Chadds Ford
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SIW Vegetables Farm in Chadds Ford Gets Neighbor Help After Ida
Hurricane Ida took its toll on the Hill Girt Farm and market, home of SIW Vegetables, but the community rallied and helped get the market back on its feet, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. The farm is located near the Brandywine River in Chadds Ford. “Thirty-six years of buildings, coolers, and wagons were…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Stylish Chadds Ford Contemporary
A stylish contemporary home with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Chadds Ford. Set on a gorgeous 2.81 acres, the residence offers highly coveted privacy and scenic views from every window. The tiled foyer with a spiral staircase leads to a spacious, sunlit gourmet kitchen with granite countertops…
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Despite Flooding, Brandywine River Museum Opens Nov. 26 for Holiday Season
The Brandywine River Museum of Art will reopen to the public on Nov. 26, with the return of the Brandywine Railroad holiday train display and highlights from the permanent collection, states a museum press release. The Brandywine has been temporarily closed to the public since Sept. 1, 2021, after historic flooding from Hurricane Ida…
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2-Story Flood Waters Leave $6 Million in Damage to Brandywine River Museum
The stirred up Brandywine floodwaters from Hurricane Ida reached two stories and raged 33,000 cubic feet per second by the time they reached the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. As the waters crashed into the museum, they flooded the lower level to the ceiling. All 10…
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History Trail With 15 Stops Will Trace the Battle of Brandywine in 2 Counties
Fifteen interpretive signs are being installed in Delaware and Chester Counties tracing the history of the Battle of Brandywine, the largest single-day land battle in the Revolutionary War, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Times. Last week, the sixth sign was unveiled in Westtown at the Church of the Loving Shepherd on New Street. “Each…
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Brinton Run Preserve Attracts Conservationists and Historians
In Chadds Ford, there’s 72 acres of pristine fields untouched by development, known as the Brinton Run Preserve, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. The land is close to Dilworthtown Village across from the Brinton 1704 House off Oakland Road. A network of nonprofits keep the fields as they were hundreds of years ago.…
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Chadds Ford Recovering After Brandywine Creek Rises 20 Feet, Floods Area
While most of Delaware County was spared the harshest ravages of Ida Wednesday, Chadds Ford saw historic flooding as the Brandywine Creek rose 20 feet in a few hours, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. There were two vehicle rescues and four residential rescues, said Phil Wenrich, Chadds Ford Township Emergency management coordinator. “Nobody…
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Unauthorized Biography Paints Andrew Wyeth in a New Light
Author W. Barksdale Maynard takes a fresh look at artist Andrew Wyeth in a new unauthorized biography. The portrait that emerges in Artists of Wyeth Country is one of the contradictions about the famous Chadds Ford artist. Maynard profiled his book for the Daily Local News. During his three years of research, the author discovered…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Spectacular Colonial in Chadds Ford
A spectacular colonial home with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Chadds Ford. The residence is nestled at the top of a private cul-de-sac in a beautiful setting on some high rolling hills. The state-of-the-art smart Colonial home features new Brazilian cherry oak hardwood floors throughout, extensive custom…
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This Delaware County Athlete Was in a League of Her Own
Production is underway on Amazon’s new series, “A League of Their Own” based on the 1992 film about a professional women’s baseball league formed during World War II. The league existed until it was disbanded in 1954. What’s not generally known is that a former Sharon Hill woman, Gertrude “Gertie” Dunn, was a shortstop in…
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Region’s Fastest Growing Companies Include 6 From Delaware County
Six companies from Delaware County have been declared Soaring 76 winners by Philadelphia Business Journal for achieving sustained financial growth over a three year period, as researched by Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. Seventy six companies in the region, including Delaware County’s six, “accelerated at a fast pace over the past three years and…
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Mobilion in Chadds Ford’s Raises Funds for Biomarker to Detect Disease
The Delaware County life sciences company Mobilion, that recently launched its first product, has raised $60 million through a private stock sale, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Mobilion Systems Inc.’s, which employs 60 people, previously raised $50.4 million from two investment rounds in 2019 and 2020. Founded in 2015, Chadds Ford-based Mobilion is…
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Brandywine Museum Exhibit Shows Different Side of Chadds Ford Artist
The Brandywine River Museum special exhibit on artist Ralston Crawford presents a different side of the artist than that seen in his well-known 1930s work, writes Thomas Hine for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crawford is famous for painting infrastructure devoid of people—soaring bridges, endless causeways, massive dams, huge grain elevaotrs. The paintings glorify engineering and advanced…
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Conservationist Andrew L. Johnson, Brandywine River Museum Founder, Has Died
The Chadds Ford man who helped give us the Brandywine River Museum, and who led both the Natural Lands Trust and the North American Land Trust, has died, reports Chadds Ford Live. Andrew L.“Andy” Johnson was a prominent conservationist. He died June 19 at 83. Johnson was executive director of the Brandywine Conservancy from 1970…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Private Sanctuary at Chadds Ford Craftsman Home
A breathtakingly beautiful Craftsman home with six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Chadds Ford. Nestled on 2.15 gorgeous acres, the residence’s attractive exterior boasts many stylish details, including overhanging eaves, porch columns, and patterned window casings. . Meanwhile, the interior impresses with custom millwork, handmade cabinetry, large fireplaces,…
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Pennsylvania’s Best Red and White Wines Come From This Delaware County Winery
Penns Woods Winery in Chadds Ford took two of three awards in the 2021 Pennsylvania Sommelier Judgement., writes Leanna Tilitei for Philadelphia Business Journal. It won for producing Pennsylvania’s best red and white wines. The vineyard’s 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve was the top spot for reds. The 2020 Sauvignon Blanc won it for top white…
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Chadds Ford Teen Advocates in Poetry/Action for Black Lives Matter, Social Justice
The Dr. Batholomew Fussell House in Kennett Township is part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, thanks to Chadds Ford teen Bella Hanson and her mother, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fussell and his wife, Lydia, were abolitionists, using their home as a refuge for more than 2,000 enslaved people. Bella…
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‘Secret Garden’ in Chadds Ford Beckons the COVID Weary With a Promise of Summer
“I can’t help but to think that, when people come to this garden, we’re selling them the biggest smile,” said Bruce Mowday. “Everybody here is so happy to be out of the house and they’re taking a minute to smell the flowers,” reports Matteo Iadonisis for 6abc.com. Mowday manages Styer’s Festival of the Peony at…
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