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Bryn Mawr Interior Designer Always Finds Perfect Items to Put on Walls of Her Clients’ Homes
Bryn Mawr interior designer Brittany Hakimfar never leaves the walls of her client’s houses feeling empty, and she even sometimes helps design items that will end up on display, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “You can’t design a beautiful space with blank walls,” she said. Once, she rummaged through her client’s storage area…
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Bryn Mawr-Raised Kat Dennings Joins Forces with Tim Allen in ABC’s Latest Pilot ‘Shifting Gears’
Kat Dennings, a Bryn Mawr native, is teaming up with Tim Allen in a new ABC sitcom pilot titled “Shifting Gears,” writes Chris Compendio for The Philly Voice. In this family comedy, Dennings will play Riley, an estranged daughter who moves back in with her father after her divorce, bringing her two teenagers along. Allen…
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Annual Fashion Show at Harcum College is A Grand Affair
The much-anticipated Annual Fashion Show returns to Harcum College on Friday, April 26, 2024, in Klein Hall, Bryn Mawr Campus. Doors open at 7 PM. The show steps off at 8 PM. This year’s event has been conceived to involve all fashion majors and fashion faculty every step of the way, from promoting to planning,…
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Bryn Mawr College Names Delco Native Wendy Cadge as Next President
Wendy Cadge, a sociologist and national expert in contemporary American religion, will become the next president of Bryn Mawr College. Cadge, who is currently the dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science and Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanistic Social Sciences at Brandeis University, will take over as president on July 1. She…
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A Mother’s Crusade: Raising Nearly $1M and Launching Bala Cynwood Nonprofit After Daughter’s Diagnosis
When the Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first gene therapy to treat metachromatic leukodystrophy, a fatal childhood inherited brain disease, Maria Kefalas was not bitter that the treatment did not arrive sooner to save her daughter, she writes for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “For me and other families of children who have MLD, the…
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Bryn Mawr-based Alliance HP Buys Two Montgomery County Properties for $23.1M
Bryn Mawr-based real estate firm Alliance HP has purchased two properties in Montgomery County – one industrial building and one office building – for a total of $23.1 million, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company bought a 143,000-square-foot fully vacant office building in Plymouth Meeting for $11.3 million. Alliance HP is…
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Madeline Perry’s Squash Legacy Continues at Bryn Mawr’s Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr’s Baldwin School squash director Madeline Perry has had quite the distinguished career as a professional player, writes Fionnuala Boyle for The Irish Star. Hailing from from Ireland, Perry achieved notable successes, including reaching the quarter-finals of the World Open in Belfast in 2006 and clinching the Irish Open in 2007. However, it was…
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Bryn Mawr College Graduate Runs Barbetta, Manhattan’s Oldest Family-Owned Italian Restaurant
Laura Maioglio, a Bryn Mawr College graduate, is at the helm of Barbetta, Manhattan’s oldest family-owned Italian restaurant, writes Denice Flores Almendares for W42ST. Barbetta was started in 1906 by Maioglio’s father, Sebastian, and to this day it still stands as a timeless testament to both culinary excellence and enduring tradition. When she took over…
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Former Bryn Mawr Republican Eric Settle Joins as Candidate for PA Attorney General
Eric Settle, a former Republican from Bryn Mawr, has joined the state attorney general’s race as a candidate for the recently formed Forward Party, writes Kenny Cooper for the WHYY. “Today it is time to move forward,” said Settle on Tuesday, during a press conference. “Today, I’m honored to help lead a new movement that…
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Lynne Macziewski Spearheads Community-building as New Head of Historic Baldwin School
Lynne Macziewski has been making strides since she assumed the role of the Baldwin School’s new head, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Macziewski previously served as the associate head of Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. One thing she noticed about her the 135 year-old all-girls school – something that was confirmed by…
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Former Bryn Mawr Resident to Sell Rare ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Hokusai at Christie’s
Retired University of Pennsylvania professor and former Bryn Mawr resident Jitendra Singh is selling a complete collection from a revered Japanese printmaker, writes Geraldine Fabrikant for The New York Times. Singh was living in Bryn Mawr in 2013 when he bought his first woodblock print from the “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji” collection by Katsushika…
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A Bryn Mawr Nonprofit Provides Lifeline for Families with Children with Complex Medical Issues
When Maryann Wallace’s daughter was born three months early and needed to spend the first seven months of her life in the hospital, Fred’s Footsteps in Bryn Mawr was there to help her and her husband Chris with the bills piling up, writes Kim Hudson for CBS Philadelphia. The Wallace’s already had a son who…
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Bryn Mawr Style Maven Shares How She Got Started in the World of Fashion
Elissa Bloom, executive director of Philadelphia Fashion Incubator and founder of Elissa Bloom Home Bryn Mawr, has always loved fashion and it shows in her personal style and her work, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. Bloom describes her style as “stylish, artsy and eclectic.” She loves hats and heels and the foundation…
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Once Contemporary Norman, Bryn Mawr Home Is Now Modernist Masterpiece
A former attractive contemporary Norman home in Bryn Mawr that has since been transformed into a true Modernist masterpiece inside a Norman shell recently hit the market, writes Sandy Smith for the Philadelphia Magazine. The inside of the 1969 home was fully remodeled by architect Steven Verner and interior designer Janelle Spilman. It is now…
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For Owner of Latrice of Bryn Mawr, Fashion is a Family Tradition
For Angela Abruzzese, owner of Latrice of Bryn Mawr, fashion is a cherished family tradition, writes Mark Zimmaro for the South Philly Review. Abruzzese’s parents, Jennie and Louis Zinni, opened their first clothing store in Philadelphia in 1946. The pair, who had three daughters and one son, often took their children with them to work,…
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Bryn Mawr Chef Has Become the Go-to Expert for Authentic Spanish Cuisine
Veronica Fitzgerald, born in Ecuador, but now living in Bryn Mawr, has become the Main Line expert on the popular empanada, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. She established V Empanadas at the Lancaster County Farmers Market just over a year ago, and it has already become the go-to spot for authentic Spanish cuisine.…
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Bryn Mawr Chemist’s Book Brews Bitter Debate Between the U.S. and the U.K.
When Michelle Francl, a chemistry professor at Bryn Mawr College published her book, “Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea,” she had no idea it would stir up an international controversy between the U.S. and the U.K., writes Suryatapa Bhattacharya and Gareth Vipers for The Wall Street Journal. In her new book released this week, she examines…
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Instead of Knocking Down Walls, Bryn Mawr Couple Opts for Artful Update of New Home
When a couple in dire need of space opted to buy a big stone house in Bryn Mawr, they found a layout that was more old school with a center hall, crown moldings, and ceiling medallions, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for the Main Line Today. While they would have preferred a more modern aesthetic, due…
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