaware Counties, which is just shy of the historic…
Independent Marketing Consultant Jocelyn Harris was recently chosen as the new Board President of Phoenixville’s 122-year-old arts venue, the Colonial Theatre. Harris…
The Chester County History Center has a packed calendar of events in October that are sure to inform, fascinate, and spook participants:
How to Research…
Oil renderings of scenes from Chester County and the Delaware Valley show a “grittier” side of the area, thanks to the talent of West Bradford…
The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors has approved $478,210 to demolish and stabilize 27 structures at the historic Spar Hill Farm, writes Richard Gaw…
Westtown Township was awarded $2 million from Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to acquire and preserve Crebilly Farm, one of the largest, historically significant…
In less than two years, most historic Chester County documents will be available online. Thanks to improved scanning equipment, Chester County’s Archives & Records…
Malvern-based Tela Bio, a medical technology company that focuses on soft-tissue reconstruction products, is expected to raise $32 million in a public stock…
Save the date for Chester County History Center’s 4th Annual Halloween Ball –Le Cirque. A sure-to-be memorable night of fun, celebration of…
A group of historic preservationists have been working hard to save the 18th-century barn at Spackman Farm in Caln Township for the community to…
A group of Willistown Township residents have banded together and started a grassroots campaign to save Rock Hill Farm that is being eyed for luxury…
Natural Lands has preserved the 113-acre Castle Rock Farm that straddles West Bradford and Newlin Townships in Chester County. The farm is adjacent to…
The Chester County Commissioners has approved a $156,000 contract with Luzerne County-based Heritage Strategies LLC to bolster historic tourism in the county.
“Our…
The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust has awarded Neumann University a grant of $102,000 to fund undergraduate student scholarships in 2022-23.
Scholarship funds…
One of the local mainstays, Paradise Farm Camps in Downingtown has a long history of positively impacting youth amid the nature in the region, writes…
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on social media earlier this week that Pennsylvania will be getting three new state parks, but did not disclose their locations…
The Chester County Agricultural Land Preservation Board is accepting applications for two competitive programs funded by the Chester County Commissioners: The Commonwealth/County Program; and…
After years of inactivity, the London Britain Township Historical Commission has relaunched and is currently working to protect and preserve the John Evans House, as…
An additional 7.5 acres in northern Chester County have been preserved thanks to a partnership between French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust and Charlestown…
Here at Habitat for Humanity of Chester County, we envision a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Studies show that across the…
The last acre of unprotected forest in Malvern is set to be razed to construct a bicycle pump track, but some residents are hoping to…
Don Cairns may not have grown up on a farm, like many of his peers in the industry, but he has found success with his…
American artist David Rogers, the mastermind behind the “Stickasaurus” sculpture that was installed at Longwood Gardens in 1993, has furthered his large-limbed endeavors with…
Just in time for a summer full of exploring Chester County’s pick-your-own farms, wineries, farmers markets, and more, the Chester County Agricultural…
The Chester County Commissioners have approved the awarding of $3.2 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants. The grants are made available…
West Chester, one of the most popular destinations in the Philadelphia region today, had to work hard to transform its once-sleepy downtown into a…
Chester County has achieved a significant milestone, as more than 30 percent of the county has now been preserved as open space. According to the…
Four years after Natural Lands purchased the 1,505-acre Bryn Coed Farms — then the largest remaining unprotected swath of land in the Philadelphia area…
Natural Lands announced that the owners of Crebilly Farm have signed an agreement of sale that opens a path for the permanent protection of the…
The Chester County History Center has been recognized by PA Museums, a statewide museum association with 350 members across the Commonwealth, with this year’s…
The Chester County Agricultural Development Council (Ag Council) has appointed Vincent Pompo, a partner at Lamb McErlane, and Cassandra Long, owner of Kolb’s Farm…
The Chester County History Center will welcome more than 150 students from Chester and Delaware counties today and tomorrow for a National History Day competition…
Caroline and Brian Linz and their four sons may live in Whitby Hall, an 18th-century stone Georgian house on the Haverford Heritage Trail, but…
The eagle statues that once adorned the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City found new homes thanks to a preservation effort back in the…
Elk Township and Brandywine Conservancy officials gathered, along with Chester County and state of Pennsylvania representatives, recently celebrated the preservation of the 162-acre Martin…
Delaware County Council approved a proposal this week to transform the 213-acre Don Guanella property in Marple Township into the largest public park in…
The historic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville has named Jennifer Carlson its new executive director, writes Laura Smythe for The Philadelphia Business Journal.
Carlson’s appointment…
Tela Bio, a medical technology company in Malvern, is starting a transformation process two years after going public, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business…
Residents of Timber Ridge Lane in Kennett Township sought municipal help with a nearby eyesore they believe also represents an environmental threat. Richard Gaw, in…
The Chester County Food Bank will receive $50,000 in state funding to purchase new equipment.
The food bank, which continues to respond to the…
The Main Line is filled with hidden architectural gems with a rich history that have been successfully preserved by being repurposed for modern-day use…
Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township has been put on the market once again by the Robinson family, prompting Natural Lands to intensify its attempts to…
Natural Lands and New Garden Township have preserved eight acres of land bordering White Clay Creek, writes Michael Rellahan for the Daily Local News.
“While…
The Lower Merion property that long served as first the private home and later the museum of Albert C. Barnes’s collection of artworks has…
Downingtown resident Emma Wagner, who graduated from West Chester University last month and was one of the student speakers at winter commencement, is on her…
State and county investments in farmland preservation have helped permanently preserve more than 150 acres of agribusiness real estate in Cochranville and Oxford. A staff…
Natural Lands, the land conservation nonprofit, strongly intends to help preserve the historic 322 acres of Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township, writes Bill Rettew for…
Natural Lands, the local nonprofit dedicated to preserving and nurturing nature’s wonders while creating opportunities for joy and discovery in the outdoors, has announced…
More than 150 acres belonging to Starr Farm were commemorated by a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant of $1.2 million. Michael…
Longwood Gardens has been awarded $550,000 in state grant funding to help complete a comprehensive wastewater treatment plant expansion project.
