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“Chester County men engineer a win” Thursday, March 22, 2012
Instead of running up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Rocky Balboa slid down a mountain. The 24-foot-tall replica, composed entirely of glue, string, paper and about 600 pounds of cardboard, towered over its competition at the sixth annual Cardboard Classic held earlier this month at Jack Frost’s Big Boulder Mountain.
“Stuck in London, waiting for an opportunity to cross the pond” January 3, 2011
From where I sat hunched over an outrageously priced Burger King meal in the Dublin Airport, I gaped in horror as snow coated the planes, smothered the runway and threatened my third and final chance of crossing the pond in time for Christmas.
“Valley Forge Middle School violinist takes first in Kennett Symphony competition”
With his violin in hand, Jason Vassiliou completed a family tradition of sorts at the 2012 Kennett Symphony Junior Instrumental Competition. The seventh-grader from Valley Forge Middle School outshone his competition with a rendition of the Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor and won first place in the seventh- and eighth-grade category. Just two years earlier, his older sister did the same.
“‘Transformers’ mime to appear at BlobFest” Friday, July 10, 2009
As a child in small town New Jersey, Ted Borodaeff dreamed of running away with the circus. Determined to fulfill this ambition, he fashioned a unicycle and tightrope to practice the necessary skills. But his dream of performing for a living would not be realized for almost 50 years.
“Motorcyclist gathers money for pediatric cancer foundation” Saturday, August 29, 2009
Eating a sandwich with a moose in the midst of the great Canadian wilderness is far from the average birthday celebration, but 60-year-old Jack Broomall was not on the average trip.
“West Chester artist creates web comic” Monday, August 31, 2009
A chaotic evening of guitar hero, home-brewed beer and some unsettling thoughts on the impending apocalypse sparked among four roommates the desire to leave their footprint in the world. Embracing the Internet as a vehicle for self-expression, West Chester native Mike Gioia and three friends joined the throngs of comic enthusiasts transitioning to a new era of cartooning and founded Apokalips, dubbed “the greatest Web comic of all time.”
“Advocates weigh in on climate change bill” June 29, 2009
As the generator of 1 percent of the world’s heat-trapping emissions, Pennsylvania has taken measures to promote alternative energy solutions, such as solar and wind power, critical to reducing pollution.
”Life in the space race” Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Charlie Zern was among the millions who watched television coverage of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing 40 years ago. But as an aerospace engineer with a passion for rockets, the occasion held personal meaning.
“Fresh to you, from Coatesville” July 13, 2009
Vegetables are not the only thing growing in the Coatesville Victory Gardens this season. Among the tomatoes, beans and lettuce of the community plot, gardening knowledge and camaraderie have also sprouted among members of Coatesville Victory Gardens.
”Discussing clean energy solutions” Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Amid the heated debate on global warming and energy policy, a clean energy bill slated to be voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives later this week aims to address climate change by reducing carbon emissions through a cap-and-trade policy.
“Focus group begins talk on addressing alcohol woes” June 29, 2009
Discussions at the first strategic planning session coordinated by the Borough University Officials Group concerned a community-campus strategy focused on alcohol-related problems.
“My name is Rebecca Charen and I have chronic Lyme disease” Monday, June 22, 2009
“Every day is a new struggle and a new challenge.” These are the words of 14-year old Rebecca Charen, but her mother, Theresa, speaks them, as chronic Lyme disease has robbed her daughter of the ability to talk, walk or lead any kind of normal life.
Annual CVIM Golf Classic Raises $175,000 August 17, 2009
For participants in CVIM’s eighth annual Golf Classic, the day of philanthropic fun and competitive golf was a hole-in-one. Held June 16 at Applebrook Golf Club, the event raised more than $175,000 to benefit Community Volunteers in Medicine, a nonprofit organization that provides free medical and dental care to the working uninsured of Chester County.
“…And those nasty mosquitoes can be worse than spiders” Sunday, June 28, 2009
Smack! Slap! With the official start of summer, the traditional foe of backyard barbeques and pool parties are out in full force. But a mosquito bite can be more than just annoying; it has the potential to transmit a deadly disease.
“NAACP chapter celebrates 90 years” Saturday, May 30, 2009
Celebrating 90 years of preserving civil rights in Chester County, the West Chester chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will honor eight lifetime members at a luncheon to take place today at the Carriage House of the Holiday Inn.
“Golf classic helps the uninsured” Monday, June 1, 2009
Avid golfers and corporate sponsors alike will tee off for a good cause June 16 at the eighth annual Community Volunteers in Medicine Golf Classic at Applebrook Golf Club.
“Food bank urges summer donations” Tuesday, June 2, 2009
As the academic year draws to a close in schools throughout Chester County, officials with the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and the Chester County Food Bank say they are working together to help feed 28,000 area children who will go hungry without their schools’ daily meals.
“East Bradford Elementary School opens its time capsule from 1959″ Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Celebrating 50 years of excellence in education, alumni, faculty, parents and students of East Bradford Elementary gathered for a ceremony Friday morning to commemorate the growth and expansion of the school since its founding half a century ago.
“Number of Lyme disease cases increasing” Thursday , June 4. 2009
As summer approaches, people are enjoying the warm weather by spending more time outside, unaware of the danger posed by a tiny menace, the blacklegged tick, whose bite transmits the acute inflammatory infection known as Lyme disease.
“Another resource for pregnant women” Tuesday, June 9, 2009
With the expansion of crisis pregnancy clinic Birthright to a new office in Coatesville, Chester County women distressed by an unplanned pregnancy have another resource in their time of need that offers an alternative to abortion.
“Girl sets business world abuzz” Thursday, June 11, 2009
As co-founder and co-CEO of Hives for Lives, a national nonprofit that produces honey and hive-derived products in support of cancer research, Carly Houlahan could be described as a busy bee. In recognition of her business accomplishments and community service, the 14-year old was recently awarded the $3,000 third place prize in the 2009 national Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Program, sponsored by the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
”Liberty Property remembers founder” Saturday, June 20, 2009
It was not the typical Friday for the staff of Liberty Property Trust. Rather than managing the real estate company’s 77 million square feet of office and industrial properties, roughly 200 Liberty employees traded their briefcases for tool boxes and business attire for work clothes to try their hand at a different kind of property: the Devereux Kanner Center in West Whiteland, a residential treatment center serving children and adolescents with developmental disorders.
