Around Town March 28

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Longwood Gardens new conservatory will be the largest stand-alone conservatory in North America when it opens in November. (Courtesy Image)

• It’s time to mark the calendars. Longwood Gardens has announced that after three years of construction, Longwood Reimagined will open on Nov. 22 of this year. Changes and additions include a third conservancy that’s all glass and will be the largest stand-alone conservatory in North America, a Cascade Garden with a Bonsai Courtyard, and more. • The owners of Taste & Sea Seafood, Steaks…

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CF supports land purchase

Chadds Ford Township supervisors Wednesday night voted to contribute $250,000 to the North American Land Trust’s grant application to buy 1597 Baltimore Pike. Supervisors’ Chairman Samantha Reiner said the money would come from Open Space funds, something the Open Space Committee approved. The property is the former home of N.C. Wyeth and, most recently, the Camp family. The Camps sold the property to developer Wayne…

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CF Winery for sale

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The Chaddsford Winery is up for sale after 42 years.

It’s been 12 years since Eric and Lee Miller retired from the ChaddsFord Winery. Now, the Petrillo family of New York, the remaining founders and owners, are looking to sell. The asking price for the 5-acre property on Route 1 is $4.5 million. This would be the second local winery sale in a year. Longwood Gardens bought the Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery in September.…

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Police Log March 27: Assault

Kennett Square Police Department • Police said Joshua Laaksonen, 24, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment, following an altercation during which he allegedly pushed a female subject to the ground, causing injury. Officers observed a small laceration and bruising on the victim’s left knee. Laaksonen was taken into custody and transported to central booking at Chester County…

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Kennett native makes Olympic team

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Justin Best, a native of Kennett Square, has made the U.S. Olympics Rowing Team. (Courtesy image)

 Kennett Square native and member of the Newport Rowing Club Justin Best is now on the United States Olympic Rowing Team for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. This marks Best's second consecutive Olympic appearance, following his silver medal win in the men's four at the 2023 World Rowing Championships and his performance in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A graduate of Drexel University, Best has had…

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BRCA holds ‘two-fold’ cleanup

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Volunteers for the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance put the trash they picked up along the roads and the Red Clay Creek into trash bins in Yorklyn, Del.

Saturday’s rain forced the annual Brandywine Red Clay Alliance cleanup to be a day late. But, considering Sunday was Palm Sunday and cold, the number of volunteers was roughly halved, according to BRCA’s Executive Director and CEO Jim Jordan. Jordan said Sunday the organization doesn’t plan rain dates, but Saturday’s rain made walking along the roadways and creek too dangerous. So, Sunday it was. But…

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U-CF to hold threat exercise

The Unionville-Chadds F9rd School District is planning an Active Threat Exercise on Wednesday, April 10. That day is a scheduled in-service day with no students in class. “This planned exercise is an effort to ensure our emergency preparedness,” said District Director of Communications Nikki Laroya in a press release. During the exercise, the district office, Unionville High. School and Charles F. Patton Middle School campuses…

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Adopt-a-Pet March 25

The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Ferry Jerry Ferry Jerry is a handsome buff and white boy, who is quite affectionate and laid back. This 6-year-old loves to get ear and head scratches and loves to give head butts. Please come meet this really nice fellow just as soon as you can. You can name…

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Brandywine Art Guide: 101 artists at Baker Gallery

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By Joe Naujokas

More than just funding artists, galleries, and exhibitions, art patrons create community, share their favorite artists with others, and support up-and-coming artists. Art collections take on their own life, combining themes and subjects and mediums in unexpected ways. The new exhibition at the Baker Gallery at West Chester University, 101 Artists: Selections from the Fred Danziger Collection of Contemporary Art, takes a unique approach to…

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Road Report for March 25 through March 29

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from March 25 through March 29. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Construction will begin on Monday, April 1, on a $15.2 million project to replace the South Creek Road bridge over…

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