Carol Dittoe, a digital literacy teacher at the Octorara Primary Learning Center in Atglen, is retiring without the traditions that usually accompany the end of a great career, writes Avi Wo... Read more
With only a small group of employees still caring for plants, it is hard to keep up the level of care Longwood Gardens requires at any time of the year, writes Mark Eichmann for WHYY. Usuall... Read more
Farmers in Chester County are bracing for huge coronavirus-caused losses in the middle of the high season as the restaurant shutdowns and stay-at-home orders continue to diminish the demand... Read more
After more than a decade of negotiations, Pennsylvania has completed the acquisition of more than 1,700 acres of land in southern Chester County to expand the White Clay Creek Preserve, writ... Read more
As the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education continues to see a decline in enrollments, West Chester University still stands as the exception, writes Ed Mahon for WHYY. Over the past... Read more
Bilal Motley, a Muslim who grew up in Chester, saw his life change following a Feb. 3 public screening of his film, Midnight Oil, reports Catalina Jaramillo for WHYY. The documentary chronic... Read more
With Josh Maxwell and Marian Moskowitz taking office earlier this month, there is a Democratic majority on Chester County’s Board of Commissioners for the first time in modern history, write... Read more
Starr Cummin Bright, a gunshot survivor from southern Chester County, is trying to get Pennsylvania legislators to pass the so-called red flag laws. These give courts the power to take away... Read more
Coatesville resident Sarah Albrecht, a Range Safety Officer at the Atglen Sportsmen’s Club, is the co-founder of Hold My Guns, a program that aims to prevent suicide among firearm owners, wr... Read more
During a hearing before Pennsylvania’s House Democratic Policy Committee, Willistown Township resident and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan testified in support of film tax credit, writes Peter... Read more
