Events

Santa Had A Jolly Old Time at First Friday Main Line!

carla — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:45:30 +0000

It was a fa la la la la fabulous fun time on Friday, December 5th, 2008 at First Friday Main Line. Santa Claus has asked me to pass along a link to all of the photographs in case some good little boys and girls, as well as their parents would like to copy the photos.

First Friday Main Line: The Santa and Event Photos from December 5th, 2008

Ardmore Redistricting Meeting

sharomine — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:19:26 +0000

Hello All! Happy snowflake Friday! Meeting tomorrow Saturday, November 22 at 10:30AM at the Ardmore Avenue Community Center (122 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003). At the meeting tomorrow, we will be making collective decisions on Ardmore’s community values. Subsequently, we will be using these priorities to meet with Dr. McGinley and LMSB. You won’t want to miss it! Students (Elementary, middle and high), PW, PV, parents, non-parents, neighbors, independent school parents, neighbors, renters, homeowners, etc…ARDMORE, hope to see you there!

Is the Question Simply How Much Development is Enough?

carla — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:39:48 +0000

Government approving a problematic or even a bad plan over a principle that is not necessarily applicable is not good government is it?

Developing to say a community has completed recent development is not necessarily good government is it?
Approving development plans without clear community consensus as a result of an inclusive and open planning and visioning process is not good government, is it?
We should welcome developers who encorage and believe in a true public process, and discourage cookie cutter one-size-fit-all development, shouldn't we?
It's o.k. to say what you DON'T want in your community, but non-productive if you don't tell people what you do want in your community and WHY.

With Liberty and Justice For All!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:57:02 +0000

This past weekend, SAC VP Scott Mahan represented the Save Ardmore Coalition at the Institute For Justice's Partners Retreat in Austin Texas. He was one of many speakers that told our stories about our experiences with eminent domain abuse. There were also other presenters that described their battles for freedom of speech, school choice and economic liberty.

Save Ardmore Coalition To Receive Grant From Commonwealth of PA on September 5, 2008

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:56:18 +0000

[size=16]OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE OF THE SAVE ARDMORE COALITION[/SIZE] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 25, 2008 ARDMORE, PA www.saveardmorecoalition.org SAVE ARDMORE COALITION TO RECEIVE GRANT SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2008 IN ARDMORE, PA The Save Ardmore Coalition is pleased to announce that we are to receive a grant in the amount of $20,000 from The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Friday, September 5th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in front of the Ardmore VFW in Ardmore, PA during our First Friday Main Line event with the American Troop Support Team (ATST). This grant has been awarded to the Save Ardmore Coalition by State Representative Daylin Leach (149th PA), and is via the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Community Revitalization Program. $10,000 of this grant will be used towards a Community Mural and other streetscape beautification efforts. State Representative Leach has be very supportive of the efforts of Save Ardmore Coalition in the community, and through this grant the Save Ardmore Coalition will be able to further its efforts as a group. So please join State Representative Daylin Leach and members of the Save Ardmore Coalition in the shadow of the buildings in Historic Ardmore that we fought successfully to save from Eminent Domain for Private Gain. Join us as we take yet another definitive step forward into the future. For more information on First Friday Main Line, please visit their website at www.firstfridaymainline.com _____________________________________________________________________________________ Save Ardmore Coalition P.O. Box 453 Ardmore, PA 19003 www.saveardmorecoalition.org

North Ardmore Civic Wants You To Come Say NO to Exxon at Woodside and Montgomery!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:41:28 +0000

Please support North Ardmore Civic Association on this THURSDAY APRIL 17th and see related post FOUND HERE

To: Neighbors of Fritsch’s Exxon Station, Woodside & Montgomery From: North Ardmore Civic Association On Thursday, April 17 at 7:15pm, the Zoning Hearing Board will hear the Fritsch/Exxon request to convert their service bays to a convenience store and add an automatic car wash. This will be the third hearing on their application, the first two having been continued because Exxon’s

Thanks For a Fun Evening from First Friday Main Line!

