The Swarthmore Inn project continues to move forward, as the college filed an application for a liquor license over the summer. Vice President for Facilities and Services C. Stuart Hain, who serves on the Design Oversight Committee for the Town Center West Project, one component of a 34-point plan to revitalize the borough’s downtown area and commerce, expects the liquor license to be approved. This would make the inn the only place able to serve alcohol in the borough of Swarthmore.
The borough’s long history as a “dry” town initially presented an obstacle for the inn project. “An inn and restaurant without a liquor license are not economically feasible,” Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Suzanne Welsh explained …
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