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Two fun DIY shops – Plant4Good and Corks & Candles – debut on Ardmore’s booming Cricket Ave. while a new restaurant is en route.

January 27, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Already bustling Cricket Ave. in downtown Ardmore is poised to get even busier.

We’ve already told you about the posh new day spa, Cure de Repos in Cricket Flats, the newish luxury apartment/retail complex just down the road from eight-story One Ardmore.

Well, right next door to the spa, an equally stylish outpost of Corks & Candles is off to a promising start.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ardmore, candle-making, Cork & Candles, Cricket Avenue, Cricket Flats, Destination ARdmore, downtown Ardmore, gardening, gardening workshops, houseplants, new restaurant, new retail, One Ardmore, plant shop, Plant4Good

Skip the schlep! CURE de Repos, a luxury beauty & wellness oasis, arrives in Ardmore

January 13, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

For the crème de la crème in beauty and wellness, you could head to a destination spa, a swanky resort or a high-end day spa in Center City.

Or you could skip the schlep and visit the new CURE de Repos in Ardmore.

Locally owned and operated, CURE is 2800 sq. ft. of luxurious indulgence in Cricket Flats, the new mixed-use complex on Cricket Ave.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ardmore, Beauty, Cricket Flats, day spa, European day spa, facials, massage, spa, wellness

Holy Macaroni! Ardmore’s new Mac Mart is a mac ‘n cheese lover’s dream

November 12, 2024 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

What’s WAY better than Kraft, MUCH better than Annie’s, and LIKELY better than homemade? The gourmet mac ‘n cheese at the new Mac Mart in Ardmore.
 
Now open in a blaze of yellow glory on Rittenhouse Place, Mac Mart is all mac ‘n cheese all the time and in myriad iterations – for eat-in, take out and catering.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ardmore, fast-casual franchise, mac n cheese, Main Line, new restaurant, takeout restaurants

Tug of war over Stoneleigh’s ‘sister’; Fired up to dine at Hook and Ladder; Hot new Ardmore spots; Next act for TV’s Jeff Devlin; What’s missing from Main Line MONOPOLY; Homecooked & more

October 26, 2022 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

The chorus to save Oakwell – Stoneleigh’s Villanova “sister” – from school district buzzsaws is practically deafening.

And we’re not just talking about cars honking for picketers outside Lower Merion School District’s Ardmore offices each Friday.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ardmore, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, historic preservation, Lower Merion School District, oakwell, Suburban Square, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, Villanova

Devon Horse Show edition: Survivor Kirstin Day back in the saddle, What’s new in 2019, Shop the show. Plus, Cryoskin is here (!), Picket Post Pickle, Swedesford update, Trace Ardmore, Ardrossan, new Wayne co-op & more

May 23, 2019 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

On June 1, Kirstin Rabe Day will return to the show ring at Devon.

It’s been a while.

Twenty years, in fact.

With her erect carriage, her spit-shined boots and gloved fingers, Kirstin will be the picture of equestrian elegance..

But beneath her finery, emotions will be churning.

I’m here.

I’m healthy.

I’ve made it back.

When she last competed at Devon, Kirstin, now 38, was a junior at Radnor High School. She won two ribbons.

Seven months later, she had to give up riding altogether, and with it, her beloved horse.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, Uncategorized Tagged With: anorexia, Ardmore, Ardrossan, Ardrossan book, art galleries, BodyX, Bozzuto, Brian Kennedy, Chase pool, Chesterbrook Civic Association, Conestoga Rugby, Conestoga start time, Cryoskin Main Line, Devon Derby, Devon hat contest, Devon Horse Show, Devon Horse Show Ladies Day, Gideon Glick, Golf Galaxy, Green Bridge Development, HH Gregg, historical marker, Hope Montgomery Scott, Janice Hillman, Janny Scott, John Daley, Killian Riggs, Kirstin Day, Kirstin Rabe Day, Little House Shop, Main Line Co-op Pop Up, Marny Baxt, Melissa Sinni, Minding Your Mind, Paoli Business and Professional Association, Paoli Inn, Paoli Village Shoppes, Picket Post, Picket Post Swim Club, Radnor Hunt, Radnor Races, Renfrew Center, Robert Montgomery Scott, Sam Chew, Saturday Club, school start times, Strafford Chiropractic, Strength is Beautiful, Swedesford Plaza, The Beneficiary, The Blue Beret, theft, Trace, Tredyffrin Township Planning Commission, Valley Forge Park, Wawa murder, Wayne Music Festival, Yoga in the Park