FFML — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:35:06 +0000

Here at First Friday Main Line, we love all of you out there in the community for continuing to support us! We had so much fun on Friday and in addition to our photos to share, we have a couple of little YouTube snippets courtesy of Save Ardmore Coalition: First Friday Jazz on The Street Ardmore - in Front of Super Suppers!

Ardmore and Politics...Perfect Together

carla — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:37:35 +0000

On Thursday, March 13th, 2008, I made a pilgrimage of sorts. I traveled from the Lower Merion Township side of Ardmore, past the “Montgomery County/Lower Merion Township/Village of Ardmore” sign, past many familiar streets, into the Delaware County Side of Ardmore. I had received an invitation from my State Representative Daylin Leach to have the opportunity to see Michelle Obama in a relatively intimate setting, and perhaps even have the opportunity to meet her. Ok, let’s get the questions out of the way right up front: No, I have not chosen my candidate for the office of President of The United States. Truth be told, I am somewhat ambivalent, lost is a sea of spin, buzz words, and rhetoric coming at me from all sides. Am I searching for the candidate who will best meet my needs, answer my questions? You betcha’.

It's A SACabration! Save Ardmore Coalition To Receive Award From Prestigious Preservation Alliance For Greater Philadelphia!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:55:32 +0000

[size=10]Photograph of members of the Save Ardmore Coalition Winning Lower Merion HARB Award for Stewardship in 2007. On this occasion, SAC also received a special achievement award from State Senator Constance H. Williams. In 2007, Save Ardmore Coalition was also honored with the prestegious "David Award" from The Institute for Justice in Washington DC. 2008 brings the Save Ardmore Coalition accolades and recognition from The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia[/size] We hate keeping secrets from all of you out there who support us here at the Save Ardmore Coalition. But now we can tell you that we are receiving an award that isn't merely a feather in our proverbial caps, it is a real testament to us as a group...and especially a testament to Scott Mahan, VP for doing the paperwork! We are, as a group, proud and honored to announce we are a 2008 group recipient of a 2008 Preservation Achievement Award in the category of "Community Action Awards" from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia! When a group like the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia honors us, it further cements our resolve that we must be doing something right! We are also honored to be in the company of our fellow 2008 award recipients.

Dear SAC,

eyaari — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:48:12 +0000

Dear SAC, It's great to see the good impact of your dedication to building a strong Ardmore community. Your good campaign sets a great example for everyone on how to be engaged citizens. Warmest thanks for the steadfast commitment (i.e., work) and congratulations to you. Speaking of being engaged, here is a notice about the first ever fund-raising event for Friends of the Barnes Foundation Legal Defense Fund. Here are the details: Who: Renowned pianist Beth Levin will perform (performed with Philadelphia Orchestra at 12 years of age, studied at Curtis with Rudolph Serkin)

First Friday Main Line Poster Contest Spotlights Our Artists of Tomorrow!

FFML — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:41:38 +0000

Ty Shoehngen 11th Here at First Friday Main Line, fostering the artists of tomorrow is something we take quite seriously. Just like we believe art appreciation starts young. That being said, we wanted to share with you part of our theme for November which is a total celebration of our young people in all of our local schools in our community: we are sponsoring a student poster art contest! Here's what we sent out to get the ball rolling:

First Friday Main Line POSTER CONTEST: We would like to feature your student’s work for our 1st annual FFML poster contest. The FFML poster contest is open to students in public and private elementary, middle and high schools with prizes for each age group. Selected artwork will be exhibited in businesses throughout Ardmore, Haverford and Bryn during the month of November. To be juried, all work must be submitted to First Friday Main Line by October 15th, 2007 and will be posted on the First Friday Website, www.Firstfridaymainline.com so that the public can vote for the favorites in the elementary, middle and high school category. Artwork Theme: Art in Unexpected Places. Work May be in any media and should be basically two dimensional (reliefs are acceptable) and in a 9” x 12” format. Work cannot be too heavy to hang easily in a store window. Only one piece may be submitted per student and it must be labeled on the with the standard label attached.

