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I won $5m from a scratch-off lottery ticket after final cancer treatment – but they made me give up $1.3m
A LUCKY lottery player recently beat the odds to land a multi-million-dollar prize pot. They discovered the big win just in time for their birthday and after their final radiation treatment for breast cancer. Donna Osborne, a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, told lottery officials last month that the combination...
The Guinness Book of World Records Named West Chester Man the Tallest Actor in the World
Actor Matthew McGrory was once named the world’s tallest actor by the Guinness Book of World Records as he stood at 7 feet, 6 inches. Additionally, he also holds the records for biggest foot and longest toe in the world, writes Norway Martin for Venture Jolt. McGrory was born...
Westtown Amish Market in West Chester, PA: You Won’t Believe The Selection
Westtown Amish Market, 1165 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382. Nestled in the heart of Chester County, Pennsylvania, the Westtown Amish Market has become a cherished destination for locals and visitors alike since its grand opening in December 2015[2][5]. This bustling marketplace, spanning just under 25,000 square feet, offers a unique shopping experience that brings together the best of Amish craftsmanship, culinary delights, and traditional goods[1].
Emergency responders stress safety with fireworks as 4th of July approaches
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- Fourth of July celebrations are right around the corner, and there is one thing that emergency responders say they can't stress enough when it comes to fireworks: safety. "We don't want to see anyone get injured, any structures get damaged, things of that nature,"' Dave March, the chief communication officer of West Chester Borough, said. "We strongly encourage people to leave the fireworks to professionals," said Justin McClure, who is the deputy director for Fire Services in Chester County. March and McClure said there are plenty of fireworks shows in the Tri-State area where people can watch the...
West Chester Gears Up for Exciting First Friday Summer Concert Series
WEST CHESTER, PA – On Friday, July 5th, West Chester will host the second installment of its popular Summer Concert Series as part of the First Friday celebrations. Sponsored by M&T Bank, the event promises an evening of music, shopping, and dining from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This...
Pennsylvania men to compete at 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — A pair of men from Pennsylvania are set to take center stage at the 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. George Chiger, of Pocono Pines, and Sean Yeager, of Phoenixville, are among this year's contestants in the annual July 4 event. Chiger, 45, qualified for...
Local Expert Shares Tips for Soothing Firework Anxious Pets
As new pup owners ourselves, I thought I would rerun these valuable July 4th tips from PetCare Group owner Jen Louis. “July 4th is my least favorite holiday,” says Jen Louis, owner of PetCare Group, a local pet-sitting organization. “It’s brutal.” In a Finnish study of 13,700 dog owners, 70 percent of respondents reported their dogs became anxious during loud fireworks displays. It was the top reported fear.
Kennett Square Life: Saving Pennsylvania’s bluebirds, one trail at a time
An unhappy Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” wistfully sings, “If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow—why, oh why can’t I?” Bluebirds have often been associated with happiness and good luck. The bird is simply beautiful with its vivid blue back, rusty breast, and soothing warble. Pennsylvania is lucky to be home yearlong to these lovely birds, but it hasn’t been without heartache.
Chadds Ford Life: Q & A with Carly Simmons
Carly Simmons is a Chester County-based singer armed with the musical artillery of live performances, an unmistakable stage presence and a handful of songs and videos that are making the rounds of the country music industry. I caught up with her last December, when she was on the bill at the Whiskey Jam in Nashville -- a gig that has become a rite of passage for anyone looking to crack the scene.
Exploring the Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County
If you’re looking for information about visiting the Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County, you’re in the right place!. The Ephrata Cloister is a state historic site that was originally home to a distinctive religious community established in 1732 by German immigrant and spiritual mystic Johann Conrad Beissel. Visitors...
Alumni of Criterions Jazz Ensemble Will Return to West Chester University Campus on Jul. 18
Alumni of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble out of West Chester University's Wells School of Music will perform on Jul. 18 for free to the public. For the past 38 years, alumni of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble out of West Chester University’s Wells School of Music reunite each summer to reminisce, share meals, and rehearse and perform a free summer concert that has become a beloved and much-anticipated annual tradition.
Visiting the National Watch and Clock Museum in Lancaster County
If you’re looking for information about visiting the National Watch and Clock Museum in Lancaster County, you’re in the right place!. Since its opening in 1977, the National Watch and Clock Museum has grown to house the most extensive collection of horological (time-keeping) artifacts in North America. Located...
Kennett Square Life: Trevor Blyden of the Beyond Limits Fitness in Kennett Square has redirected his life, and is now providing opportunities for others to do the same with theirs
It is not an uncommon scene. Trevor Blyden bolts into Beyond Limits Fitness in Kennett Square – he has owned it since 2016 -- completely breathless, and actively removes his tie as he runs to his office and pulls a Clark Kent level transition from business attire to gym rat. He is less than a decade removed from the life he once knew – that of a prison inmate -- and he has accomplished more than many who didn’t have to restart their life several times. His best advertisement for training, for motivation, is himself.
Landenberg Life: Tim Bolt and Mary Schleuter of The Haven Social
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with husband-and-wife Tim Bolt and Mary Schleuter at their new restaurant, The Haven Social in Landenberg. Owners of Great Big Jerk & Full Circle Food, Tim and Mary have brought their ample restaurant experience to The Haven Social and given it a diverse menu of great food and mocktails and a cool-vibe ambience. I sidled up to the restaurant’s well-appointed bar to ask Tim and Mary about the inspiration behind their ambitious and well received BYOB restaurant.
Kennett Square Life: Stay, dream, read: The literary comfort of the Bookhouse Hotel
In 2023, soon after Stephanie Olenik saw that a former bookstore on Union Street in Kennett Square was zoned to be the future site of a hotel, she arrived at the site and was greeted by 5,000 books that had remained there from the previous owners. From those stacks –...
Landenberg Life: If you build it, they will come
With their deep blue backs and rusty-colored breasts, bluebirds are one of the prettiest songbirds in Pennsylvania. If a yard has an open or grassy space, bluebirds can be neighbors. It is easier than most people think. Many local bird species build open-air nests in trees and bushes. Others are...
Chadds Ford Life: For the past several decades, Robert Rogers Stack has been one of the most prominent artists in our area. His work conveys shape, color and emotion but it is also about… …Creating the light and the shadow
When Robert Rogers Stack was growing up as one of seven children in an 1820s-era house on Brinton’s Bridge Road in Chadds Ford, visitors looking to locate the family home would invariably find themselves at a nearby neighbor, asking for directions. “The original Brinton’s Bridge had burned down before...
Restorative Justice Filmmakers Club screens trailer for new documentary
Individual voices, personal empowerment and the resilience of hope all converged at the Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester last Wednesday evening. Invisible No More, a new, in-progress documentary illuminating the personal stories of marginalized teens in the Coatesville and surrounding area, currently being made by the members of the Restorative Justice Filmmakers Club, received its first premiere showing on June 26 before a large and appreciative audience.
Kennett Library receives $500,000 grant to enhance makerspace facilities
Since its opening last August, the new Kennett Library has enhanced its forever mission to serve as the hub of curiosity and creativity for residents in the townships and municipalities it serves, and at any time during the day, the wheels of that mission are in full spin, perhaps nowhere as visible as in its two makerspace facilities.
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