Lower Merion
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USA Today: Despite Sharing a Border, Two Local School Districts Encapsulate PA’s Disparity in School Funding
Sitting side by side, the Lower Merion School District and Philadelphia School District provide a perfect example of the disparity in school funding for Pennsylvania and the effects educational gerrymandering has on children who do not live in affluent communities, writes Alia Wong in a 3,100-word investigation for USA Today. Pennsylvania ranks 45th in the…
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Saint Joseph’s University and University of the Sciences to Proceed with Merger
Following a months-long evaluation, Saint Joseph’s University and University of the Sciences have voted to proceed with a merger, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The merger is expected to be completed in about a year. The boards and presidents of the two private schools have all voted for and signed an agreement that…
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SEPTA Earns Dubious Distinction of Having One of the ‘Sorriest Bus Stops’ in North America
The SEPTA bus stop at Hollow Road and Conshohocken State Road in Lower Merion Township is among the four “sorriest bus stops” in North America, according to readers of Streetsblog USA, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lower Merion Township’s Vegetation Abomination – as the site has dubbed the now-infamous stop – was nominated…
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Money Magazine Ranks This Montco Town the Second-Best Place in America to Live if You Work From Home
If you work from home, Lower Merion is among the best places in the nation to live, according to a new analysis of U.S. cities and towns published by Money magazine, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The rankings were determined by selecting places with a minimum population of 25,000, then removing those that…
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Local Artists Turn Death of Spotted Lanternfly into Catchy Music Video, Stylish Jewelry
As terrible as spotted lanternflies are and as much damage as they cause, two local artists are making the most out of the invasion by writing lanternfly-inspired music and even turning the dreaded bug into jewelry, reports 6ABC. Tim Cheney, a member of the music group The Edge Hill Rounders and a Glenside resident, killed…
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Eagles Honor Kobe Bryant with Tribute Wall Displaying His ’10 Rules’
The Philadelphia Eagles have honored Lower Merion High School and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with a tribute wall inside the team’s practice facility, writes Ron Gutterman for Lakers Nation. The tribute is especially moving since the Eagles were Bryant’s favorite football team. The video of him celebrating the team’s Super Bowl win remains…
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Remembering the Night Kobe Bryant Arrived at His Prom with His Celebrity Crush
When 17-year-old Kobe Bryant decided to invite his celebrity crush Brandy to his Lower Merion High School prom, no one thought he could pull it off, write Anna Orso, Allison Steele, Justine McDaniel, and Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While Bryant was already a basketball star, an all-American who announced he would not go…
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Chester County Leadership: Jill Bodensteiner
As she prepares to deliver the keynote address at Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s annual luncheon in Oaks Friday afternoon, Jill Bodensteiner, the Director of Athletics at Saint Joseph’s University, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Indiana, where she fell in love with the game of basketball, skipped fourth grade, and graduated…
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Local Township’s New Zoning Code a Tribute to 1950s Suburbia
The new zoning code proposed for Lower Merion Township focuses primarily on the most cherished but also most exclusionary features of 1950s suburbia, writes Inga Saffron for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new rules will be up for a final vote at a Board of Commissioners meeting on Sept. 18. The code emphasizes big lots, big…
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