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Live Music, Giveaways Planned for West Chester Growers Market’s 25th Anniversary Today
The West Chester Growers Market is getting ready to celebrate its 25th anniversary today with live music, family friendly activities, and cookware giveaways, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. The event will be held at the corner of North Church Street and West Chestnut Street on July 20, from 9 AM to 2…
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Chester County Hospital One of Only 44 Hospitals in State to Receive a Top Grade in Patient Safety
Chester County Hospital is one of only 44 hospitals in Pennsylvania to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, an organization based in Washington, D.C., that aims to improve healthcare quality and safety, according to a report in the Daily Local News. “To be recognized nationally as an ‘A’ hospital is an accomplishment the…
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WCU Briefly: Two-Time Grammy Winner Coming to Campus on Monday
Wells School of Music West Chester University’s music students, as well as members of the community, have an opportunity to learn from a master when composer Jennifer Higdon comes to campus on Monday, Feb 18. Higdon is a two-time Grammy-winning composer, as well as a Pulitzer Prize winner, with local ties. Her works are performed…
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Daughter of Chester County’s Wealthiest Resident a Growing Force in the Shoe Industry
Starting a new shoe label isn’t easy, especially in today’s competitive environment, but Mary Alice Malone and Roy Luwolt have found a formula that has propelled them to the top in only three years, writes Stephanie Hirschmiller for Footwear News. The daughter of Campbell Soup heiress and Chester County’s wealthiest resident (Mary Alice Dorrance Malone),…
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State’s Failure to Reimburse Rainbow Cab and Limousine Forces It to Discontinue Cab Service
West Chester’s Rainbow Cab and Limousine is permanently discontinuing its cab service beginning Aug. 1, after more than three decades in business. However, the company’s limousine business will continue, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. According to Gibbs Tolsdorf, Rainbow Cab and Limousine’s owner, the decision is due to the state’s failure to…
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Tickets Still Available for ACT in Faith’s Chef’s Best Competition
ACT in Faith of Greater West Chester will host its 5th Annual Chef’s Best on Thursday, March 31 from 6pm-9pm at Milestone Events in West Chester. The event is sponsored by Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, Benchmark Federal Credit Union, Brandywine Catering, Fig, Milestone Events, The Town Dish, and several other local businesses or organizations. Event-goers have…
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West Chester Man Donates $1 Million to His Alma Mater in Honor of His ‘Legendary’ Kin
Nicholas Giuffre – the recently retired CEO of Bradford White, a major water-heater company – has donated $1 million to the new Springfield High School to name two of its facilities after his mother, a former lunch lady in the school district, and mother-in-law, a former bus driver, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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