Swarthmore

Brains and beauty abound in the borough of Swarthmore, thick with trees, graceful homes and the cerebral pulsing of Swarthmore College, one of the nation’s premierand most exclusiveliberal arts schools. But where Chester Road temporarily leaves the bucolic scene behind and dives under the overpass, the shops and service businesses that hug the train station on SEPTA’s R3 line range from old school to new wave. Now, that core district, which has grown and been enlivened during the past five years, is primed to expand farther.

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Swarthmore Articles

	Picking the Main Line's Best Breakfasts (and Brunches) By Hobart Rowland
	10 Best Breakfasts on the Main Line Kick-start your morning with one of Main Line Today's favorite breakfast dishes, from old-fashioned Irish oatmeal to cinnamon bun French toast. By Beth Ceccarelli
	Top Financial Advisers 2012 Need help navigating today's economy? We found 13 Main Line experts perfectly suited for this bumpy ride through the recession. By Tara Behan & Emily Riley

Swarthmore Events

• Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
  

  Discover all the grandeur, mystery, and the excitement of The Arabian Nights! In this delightful dramatization, by Michele L. Vacca, of the...

• Family-to-Family Education Program
  

  Family-to-Family (F2F) is a free series of 12 weekly classes, one evening per week, structured to help family members understand and support a...

• Wings
  

  In this inspiring, memorable musical Tony nominee Ann Crumb portrays Emily, an aviatrix who is in recovery from a stroke. Once able to fly on...

• Friday Night Live Concert Series - Doc Gibbs
  

  This concert series brings together live music and live art exploring the relationship between the two. February’s featured performer...

• Andrea McArdle in Concert: The Media Theatre's Annual Gala
  

   

  Broadway's legendary Tony nominated performer, who was the original "Annie", sings at Delaware County's...

• Main Line Bridal Event at The Radnor
  

  Fashion, Fun and Fabulous prizes—The Main Line Bridal Event At The Radnor

  The dress, the flowers, and the cake you have...

• Pancake Breakfast & Maple Sugaring Celebration
  

  Pancake Breakfast & Maple Sugaring Celebration

  Saturday, February 25,

  8:00 am – 1:00 pm

  ...
• The Academy of Vocal Arts Pelléas et Mélisande
  

  A love triangle between a woman, the prince she marries and his younger half-brother.  The prince finds a young woman lost in a forest. They...

• Love Letters
  

   

  A unique and imaginative theatre piece by A. R. Gurney which received a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  It is...
• Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show
  

  This popular art show features works by over 70 local and regional professional artists from the Brandywine Valley and beyond. Artists display...