“Longwood is not only…
Fifteen interpretive signs are being installed in Delaware and Chester counties that trace the history of the Battle of Brandywine, the largest single-day land…
The red fox population is currently flourishing in Hunt Country, and the members of Radnor Hunt in Willistown Township are among those who are determined…
Chester County History Center President Conor Hepp and Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline have appointed Cliff Parker as Director of…
Two Chester County farms have been protected from future development through the state’s Farmland Preservation Program. Since its establishment in 1988, the effort has…
The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance honored David Shields, retired associate director of the Brandywine Conservancy, for his efforts to permanently preserve close to 5,000…
George Wilson Fasic, a West Chester resident who played a crucial role in the preservation of Chester County, has died at 90. Jen Samuel reported…
The Jones Log Barn was painstakingly dismantled, relocated, and reassembled by preservationists. The structure, one of the oldest barns in the region, is now in…
At the end of the 2022 golf season, Loch Nairn Golf Club will transition to its new owner, New Garden Township. The transferral marks the…
The Chester County History Center has formed a new Heritage Task Force to extend its mission of interpreting the region’s history.
The Heritage Task…
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, a West Chester-based design firm that Peter Archer and Richard Buchanan started 25 years ago, strives to modernize local homes…
Imagine a renewable energy facility that could produce enough electricity for Chester, Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The Chester County Commissioners brought that possibility a…
Longwood Gardens has already long been an incredible place to visit, but come 2024 it will become even more remarkable courtesy of Longwood Reimagined: A…
John Milner Architects in Chadds Ford is assessing a historic building in Hudson, Ohio. The investigation is in advance of its role in preserving the…
The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors discussed the future of historic Spar Hill Farm — site of some HBO shoots for Mare of Easttown. Richard Gaw…
It’s often said that what you don’t know can’t hurt you. However, this lecture, entitled “Ordinary Poison: Quack Medicine, Fashion Victims, and…
Lancaster Farmland Trust has released a new report warning that Lancaster County is losing farmland every year. It is being steadily nipped away by a…
Delaware County Council unanimously approved eminent domain actions July 7 to acquire the 213 acres of the Don Guanella property in Marple for a county…
Immaculata University has received a financial grant of $59,000 for the 2021-2022 academic year from the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust.
This year…
Editor’s Note: Ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other highly publicized e-crimes are highlighting a nationwide demand for cybersecurity experts. As businesses, healthcare providers…
Philadelphia Urban Riding Academy (PURA) is a dynamic new organization with an innovative mission: to provide urban youth with opportunity and new horizons by way…
The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust has awarded Neumann University a grant of $68,000 to fund undergraduate student scholarships in 2021-22.
The grant…
Ground has been broken on the new Montgomery County Justice Center, a landmark project for the Municipality of Norristown.
The three main aspects of the…
The picturesque, 105-acre parcel that is home to Avondale’s Loch Nairn Golf Club is about to get a new owner, writes Richard Gaw…
Carol McCloskey wants to donate the Lenape burial ground on her property to ensure its preservation, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Since 1987…
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline approved the awarding of $4.2 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants…
Historic Yellow Springs has announced the opening of the 48th Yellow Springs Art Show.
Scroll or stroll your way through the galleries of HYS’s…
A large family home is a rare sight in the borough of West Chester, a fact that makes this historic French Norman house located just…
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline – along with leaders of the county’s Planning Commission and Parks + Preservation – are hosting the…
Restaurants, bars, hotels, and other hospitality businesses in Chester County that would like to apply for individual grants valued between $5,000 and $50,000…
Inspired by the fieldstone farmhouses in Provence, France, an unnamed local couple decided to build their own similar residence in Elverson, and the finished product…
Longwood Gardens has unveiled plans for a sweeping, yet deeply sensitive transformation of its core area of conservatory gardens, in the most ambitious revitalization in…
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline have announced the awarding of $10 million in grants to 333 Chester County small businesses…
A part of Glenroy Farm in Lower Oxford and West Nottingham townships will become a public nature preserve thanks to a $6.6 million land…
Chester County has rolled out a four-phased plan for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News.
The…
The SS United States, the record-breaking ocean liner that was only in service for 17 years, escaped the fate of being scrapped, thanks to…
The Chester County Commissioners have approved a further $10 million in funding to support small businesses and agricultural enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic…
The Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance facilitated façade improvements for three downtown properties in 2020.
Created as just one part of its downtown revitalization strategy…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will feature Coatesville’s Rebecca Lukens in its new display that highlights women achievers across three centuries…
Celebrate the holiday season with West Chester Studio at Uptown! on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 PM as it presents a virtual premiere of Tiny…
Concluding an unprecedented fiscal year 2019-2020, the Chester County Economic Development Council is unveiling key milestones that emerged in an economy upended by COVID…
COVID-19 may have forced the cancelation of Earth Day celebrations back in April, but taking care of the environment and preserving the planet is…
In recognition of October as National Community Planning Month, the Chester County Commissioners have issued a formal proclamation noting the county’s many regional and…
Recognizing the importance of the nonprofit sector to the high quality of life throughout the region, the Chester County Commissioners approved the allocation of $3…
Warwick Township resident Liane Raciti likes to head out to Warwick Park with her dogs to enjoy a nice walk while taking in the beauty…
Just in time for the anniversary of the Battle of the Brandywine, Chester County Archives and Records Services has released a new interactive tool that…
Thanks to its valued supporters, including its Board of Directors, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has raised $350,000 toward its $500,000 goal.
