Village Vine Could Be a Sign of Things to Come in Swarthmore
Two attorneys are behind Village Vine, a popular wine bar open a year now in Swarthmore, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today.
Lori Knauer and Jill Bennett Gaieski have been able to offer a diversity of wines while enticing patrons with a small plate menu from executive chef Chris Galbraith.
They see Village Vine as a gathering spot for the community.
The 50-seat bar in the downtown could be the beginning of a commercial renaissance for the borough.
“There are multiple factions in town,” says Gaieski, who is on borough council. “You have one made up of people who want to see progress, and there are some who want things to stay the old way.”
Wallingford developer Jason Kilpatrick feels the borough is ready to move forward.
He owns 52 property units in Swarthmore, 40 of them residential. The rest are commercial, like Hobbs Coffee, Dance Happy Designs and the Poco Loco boutique.
Kirkpatrick is part of a group that envisions a growing retail, dining and residential expansion in the borough.
“There might be an old guard. But there’s a hip new flavor coming to town,” Kilpatrick says.
Read more at Main Line Today about Village Vine in Swarthmore.
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