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Lower Merion Grad Talks Kobe, LM-Radnor Football – At Dallas News

by Gerry August 27, 2019

Mitch Gladstone Interning at Dallasnews.com

Lower Merion graduate, former Wynnewood resident and recently "minted" Duke Alum, Mitchell Gladstone tells the readers of Dallasnews.com "I was born in Charlotte, N.C., but spent the majority of my childhood in Wynnewood, Pa., just outside of Philadelphia. My high school, Lower Merion, isn't quite known for its football — although it can lay claim to the longest … [Read more...] about Lower Merion Grad Talks Kobe, LM-Radnor Football – At Dallas News

Once There Was A Movie Theater In Ardmore

by Gerry August 24, 2019

Once Upon A Time In Ardmore

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When Jack Whitaker Was A Cowboy On City Line

by Gerry August 23, 2019

Action In The Afternoon, occassionally featuring Jack Whittaker

As Frank Fitzpatrick noted in last week's Inquirer obituary, "Jack Whitaker was a pioneer, so maybe it was fitting that his TV career dawned in a makeshift cowboy town on the outskirts of Philadelphia." ... " A utility man at WCAU-TV, he did the weather, a minute or two of scores during John Facenda’s nightly 15-minute newscast, co-hosted the “Tee Time” talk show at Bala … [Read more...] about When Jack Whitaker Was A Cowboy On City Line

Lower Merion Fire Chief “Our Biggest Issue Is Fire Alarms.”

by Gerry August 22, 2019

Lower Merion Fire Chief Chas McGarvey

Chief Charles "Chas" McGarvey Talks About "Nuisance Calls" "These fire alarms that we're responding to three, four, five, six times a day." Do we need to be concerned about fire department staffing levels? Chief McGarvey "All of our fire companies need personnel... In the 1970s we had over 300,000 volunteers statewide. Today that number is less than 38,000." … [Read more...] about Lower Merion Fire Chief “Our Biggest Issue Is Fire Alarms.”

Bryn Mawr – Bluegrass On A Summer’s Night

by Gerry August 16, 2019

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Family Learning To Luge

Want to Try Luge? From Lower Merion, It Starts With a Drive to Lake Placid

I was watching the Luge on NBC over the weekend. I thought it was boring, especially when juxtaposed against the more dramatic events, like curling.  The color commentator kept explaining how each “slider” was doing something slightly better or worse than the others, but to my untrained eye, they all looked the same: feet first, […]

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These Garments Have Been Politically Maligned

Most non-Arabs who wear the keffiyeh do not intend it to be Anti-Semitic in any way. They wear it as an expression of sympathy for Palestinian civilians, support for human rights, concern about war, or identification with a broader cause of national identity and self-determination. In their minds, it is directed toward Palestinians, not against […]

What Does My Fountain Pen Have In Common With The Former Lord & Taylor In Bala Cynwyd?

Both come out of the work of Raymond Loewy and his design firm. Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) helped define what modern America looked like in the mid-20th century. Through his design firm, he worked across an unusually wide range of industries—transportation, consumer products, branding, and architecture—often simultaneously. No one in history is more closely associated with […]

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]

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