Click here for poster art submissions received thus far. Check out some more of what has been submitted: Yueyi Zhou 10th Chrissie Schoenhard_10th Kelly Karivalis 12th

Fall Festival/Music in the Park - Ardmore

ArdmoreWilley — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:06:55 +0000

Just giving a heads up to a very nice event happening this Sunday at Normandy Botanical Gardens at Cricket and Normandy Ave. in Ardmore. South Ardmore Betterment Alliance (SABA) MUSIC IN THE PARK – FREE CONCERT Normandy Botanical Garden and Park (Normandy & Cricket Aves.) Sunday, October 7, 2007 (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.) Featuring Sharon Little and Scott Sax – regulars on WXPN, Grammy-winning songwriter, and recently at Ardmore’s own Milkboy – FREE!

Pictures from SAC Events and meetings

dmuth — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:25:19 +0000

We used to have a photo album here, but have since moved everything offsite to Flickr, as they have a great photo hosting service.

Instead, here are links to photos that some of our members have taken. If you would like to have your photos listed here, please let us know!

- The SaveArdmoreCoalition Group on Flickr

- Fundraiser for Moira Shaughnessy

Utility Company Follies: The Utility Summit Review

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:20:02 +0000

Last evening, Lower Merion Township in conjunction with State Senator Connie Williams held a public utility summit. All local State Representatives were there, a handful of commissioners, the Township Manager, and the PUC. It was a good evening, fairly well attended, although we will note that there should be a follow-up summit in September for those residents who were unable to attend. PECO,AQUA, and Verizon sent loads of people – I guess we are paying all those salaries in part through our rates? Everyone should watch the replay on Channel 7 (unless of course you have Verizon Fios, and in that case you will have to rent a DVD or video from the library) Here is the SAC Report Card: A+ -- Goes to State Senator Connie Williams, St. Reps Daylin Leach, Cathy Manderino, and Mike Gerber for being there and being citizen advocates A+ -- Goes to Lower Merion Township Commissioners, Doug Cleland Township Manager, Pat Ryan Asst. Township Manager, LMPD Supt. Joe Daly, and Don Cannon Director of Public Works. They asked important questions, gave great feedback, and are a major catalyst for positive change. They listen to our utility company complaints and seem honestly frustrated by the same issues citizens are frustrated by. C -- Goes to AQUA. Yes, they create hopscotch obstacle courses on our roads, but their personnel were not only friendly, but they gave us many direct phone numbers to call in case of a problem. They also seemed to interact best with the public, and actually seemed to care about our comments. They also tried the best to answer questions. D --Goes to PECO. While Ralph Brown, their Government Affairs guy seemed to do his best to answer direct questions, it is apparent PECO doesn’t really have answers to consumer and governmental concerns. PECO has MANY service related issues, we heard a lot about that. Response time (emergency and non emergency), customer service, the inability to get a live person on the phone and even adequate response as to why they are in such sorry shape with regard to infrastructure were hot button topics. As consumers and customers, we deserve better. And that woman with the brown hair who said she had only been on the job a few months? She has a lot to learn, and we’ll leave it at that. PECO had the most suits and managers in the room. F – Goes to Verizon. The main guy doing the talking to Verizon is what teenagers would have described as “bone head”. Was he in P.R. for Verizon? He answered every question like a tent revival minister “I feel your pain. I hear you.” Well Verizon, can you hear us now? Your dude didn’t seem the least bit interested in what many of us had to say, as a matter of fact many times while people were speaking and addressing him, he didn’t appear to be paying attention. Ignorance, flakiness, or A.D.D.? And Verizon, we weren’t all there last night and watching on TV to listen to dude pimp for Fios. We also learned from Commissioner Lance Rogers that those residents who have signed up for Fios don’t have government or public access TV and might not for up to a year. And we want them in our community WHY? The Verizon guy also was in danger of growing a Pinocchio, because we want to point out these items:

