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The Main Line’s signature late spring happening, the DEVON HORSE SHOW AND COUNTRY FAIR features world-class horsemanship, a family-friendly carnival and fabulous special events. Proceeds benefit Bryn Mawr Hospital.
MALVERN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION promotes shops and businesses in the borough and beyond. MBPA stages regular events including the Malvern Stroll (third Thursdays), Malvern Blooms Festival in early May, Endless Summer Block Party in September and Christmas on King in December.
REAL ESTATE:
Main Line home buyers and sellers are raving about the dynamic, award-winning MULHOLLAND-PERACCHIA TEAM at BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY PRUDENTIAL FOX & ROACH REALTORS. Chairman’s Circle Platinum Awardees and Accredited Luxury Homes & Relocation Specialists Beth Mulholland and Gabriella Peracchi and their crackerjack team (MJ Chiles, Marrijo Gallagher, Tracey Gola, Katrina Hottenstein, Steve Barthelemy and LIda Bonner) get the job done!
Third generation REALTOR SUE MCNAMARA has been the #1 producer at Long & Foster’s Devon office for six years and counting. For home sellers, Sue’s wide network of contacts – stagers, photographers, home contractors, organizers – often result in a faster sale at a higher price. For buyers, her negotiating skills and business savvy ensure you’ll get the best deal possible.
For 35 years, VAUGHAN BUILDING COMPANY has created some of the Main Line’s most handsome homes. Timeless architecture, fabulous amenities and consummate workmanship distinguish Vaughan-built homes. Choose a custom home site or a Vaughan community like Welwyn in Radnor, Village Square or Chapel Hill in Paoli, or High Grove in Malvern – either way, you’ll soon be moving into your dream home.
STONEHAVEN HOMES is building new homes in central Berwyn! Home buyers have two choices: A luxury single-family home from the mid $900s, one of seven planned for “Hamlet Circle” or a smaller, low-maintenance “Berwyn Village” single from the high $700s. Both sites are within walking distance to the Berwyn shops and the train station.
No open houses. No ‘For Sale’ signs. HUNTER, REED AND COMPANY has quietly handled the sale of some of the Main Line’s (and Nantucket’s) most admired luxury homes. Its proprietary, cutting-edge research systems are designed to connect high net-worth buyers with exclusive properties. Marketing campaigns are innovative and well-funded and service is concierge-level.
Independent realty firm SAGE REALTY harnesses top-tier talent to technology to deliver outstanding results. Sage’s luxury home specialists Linda Walter and Yvonne Hanrahan are widely respected among Main Line realtors for their experience, integrity and discretion.
FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGN:
The area’s chicest women shop at ELLIE MAIN LINE. Ellie offers a finely curated mix of on-trend and classic sportswear in a freshly decorated space in Wayne’s Eagle Village Shops. Ellie’s stylists are friendly and approachable and enjoy nothing more than helping you find your perfect look.
Art meets architecture at ELIZABETH REYNOLDS INTERIORS. Based in Wayne, Reynolds specializes in renovations and functional space planning, creating timeless kitchens and baths and blending custom and vintage pieces with unique accents.
A worthy successor to popular Nota Bene in the Malvern Shopping Center, SILVER LININGS BOUTIQUE carries affordable, flattering and wearable fashion and accessories for women. Upbeat owner Linda Orff has kept the shop’s best-selling lines – including locally-crafted jewelry and adorable baby gifts. In the best King Street tradition, she’s kept the vibe warm and welcoming, too.
DEVINE DESIGNS makes Main Line homes beautiful. Longtime interior designer Eileen Devine and her team create inviting spaces in styles from modern to traditional to anywhere in between. Wayne-based, Devine designs for second homes (and some businesses) up and down the Eastern Seaboard. If it’s designed by Devine, it’s, well, divine.
Bright ideas abound at KINGSHAVEN, the handsome home decor shop and showroom in downtown Paoli. KingsHaven crafts stunning light fixtures and accent furniture from hand-forged iron and exotic woods. Open to the public and the trade, the showroom also carries an array of tasteful antiques and unique home decor items. Top-notch interior design team, too.
HEALTH, WELLNESS AND BEAUTY:
Athletes, arthritis sufferers, auto-immune disease patients and savvy folks looking to reduce stress, ward off disease and fight inflammation are flocking to RESTORE CRYOSAUNA in Wayne and Haverford Square. A few minutes of cryotherapy also burns calories, improves skin and boosts energy and mood. Ask about Restore’s cryo-facials and infrared sauna, too!
