Sunday, April 21, 2013
Five things residents of Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford should know the week of April 22-28.
1. Lower Merion School District's Board of School Directors will meet after a Communications Committee meeting on Monday, April 22. The committee meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the ardministration building's board room (301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). The agenda will be posted here when available. 2. Do you use Shortridge Memorial Park in Wynnewood? Lower Merion Township wants to know what you think of the park. A workshop addressing the master plan for Shortridge Memorial Park, will be held Monday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Katherine Day School (930 Bowman Ave, Wynnewood). 3. Temperatures are expected to be down a bit this week, in the mid- to upper-50s and low-60s, according to the National Weather Service. 4. Don't forget: residents can…
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Five things residents of Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood and Penn Wynne should know the week of April 15-21.
1. Tax Day: If you still haven't filed your taxes, Monday is the deadline. 2. Lower Merion School District's Board of Directors will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the Lower Merion High School auditorium. The meeting location change is to accomodate a larger audience, as the board will recognize the boys' basketball team for their state title. Under discussion at the meeting will be adoption of the proposed final 2013-14 Budget. View the agenda. 3. Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners meets at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the township building's second floor board room (75 E Lancaster Ave, Ardmore). Approval of WP Realty's plans for a new, expanded Whole Foods is on the docket, as is the Penn Wynne Library agreement of sale to the township. View …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Five things residents of Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne or Haverford should know the week of April 8-14.
1. Lower Merion's Board of School Directors meets at 8 p.m. Monday in the district administrative building's first floor board room (301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). View the agenda in PDF form here. 2. Plans for a new, expanded Whole Foods are in motion: Lower Merion Planning Commission will hear the tentative sketch plan for Whole Foods Market's expansion, which involves consolidating eight properties, demolishing seven buildings, and constructing a new 45,000 square-foot Whole Foods, on Monday night. The proposal includes 106 subsurface and 120 surface parking spaces. The matter then goes before the Lower Merion Board of Commissioners' Building and Planning Committee on Wednesday night: the meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the township …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Five things residents of Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford should know the week of April 1-6.
1. This week, temperatures are expected to average in the upper 40s the beginning of the week, and mid-50s toward the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service. 2. Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners meet Wednesday night in committee. On the agenda are approvals to fill police vacancies, and updates on Bala Cynwyd, Gladwyne and Ardmore library renovations and repairs. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the township building's second floor board room (75 E Lancaster Ave, Ardmore). View committee agendas here. 3. The developer of First Baptist Church of Ardmore (120 E Athens Ave) will go before the Zoning Hearing Board on Thursday with plans to turn the church into five condominium units (the application was continued on …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Five things Ardmore, Merion and Wynnewood residents should know March 24-30.
1. Happy spring: it looks like we may be rounding out the first week of spring with some decidedly wintry weather. A Winter Weather advisory has been issued through 6 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected. 2. Lower Merion School District students are on spring break this week. All schools are closed this week and will reopen Monday, April 1. There will also be no Lower Merion school board committee meetings this week. 3. Passover begins Monday evening, March 25, and runs through Tuesday, April 2. This week, Patch blogger Adrian Seltzer has posted several Passover recipes: learn how to make Cornish hens, sweet and sour meatballs, and brunch brei. 4. Time off this week? …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Five things to know the week of March 18-24 in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood and Haverford.
Correction (2:20 p.m. Monday): Representatives of St. Charles Seminary will not be attending Shortridge Civic's meeting Monday night, but Shortridge representatives will provide an update on the seminary's plans. 1. Shortridge Civic Association meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday night at St. Katherine's Day School, 930 Bowman Ave. WP Realty will update attendees on the upcoming Whole Foods expansion. Also, Shortridge representatives will discuss St. Charles Seminary's current financial difficulties and options being considered as the seminary looks to sell or lease its property, according to a civic association email. 2. Lower Merion's Board of School Directors meets at 8 p.m. Monday night in the first floor board room of the district …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Five things residents of Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood or Haverford should know this week.
1. Both Ardmore Progressive Civic Association and ArdWood Civic Association meet Monday night. Ardmore Progressive Civic Association meets at 7 p.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 127 Walnut Ave, Ardmore. Ardwood Civic meets at 7:15 p.m. at Household of Faith Deliverance Church at the intersection of Linwood and Athens in Ardmore. 2. A meeting of the Lower Merion Board of School Directors' Education Committee, and a regular board meeting, are scheduled for Monday night at 8 p.m. The board meetings in the district administrative building's first floor board room (301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). The agenda will be posted here when available. 3. Wednesday night, Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners will discuss regulating hours of …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Five things to know the week of March 4-10 if you live or work in Ardmore, Merion or Wynnewood.
1. Plans to convert First Baptist Church of Ardmore into five condominium units will go before the Zoning Hearing Board on Thursday night. The meeting begins at 7:15 p.m. in the township building's second floor board room (75 E. Lancaster Ave, Ardmore). View the agenda. 2. Welsh Valley Middle School presents "The Music Man" Thursday and Friday night at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. 3. Go For The Green award nominations will be accepted through Friday at 5 p.m. Find out more here. 4. Lower Merion High School's Jazz Festival takes place Friday from 6 to 11 p.m., and includes performances by jazz bands from nine area schools. Tickets are $7 for students, $10 for adults, and $25 for families. 5. The family that …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Five things to know the week of Feb. 25-March 3 for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne or Haverford.
1. Woodside Road between Lancaster Avenue and Montgomery Avenue is scheduled to be closed again Monday and Tuesday for Comcast work. 2. A founder of Lower Merion United—"a grass-roots non-partisan organization looking to engage Lower Merion Township residents in legislative advocacy to end gun violence"—will speak to the Merion Civic Association at their regular meeting on Tuesday. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Merion Tribute House, 625 Hazelhurst Ave., Merion Station. 3. There is no Lower Merion Board of Commissioners meeting this Wednesday. The next scheduled meeting of the board is Wednesday, March 13. 4. A fundraiser for the family of late Lower Merion police officer Sean…
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Here are five things to know this week for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood or Haverford.
1. Monday is Presidents Day. Find out what's open and what's closed on Monday. Trash collection in Lower Merion will be on a normal schedule this week despite the holiday. 2. The Lower Merion Board of School Directors will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the administration building's first floor board room (301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). A vote on the preliminary 2013-14 budget is among the agenda items. View the agenda. 3. Woodside Road in Ardmore will be closed between Lancaster Avenue and Montgomery Avenue beginning Wednesday. Get more info here. 4. Wynnewood Shopping Center's restaurant plan is up for vote on Wednesday at a special Building and Planning Committee meeting. Commissioners tabled a vote last week after a nearly four-hour …
Penn Wynne Civic Association
5:21 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
The Penn Wynne Library Spring Craft Fair is Sunday, April 21st from 1 - 4 pm at the Penn Wynne Library. more ›