As the message boards along Route 1 near Route 52 have doubtless informed you, Route 100 is going to be closed at the Delaware line starting at 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7.
According to the Delaware Department of Transportation's website, workers from Eastern Highway Specialists will be removing and replacing the concrete deck on a bridge along Route 100 (Montchanin Road) just north of Twaddell Mill Road.
The closure is expected to last until Friday, Dec. 9, depending on the weather. DelDOT suggests motorists use Route 52 (Kennett Pike) instead of Route 100 for the duration.
(In case you're interested, the state line crosses Route 100 between Twaddell Mill and Cossart Roads.)
Sunday, October 30, 2016
WEST GROVE: A Quaker dance party
The benches had been pushed back, creating a large and welcoming space at West Grove Friends Meetinghouse.
But Alyce Denver, the meeting's clerk, was frankly a little nervous as the blues band Dukes of Destiny got ready to take the stage the evening of Saturday, Oct. 22.
"Do you think people are going to dance?" she asked me.
She needn't have worried. As soon as the Dukes started playing, people started dancing and they didn't stop until music did.
We saw lots of friends and had a great time at the concert, which was organized jointly by the West Grove and London Grove Quaker meetings. A few days after the show I spoke to Rebecca Mitchell, one of the organizers, and she told me that about 80 people showed up. I was glad to hear that they plan to ask the Dukes to return!
But Alyce Denver, the meeting's clerk, was frankly a little nervous as the blues band Dukes of Destiny got ready to take the stage the evening of Saturday, Oct. 22.
"Do you think people are going to dance?" she asked me.
She needn't have worried. As soon as the Dukes started playing, people started dancing and they didn't stop until music did.
We saw lots of friends and had a great time at the concert, which was organized jointly by the West Grove and London Grove Quaker meetings. A few days after the show I spoke to Rebecca Mitchell, one of the organizers, and she told me that about 80 people showed up. I was glad to hear that they plan to ask the Dukes to return!
WEST MARLBOROUGH: An impatient driver
At last month's West Marlborough Township meeting, a few residents said they had witnessed motorists running the stop signs on Newark Road where it intersects Route 926 (Street Road) at the London Grove crossroads and also where it intersects Route 842 (Upland Road).
I can top that: the evening of Oct. 25 I got honked at for NOT running the latter stop sign. I couldn't believe it. I looked in my rear-view mirror and the guy was making an X-shape by crossing his index fingers. What was that supposed to mean -- that it was an intersection? Yes. Thank you.
The impatient driver stayed behind me on Newark Road (that actually surprised me) but then zoomed past me as soon as he could on Route 926.
I can top that: the evening of Oct. 25 I got honked at for NOT running the latter stop sign. I couldn't believe it. I looked in my rear-view mirror and the guy was making an X-shape by crossing his index fingers. What was that supposed to mean -- that it was an intersection? Yes. Thank you.
The impatient driver stayed behind me on Newark Road (that actually surprised me) but then zoomed past me as soon as he could on Route 926.
SWIMMERS: Big meet at the Y
Just a heads up to Kennett YMCA members that there is going to be a huge youth swim meet, "Dragon Fest 2016," there on Saturday evening, Nov. 5, and all day Sunday, Nov. 6. The Y is going to be jammed and, I speak from experience, parking will be next to impossible not only in the Y lots but on surrounding streets. Some Y classes will be cancelled because much of the facility will be taken over by kids in swimsuits, their parents and their siblings.
I greatly appreciate the fact that the Y management has given us ample notice of the event so we can plan accordingly.
I greatly appreciate the fact that the Y management has given us ample notice of the event so we can plan accordingly.
KENNETT: Artisan Fair at Advent
My loyal reader Gaila (and good PR person!) asked me to put something in the paper about Artisan Fair that the Episcopal Church of the Advent, 401 N. Union St., Kennett Square, is holding from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. "Local artists will be selling their paintings, photography, jewelry, fused glass, woodworking, ceramics, textiles, sculpture & more," she writes. "Admission is free, and the artists will be on hand to answer questions about their work."
This will be the third year for the fundraising event, and she notes that the organizers even splurged for a banner across State Street this year!
LONGWOOD: The end of Nightscape
We went to Nightscape, the summer light show at Longwood Gardens, on Oct. 26, just a few days before it ended. Like last year's version, the creators use the gardens as their palette for a very cool experience.
Although the lake part of the show was great (the lights make it look like the water is splashing up as the jumping fish land), the topiary garden was my favorite part of the display. The shrubs are transformed into wedding cakes, with something different going on at each tier, either rolling tribal graphics or pulsating periscopes. And the music for this part of the show is lively and rhythmic, unlike the trippy, meditative sounds in the rest of the displays.
Nightscape has been hugely popular. Because we waited until almost the last minute to visit, the gardens were jammed with visitors. The crowds were moving especially slowly because it seemed like everyone was stopping to take photos on their cellphones or tablets. There were so many people standing in front of what looks like a swirling porthole into another dimension (it's just a hedge in daylight) that I could barely see it. If Nightscape returns next summer, we will try to pick a less crowded night.
Although the lake part of the show was great (the lights make it look like the water is splashing up as the jumping fish land), the topiary garden was my favorite part of the display. The shrubs are transformed into wedding cakes, with something different going on at each tier, either rolling tribal graphics or pulsating periscopes. And the music for this part of the show is lively and rhythmic, unlike the trippy, meditative sounds in the rest of the displays.
Nightscape has been hugely popular. Because we waited until almost the last minute to visit, the gardens were jammed with visitors. The crowds were moving especially slowly because it seemed like everyone was stopping to take photos on their cellphones or tablets. There were so many people standing in front of what looks like a swirling porthole into another dimension (it's just a hedge in daylight) that I could barely see it. If Nightscape returns next summer, we will try to pick a less crowded night.
HACKERS: Attack from Eastern Europe
A Unionville friend reports that she set off a potentially catastrophic attack on her computer merely by opening a text that appeared to be from Federal Express. The hackers -- they turned out to be from Lithuania -- managed to encrypt all of her computer files, and then demanded a ransom for them, to be paid within three days in bitcoins (an online medium of exchange).
She did some research and found someone willing to do a bitcoins transaction, but he wanted to meet her at a Starbucks in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. She decided against this and called a local computer guy who managed to salvage her files by finding an email attachment that had not been encrypted. He also installed a storage system that will automatically back up her files from now on.
As she was sharing this harrowing tale, I recalled an odd text from Amazon that I had received, and opened, a few days before on my phone. I drove straight home and made sure my computer was OK. So far, so good -- and I also installed a backup system.
She did some research and found someone willing to do a bitcoins transaction, but he wanted to meet her at a Starbucks in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. She decided against this and called a local computer guy who managed to salvage her files by finding an email attachment that had not been encrypted. He also installed a storage system that will automatically back up her files from now on.
As she was sharing this harrowing tale, I recalled an odd text from Amazon that I had received, and opened, a few days before on my phone. I drove straight home and made sure my computer was OK. So far, so good -- and I also installed a backup system.
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