Grand Opening of Olly Shoes in Plymouth Meeting!

Olly located at The Plaza Shops at the Plymouth Meeting Mall will have a Grand Opening Family Fun Day Celebration this Saturday, August, 29th from 10 AM - 2 PM. Check out the new store and support Don Tollefson's "Winning Ways" charity benefiting kids in the greater Philadelphia area. Entertainment will vary throughout the day but include the Elmwood Park Zoo, Makin' Music performances, Autographs with Philadelphia athletes and more. Call the store for more information at 610-825-3200.

Jade Garden Now Open!

A few restaurant changes are going on in the Dreshertown Plaza Shopping Center. Carambola closed after dinner on Saturday (8/22) and Jade Garden opened within the past few weeks. Jade Garden, which features Japanese and Chinese cuisine, opened in the old King Tien space (next to Carambola) for those of you that grew up in the Upper Dublin area and remember the restaurant that had pictures that really looked like real water falls (of course I was a kid at the time). I have heard the Chinese is better than the sushi, but I have yet to check it out myself. They are located at 1650 Limekiln Pike, Dresher and their telephone number is (215) 542-3890.

Carambola Closes

Carambola in Dresher closed it's doors after dinner on Saturday evening. It had opened in October 1997 by owner Danny Nejberger. He said rising gas prices starting last summer shrank his customer base and commodity prices rose. His lunch business fell 40 percent after layoffs at local business parks followed by dinner declining as much as 40 percent. He was unable to sustain the loses anymore.

Bounce U Opening in Horsham

I know there are a ton of bounce places around this area, but none as close as the new Bounce U that is opening September 19th. Located just off Horsham Road in the Babylon Business Campus (the same campus as Kids U), this should be a great new place for kids birthday parties and open bounce for the kids!

A couple offers: join their VIP list to hear about special events and announcements (or you can just check back here ;) Email your name, child's name(s) and birthday(s) to horsham.pa@bounceu.com. Their first big event will be the Gala Grand Opening Party in early October! Also, if you decide to book a birthday party before their Grand Opening, they will provide a free cake! Call 215.674.8644 to book your party.

Bounce U of Horsham
420 Babylon Road
Suite C
Horsham, PA 19044

Ambler YMCA breaking ground now!!

Exciting news from the Ambler Y! A groundbreaking celebration will be 9:30 a.m. Sept. 9 for the new Ambler Area YMCA on McKean Road between Norristown and Welsh roads. The future Y will include Olympic-size, warm and family fun pools; an indoor walking/running track; a health and wellness center; aerobic exercise studios; double gymnasium; community rooms and more.
For more info call 215-628-9950 or visit their website.

I can't wait to see the new Y!

Fresh Market Now Open! (and I checked out Qdoba too)

So I checked out the Fresh Market today and was pretty impressed with their selection of food. Everything seemed really fresh and looked so good! Their produce looked amazing! The prices for certain things seemed a little higher than what I was willing to spend for that particular product. It seemed to be a cross mix of Whole Foods and some regular grocery items you would find at Giant. The place was packed with people and it was a little difficult to move my cart around but I managed to get by (even though I did knock something over coming around a bend)!

I ended up purchasing a banana chocolate chip loaf which looked amazing. I got it home took a bite and noticed it had NUTS in it! I was not happy for 2 reasons. I hate nuts in my banana bread and the label did not say banana NUT bread. There was nothing to indicate I was purchasing something with nuts in it. I am not allergic to nuts but am thinking how so many people have nut allergies and would be upset if they went to bite into banana chocolate chip bread and found nuts all over it. I called the store immediately and spoke to the store manager who completely agreed the label should read banana nut chocolate chip bread and offered to refund me my money. She said she would let corporate know as well!

So that's my first experience at the new Fresh Market in town!

I also happen to check Qdoba out as well. It was super hot inside (clearly have ac problems) but the food was pretty good. I had a chicken and cheese quesadilla (which is the only Mexican food I really eat) and I liked it. I also had some quacamole and chips which were fair. I like Baha Fresh's better. My son had a kids version of the chicken quesadilla and ate it right up! They have 3 choices for kids. It was packed at lunch time, but the line seemed to move pretty quick! I am not rushing back as I don't love Mexican food, but it is worthwhile checking out.

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