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Blockbuster news: ‘Passionate local investors’ unite to save historic Anthony Wayne Theater

February 3, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Twenty years after the nonprofit Bryn Mawr Film Institute rallied the community to revive an aging movie palace, a similar group has emerged to restore Wayne’s once-shining centerpiece, the historic Anthony Wayne Theater.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anthony wayne theater, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, community nonprofit, historic preservation, historic theaters, radnor historical society, Wayne

Historic Ithan market restored as Vanner House, a dapper destination for all things equestrian

January 21, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

The Main Line is leaning hard into its horsey heritage.

Radnor Hotel’s public spaces are being rebranded as Triple Crown Restaurant, Events and Garden.

The old McKenzie Brew House in Malvern is now the equestrian-themed Jockey Tavern.

And a neglected circa-1808 Radnor store has been elegantly resurrected as Vanner House, happy hunting grounds for all things horsey.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: equestrian boutique, equestrian style, hisoric restoration, historic preservation, historic renovation, Ithan market, Ithan post office, Main Line shopping, new store, vanner house

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

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

Social edition: Loretta Swit in Wayne, Jazz for Home of the Sparrow, Appleford Summer Solstice, Natural Lands’ Stardust, DAR, ML School Night & City Year soirées & more

July 10, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

M*A*S*H fans flocked to the Cottage at Valley Forge Flowers to meet Loretta Swit, aka Hot Lips Houlihan.

The star: A longtime artist and animal rights activist, Swit, now 79, came to Wayne June 29 to sign copies of Switheart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit. Fetched from New York by a Valley Forge Flowers staffer, Swit was reportedly “lovely” and raved about the antiques and collectibles at the Cottage.

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Filed Under: Savvy Social Tagged With: Appleford, Bala Village, charity, City Year, Gladwyne, Gladwyne Library, historic preservation, Home of the Sparrow, Loretta Swit, Main Line, Main Line School Night, Purenergy Studio, Stardust, Switheart, Valley Forge Flowers, Wayne, Wayne Art Center, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, yoga

Social edition: Giant Steps for Sarcoma; LM Conservancy, Riverbend & JCHAI galas; Fred’s Footsteps GNO; Devereux does Devon & The Cottage kicks off in Wayne

June 16, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Braving steamy temps, throngs of sarcoma warriors, survivors, their families and friends – 1,300 strong – walked or raced through Wilson Farm Park in Chesterbrook on June 11.

The teams: Identifiable by their custom tees, at least 30 teams turned out for the 5K chip-timed race and one-mile walk, many led by people battling sarcoma on crutches, wheelchairs and with prosthetic limbs.

Gang green: Some 80 family and friends wore green t-shirts in honor of Pat Maher of Devon, who tragically lost a four-year-battle with sarcoma last June at age 47. Pat led his green-shirted team in the first Steps to Cure Sarcoma event two years ago.

The hometown hero host: Conestoga ’06 star and Ewing’s sarcoma survivor Mark Herzlich, 29, who will play his 7th season for the New York Giants this fall.

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Filed Under: Savvy Social, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chapeaux for Devereux, Devereux, Devon Horse Show, Eagle Village Shops, Fred's Footsteps, Gladwyne, historic preservation, JCHAI, Life's Patina at Willowbrook Farm, Lower Merion, Lower Merion Conservancy, Malvern, open space, Penn Medicine, Radnor, Riverbend, Riverbend Environmental Education, sarcoma, The Cottage, Valley Forge Flowers, Villanova, Wilson Farm Park

Wait til you see what Valley Forge Park’s got cooking; 8 reasons to love new AmRev Museum; Pun’s Toys, LM taxes & Cricket Club news; Saluting Dodo & G. Sills & more

April 27, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Ah, Valley Forge National Historical Park, the Central Park of the Main Line.

Walk, ride or hike its 3,500 acres and you can just smell the history.

But the Park’s not resting on its cherry laurels these days.

Far from it.

Thanks to its newly invigorated nonprofit arm, the Valley Forge Park Alliance, it’s marching forward with dazzling plans that will affect ALL of us – anyone who “recreates” in the park (90 percent of visitors), brings guests there, or even drives through.

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Filed Under: PLAY, SHOP, SOUL, STYLE, Uncategorized Tagged With: anne hamilton, Conestoga High School, heart disease, historic preservation, Lower Merion School District, Valley Forge Park

Wait ’til you see what just ‘Hatch’ed in Wayne; Saving Wynnewood, one mansion at a time; ‘Nova’s tiny Superfan; Paint the Town Red & more

March 16, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Pregnancy or new motherhood getting to you?

