Good morning, West Chester.

West Chester resident Gina Lizzo, Managing Editor at Main Line Today, was named a 2025 VISTA NextGen Superstar — and will be honored on May 8 at the Penn State Great Valley Conference Center, where local leaders will be celebrated.

The Longwood Rotary Club will host a John Denver tribute concert by Ted Vigil at Unionville High School Auditorium on June 6 to raise funds for Kennett Square community projects, with doors opening at 6:15 p.m. and the show starting at 7:30 p.m. (Vigil will perform classics such as 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' and 'Rocky Mountain High' to honor John Denver's legacy.)

Dr. Shannon Brown was named the first principal for the new Engle Education Center—converted from the old Fred S.

Engle Middle School by the Chester County Intermediate Unit to provide special education, preschool, and migrant programs while also housing Avon Grove School District administration. She comes from Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and will help set up the center before it finishes in September.

A new survey showed that most West Chester business owners backed restoring passenger rail service from West Chester to Philadelphia, with 93% supporting a return via Wawa — many expect more customer traffic and a larger pool of employees if service resumes.

The survey was presented at a borough council workshop earlier this week and was conducted on Feb 28.

Hunger for Healing launches in West Chester offering hands-on cooking workshops in a certified allergen-safe and gluten-free Zen kitchen—designed to help people connect with their food and health.

The sessions, founded by Ayurvedic health instructor Tashelle Darby-Wong, are now open at 831 Lincoln Avenue #D10.

At its April 21 meeting, New Garden Township supervisors reconsidered plans to expand zoning rules for a sports facility near White Clay Point as consultants from The Sports Facilities Companies presented two indoor facility models (one designed for regional tournaments with seating for over 1,000 and projected costs up to $58.7M, and another aimed at local youth sports with costs up to $45.2M) to boost economic development while addressing road safety concerns on the local two-lane Route 41 (the projects are estimated to take 2 to 3 years to complete).