Main Line Today January 2007
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Eight venues that do it all (so you don't have to).
Seven pairs of images that capture the area’s stunning growth and, in some cases, its staunch resistance to it. Downtown Bryn Mawr Until 1869, the southwest corner of Lower Merion was ...
Burton on Broadway The holidays may be over, but there’s one more gift to buy the family: Edward Scissorhands, a stage version of Tim Burton’s classic film, is coming to the Academy of Music Jan. ...
Victorian Vision Everything old is new again in this Gladwyne beauty. The house almost had it all. Its location in the center of Gladwyne’s historic district couldn’t be more desirable. The house also had a ...
The Pierre Robert Q&A What you didn’t know about Philly’s consummate radio icon. MLT: Start by telling us a secret. PR: I used to shoplift as a child. I went to a Catholic high school ...
Active for the Ages Local seniors refuse to go gently into that good night. Robert Brown, 76, began investigating his options for senior living in 2000, when he was still happily ensconced in his Havertown ...
Unsung Heroine The Support Center for Child Advocates turns 30 this month, but chances are you’re hearing about it for the first time. But if Ardmore’s Sharon McGinley has anything to say about it, it ...
In his new book, A Woman’s Guide to the “Real-Reality” of Cosmetic Surgery (AuthorHouse, 330 pages), Chadds Ford’s Dr. Christopher Saunders calls out the media for fueling the hype surrounding enhancement procedures and fostering unrealistic ...
Populist Prize A watering hole for the masses—but free beer? We wish. THE SCENE: This prime piece of Wayne real estate formerly occupied by Vivo Enoteca was empty for more than a year and a ...
What could a shiny new casino along the Delaware River possibly have in common with Chester County pastures and the foals that feed on them? More than you’d think. Leaning against a fence rail, Rick ...
Frank DeSimone, High-powered Main Line Attorney Book on his night stand: Any history biography. I just finished Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, about Abraham Lincoln. I love fiction, but I don’t read fiction. ...
As I write this letter, we’re in the middle of the holiday rush. It’s hard to believe 2007 is just around the corner. Where did the year go—or better yet, where did the last 10 ...
Things We Like Sooner or Later in Spain Marah (Yep Records) Led by super-talented Conshohocken natives Dave and Serge Bielanko, Marah has been dubbed “the best rock band in America nobody knows”—nobody, that is, except ...
Wine, Tapas and Warmth If sheer volume is any indication, Ferdinand the Bull isn’t the only one who prefers smelling flowers to bullfighting: Bar Ferdinand’s fans share the same sentiment. In this case though, stopping ...
The Sound of Drinker Where would Julie Andrews be now if Henry Drinker hadn’t loved to sing? Americans today are less likely to be joiners than Americans of 50 years ago. Rather than join bowling ...
News & NotesBryn Mawr is evolving into a culinary melting pot. Word on the street has Citron being replaced by Carmine’s Creole Kitchen sometime in December. Maybe having three Mediterranean restaurants within three blocks was overkill. ...
Supermarket Wars In our family, it’s Wegmans vs. Trader Joe’s—unless, of course, you need dish soap. It’s Sunday and I’m in Exton visiting my mother-in-law. A pot of meatballs and sauce is simmering in the ...
Ride of His Life It’s been a long, strange trip for local radio icon Pierre Robert. It’s 2:30 in the afternoon on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which, if you’re Pierre Robert, is also the Monday ...
For “a young, hip and stylish view on all things Main Line from a girl who knows,” check out mainlinegirl.blogspot.com, dubbed a “A Main Line Girl’s Guide to Life.” The blog apparently has been up ...
Power to the People West Chester’s long-neglected East End finds its champions. It was an easy decision for the Porters—and for Stephen E. Bond, too. The Porters had been retired for six years, running a ...