Join the club.

Literally.

Just open in Wayne: Hatch: A Sanctuary for Motherhood, an upscale, membership-based Mecca for expectant and new moms.

Because motherhood has its bumps – and they can’t all be covered in maternity tops.

Also because Dr. Spock and What to Expect When You’re Expecting are SO last century.

The Hatch method: an array of programs to help you “Grow, Glow and Know.” The goals: Get physically and mentally fit and get educated. Baby and hubby will thank you.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, PLAY, SHOP, SOUL Tagged With: Ellen show, Hatch, Hatch: a sanctuary for Motherhood, heart disease and women, Hersha Hospitality Trust, historic preservation, Jay Shah, Keenan's Nova World, la colombe, Lankenau Hospital, Lower Merion Board of Commissioners, Main Line Health, maternity fitness classes, maternity health, motherhood, Paint the Town Red, pregnancy, Roi Lush, Surrey, theo cherkas, Todd Carmichael, Villanova men's basketball, Wayne, Women's Heart Initiative, Wynnewood

Local beer boom; Stunning news @ aging skin; Academy Ball Ever After; Gucci crimes; Bridal tidings; Saluting newsman Tom Murray & more

January 31, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Suddenly, the Main Line is soaking in suds.

Sure, we have locally-owned brewpub faves like Ardmore’s Tired Hands, McKenzie Brewhouses in Berwyn and Malvern, newbie La Cabra Brewing and, slithering soon to Bryn Mawr, Tin Lizard.

And yes, we’ve got a few, but not nearly enough, cozy gastro-pubs like The Goat’s Beard and Teresa’s Next Door in Wayne.

And of course, restaurants far and nigh (Biga, Savona et. al.) have been beefing up their beer lists.

No, the BIG news in brews is this: a brand-new law permits PA peeps to take home beer by the bottle.

Holy Heineken!

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP, SOUL, STYLE Tagged With: Academy Ball, Academy of Music, addiction, Alvin Terrell, Ardmore, Ashani Weeraratna, auto theft, ballroom dancing, Beer, beer distributors, Beer Yard, biomedical research, breweries, brewpubs, bridal boutiques, bridal gowns, Cara Bradley, Carla Zambelli, Chris Kunda, Civil war graveyards, crime, crowlers, Daily Local, Deborah Van Cleve, Deneen Marcel, Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Evgeny Dyachenko, Golden Star Dancesport Championships, Gucci, historic preservation, journalism, Karen Sauter, King of Prussia, Kunda Beverage, La Cabra Brewing, lash extensions, Malvern, Manayunk, Martin Short, Matt Guyer, Mayor's Anti-Drug Task Force, meditation, melanoma, mindfulness, New Leaf Club, news editor, Paoli, Paoli Design Center, Plato, Plato's Closet, Remix, skin cancer, state stores, Summerhill, sun damage, sunscreen, tanning, theft, Tired Hands, Tom Murray, Tredyffrin Police, Twin Willows, Van Cleve Collection, Van Cleve Pavilion, Verge Bodymind, Wayne, Wistar Institute, Women & Science, Yang Institute for Integrative Medicine, yoga

Who’s Coming, Who’s Going, Who’s Growing in Wayne, Stoneleigh in Nova saved for ALL & Mom’s Day ideas

May 4, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Turning the page on Bryn Mawr, Main Point Books is heading west to Wayne.

Score one for Wayne in the Main Line Downtown Showdown.

Dusty, down-at-the-heels and now officially defunct, Wayne’s old-timey Reader’s Forum will get re-incarnated as Main Point Books in mid-summer.

“I wouldn’t have moved if I hadn’t been offered this specific space,” says bookseller Cathy Fiebach, a Wynnewood mom who will pack up Bryn Mawr after a three-year run and open on North Wayne Ave. the last week of July.

‘Cause Wayne’s got what Bryn Mawr’s still pining for: foot traffic.

“People understand how to park in Wayne and how to walk around town,” she tells SAVVY. “Bryn Mawr doesn’t quite have that worked out.”

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, PLAY, SHOP, SOUL, STYLE Tagged With: Bella Oliva Taproom, Belladonna gifts, Books, bookstores, conservation, engraved gifts, furniture consignment shops, gourmet shops, historic preservation, home decor, John Haas, Main Line, Main Point Books, National Lands Trust, olive oil, resale shops, Stoneleigh, Velvet Shoestring, Villanova, Wayne

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