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline have appointed David Stauffer as Director of Chester County’s Department of Parks and Preservation…
Vanguard has announced the following changes to its taxable money market fund lineup:
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund will be reorganized into a government money…
Michael Guttman – a longtime advocate of open-space preservation, community-based land stewardship, and environmental sustainability – is turning his 4.5-acre property in Kennett…
Ridley Creek State Park is one of the most-visited state parks in Pennsylvania, writes Cassie Miller for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
The park that…
Natural Lands has announced the preservation of Great Oak Farm, a 10-acre property in North Coventry Township. The property includes meadows and forest and…
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is embarking on a $500,000 campaign to sustain its operations until it can open again.
As a performing arts…
Now in its 26th year, Chester County’s annual Town Tours and Village Walks program is a tradition that many local residents and visitors look…
A vote from the Lincoln University Board of Trustees to not renew the contract of president Brenda Allen has drawn the ire of alumni, who…
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our nation in so many profound ways, and agriculture, an essential business in every way, has been no exception…
Celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with family and friends at the “Drive Up!”
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is bringing the movies outdoors. Bring…
The Chester County Agricultural Land Preservation Board is accepting applications for two competitive programs funded by the Chester County Commissioners: the Commonwealth/County Program and…
The ongoing pandemic and the isolation at home may mean you and your children are feeling the effects of the “survival brain.”
During times of…
Responding to Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement that Chester County will move to green on June 26, Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and…
Pennsylvania’s nation-leading farmland preservation program has added 48 farms, including three in Chester County, to its roster, writes Paul Vigna for the Harrisburg…
A historic brick schoolhouse – one that was originally built in 1907 as West Pikeland High School and lovingly preserved throughout the years – is on the…
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline have announced the award of $5 million in grants to 248 Chester County small businesses…
In anticipation of the day when it will reopen to the public, the Chester County Historical Society has been busy during the pandemic-driven shutdown…
A statement from the Chester County Board of Commissioners:
How and when do we relax restrictions in Chester County in light of COVID-19? This…
By Stacey W. McConnell
When health events happen unexpectedly and planning isn’t in place, the stress on a family is enormous. Here’s a…
By Marian Moskowitz, Chair of Chester County’s Board of Commissioners
Before I became a Chester County Commissioner, I was a small business owner. My…
What happens when a nonprofit’s most important annual fundraiser is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic?
That is the situation faced by the…
History runs deep at Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting HBCU (historically black college/university) and one of Chester County’s seemingly underappreciated…
A grant program created at the request of the Chester County Commissioners provides funding for small businesses and agricultural enterprises in the county that were…
Lincoln University has received a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service through the African-American Civil Rights Grant Program.
The university will use…
Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca said that content about the water utility posted on a website with a ChesterWater.com URL is inaccurate, misleading, and…
Natural Lands has announced the successful preservation of the 54-acre Castle Rock Farm that straddles Pocopson and West Bradford townships. The farm is adjacent…
By Stephanie Kalogredis and Stacey McConnell
Planning for your incapacity and death is never a pleasant topic. But for many, the current crisis reminds us…
Fenimore Park in Wayne had an unexpected visitor in one of its ponds last week, according to a report from Main Line Media News.
Radnor…
Chester County is home to 11 of the 29 best towns on the Main Line and in the western suburbs, writes Tara Behan for Main…
The winners of the West Chester Downtown Foundation’s annual West Chester Preservation Awards are preserving the borough’s historic charm and character, writes Jane…
Amanda Sundquist, who was born in the state of Washington and moved to East Goshen when she was in third grade, is a Partner at…
Joseph (Skip) Brion, the Chairman of Buckley Brion McGuire & Morris LLP and the former Chairman of the Chester County Republican Committee, and his wife…
The Shoppes at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square has been sold for $60 million to Ellis Preservation LLC, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business…
These are certainly interesting times to be an attorney working for local governments in Chester County.
Land development and the local economy are booming. But…
Last week, Hankin Group – the Exton-based developer of distinctive commercial, residential, and retail properties – received the 2019 West Whiteland Township Historic Preservation Award.
On a sunny autumn afternoon in late October, more than a dozen volunteers from nonprofits Natural Lands and Tyler Arboretum joined forces to collect native…
By Janice Colvin
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Martin Luther King Jr.
In Michael Dixon’s case, he was…
The Historic Preservation Society of Gettysburg-Adams County is working to preserve local historic barns and share its knowledge and experiences with the rest of…
The West Chester Downtown Foundation (WCDF) recently hosted its ninth annual West Chester Preservation Awards Ceremony at the Chester County Historical Society.
During the ceremony…
Representatives from Energy Transfer recently received a Northeast Environmental Partnership Award for their collaborative work to create more than 100 acres of wildlife habitat in…
Now is your chance to save history.
Listen.
You can almost hear echoes of the first Pennsylvania Women’s Rights Convention, held in 1852, in…
The Chester County Historical Society needs your vote to help them in their quest for a $200,000 Partners in Preservation grant. The funds will…
The Chester County Historical Society is competing against 19 other historic sites throughout the country for a preservation grant sponsored by National Geographic, American Express…
The Chester County Historical Society has been chosen as one of 20 historic sites in the nation to compete for preservation funding during an online…
Barbara Lettiere, President of Immaculata University, and Ann Hausmann, Vice President of Development at Natural Lands, are featured in the October issue of Main Line…
The Chester County Commissioners presented plans for the county’s new Environmental and Energy Advisory Board to an audience of municipal representatives at the county…
Immaculata University has received a financial grant of $67,000 for the 2019-2020 academic year from the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust.
