Chadds Ford News

"Braids" is one of five of the "Helga series" included in Seattle Art Museum's exhibit, "Andrew Wyeth: Remembrance." Wyeth's neighbor Helga Testorf modeled for him secretly between 1971 and 1985.

A new program offered through the Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance will provide visitors with the perfect opportunity to experience the world-class collections, dazzling gardens, and rich heritage of the Brandywine Valley this summer.

The program offers seven weeklong sessions that teach about the life of an 18th-century soldier, leadership, and colonial life in Chadds Ford.

Sarah Walls has traveled from her home in Chester, Pa., to her favorite Delaware swimming hole since she was a child.

People used to drop $165 and more to dine at Le Bec-Fin. Now, chef-owner Georges Perrier will take whatever you're willing to pay.

CHADD'S FORD, Pa. - Rescuers have pulled 15 members of a Boy Scout troop from a rain-swollen river in suburban Philadelphia where they became trapped.

CHADDS FORD, Pa. - June 14, 2009 -- Pennsylvania State Police along with fire crews in Delaware County were on the scene of a water rescue of at least 12 boy scouts Sunday afternoon.

The Gables at Chadds Ford has displayed truth in advertising with promises of homemade bread and desserts, fresh local produce and the option to bring your own wine with no corkage fee.

Area museum offers free Sundays in June Posted by South Jersey News Online vwilliams@sjnewsco.com June 06, 2009 8:52AM The Brandywine River Museum on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pa., is admission free on Sundays in June -- if you arrive between the 9:30 a.m. opening and noon.

NEWTON, MA, June 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- William Bunch Auctions will present aEURoeThe James Galley Collection of Chinese Export PorcelainaEUR on June 8 and June 9, 2009.

X MARKS THE SPOT : The 60s comes roaring back to Philly with the 11th Hour Theatre Company's performance of "Avenue X." Set in 1963, "Avenue X" tells the tale of two young doo-wop singers.

CHADDS FORD, PA, May 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Looking for quick and simple solutions to decorate your home and garden? Whether it's potting up veggies and herbs, planting flowers, or adding a large sculptured evergreen, containers are easy and practical solutions to add your own style to your outdoor rooms.

Pennsylvania faces serious economic challenges this year, and funding for some of the state's most cherished and important programs face severe reductions or elimination.

One of the oldest buildings on the Lebanon Valley College campus is in the midst of a major renovation.

An 18th-century Baroque chest of drawers, 1740-1760, at Olivier Fleury in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

For 38 years, the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford has provided decorative-arts collectors with a double treat in May.

CHADDS FORD, PA, May 22, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Costa Farms, the largest producer of indoor plants in North America, recently teamed up with Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute's global environmental and humanitarian youth program, to help improve indoor air quality for some of Boston's most vulnerable citizens - newborns ...

The last painting created by Andrew Wyeth before his death is being published for the first time, in a journal that focuses on coastal Maine where Wyeth spent much of life and found inspiration for many of his paintings.

With Pennsylvaniaa s $3 billion state deficit, Governor Rendell proposed cutting $1.8 million from the $25.8 million budget of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commision.

WHY? Even with suburbia banging down the door, the Brandywine Valley still offers quiet back roads, great pubs, handsome stone homes and great gardens.