Community
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Devon’s Whole Foods Market Gives Generously To County Food Bank
Whole Foods Market in Devon is donating 32,000 pounds of food to the Chester County Food Bank. The donation was gathered through the Feed4More program, in which shoppers were invited to donate food or money to families served by the food bank. In all, $31,920 in contributions were raised. “It is wonderful to have partners…
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Commissioners Award $15,000 To Friends Association For Care And Protection Of Children
The Chester County Commissioners presented a check for $15,000 to Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children Tuesday. The check, presented at the Commissioners’ Sunshine Meeting, was awarded to Friends Association as part of the Commissioners’ appropriated funds for 2015. Friends Association is one of the key partners in Chester County’s Decade to Doorways…
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TMACC Names VISTA Today First, Only Media Partner
In an effort to connect the community of Chester County with transportation issues and congestion mitigation projects, the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) has struck a media partnership with VISTA Today. According to a questionnaire conducted by the Chester County Economic Development Council a majority of residents are deeply concerned with improving transportation.…
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Did You Know?
When the DNC announced Philadelphia would host its 2016 national convention, it was not the first time the city had been selected to host a major party’s quadrennial celebration. The City of Brotherly Love has hosted major-party conventions eight times, trailing only Baltimore (yes, Baltimore!) and Chicago in frequency. Six of those eight national political…
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Agricultural Land Preservation Board Preserves Four More Local Farms
Four more Chester County farms are among 18 farms in 10 counties that have just gone into preservation under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land Preservation Board. They are the 110-acre crop and dairy owned by Abner R. and Mary E. King; a 133-acre crop and equine operation owned by the Lofting family and…
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Hulafrog Lists Fun Weekend Kids Activities
By Alana Moran, Publisher of Hulafrog West Chester Hulafrog West Chester, PA a local website spotlighting local things for kids to do, features lots of great events happening all weekend long. On Friday late afternoon, beat the cold and burn off some energy at Metzler’s Gymnastics Training Center in Downingtown’s Open Gym for $10 CASH…
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West Chester Beauty Brand Founder Chaz Dean Donates Big To ‘Love is Louder’
West Chester resident Chaz Dean, founder of the WEN brand of hair-care products, has donated $500,000 to Love is Louder, a project of the Jed Foundation. The New York-based group focuses on preventing suicide among college students and promoting emotional well-being. Dean’s donation was inspired by years of being relentlessly bullied as a child, detailed …
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United Way Seeks Sponsors For Their Color 5K Thorndale Event
United Way of Chester County is casting their nets hoping to land two new sponsors for their very popular Live United In Color 5K run and walk. Last May’s Live United In Color 5K race, held in Thorndale Township along Route 30 in Western Chester County, sold out at 900 participants and raised over $25,000,…
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Rebecca Lukens Award Lauds West Chester Lawyer For Loyal Streak
A loyal streak reminiscent of Rebecca Lukens, the famous pioneering Coatesville industrialist, has warranted West Chester attorney Mary Ann Rossi the Lukens’ legacy award. “Over the last several decades, Mary Ann Rossi has been a tremendously influential woman in Chester County, walking in the footsteps of Rebecca Lukens as an independent, forceful, patient leader, never asking for…
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Did You Know?
And according to a link from MSN Money posted to Twitter by DNB First earlier this week, Chester County is Pennsylvania’s wealthiest county as well. Using the five-year estimated median annual household incomes from 2009 through 2013 from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and looking at counties with populations of 10,000 or great,…
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Malvern House Project Wins Local Plumber James Brown LLC A National Green Living Award
A modern retrofit for a relocated historical building in Malvern has hooked up a West Bradford plumbing and heating company with a nationwide Bosch Green Living Award. Showcased at the AHR Expo in Chicago, James Brown Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning LLC’s installation of a cutting-edge combination of radiant floor heating, geothermal heat and high-efficiency boilers…
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Kevin Johnson Of Traffic Planning and Design To Chair State Transportation Transition Team
Kevin Johnson, president of Traffic Planning and Design, Inc., has been tapped to chair newly elected Gov. Tom Wolf’s Transportation Transition Team and bring him up to speed on current transportation issues, KeystoneEdge reports. Pennsylvania has historically been cautious in its approach to new ideas, according to Johnson, founder of the transportation design firm, with…
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Commercial Kitchen Is Now Open At West Chester’s Artisan Exchange
The Artisan Exchange Commercial Kitchen at 208 Carter Drive, West Chester, is now open for business. The kitchen is within the Artisan Exchange, which hosts many small local businesses and a farmer’s market each Saturday. With approval from the state Department of Agriculture and the Chester County Health Department, the commercial kitchen and food preparation…
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Seniors Helping Seniors Will Host Senior Downsizing Discussion
Seniors Helping Seniors® of Chester County will sponsor a senior care events and educational discussion focused on helping seniors downsize in Downingtown next week. The presentation and discussion titled “Downsizing 101”, will take place on February 12th beginning at 6:00 PM at Ashbridge Manor directly across Route 30 from Wegmans in Downingtown. A snow date…
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Op-Ed: Stop Electing Pa. Treasurers
By Guy Ciarrocchi Pennsylvania’s recently resigned state treasurer is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court for trying to extort donations from potential contributors to his gubernatorial campaign last year. My purpose here isn’t to criticize or condemn Rob McCord, nor to excuse the crimes he admits committing. My concern is what to do about…
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More Time To Nominate For Small Business Week Awards
There’s still time to share that amazing small business success story, now that the nomination period for the Pennsylvania Small Business Week Awards has been extended to Feb. 27. The more-than-50-year tradition of the Small Business Administration will once again champion small business owners who stand for excellence in their communities by naming an Entrepreneurial Success,…
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Chester County Receives $1.5 Million In Federal Grants To End Homelessness
Chester County has received $1.5 million in Continuum of Care grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support its Decade to Doorways program – an initiative that aims to prevent and end homelessness by providing critically needed emergency housing and support services to individuals and families. Commissioner Terence Farrell said the…






























