Spring Avenue Trash Clean-up

ArdmoreWilley — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:17:12 +0000

Yesterday, Saturday the 27th, I participated in a clean-up where I meet some wonderful folks who live on the Lower Merion side of Ardmore. The clean-up started at Spring and Simpson and we progressed up Spring to the communty center at Ardmore Avenue. It was great to see a clean community center, free from trash and debris. I also got to talk with the residents who participated and who live on all of these streets about their concerns; such as trash, and other more serious issues such as crime and drug dealing.

Utility Forum To Be Hosted By Lower Merion Township August 15th

Haverford19041 — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:20:09 +0000

Awesome...we'll be there as we are a neighborhood that has suffered at the hands of utility companies over the past few years...inexplicable power outages, tunnels in the street...the works! This event would be perfect if they had included Amtrak.... Here's the press release someone sent us:

News Release - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Township to Host Public Utilities Community Forum on August 15th

Linwood Park Purchase before the BOC

el109 — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:35:38 +0000

The BOC will vote on the purchase of the Linwood Park property at their meeting on July 18 at around 8 PM. Check out the LMT website for details. I urge you to attend and show your support for this important park project.

Get Psyched! It's Time For First Friday Main Line!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:22:24 +0000

Fantabulous Front Page News! Come on now! Tomorrow is First Friday Main Line! What are YOU waiting for??? Grab a friend! Hop that free trolley!

JULY HEATS UP WITH FIRST FRIDAY MAIN LINE ON FRIDAY JULY 6TH , 2007! First Friday Main Line continues to make your summer sizzle when we turn up the heat on Friday July 6th from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Ardmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr! Grab your friends, grab your family, and hop a trolley and make it a night with great venues including (but not limited to):

Save Ardmore Coalition Wins Prestigious National Award From Institute For Justice!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:19:00 +0000

SAC ROCKS! The Save Ardmore Coalition is the proud recipient of another award!!! And it is totally unexpected and blows us away! From the Institute for Justice! http://www.ij.org Scott Mahan, Vice President of Save Ardmore Coalition, is down in Alexandria Virginia for the Institute for Justice's 2007 Conference. Here, we'll let him tell you all about it:

I am in Alexandria VA at the Institute For Justice's National Conference on Eminent Domain Abuse. It has been a great conference. SAC has been represented here for the past several years by Ken Haskin, Sharon Eckstein, Si Simons and Carla Zambelli. This year, they threw us a curve ball. After tonight's dinner, they presented us with the David Award! This is HUGE! As you will read, the award is presented "For outstanding Courage and Principled Devotion in Protecitng Your Rights And the Rights of all Citizens Against the Abuse of Eminent Domain By the Goliaths of Government and Private Interests" This award is only awarded in special circumstances. The last recipient was Suzette Kelo. You should all be proud. I love you all dearly and humblely accepted the award on behalf of all SACers. This award is FOR ALL OF US...... SAC ROCKS!!!

First Friday Was Fantabulous (and other tales from Ardmore)

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:24:31 +0000

First Friday Main Line and Bryn Mawr Twilight Concert rocked the "Line" on Friday June 1st! And by 10 p.m. everyone was either very jazzy or had definite dancin' feet! Here are the photos: First Friday Main Line : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mainlineclicks/sets/72157594462467009/ Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mainlineclicks/sets/72157600299389131/ and....lest we forget, check out this one photo and decide if you think this biz should be boycotted until it settles up with Sherry the First Friday Diva : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mainlineclicks/525836489/in/set-72157594462467009/ And one other thing on the SAC hit parade today? A favorite thing - PECO.