Beth Lennon, the popular Phoenixville-based travel writer known by her legions of online fans as Mod Betty, has been documenting and celebrating American landmarks…
The new zoning code proposed for Lower Merion Township focuses primarily on the most cherished but also most exclusionary features of 1950s suburbia, writes Inga…
Downingtown Mayor Josh Maxwell, who is running for a seat on the Chester County Board of Commissioners, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up surrounded…
Local preservationists and organizations have been working hard on restoring Strode’s Barn, the East Bradford Township landmark that played a significant role in the…
The Yeatman family’s farm in West Grove was recently recognized at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days as one of the newest Pennsylvania Century…
Members of the Friends of the White Clay Creek Preserve London Tract Historical Committee and the New Garden Township Historic Commission recently joined with local…
By Ken Knickerbocker “Hello Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Room at the White House, and this certainly…
Two Chester County women were among the winners at the 24th Annual Newport Flower Show last month at Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, R.I., according…
Bryn Mawr Film Institute will host a screening of Pennhurst, a groundbreaking documentary chronicling perhaps the worst case of institutional abuse of people with disabilities…
Chester County’s range of picturesque hills and vast farmlands is by no accident, writes Ukee Washington for CBS Philly.
Residents voted in 1989 to…
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Jacqueline G. Segal, a partner in the firm’s Exton office, recently conducted an interview with U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan at a…
The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust has awarded a $126,000 scholarship program grant to West Chester University for the 2019-2020 academic year in…
Proximity to open space has long given a boost to the value of homes in big cities, but the same is also true for not…
Lamb McErlane
Vince Pompo, a partner at the firm, has been elected President of the Board of Directors at Lundale Farm, Inc. Pompo previously served…
La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) is a diverse, bilingual Federally Qualified Health Center that changes lives by serving southern Chester County as the leading provider of…
Uptown! Entertainment Alliance (UEA) has announced a new slate of officers and three new members on its Board of Directors.
The organization continues to operate…
The Washington Memorial Heritage, a nonprofit secular arm of the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge, has revealed plans for what is slated to be…
Although beloved by so many people throughout the Delaware Valley, Wawa has an alter ego, dubbed Wawa the Destroyer, that is spreading dullness across the…
Surrounded by the rolling fields and wildlife of ChesLen Preserve, Chester County officials — along with the region’s leading land conservation and economic development partners…
The Chester County Commissioners marked Earth Day today with the announcement of $3.8 million in open space preservation grants. The grants are made available…
Chester County residents are invited to attend a celebration that will mark the 30th anniversary of the open space preservation program in this county and…
For nearly a half-century, Historic Yellow Springs, a nonprofit in Chester Springs steeped in American history, has been showcasing talented artists from around the…
The Uptown Bravo Theatre, LLC (UBT) and the Uptown! Entertainment Alliance (UEA) will be receiving a Grand Jury Award from the Preservation Alliance of Greater…
The Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board awarded Chester County the highest level of funding, $3.74 million, to preserve farmland in Chester County.
The state…
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline and Terence Farrell opened their re-election campaign last week with a re ception at the Miss Oxford Diner.
Kichline…
Caln Township residents are trying to find a way to prevent demolition of the historic Lloyd farmhouse, which “has a star-studded genealogy” and predates…
By Judy DiFilippo
Luck had no role in the preservation of Chester County’s wonderful landscape during the past decades.
Many talented professionals in the…
Natural Lands has purchased and transferred a 57-acre property to Marsh Creek State Park.
Located in Wallace Township, the land was slated to be…
The U.S. Senate has approved two bills that will help Lincoln University and other historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide if approved by…
Max O’Keefe, an attorney at the West Chester-based law firm, was instrumental in assisting with the relocation of the Chester County…
Last week, Tredyffrin Township officials denied two permit requests from Newtown Square-based Catalyst Outdoor Advertising for a digital billboard at a busy intersection in…
The Brandywine Conservancy has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to be used toward the…
The open-space initiative in Chester County has now officially preserved 500 farms after the addition of a large farm in Upper Oxford and West…
The iconic split-flap sign at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia could avoid being digitized and may use a new split-flap schedule board…
As part of the formal review of Chester County’s Strategic Plan, the Chester County Commissioners have announced the results of a citizen survey, undertaken…
Chester County has received an early Christmas present in the form of a $1.5 million state grant earmarked for open space preservation, according to…
This month is a serendipitous one for us here at VISTA Today, as well as our partners at the Chester County Economic Development Council.
Just…
Chester County’s 10-year economic development strategy, VISTA 2025, is marking the approach of its halfway point with the release of a progress report…
By Maurisa Warren
Grants
In early September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $1 billion in opioid-specific…
Newtown Square-based Catalyst Outdoor Advertising is hoping to construct a monument-like electronic billboard in Tredyffrin Township, but a number of residents are pushing…
Uptown! Bravo Theater
The Uptown! Bravo Theater, LLC – the investment vehicle formed to help finance the conversion of the former West Chester National Guard Armory…
Community Planning Month
The Chester County Commissioners presented a proclamation for National Community Planning Month, recognizing the efforts of local, county, and regional planners who…
Osborne Hill Farm in Westtown – the British observation point during the Battle of Brandywine – has been awarded protected status, writes Michael Rellahan for the Daily…
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, the 241st anniversary of the legendary Battle of Brandywine, the Brandywine Conservancy commemorated its acquisition of a key piece of land…
In January, Wilmington University will debut a full-service, contemporary location in North Wilmington, Del., aimed at serving the thousands of its students who live…
Chester County author Bruce Mowday will be one of four participants in “A September 11 Historical Discussion: Remembering Those Who Sacrificed for America” hosted by…
The historic Jones Log Barn in Tredyffrin Township, having once served as British General William Howe’s Valley Forge headquarters during the Revolutionary War, has…
Brandywine Cottage in Downingtown is a four-season blooming habitat and sanctuary with more than 3,000 different plants in its two-acre garden, writes…
Wes Shank – the movie memorabilia collector and Blobfest regular known as “The Caretaker of The Blob” – has died unexpectedly at the age of 72, writes…
Robert Silman – the structural engineer who saved the cantilevered Fallingwater designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in Mill Run, Pa. – has died at the…
West Vincent Township is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the region with an 18 percent increase in population since the last census eight…
The French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust – which preserves, stewards, and connects people to the land in northern Chester County – has named Bill Gladden its…
Gawthrop Greenwood
Lauren Dentone – who focuses her practice on criminal defense, family law, and litigation matters – has joined the firm as a partner.
