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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

The Main Line’s most networked woman tells all – and it’s not always pretty. Plus, T/E to seize land for schools; Dust-ups in Devon, Berwyn & Paoli; Blue political coup; Vaughan builders & SAVVY reader-appreciation freebies & deals!

November 15, 2019 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Life looks a lot different after you’re hit, dragged and pinned under a 20,000-pound truck. Just ask Bala Cynwyd’s Jennifer Robinson, who in 2008 nearly lost her life during a sunny stroll on Penn’s campus. In a blink, she went from a newly- wed, rock-star litigator to mangled victim, fully conscious and terrified as EMTs swarmed around her.

Fast forward to 2019 and a reborn Robinson, 46, is finally able to talk about her accident, about the devastating spiral that ensued and how she clawed her way back to daylight.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alterra, Barre Focus Fitness, Berwyn Square, Berwyn Stormwater, Berwyn Tree Lighting, business networking, Carlino's Market, Christmas on King, Conestoga High School, Conestoga High School expansion, Devereux, Devon Center District, Devon garage, Devon Horse Show, digital billboard, Doye & McDonnell Nursery, Eagle Village Shops, Easttown Township, elections, Eli Kahn, eminent domain, FemCity, Garrett Hill, home organizers, Jennifer Robinson, Jump Dautrich, Kahn Development, Kate Winslet, King of Prussia Town Center, Mare of Easttown, migrant children's shelter, Narberth Dickens Festival, One Ardmore, Purposeful networking, SAVVY giveaways, senior living, Solera, Swedesford Plaza, T & E Care, Tredyffrin Township Democrats, Tredyffrin Township Planning Commission, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, Vaughan Building Company, Wayne Christmas, Wayne Grafton, Winterfest, Your Organizing Consultants

Sober Curious? So were these Main Line moms; Plus, BIG changes ahead for Berwyn? A peek at Malvern’s hip new gathering Grove; Huge signing at KOP Town Center; Crime news & lots more

August 8, 2019 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

As many new mothers do, Emily Lucking jumped into post-pregnancy imbibing with gusto. Being able to drink again while out socializing with friends felt fun and celebratory. And, well, normal.

“I was used to being the life of the party,” says Lucking. “I missed being the ‘fun friend.’”

Then one night, the Villanova mom over-indulged just enough to feel out of control.

And the next day, after a not-so-great-feeling morning, she asked herself a painful question: Was being the popular party girl more important than being her best self for her three-month-old daughter?

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 30-Day Sober PowerGroups, alcohol-free lifestyle, Ales Ciccotelli, Berwyn accountant, Berwyn Apartments, Berwyn Square, Berwyn Village, Bomba Tacos & Rum, Buck Buchanan, bulldog yoga, Christina Carlin-Kraft, Cornerstone Tracy, David Della Porta, DP Partners, Easttown Zoning, Emily Lucking, Frank Wang, gun control, gun violence, Handels Ice Cream, Happy Place, Jason Dempsey, Jon Cummins, Joseph Ferrer, King of Prussia Town Center, Kooma, Laura Taylor, Level 7 Tennis Academy, lifestyle centers, Linda Orff, Love ALL, Main Line crime, Main Line model, Main Line Wardrobe, Malvern, Margate, Marybeth Christiansen, Mingle Mocktails, mocktails, MOMS Demand Action, Monica DeSanctis, My Salon Suite, Navarro, nondrinking, Ocean City seagulls, Opal Designs, power center coaching, Silver Linings Boutique, Sly Fox Brewery, Sober curious, Spavia, strangulation, Suburban Square, Swirsding, The Grove, Todd Pohlig, Tredici, Williams Sonoma

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

Double issue: Movie (!), dining & shopping scoops, plus our annual all-local ‘nifty gifts’ guide

December 14, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Pop some corn: seems the western Main Line is going to the movies.

One of the nation’s largest movie chains is THISCLOSE to inking a deal with Uptown Worthington, the long-time-coming lifestyle center near the Malvern Wegmans.

The center’s owner, developer Brian O’Neill, tells SAVVY that a dine-in theater with full bar plans to take 43,000 sq. ft. and should open in a year or so. Two prior deals with movie chains cratered a few years back, but we’re told this one should be a wrap by early January.

O’Neill also tells us he’s nearing a deal with Main Line restaurateur Marty Grims. The White Dog Café/Autograph Brasserie/Moshulu owner wants to open a “super hip” spot at Worthington

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY Tagged With: 5 Wits, acai bowls, Acquilante, Alexa Buckley, Anchored in the Main Line, Ardrossan book, Autograph Brasserie, Berwyn Senior Village, Brian O'Neill, Brightview Senior Living, Cindy Walsh, Conestoga Football, Conestoga hazing, cryosauna, Danlu, Don Avellino, Echo Lake at Atwater, ECHO Realty, El Limon, Ella's Grove, Ellis Preserve, Elmwood Park Zoo zipline, Escape the room games, Exton, Five People You Meet in Wawa, haverford square, Haverford Square boutiques, Jay Ciccarone, King of Prussia Town Center, Laura Taylor, Main Line Lighting and Design, Malvern, Margaux, Margaux shoes, Mark Herzlich, Marquis Weeks, Marty Grims, Mingle Mocktails, Movie theaters, Nectar, Nolen Properties, O'Neill Properties, Pathmark, Peter Thomas Jewelers, Restore Cryotherapy, Revivalist Gin, Revivalist Spirits, Sanctuary Medspa & Salon, Spin ping pong, Stacey Fay Designs, Superfresh, Swedesford Plaza Shopping Center, Training Laces, Tredyffrin, Uptown Worthington, Urban Azes, Valley Forge Casino Resort, Vitality Bowls Superfoods Cafe, Wawa book, Wayne gift shops, Wayne jewelry stores, White Dog Cafe, Whole Foods Market, William claypool

Ex-Stoga aide admits student sexual assaults; New Bryn Mawr BYOB; Fresh ‘Canvas’ for downsizing boomers; Teegarden dogs; Our Closet; Mister Sprinkle & more

November 30, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Guilty as charged. A former teacher’s aide has admitted to the repeated sexual assault of a Conestoga sophomore – in his school office, his car and her bedroom – during the 2016-2017 school year.

