Monday, February 11, 2013
Here's five things you should know for the week of Feb. 11-17 if you live or work in Ardmore, Merion or Wynnewood.
1. The Lower Merion Board of School Directors will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the district administrative office's first floor board room (301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). Included on the agenda is a presentation on high school enrollment projections, among other items. View the agenda. 2. WP Realty will present its tentative sketch plans for the new expanded Whole Foods Market at a joint Wynnewood and Shortridge Civic Association meeting on Tuesday. The meeting will be held Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Lower Merion High School's first floor large group instruction room (315 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). 3. Lower Merion's Building and Planning Committee meets at approximately 6:20 p.m. Wednesday in the township building. Township commissioners will …
Monday, February 4, 2013
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne and Haverford.
1. At Lower Merion's Planning Commission meeting on Monday night, Federal Realty Investment Trust will present a preliminary land development plan for a restaurant to be built on the vacant postal service spot in Wynnewood Shopping Center. Federal Realty representatives said at a Shortridge Civic Association meeting last week that "ideally," the restaurant to move into the space would have a liquor license and be open until 2 a.m. View the Planning Commission agenda. 2. Ardmore Business Association members will meet Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Ardmore Toyota, to discuss, among other things, marketing for the 2013 US Open, which comes to Merion Golf Club in June. 3. At Wednesday night's Library Committee meeting, Lower Merion's Director …
Monday, January 28, 2013
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne or Haverford.
1.Narberth Borough Council's Highway Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday to discuss the prospect of installing a traffic light or making other safety-inspired improvements to the intersection of Wynnewood Avenue and Wynnewood Road. Several commissioners from Lower Merion (which shares the Wynnewood Road boundary with Narberth) are expected to attend, as are one or more traffic engineers from Pennoni Associates. 2. A mix of wintry precipitation is in the forecast for Monday morning and early afternoon in the Philadelphia area, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures should peak in the high 30s before reaching the 50s and low 60s Tuesday and Wednesday, days that may also see rain. 3. The Lower Merion Board of School Directors…
Monday, January 21, 2013
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood or Haverford.
1. Monday is Martin Luther King Day. Find out what's open and closed, and how you can celebrate MLK Day in Lower Merion and Philly. 2. The deadline for Ardmore Library's annual Charlotte Miller Simon Poetry Contest has been extended through Tuesday. 3. Though there is no normal Lower Merion Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday night, the commissioners will host the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners at 7 p.m. Wednesday for a public discussion of local matters. For more information, call the County Commissioners’ office at (610) 278-3062. 4. Whole Foods in Wynnewood will be collecting small appliances at a free electronics recycling event on Saturday, Jan. 26. 5. Need a Clover Market fix? The vintage and homemade sellers market…
Monday, January 14, 2013
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion Station, Wynnewood or Haverford.
1. Ardmore Progressive Civic Association will meet Monday night, at 7 p.m. at Bethel AME Church, 163 Sheldon Lane, Ardmore. 2. The Lower Merion School District school board meets at 8 p.m. Monday in the district administration building's first floor board room (301 E Montgomery Ave.). On the agenda is a follow-up report and discussion of a school expansion project originally estimated at $29.4 million. 3. ArdWood Civic Association will meet Tuesday night at 7:15 p.m. at Household of Faith Church (130 E Athens Ave.) in Ardmore. Officials from Lower Merion School District will discuss proposed expansion plans for the district and update neighbors on academic programming. 4. A Lower Merion public hearing is scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday on…
Monday, January 7, 2013
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion Station, Wynnewood or Haverford.
1. Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owners of the Wynnewood Shopping Center, will go before the Planning Commission during Monday night's meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. A preliminary land development plan for the old postal service building calls for its demolition and the construction of a new restaurant with outdoor dining. View the agenda. 2. Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, starting with the swearing-in of new township secretary Jody Kelley. Following the ceremony will be meetings of the Public Works committee and the Building and Planning committee. 3. St. Joseph's University is seeking a special exception to operate youth athletic camps and clinics on the Maguire Campus over the summer. They will…
Monday, December 24, 2012
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne or Haverford.
1. All Lower Merion libraries are closed for business both Monday and Tuesday. The township treasurer's office will also be closed for business Monday. 2. Tuesday is Christmas. Find out what's closed on Dec. 25, and what restaurants will be open. 3. A holiday collection schedule for refuse and recycling is in effect for the week. There will be no collection on Tuesday. 4. Find out where you can attend a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service in Lower Merion. 5. There will be no night meetings this week in Lower Merion Township.
Monday, December 17, 2012
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne or Haverford.
The Lower Merion school board meets at 8 p.m. Monday; among the actions expected is a vote on adding modular classrooms to Gladwyne Elementary School to accommodate growing enrollment in the 2013-2014 school year. Monday at 7 p.m., Jewish Learning Venture will host its One Book One Jewish Community Annual Kick-Off and Book Signing at Main Line Reform Temple. Nathan Englander, author of the 2012-2013 featured selection, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank," is the featured author. Lower Merion Township's 2013 budget is up for approval Wednesday night. Several amendments are being offered in the Finance Committee meeting before the budget vote. The Board of Commissioners convenes for its first committee meeting at 7:45 p.m. …
Monday, December 10, 2012
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne or Haverford.
1. A conditional use hearing will be held Monday night at 6:30 p.m. for Palmer Seminary's redevelopment. Specifically, the developer, who will turn the main seminary building into apartments, is seeking approval to use the seminary's other building, a chapel, for medical offices. View the agenda. 2. The Lower Merion Board of School Directors has a Communications Committee meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, followed by a special meeting at 8 p.m. to discuss possibilities for school expansions. The meetings are in the first floor board room of the district administration building, 301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore. 3. Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners is slated to vote Wednesday night on the terms of an amended agreement between Lower Merion Township…
Monday, December 3, 2012
A heads up for those who live or work in Ardmore, Merion, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne or Haverford.
1. Monday is the last day to drop off gingerbread houses for First Friday Main Line's gingerbread house contest, to be judged by FFML visitors on Friday, Dec. 7. Full rules can be found on the First Friday Main Line website, and entries should be taken to the Ardmore Initiative Office, 56 E Lancaster Ave, Ardmore. 2. The Lower Merion School Board meets at 8 p.m. Monday to elect officers for the year ahead and to vote on administrators' salaries. The district's website has the full agenda. 3. The second public hearing on Lower Merion Township's proposed 2013 municipal budget is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The proposal maintains the same property tax rate as 2012's budget. 4. Lower Merion's Zoning Hearing Board meets Thursday …
Margaret Meyers
6:28 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
I hope Whole Foods has an amazing parking lot plan, because that situation on Lancaster is no longer a once-in-a-while snarl up. That mess is spilling out of the parking lot daily. more ›