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After fed-up neighbors file suit, Upper Main Line YMCA pauses pickleball, ‘explores options’

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The outdoor courts are padlocked but the racket over pickleball at the Upper Main Line Y (UMLY) is far from over.

After two years of back-and-forth with UMLY and Easttown officials that cut the hours of play but failed to quell the din to their satisfaction, neighbors decided to play hardball – they sued.  

After public outcry, Radnor returns banished books; Nova rape protest update; New eats: Settantatré Berwyn, Manorah Bryn Mawr; Wonder ‘food halls’ in Ardmore & KOP; Hot Headlines; This and That & more

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Gender Queer, Blankets and Fun Home – three graphic novels removed from the Radnor High School library after a parent challenged them as pornographic – are back on the shelves.

After 23 residents pleaded for immediate action at Tuesday night’s board meeting and deliberations stretched past 11 p.m., the vote was taken.

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss America, the news media, free speech & ‘Small Acts of Courage’ with veteran news anchor Pat Ciarrocchi in Bryn Mawr. Tickets to this timely talk – a vital fundraiser for Main Line School Night – are going fast.

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Two award-winning journalists.

One stage.

And a whole LOT to talk about.

No wonder tickets are going fast for Main Line School Night’s May 19 Visionary Voices fundraiser: “America, the Media, & Small Acts of Courage” with MSNBC chief correspondent Ali Velshi in conversation with veteran news anchor Pat Ciarrocchi.

Longtime Paoli jeweler makes ‘difficult, bittersweet’ decision to close, liquidate inventory

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One of the last fine jewelry stores still standing on the Main Line is folding.

In business for nearly 80 years, Walter J. Cook Jewelers is closing its 2,750 sq. ft. Paoli showroom. A storewide liquidation sale begins next week.