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

June 5, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / 3 Comments /

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.  

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Easttown Township, pickleball, Rosenzweig, UMLY, Upper Main Line YMCA

Deck the walls! Murals soon to multiply along Main Line

June 1, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / 1 Comment /

Your daily drive along Lancaster Ave. is about to get a lot more colorful. 

A new group, Mural Arts Commission (MAC) of the Main Line, is sponsoring the creation of murals on blank walls up and down the Pike.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: casey saccomanno, eadeh, main line murals, mural arts, mural arts of the main line, murals, public art, stacy ballard

Luxury pet-care palace taking shape in Wayne

May 29, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / Leave a Comment /

Here’s a use for an old Rite Aid we didn’t see coming: a Ritz Carlton for dogs.

When it opens around Labor Day, K9 Resorts Pet Hotel and doggie daycare near the Devon Square Acme will span nearly 15,000 sq. feet (inside and out) and accommodate more than 100 dogs.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: doggie daycare, K9 Resorts, kennels, pet hotel, petcare, Rite Aid

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

April 24, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

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.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Juan Eguigueron, Manorah, Occupy Vilanova, Radnor book ban, Settantatre, Thai restaurant, villanova rape, Villanova Title IX, Wonder food hall

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.

April 21, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

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.

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

April 17, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

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.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chestnut Village Shoppes, jewelers, main line jewelry stores, michael cook, Paoli jewelry store, walter j. cook jeweler

Bestselling author Kate Quinn to meet fans at Jane Win in Wayne

April 15, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Calling all book clubs: the author of The Alice Network, The Rose Code and The Diamond Eye is coming to Main Line.

Historical fiction writer Kate Quinn will appear – in conversation with 6ABC’s Jessica Kartalija – at the Jane Win jewelry showroom in Wayne at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 24.

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After public outcry, the student who participated in a sexual assault in a Villanova dorm will skip graduation

April 9, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

A break in Villanova University’s growing PR nightmare.

The man who recorded a student’s sexual assault on his phone won’t be walking at their shared graduation on May 16. He’s staying away.  

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: villanova graduation, villanova rape, villanova sexual assualt, Villanova University

Van Cleve owner sells iconic Paoli fashion business after 39 years. No, she hasn’t retired – far from it.

April 4, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

The petite powerhouse behind the Main Line’s signature bridal emporium has left the building.

Deborah Van Cleve sold her Paoli business this week – the Van Cleve name included – to her longtime manager, Ashley Grape.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Deborah Van Cleve, Paoli bridal salon, Van Cleve, Window concepts

Tredyffrin greenlights seizure of derelict site in Chesterbrook, advancing plan for a new township park

April 2, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Looks like Tredyffrin will get its first pocket pickleball park – but don’t be jumping up and down just yet, pickle ballers.

This project’s going to take a while – years, perhaps.

And it won’t come cheap.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chesterbrook, Chesterbrook Civic Association, eminent domain, Picket Post Swim and Tennis Club, Tredyffrin Township

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  • After fed-up neighbors file suit, Upper Main Line YMCA pauses pickleball, ‘explores options’
  • Deck the walls! Murals soon to multiply along Main Line
  • Luxury pet-care palace taking shape in Wayne
  • 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
  • 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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