6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (591+ words) WEST CHESTER — If you missed the boat, or were late to the party, fantasy literature is huge. West Chester resident Jessie Hilker and her father opened a new bookstore, Leaves & Lore, at 118 N. High St., on Saturday, Aug. 22 and the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (424+ words) Delco Times 100 Years Ago, 1926: Announcement was made yesterday from the offices of Robinson and Copay, local real estate dealers located at Sixth and Welsh streets, of the sale of the tract owned by George D. Armstrong, containing 57 acres in Chester Township…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) Delco Times 100 Years Ago, 1926: The change of the name of the Edgmont Theatre here to the Stanley Theatre of Chester, along with a complete new picture policy, to be inaugurated at the time of the fall opening of the theatre…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (174+ words) While the summer might be starting to fade, it doesn’t mean it’s time to hunker down. The annual Manayunk Restaurant Week is back starting Sept. 14 and this year even more places will be participating with meals running from $15 to $45. For…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1126+ words) • Sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m. on the 30th • New Moon on the 10th • Full “Sturgeon Moon” on the 26th Mercury has a poor evening appearance this September. It…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (858+ words) When Marisa Mender-Franklin walks through any of the nine flower farms she runs in Memphis, Tennessee, her first thoughts are of gratitude. Partly for the flowers and the bees, but mostly for the support of her neighbors. That’s because members…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (430+ words) Delco Times 100 Years Ago, 1926: The Wilson Line will conduct a moonlight up the river Saturday at 9 o’clock. Two weeks ago, a number of guests of the company were aboard but many more remained away on account of the inclement weather....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1101+ words) By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, AP Education Writer Giles Sims, 34, was sick of getting passed over for jobs because he didn’t have a college degree. But with a wife and a widowed mother to help support, he needed a quick solution. So…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (357+ words) Violations and comments on food-safety inspections conducted last week by the Delaware County Health Department of establishments with liquor licenses, with violations found at six of nine locations visited: • Facility does not have a valid food license issued by the…...

3+ week, 3+ min ago   (430+ words) Delco Times 100 Years Ago, 1926: Close to 50 complaints against the blockage of streets in the western part of the city by the paraphernalia of carnival companies that are now holding forth in that section. Have been registered with Charles W. Hopkins, president…...