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  • Rob Downey.
    Pets

    Bucks County Resident and Sled Dog Racer Reflects on His Canine-Led Journey

    December 29, 2025

    Throughout his life, Rob Downey, a Bucks County resident, has worked to care for and improve the health of our working canine companions, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line…

  • WCU hosts Greg Wrenn (pictured right) for a discussion/book signing of "Mothership," followed by Zach Brown’s (left) talk on “The True Nature of the Climate Crisis.”
    Education

    WCU To Host Sustainability Double Feature on Oct. 16 Featuring Greg Wrenn and Zach Brown

    October 15, 2024

    Writer Greg Wrenn turned to coral reefs and a psychedelic tea called ayahuasca in search of healing from complex PTSD. Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and…

  • Pasture with fence and bales of hay.
    Family

    Weekend Wanderer: I’ve Been Up to No Good Behind My Husband’s Back

    September 21, 2024

    I’ve been cheating.  Netflix cheating.   It’s not my fault. Factors beyond my control led to my deceit.  Also, my husband Netflix cheated on me first.  …

  • Melissa King.
    Leadership Profiles

    2024 BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars – Melissa King

    September 18, 2024

    Fairbanks, Alaska native Melissa King is the Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Ellucian. King attended West Valley High School and attained her…

  • Pasture with fence and bales of hay.
    Family

    Weekend Wanderer: You’re Camping Where?

    September 14, 2024

    I couldn’t tell you the entire story behind our houseguests.  Until now.  See, I didn’t want you to know I’ve been alone since they left. …

  • Church Farm School
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    Church Farm School Students Serve as Ethical Agents for the Common Good

    May 29, 2024

    When the Church Farm School faculty started working on its “Profile of a CFS Graduate” a few years ago, it was important to identify the…

  • Outdoors

    March Could Bring Some Northern Lights to Southern Pennsylvania

    March 16, 2024

    March could be the month that Southern Pennsylvania gets some Northern Lights (aurora borealis). While not very common, when the conditions are right, states like…

  • bunch of people running out of theater 1958
    Entertainment

    Phoenixville’s Cult Science-Fiction Movie Initiated Spread of the Term ‘Blob’ 

    February 27, 2024

    The Blob, a 1958 cult science-fiction movie filmed in Phoenixville, initiated the spread of the word “blob” into many new contexts, including in science and…

  • Flyers Defenseman Joe Watson
    Sports

    Chester County Leadership: Joe Watson, Former Philadelphia Flyers Defenseman

    February 22, 2024

    Joe Watson, the former defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers who lives in Media with his wife Jamie, spoke to VISTA Today about his childhood in…

  • Bertram L. Lawson II
    Nonprofit

    Chester County Leadership: Bertram L. Lawson II, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Brandywine

    January 20, 2024

    In July 2023, Bertram L. Lawson, II began his newest chapter in the YMCA movement, stepping into the role of President and CEO of YMCA…

  • Santa and his reindeer
    Family

    Gov. Shapiro Gives Santa and His Reindeer ‘Clean Bill of Health’ for Christmas Deliveries

    December 22, 2023

    Governor Josh Shapiro, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, and Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg joined Santa Claus and his team of reindeer at Hershey Park, to announce that the…

  • Pasture with fence and bales of hay.
    Family

    Weekend Wanderer: Road-Trip Car Games … to Play by Yourself

    August 5, 2023

    So there I was, driving eight hours to drop off my kid at camp.  Then driving eight hours home by myself.  Three days later, I’d…

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    Outdoors

    Once Considered a Folktale, These Rare Flowers Are Back in Bloom at Longwood Gardens, But Not For Long

    March 30, 2023

    The rare blue-poppies at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square are back in bloom and can be seen inside the Conservatory, but only until the end…

  • Steve Wicke (center) surrounded by the Recovery Centers of America Devon team
    Healthcare

    Chester County Leadership: Steve Wicke, CEO, Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon

    October 11, 2022

    Steve Wicke, CEO of Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon, spoke with VISTA Today about the differences between growing up in southern Virginia and…

  • Nonprofit

    Nonprofit Rescue in Unionville Finds Animals a Forever Home

    July 3, 2019

    LaMancha Animal Rescue in Unionville is a sanctuary for abandoned, neglected, and abused animals, including cats, dogs, cows, and even the occasional emu, writes Katie…

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    Coatesville-made Sikorsky’s S-92 Helicopter Now on Top of the World

    September 30, 2016

    During a ceremony this week at Sikorsky’s commercial helicopter center in Coatesville, the Lockheed-Martin company announced that Alaska had received its first S-92 Search and…

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    Commerce

    Chester County Daily News Business Briefs

    July 29, 2015

    VISTA Today Daily News Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s going on around Chester County. This morning: Governor…

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