On Monday I heard that residents who live in close proximity to the bar blocks in Bryn Mawr weren't happy with back to school....already. And the police briefs are giving a little peek into issues already...

Last weekend when we were headed back from Wayne (which was packed to the gills with returning college students too), coming through Bryn Mawr was a revelation. I have no idea who is doing what, but it just seems odd that the institutions of higher learning come back and at the same time all this stuff starts to happen again. Is it conincidence?

It was nice to see the streets full, but it was all college kids and when we drove down Lancaster Ave, in between Kelly's and where Omar's and a couple other places were on the Kelly's side of the "pike" there were also at least 3 police cars lined up lights swirling.

Now I also heard the other day after the weekend that some business in Bryn Mawr either had a door or window broken, and in Ardmore on Sunday there were plants all ripped out of their pots, flower pots smashed.

On the Pennswood Bridge over the tracks in Bryn Mawr the bridge is once more littered with trash (I picked up a bag full myself yesterday and threw it away in a trashcan), and the bridge has been tagged in spots again with grafitti.

Labor counsel in Bashore case withdraws - Main Line Suburban Life - Main Line Media News

So this morning I plopped up a quick post about Lower Merion School District getting spanked over fees in evil-spying-laptops case.

Well as per a PM here from a couple fellow blogging pals, it seems that one of the Reasonable Parents Who Are Only Reasonable When You Agree With Them decided to trash me over there at Main Line Media News--- someone named jsvillanova.

Ahhhhh...summer is ending and the trolls are back! The pitchforks are out again! What's next, LOL, throwing a witch in a body of water to see if she floats, because once again, it's an off topic witch hunt....

(And once again, I didn't write over there, didn't comment over there, am not the topic of the article)

Of course I wonder who the decorum police are who decide if a citizen makes a comment is it a comment or an insult? But whatever, that is nothing new since we all know Lower Merion occasionally attempts to pulverize their critics too.

So I found an amusing post they posted - they want to have a Bloggergate Happy Hour! You know hang out with all those folk they want to pay up?
The burning questions include:

Will they serve CUPCAKES?
I don't know, LOL, I have visions of locking all the bloggers in a big room until they pay up LOL....

I am sorry, maybe the city is trying to say sorry, but if I was a blogger in the city, I would take recording equipment with me if I went...but if they serve cupcakes, let's hope they aren't confiscated cupcakes....

Sorry, don't mean to gloat because it will cost taxpayers money (and LMSD is one big giant pot of OPM), but when Lower Merion School District gets spanked, it is a tiny victory for the people. I think this Lower Merion School District scenario, no matter what the issue is (webcams, evil spying laptops, redistricting, racism, pick one) is just going to continue to ramp up until someone removes McGinley, the current administration and most of the school board. of course, that might not even be enough, hmmm? After all can it be said the ties that bind between Lower Merion Township and Lower Merion School District are a lot tighter then either camp wants to let on? Can we suppose, that although if you inquire as to a school district issue in a commissioners meeting and they say "we have nothing to do with LMSD, they are autonomous", it might not really be true? Could they be kissing cousins who have intermarried?

Anyway, check out the latest....
Posted on Tue, Aug. 31, 2010
Lower Merion School District ordered to pay plaintiff's lawyer $260,000
By John P. Martin
Inquirer Staff Writer

A federal judge Monday ordered the Lower Merion School District to pay about $260,000 now - and potentially much more later - to the lawyer who brought the lawsuit over the district's webcam monitoring.

In a 14-page opinion, Senior U.S. District Judge Jan E. DuBois said Mark S. Haltzman deserved to be paid for work that led to a preliminary injunction against the district in May. And he said Haltzman could submit the rest of his bills when the case ended.

I am thankful for the other terrific blogging voices in the community. Pattye Benson, my pal in Tredyffrin reminds us today of a very BIG name and a very BIG drama that continues to play out: Brian O'Neill vs. Citizens Bank.

What up with Big Brian in Lower Merion, I wonder? Rock Hill Road, Righters Ferry Road, that site in Gladwyne and whatever else is out there?

Made-for-TV Movie . . . No, It’s Brian O’Neill vs. Citizens Bank
Posted on August 30th, 2010 11:44 AM by Pattye Benson

Wegmans and Target opened to much fanfare at Uptown Worthington but the battle rages behind the scenes between the property’s developer Brian O’Neill and Citizens Bank.

All this talk always in Lower Merion about new development in Ardmore. Mind you nothing seems to be happening except for the Ardmore Ave realignment (and lordy that fountain Bryn Mawr Trust should have paid 100% for sure will be taking up a lot of room when all is said and done), and meanwhile I wonder what those in the township see when they leave the township building? Or do they pretend they don't see? Ardmore is showing the wear and tear of political boondoggles and inertia. And when there is a shiny new fountain surrounded by sad? If they could turn back the clock or wave a magic wand, what do all of you think would improve Ardmore? Maybe we should talk about it again? I see things like First Friday Main Line and Clover Market as being positives, and I love the small businesses trying to hang in there, but it's rough. So what do you all think? Is this just the economy or is part of this issue the township itself and how they perceive things?

There is a new biz in town - Detail Inc: Detail Auto Salon and Concierge Services - in Haverford. They moved into the old Lyons Detailing spot and suffice it so say, it's a whole new game - check it out. Reasonable prices too. Find them on Facebook too under Detail Inc. - Auto Salon & Concierge Services