Good morning, West Chester.

Sow Good Now received an $8,500 grant from The Foxwynd Foundation to expand its youth sports and community programs for underserved children in Downingtown.

The grant will support GiveBack programs + athletic training and leadership lessons that help kids build skills in sports and service.

Oxford resident Tanna Walker left real estate to open Freckled Feather Hats—a shop where she designs custom hats using Bollman products and U.S.-made supplies.

She also runs Iron Antler Exchange in Christiana, a boutique featuring goods from mostly women-owned vendors.

Four large Revolutionary War cannons were dug up from the Thomas P.

Bentley Nature Preserve in Glenmoore by French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust after surveys found iron objects; historians said they were buried in 1777 to keep them from the British during their advance on Philadelphia.

Chester County officials have named Kelly Laubach as the new Director of Procurement and General Services to manage county purchasing for legal compliance and cost efficiency — she brings over two decades of procurement experience including 15 years in Berks County.

PennDOT announced that from Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11, overnight lane closures will affect High Street between Miner Street and Norfolk Avenue as crews work from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to upgrade signals, LED lighting, crosswalks and drainage—drivers should expect delays; Marino Corporation is overseeing the $2.6 million federally funded project—completion is planned for winter.

Find Waldo Local in West Chester

Aug 1 – 13 — Bookmarks — Free entry — Hunt for Waldo cutouts in local shops and collect prizes along the way.