Dentone has…
East Brandywine Township
The Chester County Historic Preservation Network recently presented East Brandywine Township with the Municipal Historic Preservation Award for its preservation work at…
The recent restoration of Longwood Gardens’ Main Fountain Garden has brought a new level of spectacle to the already stunning tourist attraction, writes Mikayla Raymond…
A Chester County politician has introduced legislation that would limit the use of eminent domain on land that has been set aside to be preserved…
The Chester County Commissioners have announced an important agricultural land preservation milestone.
Since October 1990, when the first farm successfully went into the program, Chester…
The law firm had a surprise visitor to its Alex’s Lemonade Stand last Friday in West Chester. Jeff Zajac from the Greater…
A New farm guide published by the Chester County Board of Commissioners and the Agricultural Development Council aims to introduce county residents to local producers…
The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville will present its 12th annual Rebecca Lukens Award to noted historic preservationist and museum management consultant…
Historic Yellow Springs – a nonprofit dedicated to the visual arts, environment, and the village’s almost 300-year-old history – invites you to join it…
The Chester County Planning Commission, a nine-member advisory board appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, has released its Annual Report for 2017.
This…
Chester County Historical Society
The CCHS boasts a rare and extensive ceramics collection that will be on display on May 15, when it hosts “Tuesdays…
The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville is being recognized by the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia for its expansion, writes Donna Rovins for the Daily Local…
The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County – a nonprofit with a mission to ensure the perpetual preservation and stewardship of open space, natural resources, historic…
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls and Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County
Join the CCFWG and the CVC during Sexual Assault Awareness Month…
Media’s Hedgerow Theatre recently celebrated almost a century of excellence at its 95th anniversary celebration at The Old Mill, writes Peg DeGrassa for the…
A farmhouse with four bedrooms and three bathrooms originally deeded by the William Penn family is available for sale in Elverson.
The home built on…
The kitchen is a very underappreciated room in many households, especially those who do not do a lot of their own cooking. Luckily many inventors…
The public is getting the chance to weigh in on the future of Chester County at a series of public meetings on Landscapes3, the county…
The Chester County Historical Society will be celebrating the 36th year of its Antiques & Art Show this weekend at the Church Farm School in…
West Chester is known nationally for its efforts to preserve its historic fabric, and the people who work to achieve that goal are recognized by…
Sponsors are needed for the 16th annual Up on the Roof, a uniquely fabulous event held on the rooftop of the Chestnut Street Parking Garage…
Mary Ann Plankinton, a partner at Gawthrop Greenwood, has been named chair of the firm’s Wilmington-area office, which will be relocated…
Natural Lands, formerly known as Natural Lands Trust, is a non-profit organization that has been purchasing and preserving outdoor spaces in eastern Pennsylvania and…
Natural Lands and the Chester County Association of Township Officials (CCATO) are calling for nominations for the Growing Greener Communities Award, which honors conservation-minded…
The chances that Crebilly Farm will be preserved for future generations have improved significantly after Toll Brothers’ development plans were shut down by Westtown Township…
Chandler Mill Nature Preserve and Chandler Mill Interpretive Nature Center have recently opened as part of The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County’s preservation…
Following a year of heated debate about Toll Brothers’ proposed development at Crebilly Farm, Westtown Township supervisors have unanimously voted to deny a building permit…
Several Chester County municipalities and organizations have been awarded a total of $5,065,700 in grants for recreation, conservation, and community revitalization projects, according…
The 10-acre Dilworth Farm at 1370 Birmingham Road near the Brandywine Battlefield has been successfully preserved in perpetuity, 240 years after the battle, writes…
The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester has received the 2017 Public Impact Award from Preservation Pennsylvania, according to a report in the…
Coatesville High School students will get the chance to work on preserving historic buildings through a new course, Historical Research and Preservation, according to a…
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission markers that have been damaged by careless drivers or worn down over time are being restored to their former glory…
Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell has had a strong hand in helping the county become the best place to live in Pennsylvania and perhaps all…
Chadds Ford native Weldon B. Heyburn, a Quaker and former U.S. Senator born in 1852, once challenged President Teddy Roosevelt for control of the…
Natural Lands – a Media-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving and nurturing nature’s wonders while creating opportunities for joy and discovery in the outdoors for…
The West Chester office of Gawthrop Greenwood went purple for premature babies last Friday, as staffers sported purple and collected donations for the…
Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry
Join the CCCBI’s Women Influencing Business committee for an evening of wine, networking, and collaboration.
The event…
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls
As it continues to unite community partners and individuals around a shared commitment to women, girls, and their…
On Friday, Sept. 15, U.S. Congressmen Patrick Meehan and Ryan Costello will join national and local conservation leaders for an exciting preservation announcement on…
The site of a famous Revolutionary War battle in Birmingham Township has been purchased by the Civil War Trust to ensure its preservation, writes Jason…
Andrew Silverman
Andrew R. Silverman, an associate at MacElree Harvey, has been elected to the Board of the World Trade Center Delaware (WTC). For over…
Publisher’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Roger Huggins was originally published in August 2016.
