Category: Culture
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Main Line Art Center Show Features Fashion As Art
New exhibit features designers and textile artists from around the world Materiality: Art, Fashion, Craft opens May 1 by Melissa Jacobs Garments in lead photo by Amanda Maria Forastieri Main Line Art Center is about to turn its galleries into runways. The Haverford center’s new exhibit – “Materiality: Art, Fashion, Craft” – features clothes and…
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The Insider’s Guide to Conshohocken
Where To Eat, Drink And Shop In Conshohocken by Jamie Joffe, culture editor We left deep suburbia earlier than most, moving to East Conshohocken in 2017. After a lifetime of lawn care and seeing the same four people at the local Giant, my husband and I decided it was time for a change of scenery.…
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The Main Line’s Hottest Social Network
Why Everyone Is Talking About This Group For 20- And 30-Somethings Millennial Suburbanites Are Finding New Ways To Meet by Abigail Wolfe, entertainment editor Having trouble meeting new people? You’re not alone. Or maybe you are alone … and don’t want to be. In August 2021, Michael Wehar, a visiting assistant professor at Swarthmore College,…
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Valley Forge And The Wall Street Journal Reporter
In his new book American Ramble, Neil King, Jr. shares what he learned about America on his 26-day walk from D.C. to N.Y.C. Introduction by Melissa Jacobs In the spring of 2021, Neil King, Jr. decided to take a walk … a really, really long walk. Mr. King, a veteran journalist who explored the world…
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Hillary White Jean: Check Mate
Debts, Parties, And The Unraveling Of Hillary White Jean by Melissa Jacobs The First Wayne Store In October 2021, Hillary opened HJ Boutique in Wayne, a town in the heart of the Main Line. To Wayne, Hillary brought some vendors she’d had at her short-lived boutique in Glen Mills, including jewelry from Jill Jacobson and…
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Hillary White Jean: The Main Line Scandal
Hillary White Jean tells her side of the convoluted con that ensnared the Main Line. by Melissa Jacobs Hillary White Jean walks into Radnor Memorial Library as if dressed for a chic Sunday brunch, complete with a fedora, Marc Jacobs bag, fur-covered clogs and oversized sunglasses. She always looks glamorous; no one said she didn’t…
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Valley Forge Park Alliance Launches New Book Club
Inaugural Book Pick Focuses on Women’s Roles And Rights In Colonial Philadelphia Book Club Will Focus On Untold Stories, Furthering VFPA’s Mission To Promote Citizen Stewardship And Inclusivity by Main Line Tonight editors Valley Forge Park Alliance, an independent nonprofit and philanthropic partner of Valley Forge National Historical Park, is thrilled to introduce its first…
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West Chester Film Festival Announces Lineup
49 Films Featured In 17th Annual West Chester Film Festival, April 28-30 by Main Line Tonight editors The West Chester Film Festival is back and bigger than ever. This year’s selection includes 49 short films that cover a wide range of topics – and geographies. “The 2023 WCFF is overflowing with international appeal, and we…
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1-On-1 With The Radnor High School Basketball Team
The Radnor High School Basketball Team’s Co-Captains Talk About Their Hoop Dreams Jackson Hicke, Danny Rosenblum, Charlie Thornton, Cooper Mueller and coach Jamie Chadwin on teamwork, trust, consistency and mindset. by Ana Welsh, business editor For the Radnor High School basketball team, this season was the stuff that dreams are made of. In March 2023,…
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Saliim Projects: New Art Gallery Opens In Newtown Square
Saliim Projects Is First Asian-Owned Art Gallery In Delaware County Inaugural Exhibit Features Two Korean Artists by Melissa Jacobs Daye Kim used to look at vacant buildings the way that some women look at carbs, world travel, or Brad Pitt. She’d play the “what if” game, daydreaming wistfully about turning one of the vacant spaces…