Chadds Ford News

The Brandywine River Museum, frequently referred to as the Wyeth Museum due to its extensive collection of works by the Wyeth family, is housed in an old 19th century grist mill in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

The first meeting of a new development authority board that has drawn the ire of Chester Democrats attracted not a single audience member Friday afternoon at the Delaware County Commerce Center on State Street.

Much of Andrew Wyeths art is inspired by life in his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

As temperatures rise throughout the month of July, Chaddsford Winery, Pennsylvania's premiere winemakers, have come up with a sure fire way to help you chill out with its Sangria Slushies.

The face of Reading Hospital is getting some much-needed cosmetic surgery. More than 80 years of wear and tear have left it cracked, weathered and looking a bit shabby.

There weren't any classmates to share memories with, but 100-year-old Alfred Webber found plenty of admirers when he returned to Bates College to mark his 80th class reunion this weekend.

Remember the story of Delimar Vera , the little girl who was grabbed from her crib in a burning Feltonville rowhouse in 1997 and raised by another woman as her own? Sounded like a Lifetime movie.

If you want free gas, the Red Cross says donate blood. Bill Comly, of Chadds Ford, Pa., took an hour out of his day to donate.

CHADDS FORD, Pa. - It's clear this isn't the typical tour of a museum with major works of art when the guide sidles up to a painting and begins: "I'll never forget it.

Police in Delaware County are searching for some movie theater thieves who made off with cash and credit cards.

Laura Watts and her sister went to see a movie at the AMC theater in Chadds Ford earlier this month and became a victim of crime.

"We sat down, I put my pocketbook on the floor," Watts said.

Police said the suspect stole $100 and two credit cards from Watts and went on a shopping spree. The suspect racked up $1,300 in purchases in a matter of hours in Upper Darby Township.

CHADDS FORD, Pa. - It's clear this isn't the typical tour of a museum with major works of art when the guide sidles up to a painting and begins: "I'll never forget it.

Ann Martin, Blackberry Branch, 2005 Rolled-paper decoration 4"h x 12 1/2"w x 1"d. Mr.

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Lee Terrey is a lucky man for many reasons. Foremost is that he's married to a woman who loves the smell of canvas. via Philly.com

“We have 45 companies at some stage”

You know the guy who shows up at his high school reunion, trying to impress everyone with tall tales? That's not Ernie Dianastasis. via LancasterOnline

Barbara McKenna, owner of the Hydehold Restaurant in Moon and Jim Brinkman, dining room manager and wine buyer, taste wines from Chaddsford Winery in Chadds Ford, Pa. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Arizona Science Center will debut its technologically advanced Dorrance Planetarium at 10 a.m. Saturday. via The Business Journal of Phoenix

“Our official entry into the health care services and wellness space marks a very exciting day for our shareholders, customers and employees”

The acquired companies' services include primary and acute care, wellness, pharmacy and disease management services and health and fitness programming. via PR-inside.com

A flower so good that it is often stolen They are the flower thief's favorite quarry. via PhillyBurbs.com

A man accused of murdering an elderly Chadds Ford couple was committed to a state hospital after a Delaware County court determined he was unfit to stand trial Thursday.

Walter Rosengarth, 68, was charged in the deaths of 81-year-olds Miles and Mary Warner in December 2002.

It was previously determined that Rosengarth, who worked as handyman for the couple, is a paranoid schizophrenic. He confessed to shooting the Warners because he believed they had been poisoning his coffee.

A judge ruled he will be held at Norristown State Hospital for 60 days of treatment. Read more

The founder of a project to give an African hospital running water and electricity says recent events at the Hagley Museum raised about $60,000. Power Up Gambia founder Kathryn Cunningham of Chadds Ford, Pa., ... via News Journal