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Much ado about development: the latest in Berwyn, Devon; Fallout from Radnor’s fallen trees; Cutting-edge beauty/wellness in Paoli; Uh-oh in Ardmore; Happy B-day Campli Photo & BMFI; Cool new companies & more

March 3, 2020 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

After a string of hearings sometimes so raucous with foot stomping and chanting that officials asked police to stand sentry, Easttown’s zoning board has – drum roll – ruled on Berwyn Square.

Both sides claim partial victory – although, arguably, the bigger win went to the developers.

But this one’s far from over.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 1619 Project, 2nd Family, Alexander Muss High School, Anat Dessner, Berwyn neighbors, Berwyn Square, Berwyn Village, BMFI, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Campli PHotography, ClearLight Meditation, Cocoon Fitness Pod, cold-brew coffee, Cornerstone Tracy, Cryo Sculpt Revive, Cryoskin, Dante Coles, David Campli, David Langfitt, development, Devon, Devon Horse Show, DMAX Foundation, Easttown, Eileen Silcox Daly, Eli Kahn Development, Emily Glowacki, EMME, fashion, Fiskey-Kneafsey family, home care, Ian Wilson, Jane Winchester, Jenkins Arboretum, Jenn Hartmann, Jill Frechie, Joe Kohn, John Riccuiti, Kensington in Crisis, Kika Stretch Studio, King of Prussia Town Center, Main Line, Main Line apartments, Main Line fashion, Main Line Magic, mold, Nancy Volpe-Beringer, nitro cold brew, One Ardmore, opioid crisis, POWER Main Line, Project Runway, racism, Radnor Board of Commissioners, Radnor Conservancy, Radnor trees, Scott McBride, Sean Daly, Smart Lunch, Strafford Chiropractic, stretch studios, Stretch Zone, Todd Pohlig, Valley Forge Coffee Reserve, Van Cleve, William Sonoma

Remembering Radnor’s Heidi Diskin: a life of caring, cut short by depression. Plus, Paoli’s billboard battle, Target fever, Kindred Collective Bryn Mawr, Ardmore murder news, Retail roundup, Etcetera & more

October 11, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

On Sept. 7, three days after her sons started the new school year at Radnor Elementary, Heidi Diskin ended her life.

She was 44.

We share this with you because Heidi would want us to.

“One hundred percent, she would want her story told,” said her husband, J.D., in a phone interview. “My hope is that what happened to Heidi can be a teachable moment. As terrible as this situation is, it’s an even worse tragedy if it doesn’t help others.”

To family and close friends, Heidi’s suicide was a sucker punch – a heart-wrenching coda to 20 years of pain.

To those less close, it seemed, well, inexplicable.

Because Heidi had made mental health advocacy and suicide prevention her life’s work. She’d started a brain health foundation, she’d spoken to countless groups, she’d even hosted a cable TV show about mental health. How could Heidi Diskin – of all people – have succumbed herself?

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Filed Under: BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP, STYLE, Uncategorized Tagged With: Anthropologie, Ardmore murder, Bill Claypool, bipolar, Blue Gene Gala, Blue Octagon, Blue Octagon Too, Brigid Stasen, Bryn Mawr, Campli PHotography, Carla Zambelli, Catalyst Outdoor Advertising, CCC Sale, Center for Social Impact, Christina Carlin-Kraft, Circe, Clockworks, Community Clothes Charity, Dan Maxwell, depression, Devon Target, Devon Yard, digital billboards, DMAX Foundation, Eaves, Eaves Townhouse, Etcetera, Finneran Pavilion, flower walls, Haverford College polling place, Heidi Diskin, J.D. Diskin, Jordan PIncus, Kindred Collective, King of Prussia mall, Krissa Wichsser, Louella Boutique, Madeline Miller, Malvern Prep, Minding Your Mind, model murder, Nicol Floral Design, Nicol Segel, North Italia, Paoli billboard, Parlour, Parlour Ice Cream Ardmore, Pattye Benson, Radnor Fireworks, Radnor suicide, Revivalist Gin, Robin Halpern, Skinny Pizza Paoli, spotted lanternfly, suicide, surrey services, Target, Tredyffrin billboard, Tredyffrin Township, True Food Kitchen, Ventnor movie theater, Villanova, Wayne Target, William claypool

