Category: Culture
-
Willistown Twp.’s Kirkwood Farm Will Become A Nature Preserve
Part of the property purchased by M. Night Shyamalan will become a 90-acre preserve Willistown Conservation Trust worked with Shyamalan, Firstrust Bank and Chester County commissioners to purchase and protect the land. by Melissa Jacobs Remember when when Oscar-winning filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan purchased Kirkwood Farm, the 218-acre Chester County property that was once owned…
-
The New Face Of Philly Golf
Dan Hershberg’s 2023 AGS Tour Features 60 Amateur Golf Tournaments In The Delaware Valley AGS Uses Technology And Region’s Best Courses To Hold Tournaments On Demand by Melissa Jacobs Lead photo of Green Valley Country Club Amateur golfers’ most common problem? Finding time to play. Scheduling tee times between work and family commitments can be…
-
West Chester’s Brian Zepka Is A Literary Rising Star
Zepka’s Queer Sci-Fi Novel Optioned by Disney+ Brian Zepka Appears At Barnes & Noble Devon on June 10 by Melissa Jacobs It wasn’t until he went to Brazil that Brian Zepka really understood the impact of his book. He was there to appear at an international book festival and celebrate the Portuguese publication of his…
-
Mom Life: The Childcare Struggle Is Real
Three Millennial working moms share their childcare challenges. by Ana Welsh, business editor There I was, newborn daughter on my lap, trying to find a placement for her in Main Line daycare centers. Call after call, the admissions directors gently scolded or out right laughed at me. “Oh honey, you have to call us when…
-
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…
-
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.…
-
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,…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…