Good morning, West Chester.

Brooke DeLong, Marketing + Sales Coordinator at Brandywine Valley Heating + AC, has been named one of the 2025 VISTA NextGen Superstars.

She will be honored at the Awards Reception and Celebration on May 8 at the Penn State Great Valley Conference Center.

Sow Good Now is hosting its first annual gymnastics GiveBack event on Sunday, April 27 at Synergy Gymnastics in Malvern—offering children from West Chester’s St. Agnes Day Room ages 5 to 7 a chance to learn gymnastics with local high school gymnasts and free leotards—and organized by ninth-grader Maddie Martin. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. as part of the nonprofit’s ongoing effort to connect local youth with sports.

PECO hosted its latest Junior Infrastructure Academy last week at Widener University for more than 80 high school students (from six local schools) interested in energy careers.

The program offered hands-on learning and live demonstrations that showed students a variety of career roles in the energy field.

On May 20, voters will select candidates to fill an open Commonwealth Court seat and a Superior Court vacancy.

The Commonwealth seat (left by retired Judge Ellen Ceisler) and the Superior seat (vacated when Judge Daniel McCaffery moved to the state Supreme Court) will influence the state's legal decisions.

Chester County Commissioners announced a series of projects from the citizen-led Innovate Chester County initiative to address issues such as children’s mental health, veteran resource communication, affordable housing, and transit service improvements — over 100 residents helped develop the recommendations. The county will begin using existing resources while exploring further partnerships with nonprofits and private stakeholders.

Four rooftop bars in Chester County are top spots for spring get-togethers.

Bistro on Bridge in Phoenixville, East Branch Brewing Company in Downingtown, Great American Pub in Wayne and West Chester’s only rooftop dining venue, Más Mexicali Cantina each offer great views and drinks—ideal for outdoor gatherings.