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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Corner Bakery Announces Bala Cynwyd Opening
The restaurant sits between Lord & Taylor and Chili's on City Avenue.
After months of construction, the new Corner Bakery in Bala Cynwyd has scheduled its grand opening. The 4,000-square-foot restaurant at 153 E. City Ave. will open for business at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, restaurant staff told Patch Friday. The store phone number is 610-664-0402. Staff also distributed fliers to interested passersby, who kept coming by Friday afternoon, perhaps intrigued by the absence of the fleet of construction vehicles that has filled the parking lot so many days for this spring and past winter. The first 100 customers on opening day get a Corner Bakery mug and a year of free coffee refills, the company announced. The restaurant is still hiring. An AT&T store will eventually take the space next to Corner Bakery, but…
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Police: Two Strong-Armed Robberies In Penn Wynne This Week
The incidents occurred on Monday and Thursday, according to the township news release.
The following information has been provided by Lower Merion Township. Township residents are being alerted to two strong-armed robberies which occurred in Penn Wynne in the last five days. On Monday, May 14 at 8:10 p.m., a juvenile township resident was walking on Trent Rd. in Penn Wynne when four young black males began following him. Two of the males ran up to him and one of them pointed what appeared to be a handgun at him and robbed him of his cell phone. They were described as being in their late teens or early twenties. On Thursday, May 17 at 8:51 p.m., a resident of Penn Wynne was walking on Edgevale Rd. when two black males approached him from behind. One of the males pressed a hard object into his back and told him to empty his …
Best Hoagies: Narberth American Family Market
The Haverford Avenue store prevailed over Lee's and others.
This week, Patch voters picked Narberth American Family Market as the Readers' Choice for the best hoagies in Narberth or Bala Cynwyd. The store is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Check back Sunday morning for a roundup of the top hoagie places in other nearby Patches.
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Summer Reading: What's on Your Kid's List?
Lower Merion School District students are assigned books between grades.
Whether they are assigned specific books or asked to choose from a list, most Lower Merion School District students have required reading during summer vacation. Follow the links below to see who's supposed to read what: Any parents have other reading suggestions? Tell us in the comments section.
Which Local Streets Are Being Repaved?
Lower Merion Township Commissioners approved a contractor Wednesday.
Four miles of roads in Bala Cynwyd, Belmont Hills and Penn Valley are set to be repaved starting in August, after Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners approved a contractor for the townshipwide summer repaving program at Wednesday night's meeting. The first of two phases of repaving, including roads in other parts of Lower Merion, should begin about June 18 and end July 20. The second phase, which includes roads in Bala Cynwyd, Belmont Hills and Penn Valley, should run from mid-August to mid-September. (See a complete list of township roads to be paved here.) After some questions from commissioners about contributions from Aqua America (which contributes money when roads are to be repaved by the township, rather than repaving just a patch…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Child Safety Locks Deemed Unsafe
The Safety 1st toilet and cabinet locks were sold at Bed, Bath and Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, Home Depot, Target and Walmart.
Hundreds of thousands of child safety locks are being recalled because they can fail, exposing children to dangerous situations. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Dorel Juvenile Group, Thursday announced a voluntary recall of about 183,000 toilet locks and 685,000 cabinet locks. Young children can unexpectedly disengage the toilet locks and gain access to water in the toilet, posing the risk of drowning, according to the CPSC, and the cabinet locks are being recalled because young children can disengage the lock, posing the risk of injury from dangerous or unsafe items stored in the cabinet. Have you had issues with these locks or others not working? Tell us in the comments below. Consumers …
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Bala Cynwyd Farmers Market Debuts
Vendors will be at Belmont Avenue and St. Asaph's Road every Thursday this summer.
The 2012 season of the Bala Cynwyd Farmers Market began Thursday afternoon as a dozen vendors set up shop in the GSB Building parking lot at Belmont Avenue and St. Asaph's Road. Merchandise included produce, hummus, baked goods, candy and frozen pops, while another stand offered to sharpen knives and scissors. Like last year, the market will be open every Thursday through the summer, but at a new time: 2:30-6:30 p.m. (Last year's market operated from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays.) For more information on how to shop or sell at the market, visit balacynwydfarmersmarket.weebly.com or email balafarmersmarket@yahoo.com. The market also operates a Facebook page.
Cheap Trips: The World Series of Bikes
Find three local attractions you can visit on one tank of gas.
Looking to save money? Try one of these three trips you can enjoy on just one tank of gas: the Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill, the World Series of Bikes in Breinigsville and historic Fallsington in Levittown. Address: 9201 Germantown Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia How Far From Narberth-Bala Cynwyd Patch: 7 miles or 19 minutes Admission: Adults: $10, Seniors (55+): $7, Children and Students (with ID): Free, Museum Members: Free Hours: About: Focusing on artists from the Philadelphia area, Woodmere Art Museum showcases more than 3,000 works of art, along with frequent special exhibitions. The museum first opened in 1940, in a 19th Century Victorian mansion that sits near the top of Chestnut Hill. The museum is open seven days a…
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19 Open Houses This Weekend
The forecast is sunny, too.
Nineteen open houses are scheduled for the weekend of May 19-May 20 in the Narberth-Bala Cynwyd area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate. The area's most expensive open house is 1434 Flat Rock Road in Penn Valley. With six bedrooms and eight bathrooms on a five-acre lot, it's on the market for $1,899,000. Cheapest of the bunch are three units at the Tower at Oak Hill, 1600 Hagys Ford Road. Owners are asking between $120,000 and $200,000 for each. The National Weather Service forecast calls for a sunny Saturday and Sunday with temperatures in the mid-70s. For complete information on all of the area's open houses, including the dates and times of the area's openings, check AOL Real Estate.