Transgender in Tredyffrin – C. McMillan’s story; Semi-Super Wawa to Wayne?; LM school search update; J. Alexander’s KOP & Alomore in Gateway & much more

August 7, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Don’t bother searching for Cal Stone McMillan in Conestoga’s 2103 yearbook. The only McMillan listed is brainy trumpeter Caroline, and well, she’s long gone.

Because Caroline, in trans parlance, is Cal’s “dead name.”

In print and in person, Caroline has been largely erased – birth certificate, passport and driver’s license all say “Calvin” now. Calling Cal “Caroline” would be “deadnaming,” disrespectful because it signals non-acceptance.

Along with the masculine name, there’s a manly physique, a strong handshake, a deeper voice, a beard.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, Uncategorized Tagged With: Aberdeen Sunoco, Alomore, Alpha Brava Canine, Ardmore, Barbara Bigford, Beach Pockets, beach umbrella anchors, Ben Thomas, Broadway, Cal McMillan, Caroline McMillan, Cerise BYOB, Cerise Craft Steakhouse, clairemont, Dine out for the Dogs, Easttown Library, fashion boutiques, Gateway Shopping Center, gender dysmorphia, Gerry Lenfest, J. Alexander's, Jeremy Nowak, Jersey Boys, Karakelian, Kathy Rumer, Keystone Shops, King of Prussia mall, Lower Merion School District, Medical Marijuana, Mike Badey, Morris Cloethier Mansion, Nahjee Grant, Nathan Twedt, passports, Radnor Poice, Sara Schmidt, Sara Schmidt Studio, Snapchat, Songs for Seeds, St. Katharine of Siena, Stacy Stone, Stoneleigh, Transgender, Tredyffrin, Van Gogh Pop-up, vincent van gogh, Wawa, White Dog Cafe

Julia Rae Schlucter: glamour & grit in the gifted girl next door; Radnor’s fab new library; Sweet spots, summer beauty fixes & sunny workouts; Ivory Tree & more

July 12, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

It would be easy to write about Julia Rae, née Julia Rae Schlucter, as yet another precocious Main Line talent.

We’d tell you she was performing in regional theater at age 6.

That she was recording original songs professionally by age 15.

That she’s been a featured singer in the 6ABC Thanksgiving Day Parade for eight years.

That she skipped senior year at the Academy of Notre Dame to pursue a music career in LA. That, still a teenager, she walked the Hollywood red carpet with Brooke Shields after one of her original songs was featured in a Shields movie.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY Tagged With: 6ABC, Anchored In Sea Isle, Anchored in the Main Line, Ardmore, Aubusson Home, Belle de Nuit, Blurred Lines, Cereal bar, Chester Valley Trail, CNN Town Hall, Company C, Heather Heyman, Hummingbird Yoga and Massage, Ivory Tree Portraits, Jordan Burnham, Julia Rae, Julia Rae Schlucter, keratherapy, keratin, kettlebells, King of Prussia Town Center yoga, laser hair removal, library, Linwood Park, Main Line Art Center, Main Line hiking, Main Line walking trails, Melissa Lees, Microneedling, Minding Your Mind, Miss Philadelphia, Moo Moo Milk Bar, Nancy Campbell, Newtown Square, Nothing Bundt Cakes, outdoor exercise, photographers, Purenergy Studio, Radnor Library, Radnor Memorial Library, REI King of Prussia, Ringpfeil, Ringpfeil dermatology, Roots2Rise, Shirley & Co., Studio H Color and Design Group, suicide, suicide attempt survivor, Trail Tuesdays, Trek Travel, Valley Forge Park Alliance, Wayne Art Center, Wayne portrait studio, Will Schlucter, WillPower, yoga, Yoga on Manayunk Bridge

Big ‘downtown’ Devon news; Splashy new swim school; More ethnic eats in Ardmore; Crime news; Solutions 4 Health, Devon hats, Woodlynde wonders and more

June 7, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Devon Horse Show 2018 is history – but whoa, Nelly.

