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Autism ‘miracle’ in Merion; Bus stop blues & vandalism in T/E; PE pushback in LMSD; Tasty news for Tredici, La Cabra lovers; Plush digs for Bryn Mawr patients and more

January 17, 2019 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

When doctors at CHOP diagnosed Matthew Cramer with “classic” Autism Spectrum Disorder, his mother, Julie, a physician herself, had to excuse herself.

“I was retching,” the Merion Station dermatologist tells SAVVY. “I was absolutely sick to my stomach.”

“It’s not cancer,” her husband, Warren, had reassured her. “It’s not the end of the world.”

“It sort of is,” Julie countered. For a long time, she couldn’t even say the word, autism. “I used the A word instead,” she says.

Ten years later, Julie says the full word without flinching. More than that, she’s eager to share her son’s remarkable journey.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY Tagged With: Academy of Notre Dame Art Show, art shows, autism, Beth Am Israel, Biga, Bodega, Bryn Mawr Center for Psychological and Educational Services, Bryn Mawr Hospital, bus stop, Cerise, Conestoga High School, Dish and Dine, Enoteca Tredici Downingtown, Extended Experience, Gladwyne Acem, Greg Dodge, Harriton High School, Joseph Russino, Kelly Donahue, La Cabra Brewing, LaBlast, Linda Ritter, Louis Van Amstel, Lower Merion School District, Mary Dougherty, Matthew Cramer, Merion Mercy Academy, Michele Robins, Michelle Leonard, Movement Rx Studio, Murph Wysocki, Nicole Miller, Old Eagle School Road, Patient Pavilion, St. Aloysius Academy, Susie Geib, The Bercy, The Refectory, Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, UpHome, Villanova restaurant, Woodlynde School, Zagafen, Zavino Hospitality Group

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

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

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