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Fresh spring finds! New tables, shops, studios & events; Plus, our usual roundup of news worth knowing.

April 15, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / 1 Comment /

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.

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Malvern’s newest BYOB? Surprise! It’s The Buttery.

April 9, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / 1 Comment /

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.

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For the love of Phoenix: Meet the Bryn Mawr mailman who gave up retirement to give his daughter a life

April 3, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / 4 Comments /

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.

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A rare chance to go ‘Inside the Game’ with Phillies owner John Middleton & iconic sportswriter Jayson Stark in Villanova. Tickets are on sale now.

March 25, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / 1 Comment /

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.   

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All aboard at Wayne Station: A cozy steakhouse, a first-in-PA fitness studio and a kids’ play place are coming to town.

March 19, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

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. .

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Hard to miss, impossible to forget: Teammates & friends to mark the too-short life & inspiring legacy of Stoga ‘22 rugby star Erik ‘Big E’ Elken. A tournament at USC & fundraiser in Wayne are days away.

March 16, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

When doctors told Erik “Big E” Elken that the hip pain he couldn’t shake wasn’t another rugby injury – it was a rare and highly aggressive Stage 4 sarcoma, he waited two days to tell his coach.

The University of South Carolina Gamecocks were playing that weekend and the ever-thoughtful Scholastic All-American didn’t want to be a distraction.

Big E broke the news to Coach Roberts on Sunday: He had an 8-pound tumor ­– the size of a newborn – on his femur and he was flying home to Berwyn for treatment.

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Delco, you’re in for a treat. Handel’s is heading your way

March 13, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

For two decades, Handel’s Ice Cream has been the western Main Line’s unofficial town square, where neighbors become friends and outdoor lines are braved – even in January.   

In 2020, flush with success, Handel’s went mobile, peddling its prized homemade scoops in a retro-cool ice cream truck to community gatherings in Berwyn and beyond.

This year, an even bigger step: an expansion to Delco.  

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Mare will return to Easttown! Berwyn filmmaker Brad Ingelsby reveals actors for 2nd seasons of HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’ and ‘Task’

February 26, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Cue the Wawa coffee and distinctive accent: Kate Winslet is coming back to Delco.

Filmmaker Brad Ingelsby all but guaranteed a second season of the HBO hit, Mare of Easttown, at a special appearance at World Wide Stereo in Wayne Tuesday night.

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Grand openings & goodbyes; Repurposing a Bryn Mawr landmark; Lux hotel rising in Radnor; Rock Hill Farm & VFMA news, hot headlines & more

February 19, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Bryn Mawr’s most distinguished building will soon welcome … students. A local billionaire just bought the longtime headquarters of Bryn Mawr Trust and plans to turn it into a financial literacy center for kids and adults, according to Philadelphia Business Journal.

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“Mom, they think I’m lying.” Radnor H.S. parents open up about the AI-manipulated video of their daughters and how officials handled it. The school board is updating its policies.

February 13, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Nearly two months after five distraught Radnor High School freshman girls told their parents that AI fakes of their sexualized images were making the rounds, authorities charged a 9th-grade boy with criminal harassment.

Case closed? Hardly.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AI, AI deep fake, AI video scandal, AI-manipulated video, Bullying, genative AI, Harassment, policy committee meeting, Radnor High School, radnor township school district

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