A full-service day spa in the heart of the Main Line, DAY SPA BY ZSUZSANNA offers top-notch treatments in an intimate boutique setting. From luxurious mani-pedis and massages to cutting-edge “cool lift”, collagen and stem-cell facials, this day spa on Conestoga Road in Wayne prides itself on personalized service and innovation.
VILLAGE WELLNESS is a compassionate healing oasis in the heart of Berwyn. A fleet of healers ply a myriad of healing arts including five elements, community and cosmetic acupuncture, reiki and energy work, holistic psychotherapy, craniosacral therapy, Shiatsu Shin Tai bodywork and shamanic medicine, as well as regular Kundalini yoga classes, talks and workshops.
BEKE BEAU is the thinking woman’s guide to makeup mastery. Beke has beautified countless Main Line brides (and their moms) – along with a long list of celebrities – with a sure but light hand on the brush. Clients look like themselves but better. She also leads summer camps for teens, trains budding artists (The Paint School of Makeup) and hosts makeup workshops for mature women at her Manayunk studio.
AXIA WOMEN’S HEALTH is a fast-growing community of caring, collaborative and progressive health professionals committed to giving women more. Services go beyond obstetrics and gynecology and include fertility, genetics, breast health, weight management, hormone replacement therapy, rejuvenation, urogynecology and maternal fetal medicine.
More than a health supplements store, SOLUTIONS 4 HEALTH in Gateway Shopping Center. is a retail health clinic where owner Chris Conway offers personal consultations, helping you bridge the gap between a healthy lifestyle and good health with high quality, research-back supplements.
MOJO FITNESS reinvents dance fitness with strong moves, infectious pop tunes, and a supportive sweat sisterhood. Fun, right? But serious, too. Mojo gets your motor running – torching calories, toning muscles, boosting brainpower and pumping up those feel-good endorphins. Convenient, well-priced morning and evening classes in Wayne and Berwyn and online.
Locally owned and operated, PURENERGY STUDIO offers an exceptionally wide range of cutting-edge fitness and yoga classes, wellness services and workshops in an intimate, serene setting in Paoli. Barre, Pilates, boot camp, indoor cycling, aerial yoga – Purenergy has it all. Budget-friendly class cards available.
SERVICES, PERSONAL COACHING, TRAVEL:
Overwhelmed by a clutter? Stressed about moving or downsizing? Certified Professional Organizer© Anna Sicalides and the pros at award-winning YOUR ORGANIZING CONSULTANTS will make your personal belongings and spaces – your home office, garage, basement or new home – neat and tidy and will teach you how to keep them that way.
Count on CAMPLI PHOTOGRAPHY to find your best side and the twinkle in your eye. From corporate headshots and senior portraits to weddings and holiday cards, Campli Photography captures life’s special moments with uncommon artistry and authenticity. Head photographer/owner David Campli has been snapping Main Line families since 1990 – at his Malvern studio or your choice of locale, even “down the shore.”
Overwhelmed by boxes of photos? PHOTO COACH MARIANNA CURRAN will help you organize, digitize and preserve photos and video so you can enjoy them and pass them down to your children.
CHLOE JOHNSTON EXPERIENCES curates unique travel, fashion tours and wellness retreats. Let CJE whisk you away for an unforgettable getaway to Paris, London, Italy, Scotland, China, Bali, Iceland, Napa or New York. Let Main Line native Chloe plan your honeymoon, bachelorette weekend, big birthday or special anniversary with a personalized adventure.
ECA TRAVEL CONSULTING creates unique travel experiences to off-the-beaten path destinations around the world. Owner Erica Plotegher brings more than 25 years of industry experience. She curates small-group tours, executive retreats, destination weddings, honeymoon packages and once-in-a-lifetime celebrations. Born in Italy but based on the Main Line, Erica offers “soup to nuts” itineraries as well as a la carte trip consulting.
TROPEANO CONSULTING is a full-service career and employment coach, based in Wayne. Andrea Tropeano helps a range of clients: students with learning differences, high-functioning people with autism, mid-life career changers and the unemployed. Services include academic and career exploration, strengths and skills inventories, and job search strategy.
HOMECOOKED makes mealtime easy. Choose from a rotating menu of delicious, healthy, family-friendly meals and Homecooked will shop, chop and prep them. Meals can be delivered to your door or picked up at their Paoli headquarters. HomeCooked’s birthday parties and cooking camps are always a hit with the kids!
