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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

Water woes close Life Time KOP; Making Good: F. Rapoport & SamSara, G. Bauer & BSWANKY, Four Girls, Givzie & h. honeycup; Tasting Nom Nom in Paoli, Southern Charmer(!) in Wayne; Our holiday recipes & more

December 12, 2019 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Troubled waters at Life Time Athletic in Tredyffrin.

The entire facility closed for a few days this week after “a loss of water flow” due to “a construction error,” according to the club’s messages to members.

Wait, the building was “constructed” in 2017 and they’re just finding the error now?

Confused, we reached out to corporate.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, Uncategorized Tagged With: 39 Montgomery, Allison Sanka, Bloom, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, BSWANKY, Cindy Barberes, CraftForms, Craig Conover, El Limon, ELLIE Main Line, ELLOQUII, facial plastic surgery, fitness clubs, Four Girls on a Mission, frank rapoport, givzie, Gretchen Bauer, h. honeycup, Jason Bloom, Jerry Sweeney, Juliet Goodfriend, Life Time, Life Time Athletic, Main Line School Night, Malvern Maps, maps, Marty Grims, Meghan Kelly, Nom Nom, Nom Nom Japanese Kitchen, Paoli ramen, Paoli restaurants, Paoli sushi, Pipeline Tacoes, Purenergy Studio, Ruby and jenna, samsara gear, Sanka farm, Sewing Down South, sheex, SHEEZ, Soap Up for Cyclists, Southern Charm, Suburban Square, Wayne Art Center, Wayne day care, Wayne early learning center

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

Double Issue: Why a top teacher’s not returning to T/E (with video); Shoplifting at Devon (oh, no); Double Jeopardy, O shots (!), ALDI, HipCityVeg, Shore things, HomeCooked, SAVVY Steals & more

June 12, 2019 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

School’s out for summer.

As of this week, it’s out forever … for star Stoga teacher Deb Ciamacca.

For years, the former Marine and beloved U.S. Government teacher has urged her students to get off the sidelines. “Democracy’s not a spectator sport,” she’d tell them.

After speaking out about gun safety here – and on national and international TV – she put her career where her mouth was.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, Uncategorized Tagged With: Aldi, Avalon, Avalon park, Axia Women's Health, beach park, Berwyn Fire Co., bio-identical hormones, birth control, botox, Brendan Roach, Capt'n Chucky's, Catalyst, CHOP, Claire Guarino, Conestoga High School, Day of Beauty, Day Spa by Zsuzsanna, Deb Ciamacca, Debra Ciamacca, Devon Horse Show, digital billboard, Dips, Emma Boettcher, Fratelli's, Gregory Bolton, gun violence, Gusto Brew Co. La Costa Lounge, gynecologist, Happy Bird, Harriton pitcher, HipCityVeg, HomeCooked, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, ignite purpose, Impact Center, IUD, Jeopardy, Josei Kelly's Public House, Kiefer Sutherland, Kunda Beverage, Lauren Hart, Louella, Main & Vine, Main Line Health, Margate, McConnell & Associates ob/gyn, Merion Mercy Academy, Microneedling, Millennium Hair & Day Spa, Misfits, Misfits Market, Nom Nom, O shot, organic produce, P shot, Paoli, Paoli Village Shoppes, Patricia McConnell, Polka Dots, Polpo, PRP, Reeds at Shelter Haven, Revel Ride, school safety, Sean Herrmann, shoplifters, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Suburban Square, Surfside Park, Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall, Three Crazy Ladies, Tilton Square, ugly produce, vampire face lifts, vampire facial, vegan restaurant, Woodlynde School, Workhorse Brewing, Zsuzsanna Beyer

DOUBLE ISSUE: Alarming fire news; ‘Life Time effect’; Go float in KOP; Space for all abilities; Easttown trees; new Oath Pizza & Whole Foods. Plus, all-local gift ideas (w/ SAVVY savings!)

December 13, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

You smell smoke, call 9-1-1, first responders rush on over.

But what if – gulp – there aren’t enough first responders?

That’s the scary scenario laid out in a new report about the state of volunteer firefighting in PA.

Numbers have fallen off a cliff: from 300,000 volunteers in the 1970s to 38,000 today. The report calls the drop-off nothing short of a “public safety crisis.”

While the situation’s not as dire here, our Main Line fire companies – staffed largely by unpaid volunteers – are hurting for help.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, Uncategorized Tagged With: Adam McKay, Adler, All Abilities Foundation, Art, Avalon, bellaD, Belladonna gifts, Berwyn Fire Company, Charles McGarvey, Chirp Clothes, Donna Martelli, Eamon Brazunis, Easttown trees, flotation tanks, gift guide, gift shops, Gratitude Cards, Grechen's People Soaps, Life Time Athletic, Louella, Lower Merion Fire Marshall, Main Line shopping, Mt. Joy, Oath Pizza, PECO, Performance Bicycle, Radnor Fire Company, Radnor Hunt cookbook, Rebecca, Rex Riccardi pocket squares, Savannah Bella scarves, Shannon Connolly, Sheri Reznik, Spectator Sports, St. Monica's, Stillpoint Yoga and Float, Suburban Square, Terrain, Trish O'Brien, Whole Foods Newtowns Square

Peek inside posh new Life Time in Sub. Square; Tasting Ripplewood in Ardmore; The Switch; An opioid confession; Jane Winchester; Nifty Mom’s Day gifts & more

April 26, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Polished to perfection, Life Time opens its “diamond” level club in Suburban Square this week.

All that’s missing?

Beds.

Not kidding. The “healthy way of life company” – now ensconced in the old Macy’s – wants to be your fitness center, your hair-and-nail salon, your restaurant, your spa, your babysitter – and now, your office.