A RANT About Lower Merion Public Meetings Including the Ardmore RFP Meeting At 6 p.m. Tonight May 30th!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:34:49 +0000

**Warning, warning! Danger Will Robinson! This is a SAC RANT...front page worthy even if it doesn't end up there...if our rants annoy you, DON'T read the post*** A few SAC members had a conversation this morning about this evening's Ardmore RFP meeting/public hearing: Ardmore Transit Center Project Wednesday May 30 6:00 P.M. So the meeting is in the boardroom, and it is crucially important for the public to interact with government so we don't end up with a crap project that looks like chain store Disneyland in Historic Ardmore. It is crucial for the business owners in Ardmore to be able to get to the darn meeting so they can see what the future holds for them and if they will be included or excluded, or disenfranchised for the lure of the shiny new penny? It is disturbing to note they are designing Transit Oriented Development in our towns that are historically transit oriented to be transit oriented. But that is a topic for another day. Back to the public meetings. Tonight's starts at 6 p.m.. If you work, have a family, own your own business, 6 p.m. is a VERY DIFFICULT and extraordinarily INCONVENIENT time!

Mainline First Friday

MilkBoy Coffee — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:18:34 +0000

It takes THREE villages to showcase arts and culture in the region, and representatives of businesses and cultural arts organizations in the three towns of Ardmore, Haverford and Bryn Mawr started working together during the summer to create FIRST FRIDAY MAIN LINE: A Main Line ARTitude - This joint partnership shaped a new initiative with the intention of revitalizing our Main Line area, and creating a regional spotlight for all of the talented artists, musicians, and performers who spring from the Main Line. 2 E. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003 610.MILKBOY (610.645.5269)

When EMINENT DOMAIN Comes Up in a Bryn Mawr TRID Conversation, SAC Listens

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:02:43 +0000

We have had reports of the meeting in Bryn Maaaawaaa last evening. Apparently it was a civic association [b]plus[/b] meeting over at the Bryn Mawr Community Center next to Ludington Library. So in case you have been sleeping over TRID (Transit Revitilization Investment District) but we find it a Tricky Ridiculous Irksome Disaster, and is this just a developer's idea of manna for heaven forget about what is left of the Bryn Mawr residents and small businesses that were there first, here are some resources:

LowerMerionGreen.org TRID News From Bryn Mawr: Is this another dumb plan for Lower Merion? Is T.R.I.D. on the menu for Bryn Mawr? (and other intriguing rumors) Preliminary TRID Boundary and Rationale Bryn Mawr Master Plan ACT 238 of 2004: TRID www.landuselawinpa.com

Now we are sure as spittin' someone in local government might be having a conniption about us promoting anything on this, but kids....we've had phone calls and e-mails today....why? Because two dirty words came up: EMINENT DOMAIN SEPTA are perennially irresponsible regional transit authority has the ability NOW to use eminent domain if it wanted, you all know that, right? Well....TRID has the potential, or shall we say, giving them MORE room to do so if they so chose...so if Lower Merion Township were to pledge to Bryn Mawr NOT to use eminent domain, it's great, but unless SEPTA makes a similar pledge, preferably in writing released to local government AND the media, well, that unfortunate door is open and no one can spin their way out of that. Folks in Bryn Maaawwwaaa are concerned because they feel TRID is like a murky lake, you can't see the boundaries or the bottom. But hey, they aren't all wet are they if the actual TRID boundaries keep shifting like a shoreline after a hurricane, right?