Roger Huggins, Chair of the Gawthrop Greenwood’s…
Chester County Women’s Services
Coatesville-based CCWS, a nonprofit pregnancy care medical center, is holding its annual 5K Run/Walk for Life on Saturday…
On social media and dating sites, it is a best practice to keep your profile up to date. Chester County feels the same way about…
By Chris Cooper
The long-awaited results of the Chester County Economic Development Council’s 2017 Take the Pulse Survey were shared with the county…
The battle that American revolutionaries fought and lost at Paoli on Sept. 20, 1777 inspired a battle cry – “Remember Paoli” – that would live on to…
When they mapped out their famous border in the eighteenth century, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon used Chester County as the starting point, writes Bill…
Preservationists are ecstatic following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that municipalities cannot sell public parkland, nor give developers the right to use that land for…
2120 Creative
Downingtown-based 2120 Creative, a national digital marketing firm most recently known as Synergema Consulting Group, was recently awarded the Main Line Chamber…
The Radnor-based Brandywine Realty Trust has announced a $5.6 million job creation and community engagement program as part of Phase I of its…
While most dairy farms were poured down the drain at the depths of the farm crisis in 1986, a few milked their land for everything…
Natural Lands – the Media-based nonprofit formerly known as Natural Lands Trust – has bought 1,500 acres of land, including Bryn Coed Farms in northern…
Chester County residents have responded to a public survey on the Landscapes3 development plan by saying that preservation is a key issue, writes Danielle Lynch…
The history of Chester County is in safer hands following a pair of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Money for an expert…
Opened four years ago, First State National Historical Park is already poised to expand, thanks to deals with the heirs of two deep-rooted, Brandywine…
The Chester County Board of Commissioners have launched a public opinion survey, which will help to identify citizen priorities for the future of Chester County…
The plan to build a factory in the beautiful Brandywine countryside a half-century ago prompted the introduction of land-use and tax arrangements that…
By Leslie Rylke
Happy Anniversary! This past Monday, May 1, marked one year since we launched CCEDC’s Weekend Edition. Produced in partnership with VISTA…
By Tim Phelps
In planning and funding transportation infrastructure the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) believes we should be mode agnostic and focus…
The Brandywine Conservancy, a Chadds Ford-based nonprofit, has announced that its efforts to preserve the nearby Beaver Valley property in Concord are nearing completion…
The Chester County Board of Commissioners and the Chester County Economic Development Council are calling on all residents and business people to participate in Phase…
Planning is under way for the West Chester Downtown Foundation’s Seventh Annual West Chester Preservation Awards.
This year’s program kicks off with the…
By Barry Rabin
In a startling turn of events, the Borough of West Chester announced yesterday that the historic “Barclay Grounds” will be turned into…
Seven cultural and historic organizations in Chester County have been awarded more than $65,000 in state funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission…
VISTA.2025 – Chester County’s 10-year economic development strategy, aims to maintain the economic health of the county by striking a balance between progress…
Last year, Chester County families opened lots of new doors, and many of them led to new apartments.
A thriving local economy contributed to a…
State Senator Andy Dinniman announced that Chester County municipalities will receive more than $16.9 million in state funding to maintain their roads and bridges…
Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers has erased 80 new home lots from its proposed Crebilly Farm development in Westtown Township as a response to concerns raised…
Lundale Farm
Jodi Gauker has been named the new executive director of Lundale Farm, a 520-acre property in northern Chester County that leases land…
Longwood Gardens has announced that its Main Fountain Garden will make its grand return, following a two-year, $90 million revitalization, on May 27, 2017…
By Michelle Kichline, Chair of the Chester County Commissioners
Chester County is widely known as a beautiful and happy corner of Pennsylvania. As a matter…
Michelle Kichline, the newly appointed chair of the Board of Chester County Commissioners, is planning to make balancing the preservation and economic progress in the…
The 250-year-old stone markers along the historic Mason-Dixon Line, which separates southern Chester County from Cecil County (Md.), are in danger of…
Pennsylvania Hunt Cup/Chester County Food Bank
The Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Committee – a nonprofit that administers the annual Pennsylvania Hunt Cup, a Timber steeplechase race…
Despite its name that evokes a trip across the Atlantic, a home in an area with a beautiful preserve and access to one of the…
State Senator Andy Dinniman has announced that 10 conservation and outdoors projects in Chester County will receive a total of $3.8 million in funding…
The Washington Memorial Chapel Committee in Valley Forge Park has announced that the first phase of the chapel’s restoration process has begun.
Enlisting the…
A community guardian with roots deeper than the historic armory building itself recently played a leading role in creating an exciting second act for the…
The Chester County Board of Commissioners, along with the Agricultural Development Council, presented two agricultural awards at the Commissioners’ meeting this week.
The Farmer of…
PECO is paving the way for more recreational trails and community parks in Chester County with $30,000 in grants.
The good news came last…
Leaders from both Chester and Montgomery counties are innovating new pro-business best practices, and on Tuesday a commissioner from each county met to share…
Saddened by the news that historic Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township is going to be converted into 385 homes, Mindy Worth Rhodes literally got on…
West Chester Preservation Awards
The Sixth Annual West Chester Preservation Awards Ceremony and Reception is being hosted by the West Chester Downtown Foundation on Thursday…
Berwyn’s Fritz Lumber, the family owned lumber business that has served the Main Line community for 153 years, is holding the final auction of…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has breathed new life into hopes that the oldest building at Lincoln University will carry its legacy on into…
Liberty Property Trust
As part of its strategy to exit the suburban office market and focus on industrial warehouse, distribution, and urban centers, Malvern’s…
National Main Street Center has announced the ten semi-finalists for the 2017 Great American Main Street Award with West Chester securing a well-earned…
Though he refined his skills and talents at West Chester University and throughout Chester County’s thriving business world, it was the work ethic that…
Despite attempts by residents, historians, and preservationists to save historic Crebilly Farm situated at the intersection of Routes 202 and 926 in Westtown Township from…
A consortium of local conservation and watershed organizations announces the fourth session of the Schuylkill Water Stewards volunteer training program, starting in fall 2016.
Since…
The Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Association recognized Chester County last week with its highest distinction for sustainability, the Diamond Level award.
During its annual…
The Chester County Commissioners have announced Landscapes3, a strategic planning initiative to balance development and land preservation.
