Attractions & Leisure
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West Chester Dance School Launched New York City Ballet Star
The one thing that froze his “hyper” West Chester childhood in mid-sprint is still commanding his composure on one of the world’s biggest ballet stages. Taylor Stanley, the 24-year-old star of the New York City Ballet, first refined his compulsion to move by taking up ballet, tap and jazz lessons at West Chester’s The Rock…
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Local Director to Debut His First Feature on VoD Tomorrow
Be sure to stock up on popcorn as Chester County is about to be featured on the small screen tomorrow as West Chester Henderson graduate, Skye Dennis, is releasing his first feature film, “Murder City Angels,” through video on demand. The film will be featured on several popular services including Verizon FiOS, Comcast, Dish Network…
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Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre Offers a Stunning Selection of Classic Films in January
The Colonial Theatre has been running a selection of classic movies year-round, and their January selection will bring some true gems of classical filmmaking to the movie goers of Phoenixville. With a less-known Hitchcock, early Kirk Douglas work that follows the famous actors 99th birthday, and several Robert Wise offerings, even the pickiest aficionados of…
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Berwyn’s Sweet Jazmines Bakery Finalist In National Food Fanatics Awards
A sweet treats bakery in Berwyn has tasted sweet success by serving up a finalist in a nationwide competition of the most passionate food creators. Kimberly Davis Cuthbert of Sweet Jazmines Bakery beat out 1,000 others to earn a top five spot in the Best Bite category of the inaugural US Foods Food Fanatics Awards…
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Bentley Systems Buys Animation Company that Worked on ‘Minions’
The minions made famous by the animated film “Despicable Me” have a new boss, and Bentley Systems in Exton is aiming to continue their pivot from evil to good by putting them to work transforming entertainment into engineering. Well, sort of. Bentley recently purchased animation creator e-on software with plans to infuse the same magic it…
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CertainTeed Products On Display In New ‘Home Free’ Reality TV Show
One of Chester County’s biggest economic players has thrown down a pair of work gloves in a challenge to home improvement-savvy couples across North America. CertainTeed, whose parent company is building a stunning showcase of its building materials in the new continental headquarters rising in Malvern, is airing the nine-couple, eight-week Home Free competition on…
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Avondale’s Va La Vineyards Still State’s Top Winery
The small, unconventional winery outside Avondale that picks Italian malvasia grapes where you’d expect gourmet mushrooms remains the best place in Pennsylvania to savor a great glass of wine. Though it slipped from No. 64 to No. 85 on The Daily Meal’s list of the 101 best wineries in America over the past year, Va La…
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Daily Local Reporter’s Inside Look At QVC Non-Stop Broadcasting Machine
The robotic cameras, space shuttle-like control rooms, jam-packed warehouses, unscripted presentations, a relaxed — not frantic — pace and the sheer numbers of home TVs reached, gadgets sold and billions of dollars generated right in West Chester’s backyard at QVC are simply staggering, especially to Daily Local News columnist Bill Rettew Jr., who chronicled a…
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Behind-The-Scenes Effort By Uptown! Entertainment Alliance Transforming West Chester Armory Into Theater
The curtain is rising on a quiet but determined backstage effort to transform a historic downtown West Chester building into an exciting theatrical venue for both live and film productions. Already five years in the making, the nonprofit volunteer Uptown! Entertainment Alliance is about to step into the spotlight if it can clear a strategic…
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Delaware County Community College Pastries Fill The Plates Of The Displaced
A delicious dessert buffet baked up by culinary arts students in Downingtown spread aspiring skills across the table for all to see — and taste — and also spread supportive arms around homeless and low-income women served by Exton charity Home of the Sparrow. The hands-on help from more than 20 Delaware County Community College Brandywine…
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Victory Brewing Company Opens Kennett Square Brewpub
As of Monday, April 20, 2015 Victory Brewing Company officially opened its second brewpub at Victory at Magnolia. Located at 650 West Cypress Street in Kennett Square, PA, the seven-barrel brewery will serve a rotating selection of Kennett Square-brewed beer on draft. The overall philosophy behind Victory at Magnolia mirrors the Downingtown location. It embraces the…
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Did You Know?
The Phillies open what the sports-radio gods are saying is their latest bottom-dwelling season this afternoon at The Bank in South Philadelphia against the Boston Red-Sox. Here is some Phillies trivia drawn for the April 13th issue of Forbes that won’t be part of any Larry Anderson or Mike Schmidt color commentary. According to Forbes,…
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Hulafrog Lists Fun Weekend Activities for Families
By Alana Moran, Publisher of Hulafrog West Chester, PA Hulafrog is a local website and digital community for families which spotlights local businesses and events in the Chester County area and features lots of great events happening all weekend long! What follows are highlights for Saturday. Remember to check out Hulafrog to stay in the…
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New Investor To Give Historic Sunnybrook Ballroom A $3M Facelift
History is once again coming alive for the Pottstown faithful and music lovers across Chester County, as an exciting new rock star investor has come to town to liven up the rare pre-World War II stage at the Historic Sunnybrook Ballroom. The Gulati family, the “white knight” that resurrected Stokesay Castle near Reading, has partnered with…
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Dinner And A Movie All In One — Coming This Fall At The Movie Tavern
Feast your eyes on the latest blockbuster and entertain your taste buds with a cool beverage, tasty snack or delicious cooked-to-order dish, Chester County, because you’ll be able to enjoy them both — at the same time — when the Movie Tavern opens in Exton this fall. “No longer will you have to race around to…
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Local Filmmaker Chris Cotter Documents The Eritrean Exodus
Chris Cotter, a 37-year-old West Chester musician, is finishing a documentary film – Refugee: The Eritrean Exodus – to raise awareness about human rights abuses in Eritrea, Philly.com reports. This is the first full-length film for Cotter’s production company, Tailor Made Media, which operates at Taylor’s Music Store & Studios in West Chester. Cotter also…
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New Stores For Comcast After Customer Service Rock Bottoms
Alongside a massive effort to resurrect ratings for its “dismal customer service reputation,” Comcast is modernizing stores across Philadelphia and planning to open new Xfinity storefronts in Exton and King of Prussia, according to a Philly.com report. “It would be safe to say the opportunity is huge,” Comcast Senior Vice President of Retail Sian Doyle said in…
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