Multi-family housing boomlet in Tredyffrin? Big plans for Swedesford & Chesterbrook; New Village Play Space & a destination playground; Wins for Willows & Stoneleigh; Brain Fog; All-new Sporting Club & more

June 28, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Holy Lazarus! A long-stagnant stretch of Tredyffrin has a pulse.

The owner of Swedesford Plaza wants to bulldoze the old HH Gregg and build luxury apartments in its place – 250 of them.
After approaching umpteen stores, fitness chains, health systems and grocers for its two empty anchors, Echo Realty is throwing in the retail towel on one of them. In partnership with Bozzuto, Echo plans to build a four-story, 250-unit apartment building at the old HH Gregg site, a permitted use under zoning code.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alex's Lemonade Stand, Berwyn, Bozzuto, Brain Fog, Bryn Mawr, Buck Buchanan, Burger Brawl, Campli PHotography, Chesterbrook, Chesterbrook Civic Association, Chris Mullen, Christine Shirley Sewing & Design, Clubs2Classrooms, David Campli, David Ludin, Day Spa by Zsuzsanna, Dina Previti, East Goshen Park, ECHO Realty, Freddy Martino, Golf Galaxy, Grady Finn, Green Bridge Development, Guilianna The Brave, Handels Ice Cream, Handwork Studio. What Am I Drinking, heroin addiction, Heroin overdose, HH Gregg, historic preservation, Indigo 301, King of Prussia Town Center, Leonard Haas, Main Line spas, Malvern Stroll, MaryBeth Heilmann, Mullen Interiors, Natural Lands, neuroblastoma, Pathmark, pet cemeteries, Picket Post, Picket Post Swim & Tennis Club, playgrounds, Radnor Township, Ripplewood Whiskey and Craft, Sara Martino, SAVVY events, spas, Stardust, Stoneleigh, Swedesford Plaza, swim clubs, Team SAVVY, The Laurels, Tredyffrin, Tredyffrin Library, Village Play Space, Villanova, Warren Claytor, Wayne, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Willows Mansion, Willows Park, Willows Park Preserve, wine education, wine studio, Zoet Bathletier

Boss Ladies! AR Workshop Malvern & Wayne mom’s Yogi invention; Plus, KOP Mall facelift, Nova News, Politics, Platoon Fitness & more

March 29, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Callin’ all wine-lovin’ ladies and DIYers: the coolest spot this side of The Buttery just opened in Malvern.

AR Workshop is a custom art studio where you make wood signs, photo frames, canvas pillows, tote bags and more.

Sipping all the way.

(Giving “craft cocktails” a whole new meaning, right?)

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, PLAY, SHOP, SOUL, STYLE, Uncategorized Tagged With: AR Workshop, Bikram, Boston College, Campli PHotography, Courtney Mullen, crafts, DIY projects, Eastside Flats, Final Four, Focus Fitness, Fourth Congressional District primary, girls night out, Jay Leno in West Chester, Jo Ruse, Joe Hoeffel, Kasie Hunt, King of Prussia mall, King Street, Lauren Hart, Louella, Main Line personal training, Malvern, march for our lives, March for Our Lives Philadelphia, Mojo Fitness, MOMS Demand Action, PA primary elections, Platoon Fitness, Pope Francis, Ryan Costello, Safe School Symposium, Sixth Congressional District, Stoneleigh bunnies, Todd Carmichael, trampoline park, Urban Air, Villanova, Villanova acceptance rate, Villanova admissions, Villanova baseketball, Villanova campus construction, women's nights, yoga, YOGI Fitness mats

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