Landscapes3 is focused on addressing the environmental and…
The mission of the Brandywine Conservancy is to conserve the natural and cultural resources of the Brandywine watershed and other selected areas with a primary…
A look back at the transformation of economic development throughout Chester County since 1960.
Prior to the Chester County Economic Development Council’s (CCEDC) formation…
Members of the Schuylkill Historical Commission are fighting to save Schuylkill Township’s Civil War era barn as Phoenixville Area School District seeks approval to…
On Saturday, the National Parks Service will celebrate not only its centennial but also the 40th anniversary of Valley Forge transitioning from being Pennsylvania’s…
After four successful decades managing East Marlborough Township, Jane Laslo will be retiring in early September and handing over the reins to Laurie Prysock, writes…
Squire Cheyney Estate in Thornbury Township has been restored to its original eighteenth-century look by its new owners in close collaboration with the Preservation…
As an organization with more than 50 years of history in Chester County, CCEDC has witnessed the projects, partnerships, and processes that have shaped our…
A proven record of updating and introducing artifacts to a new generation will arrive at the Chester County Historical Society on July 25 with its…
With eyes focused on a picturesque horizon of rolling hills and meandering creeks, Chester County leaders are once again rolling up their sleeves and planting…
Today’s rundown of shorter stories happening around Chester County.
Kennett Square Presents Historic Preservation Awards
Kennett Square borough officials have recognized homeowners for improvements…
Thanks to the support from State Senator, Andy Dinniman, several important cultural organizations from Chester County will receive a significant financial boost. The senator’s…
By Duncan Allison
Agriculture has shaped our countryside and played an important role in Chester County since Colonial Days when this region was considered the…
Here’s what’s happening on Wednesday and Thursday in Chester County Datebook.
On Wednesday, the Brandywine Health Foundation will host its Annual Garden Party…
Here’s what’s happening on Tuesday and Wednesday in Chester County Datebook.
On Tuesday, the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry will host…
Money is flowing through the Schuylkill River Valley at a pace of $590 million a year, and local businesses are increasingly dipping their toes into…
By State Senator Andy Dinniman,
Chester County has gone to great lengths to preserve its open spaces, historic places and scenic vistas – the very landscapes…
The script has been a thrilling success, and now the Uptown! Entertainment Alliance is turning its attention to transforming the set for West Chester’s…
By Carla J Zambelli,
Although the Covered Wagon Inn has stood in Tredyffrin Township for over 250 years, its future was jeopardized at the beginning…
The Mission of the Chester County Planning Commission is to provide future growth and preservation plans to citizens, so they can enjoy a Chester County…
By Carla Zambelli,
Loch Aerie stood proudly against the afternoon spring sky on Thursday in Frazer, unaware that her future hung in the balance. In…
Once the spellbinding summer house of a man who saw his fortune from manufacturing paper shirt collars rise and fall, William Lockwood’s Swiss-Gothic…
In its tireless efforts to preserve the natural beauty of Chester County, the work of the Brandywine Conservancy has helped keep the area unspoiled and…
By Stacey Willits McConnell,
It is never the ideal time to update or create a Will. But doing so is highly recommended especially if you…
A historic Tredyffrin Township destination for more than two centuries has just received a prescription for its demolition from the developer of chain CVS pharmacies…
Chester County has managed to do what no other county in Pennsylvania has ever done before, to earn and maintain a Triple-A bond rating…
The key philosophy fueling Chester County’s high-octane economic engine has been the right mixture of strategic development and landscape preservation, and the county…
Decades of dedication to preserving the natural beauty of Chester County by saving its treasured open spaces has come to fruition with an amazing milestone…
Contrasting symptoms of economic health — or illness — are popping up across the nation, and it’s time for Chester County businesses to get a proactive…
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is helping clear a path into new recreational territory for the benefit of the Chester County public…
A historic inn in Tredyffrin could soon be facing demolition, if the new development plan submitted to the township’s planning commission last week goes…
The Barclay Grounds Preservation Alliance has cause for celebration, as its three years of effort to save West Chester’s Barclay Park from development has…
Despite looming development all around it, land upon which Revolutionary War hero George Washington sought refuge at to reload after the Battle of Brandywine will…
Woods and wetlands that possess “some of the cleanest water in the county” and prime farmland of statewide importance have been eternally preserved thanks to…
Yoder Farm, the historic 114-acre property that marks the gateway vista into Warwick Township has been saved from being transformed into a housing development…
There are many reasons for preserving Chester County farmland. We are blessed to have some of the most productive agricultural soils in…
Over 300 guests attended last week’s grand opening of Audi West Chester, MMCO’s newest luxury dealership in the Brandywine Valley.
Among the many…
“Growing Greener Communities” Award Announced
Natural Lands Trust and the Chester County Association of Township Officials have announced that nominations for the Growing Greener Communities…
Caln Township’s open arms toward suburban commuters are starting to get full. The end of the line for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s…
Word has leaked out that Santa has another gift in store for Chester County taxpayers. For the fourth year in a row, the local tax…
The Chester County Board of Commissioners has announced that they are planning to partner with the Coatesville Area Partners for Progress to find a full…
The 120-year legacy of the Devon Horse Show has been etched in gold — the gold lettering of an historic marker. But leadership that rode…
The title of Chester County 2015 Farmer of the Year is being shared this year by two outstanding farmers who represent the…
VISTA Today’s Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s happening around the county. This Morning:
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September 18th is the 261st day of the year leaving 104 days remaining until the end of the year. On this day in 1851, the…
September 17th is the 260th day of the year leaving 105 days remaining until the end of the year. Today is the birthday of county…
Welcoming his nearly 30 years of public planning experience, the Board of County Commissioners has appointed Brian O’Leary as the new Executive Director of…
Business Briefs are concise stories keeping you up to date on what’s happening in Chester County. This Morning:
Oxford Awarded $575,000 in Community…
After 25 years and nearly 50,000 acres, sunset is still far from the horizon for Chester County’s commitment to preserving the beauty of…
Alongside the unceasing chant of business growth and success, Chester County leaders have also long echoed a quieter but no less determined assertion: Long live…
Business leaders in Chester County are looking for ammunition to help local businesses fire off the next round of economic development through a new survey…
Our Business Briefs keep you informed with concise stories about what’s going on in the Chester County business Community. This Morning:
Delaware County Community…
VISTA Today’s business briefs are concise stories keeping you up to date with what’s happening around the county.
