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“Inside the Game” turned into inside everything: the Phillies’ front office, the clubhouse – and at moments, John Middleton’s heart.
The Phillies’ Managing Partner and CEO, who rarely agrees to extended public interviews, offered a strikingly candid and sometimes emotional look at the business – and burden – of running one of baseball’s most scrutinized franchises Monday night at Villanova University.
For years, Heather King’s Ardmore and Haverford flower shops helped the Main Line mark life’s biggest moments — weddings, birthdays, babies and funerals.
But behind Argyle’s flowers and French buckets, another kind of enterprise – equally lovely – was quietly taking place. Young people in early recovery from addiction kept finding their way to Heather.
If you think North Wayne Avenue – Wayne’s unofficial Restaurant Row – is busy now, take a look at what’s on the drawing board.
Blueprints moving through Radnor Township’s approval process would reshape the heart of the street, replacing two century-old buildings with a three-story mixed-use project—and forcing a temporary shutdown of one of its most popular destinations.
After 14 years, Louella is leaving Lancaster Avenue — the latest sign that even beloved local shops aren’t immune to a retail reset.
“Retail isn’t dead,” says owner Maria Delany, a veteran boutique operator who has also run locations in Malvern, Bryn Mawr and Cape May. “But when you have a lot of overhead like I have, you’re going to see a lot of stores closing.”
Move over, book club. Your grandmother’s game is now the go-to excuse for girls nights for all ages.
On any given weeknight from Bala to Malvern, tables are set, wine is poured and tiles are clacking.
Most Italian BYOBS on the Main Line feel like a family dinner.
Raff’s feels like a movie scene.
It’s Goodfellas meets date night: white tablecloths, black leather, red-and-gold lamps, dramatic chandeliers and a rogues gallery from The Godfather and The Sopranos guarding the room like capos.
After 11 years as a daytime café, The Buttery is now whipping up dinner.
Same seasonal, scratch-made fare, largely sourced from local farms and producers.
Same order-at-the-counter service.
It’s BYOB for now but that could soon change.
For 34 years, John McFetridge delivered the mail in Bryn Mawr.
Amiable and outgoing, he knew every dog, made friends on every street. Even Phillies CEO John Middleton would make a point to shake hands at the mailbox.
The man who signs the checks for the Phillies rarely sits down for extended interviews and audience questions.
But John Middleton, the team’s Managing Partner and CEO, has agreed to step up to the plate this spring on behalf of the lifelong-learning nonprofit, Main Line School Night (MLSN).
Talk about a big catch.
The ground floor of Wayne Station is leased and loaded with all three retail spaces officially filled.
The most sizzling newcomer will be downtown Wayne’s first boutique steakhouse, name TBD, which is taking 3,000 square feet at the corner of Lancaster and Louella. .
