Fifty years ago, it was 1973. You would have probably been reading this in the newspaper while wearing a pair of bell bottoms – and you may have started worrying about the loss of our natural habitats to development. Such was the case with WCU students Bradley Gottfried and Dave Fluri.
West Chester Weekly News Roundup
Can I say a record number? I don’t know but a whole lot of new restaurants are coming to the Borough over the next few months. We take a look at them all. (Yum.) Plus, the Borough approves preliminary plans for a new 185-unit apartment complex, Bert's Ice Cream opens and West Chester University’s Gordon Nature Area celebrates 50 years. Who's ready? Let's catch up.
West Chester (Briefly) at the Center of the Horse(less) Carriage Movement
Philadelphia’s horse-drawn carriages seem like a relic of a different era and they are. Just not the 1776 – let’s-build-us-a-new-country-era – that you might think. The horse and buggies you see on the streets today were reintroduced in 1976. A novelty of that summer’s bicentennial celebration and a tourist attraction Janet White, founder of Carriage House Freedom, says needs to end.
West Chester’s 2023 Fall Activities Guide
Welcome to West Chester fall activities where pumpkins, festivals, beer, and ghosts, oh so many ghosts, take over. To help you get ahead of the game, here's a roundup of events happening in the area over the next couple of months sorted by date.
West Chester Weekly News Roundup: Sept. 8, 2023
Split Rail has reopened. I spoke with management on what went wrong and how they plan to make it right. Plus, the West Chester Planning Commission approves preliminary development plans for Mitch’s, and a new wine bar is coming to Church Street. Everything but more manhunt news. Who's ready? Let's catch up.
Marshall Square Park Redesigns Northwest Entrance to Improve Park Safety
It’s a warm Wednesday morning and the northwest entrance of Marshall Square Park is dotted with little patrons and their gardians. I watch as cars whiz down E. Marshall Street, and it is not hard to imagine what parent feedback might be. Earlier this month the Friends of Marshall Square Park got approval to make some entrance upgrades. This week a look at the plan and when it will go into effect.