Looking to replace your windows or doors? Look no further than Radnor-based AUSTIN HEPBURN INSTALLS WINDOWS & DOORS. Personally operated by a master carpenter with 25 years experience Austin Hepburn replaces windows in homes built after 1980. His company is Pella certified and authorized by Marvin.
The Chester County-based non-profit, WINGS FOR SUCCESS, helps women take flight, empowering them for career success. Generous volunteers donate clothing and accessories. Its trained volunteer stylists help disadvantaged women choose appropriate outfits for job interviews.
GREAT VALLEY PET HOTEL is like ‘Cheers’ for dogs and cats – where everyone knows your name and they’re always glad you came. Family-owned and operated, the Hotel has a longtime, caring staff, multiple outdoor play yards and immaculate accommodations just off Lancaster Ave. in Malvern. Owned by the same caring family, WAGSWORTH MANOR, also in Malvern, offers the ultimate in “resort-style” pampering for pooch. Their large Malvern campus includes expansive play yards, a swimming pool, a grooming “salon” and an option for luxury “rooms.” Like the Great Valley Pet Hotel, staff is uniformly friendly and knowledgeable.
FLORAL, GIFTS AND CRAFTING:
Gorgeous flowers, charming home decor, unique gifts and top-notch service are hallmarks of ARGYLE: FLORAL, HOME & GARDEN, with locations on Lancaster Ave. in Haverford and in the Ardmore Farmer’s Market. Have Argyle style our wedding or special event or deliver flowers to that special someone. The new Haverford shop also hosts hands-on workshops and special events.
Much more than a flower shop, VALLEY FORGE FLOWERS is the Main Line’s headquarters for stunning floral design, home and garden decor and gifts. Celebrating “50 years of flowers” in Wayne’s Eagle Village Shops, VFF offers landscape and seasonal front-door and patio design, superlative wedding and event florals and decor, unique gifts and in-store workshops and events.
The “social crafting” craze comes to Berwyn with the opening of THE RUSTIC BRUSH. “Make and take” everything from doormats and wooden trays to sign boards and seasonal decor. Come to an open workshop or book a private party – and don’t forget to BYOB.
Gift shopping? HOMEGROWN has you covered. A Haverford mainstay for nearly 20 years, Homegrown sells an array of eye-catching tableware and home accessories. All merchandise is handpicked and curated into sections: “For the Home,” “For the Cocktail Party,” “For the Baby” and “For the Table.” Styles range from modern to classic. Gift registry available.
KRAMER DRIVE creates custom stationery and carries fun and unique greeting cards and gifts at its Berwyn flagship. Founded in 2005 by two sisters, Meg and Molly and headquartered in an attic, Kramer Drive’s designs are now sold in more than 500 stores around the country.
Unique in its mission and merchandise, THE GIFT SHOP AT ST. DAVID’S Episcopal Church is open to the public! The Gift Shop specializes in fair-trade, responsibly sourced gifts from around the world and the U.S. All profits are donated to outreach programs that assist children and families in Uganda, Haiti and Guatemala.
BELLADONNA GIFTS in central Wayne is a one-stop-shop for wedding, engagement, shower and birthday gifts on Lancaster Ave. BellaDonna offers engraving and monogramming and exceptional gift wrapping. Themed gift baskets available, too. Browse the store’s lower level for consigned furniture and home decor items at BellaDonna ReFIND.
EDUCATION:
The WOODLYNDE SCHOOL is the area’s leading college prep school for students with learning differences. An independent, co-ed school for grades K – 12 in Strafford, Woodlynde offers personalized attention, rigorous academics and extra help during and after the school day.
Bryn Mawr’s ST. ALOYSIUS ACADEMY provides a dynamic and challenging learning environment for boys in grades K through 8. Caring teachers and a faith-based atmosphere encourage boys to be their personal best, preparing them to meet the challenges of our global society with self-confidence and compassion.
LIONHEART TUTORING uses research-proven methods for quickly and efficiently teaching math, reading, writing, Mandarin Chinese, study skills, college essay advising and test prep. Located in distraction-free space the heart of the Main Line in Haverford, Lionheart takes a personalized, compassionate approach to learning and adapts its techniques to various ages and learning styles.
Your kiddos will be in great hands at ST. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL on the grounds of historic St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne. SDEDS offers a hands-on, creative education for young’uns aged 20 months through kindergarten with unique programs for “transitional” kindergartners. Other specialties include preschool speech and language, Spanish, service learning, and before- and after-school care.
