Unique places, interesting events, fine dining, great shopping and the
special life-style of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Northern Delaware

County Lines is an independent monthly magazine highlighting southeast Pennsylvania’s Chester County and its five neighbors: Montgomery, Berks, Lancaster, New Castle and Delaware counties. In line with its local and positive focus, the tone of our magazine is always positive and tasteful. Besides being one of the most widely read magazines in the region, County Lines is also the oldest. First published in September 1977, it has been continuously published ever since and always dedicated to the region’s rich culture and remarkable heritage. Read through our online archives Content of the magazine spans many topics -- arts, theatre, dining, equestrian events, athletics, antiques, festivals, shopping, history, wildlife, philanthropy and more-- but the common thread is “local interest.”

The core staff of the magazine, as well as most of its writers and photographers, are nearly all long-time residents of County Lines country and proud of it.

Our advertisers are mainly small, highly-regarded shops, restaurants, schools, museums, realtors, banks, and other organizations with deep connections to our community and a long relationship with our magazine. Find out who are Some of Our Favorites.

The editors, whether searching for compelling stories or for entertainment, restaurants, music, art, theatre, or other events and places to recommend, focus almost exclusively on our region. Discover something to do in the area on our Upcoming Events page. County Lines is a regional magazine, offering information, insight and recommendations about events, dining, and entertainment in Chester County and surrounding areas. Each issue is themed. The planned themes for 2008 are:

January	Dining Guide
February	Fine Homes
March	Antiques
April	Weddings and other Beginnings
May	Equestrian
June	Outdoor Living
July	Guide to the Region
August	Guide to the Good Life (Leisure, Community and Charity)
September	Chester County
October	Fall Festivals/Autumn Ramble
November	Tradition, History & Favorite Things
December	Holiday Shopping, Dining, and Entertainment

Every February, County Lines Magazine publishes its Annual Guide to Education, focusing mainly on private education. Unlike the monthly issues of County Lines, is circulated almost entirely by direct mail. However, if you’d like to read it on-line or download a copy, click here to go to our archive.

In the Fall of 2008, County Lines Magazine plans to publish its first Annual Guide to Senior Living. The circulation plan has not been set, but it will likely be circulated by direct mail and through selected associations and living communities. On average, about 40,000 people read County Lines Magazine every month. Mostly, the readership lives in Chester County and immediately surrounding counties. The typical reader is affluent, well-educated, and community-oriented. Most readers pick up their copies in fine shops and restaurants. Some are sold in bookstores or by subscription. Many go to the offices of doctors, dentists, lawyers, business executives, and community leaders. Learn how to get County Lines Magazine. Many of the staff and key contributors to County Lines have been with the magazine for more than fifteen years. One has been with the company since its beginning more than thirty years ago.

Ed Malet	Publisher
Jo Anne Durako	Editor
Kathy Meade	General Manager
Marci Tomassone	Associate Editor
Rosemary Lynch	Account Executive Emeritus
Seth Bass	Account Executive
Vanessa Van Loan	Account Executive
Sue Sontagh	Account Executive
Mary DeStafney	Account Executive
Jane Elizabeth Dols	Associate Production Manager
Debra French	Business Manager
Amy Guthrie	Assistant Webmaster
Matt Freeman	Contributor  A versatile, award-winning freelance writer, Matt has experience writing feature articles, press releases, ad copy, marketing materials, and web content. He’s also an avid photographer and blogs on an eclectic range of topics—often humorous vignettes from his life. Visit Website
Lise Monty	Dining Out Editor  A lifelong journalist and communications professional, Lise is a freelance writer who focuses on food, wine and art. The Dining Out Editor for County Lines since 1997, she was a foodie long before the word became part of our everyday vocabulary. She has done food writing and restaurant critiquing for other publications in Boston, Tokyo, New York and Delaware.
Margie McCreight	Food Editor  Has lived, with Himself, in an old Chester Springs farmhouse for 40+ years. Been reared to quasi-maturity by two sons. Collects antiques. Cooks “scratch” in a “kitch” constructed by a 70+ Italian carpenter. Raised boxers, whelped litters, now have but one—Gully. Prefers jeans to pantyhose. Can plumb, wire, plaster, paint and, sometimes, is sorry she learned. Dons tennis shoes for forays with local HARB and Historic Commission. Gardens to feed deer. Can it be almost 25 years since she sent in the first tentative article to County Lines?
Stacia Friedman	Contributor  An award-winning author and journalist, Stacia’s work has appeared in many regional publications, where she writes on travel, gourmet cuisine, lifestyles, healthcare and humor. In addition to her journalism career, Stacia is a prolific, creative writer of short stories, novels, plays and screenplays. She has taught at Chestnut Hill, Rosemont and Arcadia Colleges and was awarded a 2006 Fellowship by the PA Council on the Arts. Visit Website
Cooky McClung	Writer  Cooky has covered national and international show jumping for equestrian publications since 1970, and chronicled a decade of Eastern Shore life and politics during her tenure on the staff of The Kent News. Both, she insists, include equal amounts of horsing around. Cooky’s holiday columns and other features have been a beloved feature in County Lines for many years.
Laura Muzzi Brennan	Writer  Laura is a freelance writer covering education issues as well as antiques, fine homes, food and notable Delaware and Brandywine Valley events and people. An avid tennis player and passionate cook, she has recently written fitness and nutrition tips for web distribution by a national health club chain, helped design web content for a local realtor and reviewed marketing materials for a wine business. Laura lives on the Main Line with her husband and two daughters and has yet to meet a topic that doesn’t interest her.

Through its staff and contributors, County Lines is devoted to this region. Our memberships include:

• Brandywine Valley Conference & Visitors Bureau
• Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry
• Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau
• Greater Brandywine Cultural Alliance
• Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce
• Newtown Square Historic Preservation Society
• Regional Center for Women in the Arts Board
• Tri-County Chamber of Commerce
• West Chester Cycling Club
• West Chester Rotary

Click here to go to the Some of Our Favorites page and search for Civic Organizations.

We are also sponsors and supporters of many local institutions and events, including :

• Chester County Cancer Challenge
• Chester County Day
• Devon Horse Show
• Green Valley Association’s Envirofest
• Media Blues Stroll
• Paoli Blues Fest
• Pennsylvania Hunt Cup
• Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustaomab;e Living Festival
• Pottstown’s Historic Home Show
• Radnor Hunt Races
• West Chester Chili Cook-Off
• West Chester Film Festival
• Willowdale Steeplechase

We view ourselves not only as a business, but also as corporate citizens and key contributors to a remarkable and cherished region. County Lines Magazine is a division of Valleydel Publications Inc (VPI), headquartered in West Chester, PA. Besides monthly and special issues of County Lines, VPI publishes playbills for several area theatres, including Peoples Light & Theatre in Malvern, PA, Media Theatre of the Performing Arts in Media, PA, and the DuPontTheatre in Wilmington, DE. VPI is a subsidiary of Trout Run Holding Company, Haverford, PA.