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DLN Tells United Way’s Share The Warmrth Stories
Share the Warmth is just one of the many programs offered by United Way of Chester County’s network of services that addresses life’s most basic needs. It starts with shelter, but doesn’t end there. There are 50+ funded partners that received support last year for their work in supporting the building blocks of a good…
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Victory’s Seasonal Hop Ranch Imperial IPA Now Available
Victory Brewing Company of Downingtown has re-released its seasonal offering, Hop Ranch Imperial IPA as of mid-December. With an ABV of 9.0%, Hop Ranch Imperial India Pale Ale traces its roots to Victory’s Ranch series, a unique study of hops in which Victory’s brewmasters experimented with different hop varieties to showcase and celebrate a range…
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CCCBI Elects Eight To Board
The Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (CCCBI) elected the following new board members last month: Bernie Ciuffetelli, COO, To-Jo Mushrooms; Duane Knecht, VP of Sales & Marketing, Communications Test Design, Inc Jim Lucas, Founder, Vistage Brandywine Valley Margarita Mirkil, President & CEO, La Comunidad Hispana Alan Novak, Esq., President & Founder, Novak Strategic…
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Kichline Brings Deep Experience, Fresh Ideas To Commissioner’s Office
When Michelle Kichline is sworn in Tuesday afternoon as the County’s newest commissioner, replacing congress-bound Ryan Costello, Chester County’s leaders, developers, educators, lawyers and residents will have a commissioner with a long resume of consensus building, community leadership and strategic thinking. A lawyer by profession, Kichline spent most of her 20-year legal career working with…
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Chester County’s Bookstores Have A Gift For Everyone
Thinking of giving a book or books for Christmas this year? You’re not alone. A 2013 survey estimated nearly 70% percent of gift givers gave at least one book to someone on their shopping list last year. That makes sense since a typical book store has something for everyone and books never truly go out…
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CCIU Helps Downingtown Library Prepare For Move
Chester County Intermediate Unit is putting out a call to help move Downingtown’s Free Library at 330 East Lancaster Avenue, a location the library has called home since 1914, to its new location in the Micken Building at 122 Wallace Avenue, a ten minute walk to the other side of Route 30. The Thorndale-Downingtown Rotary…
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October Chester County Real Estate Market Trends
By Chris LaGarde & Caleb Knecht of Keller Williams Real Estate Chester County’s real estate market remains very healthy, showing signs of “responsible” growth. Sellers are getting their home sold quicker than any time in the last 6-7 years and for closer to asking price. Rates are surprisingly and unexpectedly low, which means buyers are…
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Schramm CEO Sees Firm’s Role In Chilean Mine Rescue As Destiny
When a 770,000-ton slab of rock trapped 33 Chilean miners for 67 days 2,000 feet below the surface in August of 2010, all eyes turned to American engineering talent and ingenuity to rescue the trapped miners. Some of those eyes turned to Schramm, Inc., the West Chester-based manufacturer of mobile, land based hydraulic drill rigs to…
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Powhatan, FERC Deescalate Regulatory Tiff
There may be a deal in the works in the long simmering feud between West Chester-based Powhatan Funds and the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC). In 2010 FERC initiated a formal investigation into Powhatan over what the Feds alleged were illegal energy commodity trades made by Rich and Kevin Gates (above) who own Powhatan. When…
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Moving Parts 02, Victory’s Experimental Brew, Launches Mid-October
By Shannon Maria Jones Victory Brewing Company’s Experimental Brew Moving Parts 02, Launches Mid-October Victory Brewing Company announces Moving Parts 02, the second edition in the Moving Parts series, set to hit shelves mid-October. Codenamed MP02, the Victory brewers used all-English hops and English yeasts. The English ingredients create a strong, herbal hop aroma and…
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Coffee Break: Kimberly Fink At Walnut St. Labs
Kimberly Fink shares the story behind her inspiration to start-up of Treatmint Box. Treatmint Box, according to the company’s web site, is “the first-ever subscription service dedicated to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Our mission is simple: provide a rock solid way for friends and family to show their support and stay connected when it’s…
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Coffee Break: Top Five US Cities To Live In
Commute time, job growth, median income, unemployment and home value are just a few of the criteria the Wall Street Journal used to compile their rankings of the top five US cities to live in. The Boston suburb of Newton, Massachusetts comes in number one. Where? Even though we’re not a city, lets see how…
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Coffee Break: How Will You Measure Your Life?
Too often, we measure success in life against the progress we make in our careers. But how can we ensure we’re not straying from our values as humans along the way? Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and world-renowned innovation guru, examines the daily decisions that define our lives and encourages all of us to…
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Coffee Break: Starbucks Secrets
With more than 13,200 stores in the United States and 20 coffeehouses in Chester County, Starbucks has all but redefined coffee and the coffeehouse experience. But as Charles Passy of the Wall Street Journal reports, there are some things Starbucks doesn’t tell you about their coffee. _______ Top photo credit: <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierofix/3094329703/”>pierofix</a> via <a href=”http://photopin.com”>photopin</a>…
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West Chester Investors Escalate FERC Fight
Richard and Kevin Gates of West Chester, pictured above with former US Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald, are giving those who want to fight city hall, a textbook case of how to take on government bureaucracy. The Gates’ weapons of choice: full transparency, a high-powered law firm and a healthy dose of good old-fashion Philadelphia “attytood.”…
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A Curiosity Of Cabinets At The Wharton Esherick Museum
The Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern recently opened its new exhibition; A Curiosity of Cabinets. This juried exhibition features 14 imaginative wall cabinets selected from more than 60 entries by jurors Paul Eisenhauer, Executive Director & Curator of the Wharton Esherick Museum, Albert LeCoff, Executive Director of the Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia,…
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Coffee Break: Michael Phelan At Walnut St. Labs
Michael Phelan was the founding CEO of SevOne, and is now participating as a strategic advisor. He played a critical role in shaping the company’s go to market strategy and vision, leading the founding team as President and CEO since September 2006. Phelan secured the funding and built an experienced, world-class team that enabled SevOne…
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Coffee Break: Knock Knock
Knock Knock, a clever animated music video using fourteen different Apple devices performed by Brunettes Shoot Blondes, an indie/electro/pop band from Ukraine.
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