• Former West Chester Mayor Richard “Dick” Yoder Dies at 79

    Former West Chester Mayor Richard “Dick” Yoder Dies at 79

    By Carla J. Zambelli, Richard “Dick” Yoder, a native son and two-term Mayor of West Chester,  passed away on Tuesday. He was 79 years old. Yoder grew up in the Borough of West Chester, attended high school there, and graduated from West Chester State Teachers College in 1959.   After serving in the United States…

  • 250-Year-Old Covered Wagon Inn Safe from Demolition

    250-Year-Old Covered Wagon Inn Safe from Demolition

    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 of the year when developers submitted plans to raze and replace the inn with a CVS Pharmacy. The developer, Summit Realty Advisors, could not have anticipated what followed. As news broke…

  • George A. “Frolic” Weymouth, Artist and Visionary Conservationist, Dies at 79

    George A. “Frolic” Weymouth, Artist and Visionary Conservationist, Dies at 79

    By Carla J. Zambelli, George Alexis Weymouth, known as “Frolic” passed away yesterday April 24, 2016.  He would have been 80 years old in June.    Born in 1936 in Wilmington, Delaware, to George and Dulcinea (neé du Pont) Weymouth, Frolic Weymouth grew up in Greenville, Delaware and spent the greater part of his life…

  • The Grande Dame of Lancaster Pike Loch Aerie Has a New Owner

    The Grande Dame of Lancaster Pike Loch Aerie Has a New Owner

    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 less than half an hour the auction closed and The Grande Dame of Lancaster Pike was introduced to her new steward: CZ Patel of Princeton, NJ. Mr. Patel had forced out…