Main Line Today December 2006
Top Doctors
Explore the Main Line town of Bryn Mawr for a day full of shopping, eating and activities for the whole family.
Knockout Blow How I had—and lost—Jake LaMotta’s championship ring. I’ve had a few bouts with the boxing world. In this corner, the inquisitive writer. In the other, the scintillating, always fruitfully seedy science. It’s never ...
Blue Chip Coach Barry Kirsch snaps Carroll girls’ basketball out of its 25-year funk. It’s the Saturday before Catholic Schools Week at Radnor’s Archbishop John Carroll High School, which is hosting the 21st annual Blue ...
Let There Be Peace …of Mind 21 easy ways to combat holiday stress. Every year, you vow the holidays will be different. Now is the time to make sure they are. Take stock of the ...
What do some Main Line golfers do when winter comes? They round up the wife and kids, shoulder their rifles and take aim. Drive by the golf courses of Aronimink, Philadelphia Country Club or Gulph ...
Your home design questions answered. QUESTION: I want to break out of my neutral rut and bring some color into my décor. What’s the best way to get over my serious case of color-phobia? ANSWER: ...
More Top Doctors This year’s picks are a talented, experienced and outspoken bunch. When to comes to your health, a great referral is priceless. This year we offer 193 of them, including eight specialists ...
Handmade Marvel A Berwyn home puts a modern spin on Arts and Crafts. Peter Archer had never received anything like it from a client. Prior to beginning designs on a new house in Berwyn, the ...
Sally Powell, 51 Newly appointed Baldwin Head of School On her nightstand: “Main Line Times, books about Main Line history and places of historical interest, and a dining guide.” iPod tunes on repeat: “I’m really ...
News & Notes Merion resident David Suro~Piñera, owner of Tequila’s Restaurant and Bar in Philly and the creator of the premium, small-batch, 100 percent blue agave tequila Siembra Azul (Blue Harvest), was anointed the Aztec ...
Sense of Place Who will claim the Morton Homestead as their own? In the early days of Colonial settlement in ports along the Delaware River, a certain Mouns Peterson Staeckett and Hans Julian went about ...
Much to Give Making a difference starts with leading by example—a simple philosophy that rings true for Christa Schmidt, who grew up watching her mother and grandmother play active roles in community outreach. Over the ...
Peter Fey, a writer/producer for QVC, got his 15 minutes of fame and then some when sister Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls) pulled out a Qforce T-shirt on Jay Leno. The tees were ...
Sweet and Sour Naked Chocolate Café’s name conjures visions of a dessert nightclub more than a confectioner’s shop—one with a dramatic, richly colored interior. But instead of sexy curves, we found lots of sharp edges ...
Virginia Hotel 25 Jackson St., Cape May (800) 732-4236 virginiahotel.com Cost: Rooms run $100-$345 in December. Drive time: Two hours. Amenities: Impeccably restored 19th-century charm dating back to 1879; plasma TVs; free wireless hi-speed Internet; ...
The Big Sleep After more than 25 years in the business of making the most advanced sleep systems in the world, and with retail locations in Holland, South Africa, New Zealand and various other countries, ...
Not everything has to go downhill when the flakes begin to fly. There’s much more to snow season than schussing and slaloming on the slopes. In public parks and on expansive resort properties, you can ...
Your guide to negotiating an increasingly complex season of parties, payouts and family gatherings. ANY RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ASIDE, the holidays boil down to two things: parties and presents. Hopefully you’ve figured out how things work ...
Worth the Trip The road to a great chef’s home is never long. THE SCENE: The drive to Saint Peter’s Village is daunting, with its dark, winding roads, scant signs of life or directional cues, ...
The Month’s Coolest Culinary Events » Dec. 5: Meet the authors of What to Drink with What You Eat for cocktails and dinner. 6 p.m. $130. Oceanaire Seafood Room, 700 Walnut St., Philadelphia. (215) 625-8862 ...