The Land Conservancy Celebrating its…
We’re taking a break today from our regular Covered Bridge blogging to pay respect to Rob Lukens, president of the Chester County Historical Society…
VISTA Today Daily News Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s going on around Chester County. This morning…
Chester County Commissioners Terence Farrell, Kathi Cozzone and Michelle Kichline invite all Chester County citizens to a community dialogue meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2015…
Several Chester County leaders will have boots on the ground and work to responsibly channel the flow of the area’s gush of new natural…
A local writer’s passion for art and history have painted for her a life rich in Chester County’s roots and full of mystery…
The wisdom of 135 years has produced an unparalleled richness of tradition, knowledge and pride at Chester County’s MacElree Harvey law firm, but its…
“The quotations he posts, rarely pithy, are often sayings he thinks up in the shower” begins the New York Times piece on Vermont Senator, and…
Editor’s Notes: On May 1st, 150 county business leaders and government officials gathered at the Downingtown Country Club to network and hear a TMACC…
If its Spring, it must be the annual “annual report” season. Over the next several weeks VISTA Today will publish highlights as well as the…
Chester County is one of the fastest growing areas in the region according to new U.S. census figures. It has shown a population increase…
Alex Rice, coach of the Taney Dragons, the Little League baseball team featuring a girl pitcher that came so very close to winning the world…
County Commissioners just gave Chester County a little more space to play by signing off on the preservation of more than 1,000 acres of…
A local man who believes that “the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is…
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has approved $73,246 in grants for seven key historic sites in Chester County, Sen. Andy Dinniman’s office…
Four more Chester County farms are among 18 farms in 10 counties that have just gone into preservation under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Agricultural…
In preparation for the 23rd running of Chester County’s world-class Willowdale Steeplechase, two new faces have jumped into positions on the event’s…
By Shannon Maria Jones
In response to growing consumer demand for a crisp-tasting lager beer, Victory Brewing Company is excited to share their best…
Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline is stepping into the role of co-chair of VISTA 2025’s Executive Alliance.
Kichline, who is filling the shoes…
The West Chester consulting firm RC Taylor Group has gifted the Chester County Historical Society with an educational outreach program, the StEPs Initiative, aimed at…
Some Chester County residents who tuned into CNN during the past week to watch coverage about the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 into the Java…
The West Chester Railroad has gained the attention of Smithsonian.com, which highlights the historic railroad in its recent piece, “Six Historic Trains that Embody…
The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, which has so far this year received $1.62 million in funding from grants and contributions, says it…
There may be a lack of progress on a new five-site national monument in a Wilmington suburb, but there’s a lot of potential…
PennDOT has issued its draft Long Range Transportation Plan for the next 12 years and is inviting citizens to comment on the plan up until…
The Chester County Economic Development Council delivered their 2013-2014 Annual Review to stakeholders and business leaders this morning at a breakfast event inside The…
One of the top 10 endangered artifacts in Pennsylvania – Passmore Williamson’s 1855 prison visitors’ book – will be restored by the Chester County Historical Society…
The West Chester Downtown Foundation (WCDF) recently presented Bricks and Mortar and Preservation Service awards to those whose projects helped highlight and preserve West Chester…
Where do young college grads migrate to when they finish school and start a career?
Turns out, according to an article in Monday’s New…
Eight Chester County farms are among the 66 farms that have just been preserved from development through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board.
They are…
Business, community and academic leaders in Chester County have come up with more than 180 strategies to guide local economic development for the next 10…
Willistown strawberry farmer Robert Lange is Chester County’s 2014 Farmer of the Year, and retired dairy farmer Robert Ray of Glenmoore is winner of…
If you commute along Route 41 in western Chester County and are concerned about the road’s safety and future enhancements, put on your calendar…
Chester County residents value open space preservation, see the county as a great place to raise a family, and are generally positive about the county…
Three Chester County farms have just gone into preservation through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board.
They are Glenville Farms, a 77.06-acre Cochranville…
Jim Fox, the Dansko executive who led the West Grove’s firm in its transition to a 100 percent employee-owned company, has been named…
Six Chester County municipalities will soon be making infrastructure improvements thanks to $2.9 million in Community Revitalization Program (CRP) grants just approved by the…
Ten museums in Chester and Delaware counties have just been awarded $76,130 in state grants from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Senate Majority…
Ryan Costello, chairman of the Chester County Board of Commissioners, recently toured Walnut Street Labs in West Chester and spoke to local entrepreneurs at a…
If you have an opinion about critical issues and economic opportunities facing Chester County, VISTA 2025 wants to hear from you.
This nonprofit partnership of…
The Paoli-based internet search engine DuckDuckGo, said to be one of Google’s smallest and most fierce competitors, handled a billion searches in 2013…
The Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford has set its 43rd annual art antiques show, hosting 31 nationally known antique dealers, for 10 a.m…
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board announced April 17 it has safeguarded five Chester County farms through its farmland preservation program.
The farms are Greenpoint…
If you as a business owner or resident have an opinion about how Pennsylvania should prioritize and allocate funds for transportation, the Pennsylvania Department of…
Leaders from more than 40 local businesses, schools and non-profit organizations recently announced they plan to work together on a 10-year initiative called…
Four Chester County farms were recently placed into preservation through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board – strengthening the county’s standing in the agriculture industry…
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