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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

SAVVY SOCIAL: LaBelle rocks Temple gala; Remembering Tricia Cuddy; Bryn Mawr Film, Surrey & Main Line Art Center galas; Kinney fashion show; Bag Bingo; Wynnewood wow home & more

May 5, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

A record-breaking 1,100 people partied with Patti at Temple Auxiliary’s Acres of Diamond’s gala, raising $1.3 million for critical, life-saving care.

A sparkling night at the Please Touch Museum: Guests took a spin on the carousel and bid on silent auction items, then sashayed down a red carpet to dinner under a huge custom tent.

Star power: Two Main Liners! Emcee was Flyers’ anthem singer Lauren Hart, longtime pal of Lindy Snider, wife of Larry Kaiser and daughter of Flyers’ co-founder Ed Snider. Patti LaBelle sparkled in Philadelphia Eagles Kelly green. Her private concert brought down the house.

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Filed Under: Savvy Social Tagged With: autism awareness, Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, fashion, home decor, Louella, Main Line Art Center, Merion Cricket Club, surrey services, vintage cars

SAVVY SOCIAL: Alycia Lane’s Malibu wedding; AmRev Museum opening gala; Paoli Auxiliary; Antiques Preview; MANNAFeast; Saturday Club; CCV Hope Gala & more

April 22, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

/>Happy Ever After (at last!) for former Philly news anchor Alycia Lane.

With their two toddlers in tow, Alycia Lane married Jeremy Joseph in the Malibu Mountains April 15.

The venue: Calimigos Guest Ranch, once a filming site for TV’s The Biggest Loser.

The Dress: Looking as stunning as she did when she left Philly for a job at KNBC in LA back in 2009, Alycia, 44, designed her own gown: an illusion-bodice, silk taffeta chiffon and tulle confection with deep v-cut and cap sleeves.

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Filed Under: Savvy Social Tagged With: Alycia Lane, fashion, luncheon, weddings

Carol Burnett pops into Paoli; New Tin Lizard in Bryn Mawr & Locust Lane Brewing; Talking teen depression with DMAX; Carson Kressley sighting and much more

April 11, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

A TV icon touched down in Paoli this week.

Shhhhhh.

Carol Burnett paid a hush-hush visit to overjoyed folks at Daylesford Crossing senior living Monday, charming one and all.

Nope, she didn’t know a soul there.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, SHOP, SOUL, STYLE Tagged With: Beer, Blue Octagon, brewing, brewpubs, Carol Burnett, Carson Kressley, Conestoga Football, Conestoga High School, Conestoga Lacrosse, Daylesford Crossing, Devon Horse Show, DMAX Foundation, Drew Bergman, drug addiction, fashion, Locust Lane Craft Brewery, Malvern, Minding Your Mind, Paoli, Paoli Blues Fest, retail, Sage Senior Living, salsa, senior living, shopping, St. Norbert Church, style, Tate Kienzle, teen depression, teen drug abuse, teen suicide, Tin Lizard Brewing, Tredyffrin Township, Xolo tacos

SAVVY SOCIAL: Painting Town Red; Kicking off Antiques Show & Late Night ‘Stoga; St. Katharine’s at 100; Help Us Adopt; Nova Law auction; Fox Chase Fight Night & more

April 9, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

A red tide washed over Aronimink Golf Club April 5 when a few hundred women turned out for “Paint the Town Red,” a shopping social.

The cause: Raising awareness and funds for the Women’s Heart Initiative at Lankenau Heart Institute. (Fun fact: The Heart Institute has 13 women cardiologists, the most in the region. Girl power! )

Why are so many seeing red? Main Line Health’s Women’s Heart Initiative is spreading the word far and wide that heart disease – not cancer – is women’s #1 killer so gals need to get savvy about their heart health.