There’s a move afoot that could change the look of “downtown” Devon almost as much as URBN’s fast-rising Devon Yard.

The horse show’s chairman and CEO wants to put a three-level parking garage between Devon Yard (the new Terrain/Anthropologie complex) and the show grounds.

Because, let’s face it, parking can be a pain at Devon.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, Uncategorized Tagged With: 118 North, acai bowls, Accents on Main, Ardmore, Ardmore Initiative, Bam Bam Seoul Kitchen, Chic and Simple Resale, Chris Conway, consignment stores, crime, Denise Barger, Devon, Devon hat contest, Devon Horse Show, Devon Ladies Day, downtown Wayne, ethnic restaurants, Goldfish Swim School, Kenny Kearns, learning differences, Main Line shopping, Malvern, murder, Nam Phuong Bistro, Nora Nissenbaum, parking garages, Playa Bowls, Playa Bowls Wayne, resale shops, Solutions 4 Health, The Bercy, The Malvern School, Tredyffrin Police, Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School, Vietnamese restaurants, Wayne Grafton, Wayne Music Festival, Woodlynde School

Lucky us! Swell new Stoneleigh public garden in Villanova, The Bercy Ardmore, Imbibe in Conshy, Argyle & MovementRx Studio; Plus, KingsHaven, Devon hats & more

May 10, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

The Main Line has a new treasure. Dusted off, spruced up, and ready for our viewing pleasure. 42 glorious green acres.

“Stoneleigh: A Natural Garden” makes its public debut on Mother’s Day.

Join the lawn games or pick a quieter day to meander its paths and soak in its charms.

There’s no rush; the garden’s not going anywhere.

It’s ours. Forever.

And it’s free.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, EAT, PLAY, Uncategorized Tagged With: Anna Sicalides, Ardmore, Ardmore restaurants, Argyle, Brenda Waites Bolling, Brendan Burns, Christine Sturgis, Conshohocken restaurants, Devon Country Fair, Devon Horse Show, Devon Ladies Day, Devon Yard, downsizing, empty nesters, French bistros, Friends Central School, gardening, gift shops, Haas estate, Haverford florists, Heather King, home decor, Imbibe, John Haas, KIngsHaven, KingsHaven Design, Ladies Day hat contest, Lauren Wylonis, Main Line home decor, Main Line milliners, Merion Mercy Academy, MovementRx, Natural Lands, Oil and Light, Paoli shopping, public gardens, royal wedding, Sean Weinberg, Sister Barbara Buckley, Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh: A Natural Garden, The Bercy, Upper Main Line YMCA swimmer, Villanova, Wynnewood fitness studios, Your Organizing Consultants

Peek inside posh new Life Time in Sub. Square; Tasting Ripplewood in Ardmore; The Switch; An opioid confession; Jane Winchester; Nifty Mom’s Day gifts & more

April 26, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Polished to perfection, Life Time opens its “diamond” level club in Suburban Square this week.

All that’s missing?

Beds.

Not kidding. The “healthy way of life company” – now ensconced in the old Macy’s – wants to be your fitness center, your hair-and-nail salon, your restaurant, your spa, your babysitter – and now, your office.

Not just a “laptops-welcome-free-wifi” of office.

But a real one, totally tricked out.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP, STYLE, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alice's Table, Amy McCann, Ardmore, Beke Beau, Cara Bradley, Common Space, Crissy Pyfer, Dorinda Medley, Duffy Real Estate, gastropubs, get real main line, Jackie Verna, Jane Paradis, Jane Winchester, Karen Phelps Moyer, Kimmel Center, Life Time Athletic, Life Time Work, Lilly Pulitzer, Lisa Thomas Laury, Lisi Lerch, Lori Gildea, Main Line mansions, Moyer Foundation, mural, Mural Arts Philadelphia, pendant jewelry, Peter Martin, Philadelphia mansions, Ripplewood Whiskey and Craft, St. David's Episcopal Church, St. David's Episcopal Day School, Suburban Square, Teen makeup camp, The Switch, The Voice, thepurebag, Thom Nickels, Toni Filipone, Wynnewood mural, yoga bags

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