Swarthmore is awakening as a dining destination. First up, this week, is Rudi's on Park , an elegant, intimate BYOB in a restored house with hardwood floors, a romantic balcony, and lots of patio space for outdoor dining in season.

Showing off their free ink, courtesy of Flesh Effects in Allentown, are Phillies fans Robert Orendash Jr., Charles Ginkinger Jr.

Stefanie and Lloyd Bock of Lafayette Hill announce the birth of their son, Logan Michael , on Feb.

Gather the family and head to the Whitemarsh Business Association's 5th Annual Fall Pumpkin Festival being held today .

Jane Austen, as was once said of John Wayne, reverses the laws of optics. The further away she gets, the larger she becomes.

Less than 14 months after a devastating apartment blaze along the Conshohocken riverfront set back one of the nation's most successful revivals of an aging town, a $36.3 million settlement has been reached to end all fire-related litigation.

Waking up to the potential of hypnosis to combat certain problems September 24, 2009 Bryan Toder If you've ever seen a stage hypnotist, you might think hypnotism is all about volunteers doing outlandish things for the amusement of a live audience.

Linda Nevatt is in Williamsburg this week on something of a working vacation. The Churchville resident is defending her Senior Division title at the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional National Championship.

Philadelphia's proposed 8 percent sales tax worries retailers, such as Georgia Doyle and Lisa Howe of Artisans on the Avenue, who operate near suburbs.

Suburban businesses already charge a lower levy. If the gap widens under a budget plan, merchants near the border fear customers will cross over.

Sara and Jeff Walters of Lafayette Hill, along with big brother Andrew, announce the birth of their son and brother, Jason Robert , on Dec.

The New Jersey Department of Human Services is reaching out to methadone treatment services in the region to replace Parkside Recovery, which announced last week it will close its clinic on Broadway in Camden as soon as possible.

Is Ambler becoming the new Main Street Manayunk? Well, maybe not quite yet, but with the arrival and opening of the chic Dettera restaurant and now From the Boot right across the avenue from The Shanachie, it is starting to look and feel like it.

Mushfiq Mammadov, a conscientious objector to military service in Azerbaijan, has been detained for refusing to perform compulsory military service.

Anne Hathaway and her paternal grandmother, Jacqueline Anne Gouin. Actress Anne Hathaway gave a stirring tribute to her family Wednesday morning as she sang "Ave Maria" at the funeral Mass of her paternal grandmother, Jacqueline Ann Gouin, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in the city's Andorra section.