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Filed Under: Savvy Social Tagged With: adoption, antiques, cancer, decorating, fashion, health, heart disease, heart health, Help Us Adopt, Main Line Health, Spring fashion, St. Katherine of Siena School, Villanova University, Women's Heart Initiative

Undocumented on the Main Line; Louella heads east & lots of comings & goings around town

March 8, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

They live among us, hiding but in plain sight.
They mow our lawns, mind our kids, cook our food, clean our homes.
They are Mexicans, living and working on the Main Line.
Some, of course, work under the table.
Others receive paychecks, have payroll taxes withheld, and file yearly U.S. tax returns.
Just like us.
But in many ways, not like us at all.
Because they are here without papers and have little reason to believe they’ll ever get them.
One such family – living in a rented, single-family home on the western Main Line – asked us to share their story.
They wanted us to put a human face on the immigration crisis.
But, of course, we cannot.
At least, not literally.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP Tagged With: boutique, Bryn Mawr, fashion, HHGregg, illegal immigrants, immigration, Lisi Lerch, Louella, Main Line, Mexican immigrants, Paoli, Polka Dots, Sara Campbell, Undocumented, Wayne

Radnor’s new resort spa, a BYOB for Wayne, Savor-ing KOP, T/E ups & downs & more

August 22, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

We’ve got a new name for The Radnor Hotel: Beauty Central.

Essent Spa, an ambitious, luxury day spa, has moved in next to Jay Michael Salon in the old Bernie Robbins space.

Although separately owned, Essent and Jay Michael are a match made in beauty heaven. With a shared reception desk and booking website, you can get your hair styled and your face Botoxed in a single trip.

One stop, multiple ways to get gorgeous.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, SHOP Tagged With: Conestoga High School, dining, fashion, Hazing, King of Prussia mall, Savor, shopping, Suburban Square

SAVVY shops! Nifty gifts with local ties: A Charmed Garden, Absolutely (easy) Lobster, Jeffrey Levinson bags, FOREVER photos

December 10, 2015 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Savvy, eh? Not about candles, apparently.

Until yesterday I had no idea that most scented candles are toxic. That the “petro-soot” given off by paraffin candles is as carcinogenic as diesel fumes or secondhand smoke. That the “natural fragrances” in most aromatherapy candles are synthetic and have no healing properties.

I saw the light after a chat with Berwyn gardener, Anglophile and home cook extraordinaire, Sandy Dalby, hands-on proprietor of A Charmed Garden, a line of organic candles, sprays, soaps and such.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ Tagged With: fashion, food, shopping

Dishing on Ardmore’s new Besito, a royal visitor in Malvern & designer duds at Waterloo in Devon

October 25, 2015 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Hola and Bienvenida to Besito! The long-awaited successor to Suburban’s Square’s Plate will make its public debut Monday night.

I checked it out with a few friends at a “pre-opening event” this week, and yes, Besito, “little kiss” in Spanish, is more than ready to plant one on the Main Line.

Like the new Xolo Tacos in Bryn Mawr, Besito aims for a refined, authentic Mexican experience and largely delivers. Thankfully, this not the kind of place that slops the inevitable rice and beans on a ho-hum Tex-Mex “combo” plate and calls itself traditional Mexican.

From aperitivos (starters) to postres (desserts), almost everything we sampled was delicioso.

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Filed Under: BUZZ Tagged With: dining, fashion, food, Main Line

Paoli gets a Scout & Molly’s, Wayne turns ‘InsideOut’, plus SAVVY Shorts

September 1, 2015 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

There’s a boutique boomlet in Paoli of late. The thriving Paoli Shopping Center now has six women’s fashion boutiques (seven, if you count Trove General Store): Polka Dots, Talbots, Chico’s, Loft, Francesca’s, and, as of last Saturday, Scout & Molly’s.

Trendy and somewhat upscale (with nary a hint of the prevailing Main Line preppy aesthetic), Scout & Molly’s specializes in statement sportswear and accessories, mixing familiar labels like BCBG Max Azria, Joe’s Jeans, Big Buddha and French Connection with lesser-known quality brands like Krazy Larry, Vroom and Lavender Brown.

Prices vary. Some pieces are quite affordable but many are in the mid- to high range. Put it this way: You can pick up a pair of skinny jeans for $80 or for $180.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ Tagged With: Devon, fashion, food, Paoli, Wayne

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