Not just a “laptops-welcome-free-wifi” of office.

But a real one, totally tricked out.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP, STYLE, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alice's Table, Amy McCann, Ardmore, Beke Beau, Cara Bradley, Common Space, Crissy Pyfer, Dorinda Medley, Duffy Real Estate, gastropubs, get real main line, Jackie Verna, Jane Paradis, Jane Winchester, Karen Phelps Moyer, Kimmel Center, Life Time Athletic, Life Time Work, Lilly Pulitzer, Lisa Thomas Laury, Lisi Lerch, Lori Gildea, Main Line mansions, Moyer Foundation, mural, Mural Arts Philadelphia, pendant jewelry, Peter Martin, Philadelphia mansions, Ripplewood Whiskey and Craft, St. David's Episcopal Church, St. David's Episcopal Day School, Suburban Square, Teen makeup camp, The Switch, The Voice, thepurebag, Thom Nickels, Toni Filipone, Wynnewood mural, yoga bags

Two Devon mysteries solved: What’s up with old Shiraz site & empty KMart; Plus, new hotel to Radnor, new map for PA, new charges for Ahr; ‘active shooter’ training & more

February 22, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

It’s a Main Line mystery: Twin buildings – perhaps the most opulent ever built in these parts – sitting idle for years in the heart of Devon.

Unleased.

Unsold.

Ripe for the taking but no one’s biting.

What happened to this modern-day Taj Mahal, its hushed, lifeless halls worlds away from the bustling Whole Foods across the street?

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP, Uncategorized Tagged With: active shooter response training, AFC Fitness, Ardmore Target, autograph show, Bryn + Dane's, Conestoga High School, David Shulkin, Devon, Devon Kmart, Devon Target, Eagles memorabilia, Fair Districts PA, gerrymander, Hope Chest, hotels, Ilona, Ivory Tree, Jalen Mills, James Beard Foundation Awards, Jen Posner, John DeBella, La Jonquille, Little Nest, Matt Littman, Matthew Vegari, Merle Bari, Niche Media, Paoli, Penn Medicine, Phil Ahr, Philadelphia Eagles, Purenergy Studio, Radnor Board of Commissioners, Radnor School District, Redistricting, Shared Space, Shiraz, Suburban Square, Target, Teres'a Next Door, Thorncroft, Valerie Craig, Valley Forge Casino Resort, Warren Kampf, Wayne Art Center, winter beach bash

KOP Mall shooting; Shopping & school news; A celebrity house call; ‘What to Eat Now!’ takeaways and more

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

Just in time for Halloween: scary times at the King of Prussia Mall.

Last Saturday afternoon, a woman returning to her car in the garage between Nordstrom and Lord & Taylor was held up at gunpoint. Police say an armed man hopped in her backseat as she opened her car and pointed a gun at her head, demanding her purse.

He then sped off in the SUV he had allegedly just hijacked from an 87-year-old man in Delaware.

So, yeah, an armed robbery at 3:30 p.m. on a weekend afternoon at one of the busiest malls in the country.

But wait; it gets worse.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, Uncategorized Tagged With: Andrew Weil, Arthur Wolk, Barnes Foundation, Body X, cBOP, children's boutiques, crime, fashion boutiques, Gingy's, Haverford, Healthy eating, King of Prussia, King of Prussia mall, Lower Merion School District, Malvern, men's underwear, nutrition, preschool, S, SAVVY Gathering, St. David's Episcopal Church, St. David's Episcopal Day School, St. David's Nursery School, Suburban Square, Tommy John, True Food Kitchen, West Elm

Social Edition: Radnor Hunt Concours, Hava NaGrilla, Kendall’s Crusade, Help Us Adopt & LBBC previews, Help Hope Live, Baker Industries & other summer shindigs

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

More than 3,000 collectors and car buffs oohed and aahed at a stunning parade of vintage vehicles assembled at the Malvern show grounds Sept. 10. Zipping along in its 21st year, the Radnor Hunt Concours is now internationally recognized as one of the world’s premier automotive shows.

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Filed Under: Savvy Social Tagged With: arteriovenous malformations, AVMs, Baker Industries, breast cancer, Butterfly Ball, car show, classic cars, Concours D'Elegance, cook-off, Craig Shoemaker, Doggie Derby Day, Hava NaGrilla, Help Hope Live, Help Us Adopt, Kendall's Crusade, kosher, kosher bbq, Kosher Klub, LBBC, Leslie Gudel, Leslie Gudel Kemm, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Malvern, National Night Out, Paws and Affection, Radnor Hunt, Radnor Hunt Concours D'Elegance, service dogs, Suburban Square, Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Wynnewood Shopping Center

Bryn Mawr’s new BYOB & wine school; Dogs to horse around at Devon; Ardmore (& Target?) rising; Moms’ gifts & more

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

The Conestoga High School hazing scandal was a big fat, tragic mess. But look at what Penn State and one of its fraternity presidents – a young man from Malvern – are dealing with.

Brendan Young, 21, an avid golfer whom you may have seen play at Chester Valley Golf Club or working at Golf Galaxy in Berwyn, is one of 18 Beta Theta Pi brothers facing criminal charges after a pledge died in their frat house in February.

In all 200 charges were lodged against the Penn State junior.

Another local defendant, Nick Kubera, who graduated from Downingtown H.S. last year, is facing 43.

While all 18 are in hot water, the charges are scalding for Young and some of his frat brothers: involuntary manslaughter and stuff like felony aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, and hazing.

Horrific.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ardmore, Autograph Brasserie, BYOBs, development, Devon Horse Show, Devon Horse Show Ladies Day, dog show, dogs, hat contest, local gifts, Main Line restaurants, parking, Restaurants, shore, Suburban Square, traffic, underage drinking, What a Good Dog

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