Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Students for Life of America held a four-hour open-mic abortion debate on the West Chester University quad on Sept. 30, drawing counter-protesters and a police presence weeks before Pennsylvania's November election.
Community
Students for Life of America held a four-hour open-mic abortion debate on the West Chester University quad on Sept. 30, drawing counter-protesters and a police presence weeks before Pennsylvania's November election.
Community
The 97th Annual Old Fiddler's Picnic returns to Hibernia County Park on Saturday, Aug. 8, with free admission, open-stage jam sessions, food trucks, wagon rides and mansion tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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SALT Performing Arts president Lauren McComas appeared on WCHE 95.3 FM's "Breaking the Silence: Chester County" podcast on Aug. 4, discussing how survivors rebuild identity after abuse, ahead of SALT's Carousel production partnering with the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County.
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Downtown West Chester's monthly First Friday returns Friday, Aug. 7, with two live bands on Gay Street and at the Chester County Historic Courthouse, extended retail hours, and free evening parking.
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National Farmers Market Week runs Sunday, August 2, through Saturday, August 8, and Chester County's 10 trail markets, including two in West Chester, offer residents a chance to shop local produce at peak season and earn a swag bag by completing the AgConnect Farmers Market Trail.
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West Chester University alumnus Shane Gillis returns to a West Chester strip mall set for Season 3 of Netflix's workplace comedy "Tires," premiering Wednesday, August 12 with 12 new episodes and Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church.
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The West Chester-based Brandywine Valley SPCA received 35 dogs and cats via rescue flight from Texas flood shelters on Thursday, July 23, and is offering pick-your-price adoptions for large adult dogs and adult cats through Sunday, July 26.
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Former West Chester Mayor Tom Chambers, 86, is calling on the borough to formalize maintenance of the Greater West Chester Veterans Memorial at Gay and Adams streets, where eroding bricks and deteriorating benches need an estimated $20,000 to $25,000 in repairs.
Community
Chester County's second Climate Action Plan survey closes Thursday, July 31, giving residents a chance to shape the county's updated emissions-reduction strategy before the Planning Commission finalizes it.
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West Chester area resident and reality TV figure April Margera appeared on WCHE 95.3 FM's Morning Show on July 13 to talk about her local roots, the Jackass/CKY franchise, and navigating addiction in her family.
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State Sen. Carolyn Comitta's West Chester district office at 17 E. Gay St. is collecting new backpacks through early August for children served by the Crime Victims Center of Chester County's annual back-to-school initiative.
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Friends Association, a West Chester-based nonprofit fighting family homelessness, hosts its inaugural Steps to Home 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk on Sunday, August 23, in Downingtown, with free entry for kids 12 and under and awards for top finishers.
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Camp Linden, a free day camp on the Brandywine Creek five miles from West Chester, celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday, July 11, naming a nature cabin after Dr. Carol Love, who saved the camp from sale in 1984.
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