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LMSD Merit Semi-Finalists Named – Wynnewood Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse – Ardmore Skate Club Documentary

by Gerry September 27, 2023

2023-09-27

LMSD has 37 National Merit Semifinalists and 50 Commended Students https://t.co/Hgv4vX0SFZ — This is Lower Merion and Narberth (@ThisLowerMerion) September 24, 2023 The Lower Merion Police Department is warning residents about a scam targeting gas station customers using their credit cards at the pump. Find out how scammers are filling up their tanks on your dime. … [Read more...] about LMSD Merit Semi-Finalists Named – Wynnewood Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse – Ardmore Skate Club Documentary

On June 2, PA Dems Voted By Mail, GOP Voted In Person

by Gerry June 21, 2020

PA Who Voted By Mail

Even before the Leader of the Free World decided to politicize mail-in voting, the Philadelphia Inquirer (January 27, 2020) identified something called the "Blue Shift." According to the Inquirer, "As more voters began using nontraditional voting methods such as absentee and provisional ballots in recent years, a partisan split emerged in many states: Democrats tended to vote … [Read more...] about On June 2, PA Dems Voted By Mail, GOP Voted In Person

Gladwyne Bank Robbery Nets Perp 2-5 Years

by Gerry October 3, 2019

Pottstown Mercury James Jay Lumb, 24, of the 4900 block of Charles Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 2-to-5-years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to felony charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with the 9:48 a.m. Feb. 20, 2018, holdup at the PNC Bank branch in the 900 block of Youngsford Road. … [Read more...] about Gladwyne Bank Robbery Nets Perp 2-5 Years

Mary Brown’s Take On Gabe Kappler and Lower Merion High School Baseball

by Gerry October 3, 2019

Main Line Times Mary Brown's been writing up a storm for the Main Line Times. In this piece she makes the pitch for a restored Lower Merion High School Varsity Field, and offers a nice reminisence Richard “Fitz” Fitzgerald, who she notes, pitched for three years for Lower Merion and went on to become a "Bonus Baby" for the Baltimore Orioles. … [Read more...] about Mary Brown’s Take On Gabe Kappler and Lower Merion High School Baseball

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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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