Main Line Today February 2007
Dining Guide
Round up family and friends to enjoy these wintery events happening around the Main Line and western suburbs throughout February.
Your home improvement questions answered
A couple marks its return to the Main Line with a Shaker-style beauty.
Alone Together The kids have up and gone, so what do you do now? The youngest child is anxiously awaiting a college acceptance letter; Dad is already calculating the amount of the final tuition check; ...
Villa Park House, 417 Ocean Road, (732) 449-3642, villaparkhouse.com Sea Crest by the Sea, 19 Tuttle Ave., (800) 803-9031, seacrestbythesea.com Drive time: Two hours. The scoop: Maybe you’ve never heard of Spring Lake. But this ...
You could say it’s a testament to our rugged culinary individuality that in this franchised fast-food nation of ours, the little guys still command the most respect on the Main Line. Or maybe it’s just ...
When the trees are bare, you can just make out some of the once-thriving Du Pont family farm. Ten years after the conviction of its murderous owner, the blood-tainted estate is overgrown with weeds—and worries.
Easy Cell Not too long ago, our kids waited for their telephones to ring. No more. There I was, draped across a white French Provincial-style bed strewn with stuffed animals, my head dangling over the ...
Lindy Snider, “very young,” Bryn Mawr Founder and CEO of Lindi Skin Care Book on her night stand: Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio by Jeffrey Kluger, about the development of the ...
Main Line Hold’em For one Bryn Mawr family, poker has reaped unexpected rewards. Dan and Beth Shak have what many might see as the ultimate Main Line life—sprawling home, nice cars in the driveway, interesting ...
Keeping Tabs on Ker-Feal Barnes’ Chester Springs estate could be lost in the multibillion-dollar shuffle To listen to Kimberly Camp tell the story, it’s all too reminiscent of the opening scene in the movie Titanic. ...
Standard steakhouse fare is on the menu at Fleming’s, but what sets it apart is its refined atmosphere—elegant yet soothing and very unchain-like. Warm woods, subdued lighting emanating from tasteful alabaster chandeliers and comfy leather ...
New Year’s Resolve It’s not too late to get it together for 2007. You had the best intentions as you toasted the New Year. You promised yourself 2007 would be different—that this time you’d stick ...
Celebrity Retreat Details: A hometown star (who prefers to remain anonymous) is selling this French country residence on a private lane in Lower Merion. It features custom-designed amenities at every turn, including a soundproof library ...
Chinese New Year Banquet Margaret Kuo’s Here’s a great way to atone for all the sins you’ve made since Jan. 1: Starting Feb. 17, take a do-over and head to Margaret Kuo’s Malvern, Media ...
Delectable takeout and delivery options for every appetite. Winter can be a real drag. So to help you expand your horizons and ease your culinary burden, we’ve pulled together a sizable list of eateries ready ...
CITY DUDS: Oh, were we excited when the Apple Computer store and Blue Tulip opened last year in Suburban Square. But that pales in comparison to the buzz surrounding Urban Outfitters’ recent arrival. Housed in ...
When Valley Forge Had Star Power How Hollywood glitz—and sleaze—got its start on the banks of the Schuylkill River. It’s bad enough that Hollywood can sway judgments about toothpaste. But movie stars also stump for ...
It’s not every day you meet someone who’s run an ultra-marathon in the Sahara, so we jumped at the chance to interview Wynnewood’s Jacqueline Eastridge. For seven days last October, the 46-year-old paralegal at Pepper ...
More Kudos for Retrospect As a Haverford College alum, I thoroughly enjoyed Mark Dixon’s “Gridiron Woes” [October 2006]. I’ve heard one rumor about the demise of Haverford football that I could never confirm. I inquired ...