June 1, 2007 First Friday Main Line: Celebrate Dance! Celebrate Art! Celebrate Music! Celebrate Life!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Tue, 22 May 2007 13:24:34 +0000

....and most of all, CELEBRATE COMMUNITY!!! [i]Ohhhhh, how we love our Evites! It's time, it's time for June's First Friday Main Line! Before we give you a taste of what to expect, if you would like to be on the exclusive First Friday Main Line Mailing List e-mail comments@saveardmorecoalition.org [/i] Now, straight from www.firstfridaymainline.com :

Dancing Down The Main Line, Tapping Your Toes and Keeping Time. From Tempestuous Tango to The Sultans of Swing We've Even Added a Touch of Hip Hop To See What Fun It Will Bring.

Thank You All For Attending Our Community Forum in Ardmore!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:47:44 +0000
Thank you to all who attended our community forum last evening with North Ardmore and ArdWood Civic Associations. It was a very productive, informative, and engaging conversation, and we look forward to more in the future. We want to thank you, our audience, for attending. We had many familiar local faces in Lower Merion along with a whole bunch of new ones. We had guests from the Haverford Township side of Ardmore eager to join with us and make ALL of Ardmore the best it can possibly be. We had quite a few guests from Radnor Township - members of the Save Ithan Coalition who are fighting to preserve the historic and environmental integrity of Radnorville and Ithan, now under the gun from development. We urged them to forgo the tactic of closed door meetings that we know some within their group are proponents of and active participants in because quite frankly, it will bite them in the ass. We learned that one of the developers up there has new plans but that still includes condos on stilts. Radnor you have a choice to make: either you are going to end up with Peddlers Village on Conestoga or something that resembles Atlantic City. Both are inappropriate for the most historic part of Radnor Township. The folks (and they know who they are) who are playing Monte Hall with the Lone Ranger from the Planning Commission need to put their egos aside and get a reality check. And the newspapers need to cover this more. People are confused and in the dark and we feel sorry for them. Ok, now back to our regularly scheduled program: Thank you to Commissioners Taylor, Gelber, and Dellheim for attending, and we're sorry that Vice President Phillips had a last minute, unavoidable conflict in scheduling- but we know she was there in spirit! We have to say that our Ardmore centric commissioners have been very supportive of the community at large. Thank you to Township Manager Doug Cleland for attending this forum, it was simply terrific to have him in the audience because he adds a lot to these conversations. Those of you whom have never met the Township Manager should. We can't thank enough, our panel of speakers. Mike Weilbacher, Executive Director of the Lower Merion Conservancy, Chris Leswing, Assistant Director of Lower Merion Township's Building & Planning Department and Jerry Francis, President of the Lower Merion Historical Society all were absolutely tremendous. To those of you who missed it, we also must thank our local public access, Channel 99 PATV - through the generosity of Irene McNeil, once again our forum was covered and filmed. Please support Channel 99 financially with any small bequest you can manage so they might continue to cover the community in which we live!

The Conversation Continues...Attend Our Crucial May 17th, 2007 Community Forum in Ardmore!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:04:39 +0000
May 17th, 2007 Community Forum: The Conversation Continues...What can we be doing to protect our traditional neighborhoods while balancing development with preservation?
Love your neighborhood? Appreciate all it has to offer? Concerned that traditional neighborhoods are in jeopardy? Come join in a community conversation with Mike Weilbacher, Executive Director of the Lower Merion Conservancy, Chris Leswing, Assistant Director of Lower Merion Township's Building & Planning Department and Jerry Francis, President of the Lower Merion Historical Society focusing on what Lower Merion Township can do, and should be doing, to protect its traditional neighborhoods. Join the Save Ardmore Coalition, ArdWood Civic Asociation and North Ardmore Civic Association. on Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, located at Athens Avenue and Wynnewood Road, in Ardmore, PA for this important event. Refreshments will be served.