After pleading not guilty at his April arraignment, Arthur Phillips changed his plea to guilty last Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison.

If Phillips had been younger, Chester County Judge Patrick Carmody said he wouldn’t have accepted the plea deal. “You’re 67, Do you understand that you may never leave jail, that this might be a life sentence?” he asked the defendant.

Phillips said quietly that he understood.

The judge was clearly disgusted by Phillips’ crimes.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SOUL, Uncategorized Tagged With: 76ers, a cappella group, Academy Ball, Arthur Phillips, Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr Mainliners, Canvas Valley Forge, Charles Hallinan, Choice BYOB, Christmas cookies, Conestoga High School, Conestoga lawsuit, Conestoga soccer, Devon Horse Show, holiday gifts, King of Prussia Town Center, loan shark, Main Line dining, Mike Shelly, Mister Sprinkle, Saxbys, Teegarden dog park, Teegarden Park, Tredyffrin dog park, Tredyffrin Winter Rec, Wentworth Gallery, Winterfest

Democrats win big in T/E & beyond; Longtime Main Line ob-gyn arrested; Stoga, Devon Yard, Ardmore Target & Aronimink updates; Dine local; Shop w/ purpose & more

November 15, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Local Democrats are still pinching themselves – perhaps nowhere more so than in Tredyffrin, where the party’s candidates went 12 for 12 last Tuesday.

A sweep.

Three Democrats ran for township supervisor seats: incumbent Murph Wysocki plus Matt Holt and Kevin O’Nell. ­

All three won.

Four Democrats ran for T/E school board: incumbent Scott Dorsey plus Kyle Boyer, Tina Whitlow and Heather Ward.

All four won. (Whitlow and Ward ousted current board president Doug Carlson and Virginia Lastner.)

So, for the first time in township history, three of seven supes and seven of nine school board directors will be Democrats.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ardmore, Ardmore Target, Aronimink, Chris Hurst, Conestoga High School, Democrats, Devon Yard, Heather Ward, Joseph Russino, King of Prussia mall, King of Prussia Town Center, Kyle Boyer, Lisa borowski, Medical Marijuana, Murph Wysocki, Paoli ob--gyn associates, Paula Hian, PGA tour, Philip Ahr, St. David's Episcopal Church, Target, The Gift Shop at St. David's, Tredyffrin, Tredyffrin Township Democrats, Tredyffrin-Easttown School Board, Wyebrook Farm

SoHo chic in Bryn Mawr, Paoli’s cool new corner, standout Stoga grad’s stunning OD & lots more

December 5, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

It will be fascinating to see how the Main Line responds to Kirna Zabête, just open near La Colombe in the new Bryn Mawr Village.

Because its 3,000 square feet are unlike anything we’ve seen in these parts. (And you know we get around.)

Kirna Zabête (KEER nah Zah BETT) is an exuberant paean to high fashion.

A boutique for serious fashionistas that – with touches of warmth and whimsy – doesn’t take itself too seriously.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, SHOP, STYLE Tagged With: Beth Buccini, Bryn Mawr fashion boutique, Bryn Mawr Village, Conestoga High School, Conestoga soccer, Frosted Mug, Harp & Crown, King of Prussia Town Center, KingsHaven Design, KingsHaven Properties, Kirna Zabete, Lower Merion School District, Main Line shopping, Paoli Acme, Paoli furniture store, Paoli home decor, Roger Hobbs, supermarket beer sales, supermarket wine

La Cabra Brewing & other hot new spots, L. Merion’s PR problems, a fond farewell & more

November 2, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

In a word: wow.

We’re blown away by what a bunch of brewpub newbies just pulled off in downtown Berwyn.

They took a drab old furniture store across from the train station (RIP Pearl of the East), gutted it, and turned it into rustic-chic La Cabra Brewing, suddenly the hippest spot in town.

OK. Not so suddenly.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, SHOP Tagged With: Anthropologie, Arthur Wolk, Berwyn, Betsy Bartos, brewpubs, Chester County Planning Commission, Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse, Devon Yard, dining, Free People, honeygrow, independent bookstores, King of Prussia, King of Prussia mall, King of Prussia Town Center, La Cabra Brewing, Landscapes 3, Lower Merion School District, Narberth Bookshop, Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar, photo contest, Pizzeria Vetri, school taxes, shopping, Urban Outfitters, URBN

KOP’s newest meat market – Fogo de Chao; Paoli’s first blowout bar; Saluting two lost too soon; Kendall’s Crusade & more

July 21, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Calling all carnivores! The southern Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao, is now open, the first in a wave of chain restaurants coming to the new King of Prussia Town Center near Wegmans.

Just don’t count on snagging a table this weekend.

Fogo’s GM tells SAVVY he’s already flooded with reservations.

We scoped out the place at Tuesday’s preview dinner; here’s what you need to know:

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY Tagged With: Ardmore, Austin Wylie, AVM, blow dry bars, Brandywine Branch Distiller, Brazilian steakhouses, Bryn Mawr Village, Cherry Blow Dry Bar, Chester County, craft distilling, farm-to-table, Kendall's Crusade, King of Prussia Town Center, Mischief Brew, Paoli, restaurant week, Revivalist Gin, Shipley School, teen suicide, Wyebrook Farm

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