Good morning, West Chester.

River Station will host the Craft & Mercantile Night Markets on June 20 and July 18 from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. with local vendors, live music, food trucks and family activities at the community hub in Downingtown—visitors can also enjoy live portrait drawing and a Mercantile Passport for a chance to win gift baskets.

Chester County Food Bank is expanding its Summer Box program to prepare 6,000 boxes for children who lose access to school meals during the summer — the boxes will be distributed from June through August.

The Second Reading Bookstore in West Chester announced that it will close after nearly 40 years as a volunteer-run shop because its building was sold by the West Chester Area Senior Center on June 16—volunteers and patrons expressed sadness over the decision.

Police stopped 31-year-old Kevin Krebs near the intersection of High and Gay streets in West Chester last weekend as he walked toward a No Kings protest and found he carried a loaded handgun, extra magazines, pepper spray, and knives hidden under his raincoat—he did not have a concealed carry permit and now faces a charge for firearm possession without a permit.

Eden Ratliff, a West Chester native with more than 10 years in municipal government, was named municipal manager of Middletown and will oversee 6 departments with 212 employees at a salary of $215,000 a year.

He worked in Charlottesville and Kennett Township, where he led an embezzlement investigation + recovered over 80% of the stolen funds.

Casi Long, a dairy farmer and owner of Kolb’s Farm Store in East Coventry, is challenging the township’s decision to cancel her farm events that include live music, ice cream nights, and on-farm breakfasts to bring customers to her store.

She argues that her events are allowed under agricultural marketing practices even though they fall under agritourism — a term the township does not define, a move she says is needed to help cover her mortgage.

Music at Marshall Square Park 2025

5-8:30 p.m. — Marshall Square Park — Free entry — Enjoy live music, food trucks, and fun activities for the whole family.

Eagles Youth Football Academy in West Chester

9:00 – 11:30 AM — Bayard Rustin High School — Free — Kick off your summer with the Philadelphia Eagles Youth Football Clinic at Rustin High School.

Fourth of July Celebration

Time to celebrate our freedom and independence — July 2-8 — Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday — Free entry — Enjoy festivities in the historic spirit of Philadelphia.