The Sun is Shining Because TONIGHT IS FIRST FRIDAY MAIN LINE!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:41:54 +0000
Just a reminder that it's First Friday in Ardmore, Haverford and Bryn Mawr...and beautiful weather means we're taken it to the outside.... http://www.firstfridaymainline.com/ Cricket Block Party, Ardmore! May 4th, Outside MilkBoy in Ardmore, Featuring, “Blue Light", “Ellis Hooks” and "40 Year Gap". Check out the Events Page for more details As Sherry, First Friday Diva tells us:
COME PARTY OUTSIDE!!!!!! May 4th, 2007 Ardmore, Haverford, & Bryn Mawr

Another First Friday Main Line Rocked The "Line"

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:29:48 +0000
Hey Now! Johnny Cash might "walk the line", but First Friday Main Line? First Friday Main Line Rocks the "Line"! First Friday Main Line was happening and fun! Tons of people were out and tons of people rode the trolley! The photos are in and y'all can find them here on Flickr.

ArdWood Civic Association Meeting on April 5th

el109 — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:40:12 +0000

ArdWood Civic Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday April 5th at 730 PM at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church (Athens Ave and Wynnewood Road).

Our guest speaker will be Walter Herman of the Friends of the Barnes. Come on out and get the scoop on the Barnes effort to remain in Merion.

More information is available on our website at www.ardwoodcivic.org or via email at .

Ardmore ROCKS! Thanks Everyone for a Great Night!

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:30:38 +0000
Hi!!!! Here are some of the first post-event photos Wow! It took us a day to recover from "Get Out Your Green" for Ardmore's Moira Shaughnessy, and we're still tired! We are all blown away by the sheer generosity of folks and what a tremendous success this March 17th fundraiser was! Moira attended her party along with her family, and it did our hearts good to see her and her lovely family. First, we'd like to thank Joe Rufo, owner of Brownies 23 East (www.brownies23east.com ), because without him, it wouldn't have happened! Joe, thank you, thank you, thank you! And Sam, Sam, SAC's Auction Man, we love ya' baby! To the approximately 800 individuals who came out for this event during the course of the event, thank you! To all of those who donated goods and services, thank YOU including Super Suppers (www.ssardmorepa.com),Carlinos (www.carlinosmarket.com ), Acme Markets (www.acmemarkets.com ), Cricket Catering (www.cricketcatering.com), Suburban Office (www.suburbaninc.com), WXPN (www.xpn.org). To our incredible muscial line up of: Deb Callahan Website: http://www.debcallahanband.com/ Jeffrey Gaines Website: www.jeffreygaines.com or http://www.myspace.com/jeffreygaines Amanda Kaletsky Website: www.amandakaletsky.com or http://www.myspace.com/amandakaletsky Jon Dichter Website: www.beaudjango.com Dennis Selfridge Website: www.dennisselfridge.com Lou Maresca and Friends (including Chip Gaasche, Tony Zinni and Joe Glennon) Trudy The Dustpan Diva You guys brought the house down with your talent!!!!!!!!!!! To the Township of Lower Merion, www.lowermerion.org , you have absolutely no idea how happy we were to be able to get to Ardmore, let alone park...it was the worst ice accumulation anyone had seen. Also a big thanks to all those commissioners and township staff members who came out to celebrate Moira with us. To our local and regional papers www.mainlinelife.com, www.mainlinetimes.com, www.philly.com - many thanks for all the fabulous promotion. And we can't wait to see what magic will happen courtesy of Irene McNeil and the tremendous Local 99 PATV (http://www.local99.tv/), because they were there filming and interviewing all night long! For our photographer, Joanne Posse www.joannepossephotography.com , we owe a debt of gratitude for all those photos we will see shortly....You guys, Ardmore came together on Saturday like nothing anyone has seen - and we think this is hopefully a harbinger of things to come. Please remember that the fundraising doesn't stop with this first event, and any additional "green" you can get out can be sent as follows: The Moira Shaughnessy Medical Fund c/o TD BankNorth 551 W. Lancaster Avenue Haverford, PA 19041 Thanks to all for making this happen! www.saveardmorecoalition.org www.firstfridaymainline.com www.ardmoreinitiative.org Ardmore Business Association