Coatesville
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Coatesville Flower Shop Owners to Give Away 10,000 Roses in Daughter’s Memory on Thursday
On Thursday, Aug. 23, Greg and Dorrie DePedro, the proprietors of the Coatesville Flower Shop, will once again give away approximately 10,000 roses in honor of their daughter, Lisa DePedro, who tragically passed away from cancer on that date, 14 years ago. Throughout the years, the DePedros have given away more than 100,000 roses in…
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CCCBI to Honor State Rep. Harry Lewis as Its 2018 Citizen of the Year
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry will present State Rep. Harry Lewis, who will retire at the end of this session, with its 2018 Citizen of the Year Award at its annual dinner on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Longwood Gardens. Lewis was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2014, and since…
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First Graduate of New Chef Training Program to Present Five-Course Meal to Local Dignitaries
Coatesville resident Derran Smith has spent most of his adult life in and out of prison. Now, his love of cooking has turned into a sustainable job in a restaurant industry often in need of trained and qualified chefs. Smith is about to be the first graduate of the newly launched Trinity Restaurant Training, a…
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Bishop Shanahan Alum, Former WCU Athletics Director Selected for National Hall of Fame
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) have announced its 2018 Hall of Fame class, and it includes Dr. Ed Matejkovic, West Chester University’s former athletics director. Matejkovic is a Coatesville native who graduated from Bishop Shanahan High School. He is the longest-tenured athletics director in WCU history, having served in the position…
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The Guardian: In Coatesville, Trump’s Tariffs Welcomed as the Boost That May Put U.S. Steel Back on Its Feet
“A wave of cautious optimism has crept into Coatesville” after President Donald Trump announced a new 25 percent tariff on all U.S. steel imports and ended a temporary exemption from the tariff for the European Union, Canada, and Mexico, writes Tom McCarthy for The Guardian. Trump’s tariffs are being welcomed in Coatesville, and elsewhere across…
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Strawberry Festival Returns for 46th Consecutive Year
The Strawberry Festival, which marks the unofficial start to summer in the greater Coatesville area, is here. The four-day extravaganza, which opens tonight, will attract more than 25,000 guests to the grounds of Brandywine Hospital – Tower Health. The Strawberry Festival has grown in size and stature since its inception in 1973 as a one-day…
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‘I Am Coatesville Steel’ Project Seeks Former Lukens Steel Workers
The future site of the expanded National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville is filled with dusty steel shavings and now-quiet motors from a bygone era of steelmaking. However, on select Saturdays this summer, this part of the mill will come to life again, this time with photographers in hard hats capturing portraits of…
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Sustainability Initiatives, Business Results Align for Coatesville’s ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal – which has several facilities throughout the country, including the steel plate production plant that has shaped Coatesville’s identity for centuries – has published its 2017 United States Integrated Report, Powered by Resilience. Since 2009, ArcelorMittal has reported on its corporate responsibility and sustainability initiatives in the U.S. This third publication of an integrated…
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Harrison Senior Living to Host Open House to Celebrate New Program, Arbor with Holisticare
Harrison Senior Living – which operates the Harrison House of Chester County, located in Coatesville, and the Harrison House of Christiana – will host an open house to celebrate the debut of its Advanced Disease Management Program, Arbor with Holisticare. Meet the teams and enjoy a tour of the community and light refreshments at the…
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Coatesville’s Iron, Steel Museum to Present Rebecca Lukens Award to Historic Preservationist
The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville will present its 12th annual Rebecca Lukens Award to noted historic preservationist and museum management consultant, Janet S. Klein, at a reception on May 31 in the Lukens National Historic District. Klein proved vital in the seminal stages of the restoration of Terracina, the first historic…
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Don’t Miss Out on the Social Event of the Year; Tickets Still Available for Wednesday’s Garden Party
The social event of the year in Chester County happens this week, as the Brandywine Health Foundation’s 16th Annual Garden Party will take place Wednesday evening. Philanthropists Jennifer and Robert McNeil will once again welcome approximately 500 ticketholders and sponsors to their Springbank Farm in Coatesville for the event that benefits the community in a…
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Local Allergist Controls What He Can, Not What He Can’t, Amidst Growing Air Pollution
With deadly, non-communicable diseases from ambient air pollution on the rise, physicians cannot come to a consensus on how to help their patients achieve better health, writes Kevin Kunzmann for MD Magazine. Dr. Andrew Murphy – an award-winning allergist with practices in West Chester, Coatesville, and Kennett Square – gives little consideration to the environmental…
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As Summer Approaches, It’s Time for Another Spectacular Strawberry Festival
One of Chester County’s most-anticipated events of the year, the Strawberry Festival, returns to the grounds of the Brandywine Hospital – Tower Health, starting Thursday, May 31, for four days of family-oriented entertainment. Organized by the Brandywine Health Foundation and presented by Key Bank and PECO, the event is celebrating its 46th year of raising…
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Legacy, Partnership Celebrated at Rededication Ceremony of CCIU’s Stanley K. Landis Building
Standing at the podium during the recent rededication ceremony of the Stanley K. Landis Building in Coatesville, Chester County Intermediate Unit Board President Bonnie Wolff spoke with pride. “It’s very hard on days like today to not fall prey to the cliché of ‘it takes a village,’” said Wolff, who has been on the CCIU…
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Coatesville Woman Honored at Chester County Single Mothers’ Conference
The Chester County Single Mothers’ Conference sponsored by Benchmark Federal Credit Union has honored a working single mom who has overcome adversity and is active in her community. Tierra White, 21, of Coatesville, is the winner of this year’s Belinda Harrison Award, announced recently at the Chester County Single Mothers’ Conference at Henderson High School.…
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Chester County Leadership: Fred Henrich
Fred Henrich, President & CEO of Coatesville Savings Bank, speaks to COATESVILLE Today about growing up in Reading within walking distance of First Energy Stadium where the Reading Phillies play, his first job washing dishes, the best piece of advice he ever received, and going to college while holding down a full time job at…
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Sen. Dinniman Says Train Station Progress Supported by Investments in Coatesville
State Sen. Andy Dinniman believes that state and county investments in Coatesville will support progress on the new train station, according to a report in the Daily Local News. Dinniman said that investments in the city’s transportation infrastructure will help move several projects in Coatesville along. These include the Third Avenue Streetscape and the new…
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Coatesville High School Principal Keeps Her Students’ Futures in Focus
By Chris Cooper Michele Snyder always wanted to be a teacher, and spent several years teaching in the challenging environment of inner-city Philadelphia. But the product of the Coatesville Area School District never forgot her roots, and is now committed to preparing local students for successful careers as the principal of Coatesville Area Senior High…
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