Tourism
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FROM MONTCO: Valley Forge Casino Resort Doubles Down with $6M in Renovations
While you never know which card is coming up next when you’re sitting at the black jack table, it’s a sure bet your new room at Valley Forge Casino Resort will make you feel like a winner. Valley Forge Casino Resort just completed $6 million in renovations to 154 rooms in the Casino Tower. The…
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Longwood Gardens Leaves Lasting Impression on Martha Stewart
Longwood Gardens left a lasting impression on Martha Stewart during her visit to the botanical wonder last week, and it received a wonderfully detailed description on The Martha Blog. The Chester County attraction has a rich and varied history. It was once a home to the native Lenni Lenape tribe who fished, hunted, and planted…
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Phoenixville Once Again Bustling with Activity Unique to the Town
Phoenixville is once again bustling, thanks to its growing number of activities, many of which are unique to the town, writes Emily Hart for County Lines Magazine. The Colonial Theatre has reopened, larger and grander than ever, with a new Garden Suite with wet bar, projector, and screen added to the upper level. Keeping with…
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Pumpkin Tradition Started by Andrew Wyeth Delights Both Young and Old
Last weekend, Chadds Ford’s Great Pumpkin Carve again delighted both the young and old with an array of amazing characters on display, writes Patricia Talorico for the Wilmington News Journal. The open-air festival was held in a grove of the Chadds Ford Historical Society off Creek Road. The three-day celebration featured more than 60 local…
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Renowned Political Pundit Takes Stage in Second Installment of VISTA Today Speaker Series
Publishers Note: This event has been postponed. The Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series continues with its second installment on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when journalist and author McKay Coppins takes the stage at People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern. Coppins is a staff writer for The Atlantic, as well as a regular contributor to CNN and MSNBC.…
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Chadds Ford Historical Society’s Annual Great Pumpkin Carve Kicks Off Today
The Chadds Ford Historical Society will host the 42nd Annual Great Pumpkin Carve from Oct. 19-21. The Great Pumpkin Carve is the quintessential Brandywine Valley experience, and is a great way to get in the Halloween spirit. It was started by artists Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, and Jimmy Lynch in the 1970s to decorate the…
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Local Businessman Needs Your Help to ‘Go Over the Edge’ for Charity
To go over the edge is a popular expression – a type of figurative language technically known as an idiom – that we often use to describe someone who is becoming enraged. Well, Bill Ronayne is not interested in figurative language, nor is he upset. The owner of West Chester-based Brandywine Valley Heating & Air…
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Join the CCCBI’s Women Influencing Business Committee on Thursday for Some Wine, Wisdom
Join the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry’s Women Influencing Business committee for an evening of wine, networking, and collaboration. The event is sponsored by MacElree Harvey and will be held on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 4:30-6:30 PM at Pietro’s Prime in West Chester. The price for Chamber members is $20, while the price…
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Proceeds from Thursday’s Harvest Dinner, Wine Tasting to Benefit Chester County Futures
Join the Chester County Futures – which provides comprehensive academic support, mentoring, and scholarships for motivated economically disadvantaged youth – for an evening of wines from around the world in a historic Chester County venue. From 6-10 PM on Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Historic Anthony Wayne House in Paoli, the evening will begin with…
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VISTA Careers – Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square-based Longwood Gardens, a world-renown botanical gardens covering 1,077 acres and drawing over 1.5 million visitors annually, has the following full-time career positions posted on their career page: Network Engineer Longwood Gardens is seeking an experienced Network Engineer with exceptional analytical, conceptual, problem solving and customer service skills to design and install the organization’s…
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Grammy Nominee Draws 2,000 People to Citadel Palooza; Proceeds Donated to Charity
Citadel Palooza, a family friendly concert held recently in Pottstown’s Memorial Park that was headlined by five-time Grammy nominee Hunter Hayes, was a huge success. Almost 2,000 people attended the event, and Citadel donated 100 percent of the ticket sales (approximately $55,000) to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “Citadel Palooza was a magical event that…
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Touring Tribute to Billy Joel, Elton John Coming to WCU Next Week
By Chris Cooper Pianomen: An Intimate Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John is coming to West Chester University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall on Friday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 PM. The musical is presented by WCU Live! and kicks off its new season of bringing the best touring artists to our community. This family…
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Proposed Hotel Tax Concerns Tourism and Convention Official
House Republicans from Delaware County bucked their party Wednesday by voting to move a proposed Marcellus shale severance tax out of committee and onto the House floor, writes Rick Kauffman for the Delaware County Daily Times. The move came after the introduction of a bill that would impose greater taxes on the hotel industry, estimated…
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Main Line Antiques Show Benefitting Devon-Based Surrey Services This Weekend
The 12th Annual Main Line Antiques Show – a benefit for the Devon-based nonprofit Surrey, which helps older adults live with independence and dignity – will be held on Oct. 7 and 8 at Cabrini University. Folk art, exquisite prints, midcentury and antique furniture, decorative arts, ceramics, silver, paintings, Asian antiques, marine and equestrian antiques,…
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Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series Debuts Tonight; Tickets Still Available
Perhaps now more than ever, America is in a state of transition. The things we do, the way we do them, and the impact they have are changing. Rapidly. Whether it’s the economy, education, energy, or entertainment, the change is happening all around us. Transition is the theme of VISTA Today’s Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series,…
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West Chester to Host 2018 Statewide Community Revitalization Conference
The Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s 2018 Annual Statewide Community Revitalization Conference will be held from June 3-6 in downtown West Chester. The theme will be EMBRACING CHANGE – Empowering the Future of Your Community’s Revitalization Effort. The conference theme relates to many factors, including innovation, technology, diversity in all its forms, and constantly evolving lifestyle preferences:…
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Vote for Longwood Gardens as State’s Top Attraction
Early voters in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards are pushing Kennett Square’s Longwood Gardens toward the top of the public vote for Pennsylvania’s favorite attraction. Longwood Gardens has already climbed to No. 9, but the free online, one-a-day vote will continue until noon on Oct. 10. [uam_ad id=”58459″] Advertisement “When it’s chilly outside,…
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