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LiVnSoL Shines
Downingtown Artist Brian Hearns Featured in Two Solo Exhibits by Melissa Jacobs Birds, musicians, Maya Angelou; Brian Hearns’s subjects are as varied as his mediums. The Downingtown artist, who goes by the creative and declarative name LiVnSoL, used cut paper, exuberantly colored acrylics and black India ink to compose “Truth Seekers,” the new exhibition he…
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West Chester Gallery Features “Outsider Art”
The Art Trust’s new show highlights local, self-taught artists from a Wilmington studio by Melissa Jacobs Drawings, paintings, angels, and a bus with legs are just a few of the pieces showcased in “Untethered Vision,” the new exhibit at The Art Trust in West Chester. Geraldo Gonzalez, Jr., Kenneth Carley, Meme and George Thomas are…
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Angry in America: New Book Offers Help
Philadelphia’s Dr. Tyra Gardner publishes new anger management journal by Jennifer Lynn Robinson, Business Editor From COVID to monkey pox, gas to guns and government, many Americans are fed up, stressed out and just plain angry. In a recent poll conducted by the nonprofit Mental Health America, 71% of respondents felt easily annoyed or downright…
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Meet Clover Market Founder Janet Long
Step inside Clover Market, a wonderland of artisan and vintage finds. Long created the market in 2010 and has grown it to include four towns and 90 vendors. Here’s how she did it. by Melissa Jacobs Obsessed with Clover Market? Same. With an amazing array of high-end, artisan-made and vintage leather goods, clothes, jewelry, candles,…
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La Reina de las Empanadas
Veronica Fitzgerald de Bryn Mawr abre V Empanadas en Wayne Farmers Market Historia por Melissa Jacobs Traducción por Rehana Wolfe Pregúntale a Veronica Fitzgerald de qué están rellenas sus empanadas y te da una respuesta sencilla. “Amor”, dice Fitzgerald, quien abrió V Empanadas en el Farmers Market del condado de Lancaster el 26 de febrero.…
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Give The Best Gift Of 2021
Why This Christmas Is Unlike Any Other by Chimere G. Holmes, LPC, Mental Health Editor The past 22 months have taught us that the best presents are the ones that we don’t have to wrap. Gratitude, mindfulness, love, and mental health are priceless, as is self-care. The absolute best gift of 2021? Connectivity. And we’re…
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Thanksgiving + Family Conflict
5 Ways to Make Holidays Less Stressful by Chimere G. Holmes, LPC, Mental Health Editor Let’s be honest. During the holiday season, a lot of families put the ‘fun’ in dysfunction. Adding in-laws to the mix can make kinship waters even murkier. A lot of conflict is created around issues of control, enmeshments, cultural differences,…
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Valley Forge Park Alliance Launches New Campaign
VFPA aims to raise $1 million to rehabilitation the Maurice Stephens House Partner Content Founded in 1976, Valley Forge Park Alliance‘s mission is “to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park.” Unlike the majestic park, The Alliance’s current home is a failing structure far from visitor trails and historic sites. Cramped…