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Parents protest T/E policy after kindergartner with Down Syndrome is reported to police; Edge Fitness to face off vs. Life Time; Skin-saving lasers, Berwyn Village, RenoFi, Mason Grey & more

February 6, 2020 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

T/E is in the news again and not for its test scores.

The school district is grappling with its response to a family whose kindergartner with Down Syndrome was reported to Tredyffrin Police.

The six-year-old’s offense? Pointing her finger and saying, “I shoot you” to her special ed teacher at Valley Forge Elementary.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, Uncategorized Tagged With: andy dinnaman, Armstrong estate, B.U.I.L.D, Berwyn, Berwyn Village, Betty Moran, Bittersweet Farm, Cara Bradley, Claire Sautter, crime, dermatologist, dermguy, Devon Square, Down Syndrome, Eagle Village Shops, Edge Fitness, Eric Bernstein, Ferber furs, fitness clubs, Gus Sautter, hamlet circle, handwork studio, home builders, Jamie Lynch, Justin Goldman, Kiley Reid, Kyle Boyer, LaseResults, Lauren Peck, Lauren Peck Fine Jewelry, learning differences, Life Time, Maggie Gaines, Main Line Center for Laser Surgery, Main Line development, Main Line jewelry designers, Main Point Books, Margot Gaines, Mason Grey Interiors, Maureen Block, Newtown Square, Radnor Township, RenoFI, robert zienkowski, rosacea, safety policy, school safety, skin lasers, skincare, special education, Stonehaven Homes, such a fun age, T/E Policy Committee, Tastytalks, TESD, Thomas Whalen, threat assessment policy, Tredyffrin Police, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, Valley Forge Elementary, Verge Yoga, Wilson Farm Park, Yangming

Big ‘downtown’ Devon news; Splashy new swim school; More ethnic eats in Ardmore; Crime news; Solutions 4 Health, Devon hats, Woodlynde wonders and more

June 7, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Devon Horse Show 2018 is history – but whoa, Nelly.

There’s a move afoot that could change the look of “downtown” Devon almost as much as URBN’s fast-rising Devon Yard.

The horse show’s chairman and CEO wants to put a three-level parking garage between Devon Yard (the new Terrain/Anthropologie complex) and the show grounds.

Because, let’s face it, parking can be a pain at Devon.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, Uncategorized Tagged With: 118 North, acai bowls, Accents on Main, Ardmore, Ardmore Initiative, Bam Bam Seoul Kitchen, Chic and Simple Resale, Chris Conway, consignment stores, crime, Denise Barger, Devon, Devon hat contest, Devon Horse Show, Devon Ladies Day, downtown Wayne, ethnic restaurants, Goldfish Swim School, Kenny Kearns, learning differences, Main Line shopping, Malvern, murder, Nam Phuong Bistro, Nora Nissenbaum, parking garages, Playa Bowls, Playa Bowls Wayne, resale shops, Solutions 4 Health, The Bercy, The Malvern School, Tredyffrin Police, Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School, Vietnamese restaurants, Wayne Grafton, Wayne Music Festival, Woodlynde School

FURY over Element Kitchen’s disappearing act; Felony Lane Gang hits Paoli (Women beware); Art for all; Cancer Support; Martha Stewart & much more

April 12, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Dream kitchens up in flames.

New bathrooms down the drain.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars, given in good faith, gone.

Employees summarily fired, their paychecks bounced. A lease broken, rent skipped.

The flood of fuming allegations against Element Kitchen & Bath in Paoli (and formerly Devon) beggars belief.

Did this really happen? Here?

No bargain basement remodeler, Element – until it up and vanished – operated out of a splashy showroom in the heart of Paoli at the beautifully renovated KingsHaven Design complex.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acme, Ardmore Music Hall, Ashley Lunkenheimer, autism, Autism Awareness Luncheon, Bernice Paul, Beth Buccini, brain injury, Cancer Support Community of Greater Philadelphia, Community Arts Norristown, Conestoga High School, Corsica, Daylesford Crossing, Element Kitchen & Bath, Episcopal Academy, Felony Lane Gang, FLITE, Friends Central School, Gabrielle Arts Foundation, Giada de Laurentiis, Harlem Wizards, In the Pocket, Jahnavi Rao, Jay Wright, King of Prussia mall, KingsHaven Design, Kinney Center, Lisa Scottoline, Liseter, Main Line Art Center, Martha Stewart, Mary Gay Scanlon, michael sheehan, Mike Sheehan, Molly Shepard, Natanya Sortland, navy yard, Nicole Schaeffer, Paoli, Paoli Library, Pearl Kim, Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show, Philadelphia Antiques Show, Race to Recovery, School of Rock, social justice, T, Tommy Conwell, Tredyffrin Police, Valley Forge Flowers, Valley Forge Park, Wendy Coleman, West Chester homicide, Wheels of Wayne, Williams Sonoma

Can Wayne theater be saved? Plus, Berwyn murder update; ‘Choice’ Bryn Mawr BYOB; T/E redistricts; Meehan’s miseries; Eagles Superfans & more

January 25, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

For years, downtown Wayne’s movie theater has been slugging it out with the big boys: the Regals, the AMCs, the Movie Taverns, and, to a lesser degree, the Bryn Mawr Film Institute.

Slugging it out and, er, losing.

But the tide may turn yet.

Because dear old Anthony Wayne – built in 1928 and sagging with age – is making his last stand.

The theater’s operator, Reel Cinemas, just launched a “Save the Anthony Wayne” campaign and the stakes couldn’t be higher: Raise $2 million to modernize, compete and fill the seats.

Or raise the white flag and go dark for good.

Don’t think it can’t happen.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, Uncategorized Tagged With: Abbott Domenic Rossi, Academy of Notre Dame, Anthony Wayne Movie Theater, Bajus Properties, Berwyn murder victim, Bethesda Project, Chester County DA, Chester County District Attorney, Chrissy Houlahan, Cyrus Copeland, Daylesford Abbey, Delaware County District Attorney, Delco DA, Denise Barger, Devon Elementary, Dodo Hamilton, Eagles tailgate, Fr. Domenic Rossi, Freeman's auction, gerrymandandering, Greg Wax, KatCopeland, Kunda Beverage, Mike McDonald, Newt Wallen, PA Supreme Court, Patrick Meehan, Philadelphia Eagles, Redistricting, Reel Cinemas, Saturday Club, Save the Anthony Wayne campaign, Seventh Congressional District, sexual harassment, Steve Bajus, T/E Schools, The Choice BYOB Bryn Mawr, Tom Hogan, Tredyffrin Police, Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, Wayne movie theaters

Remembering Adam Wright (Stoga ’13, Dartmouth ’17); Spicy spots heading to Devon; Big loss for Tredyffrin cops; Debut of Glo-Barre; Must-see dance video & more

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

In every way, the stunning death of Adam Wright was wrong.

He was far too young, too gifted, and too, well, good, to go so soon.

And yet his 21 glorious years on our patch of earth – on Margo Lane in Berwyn, at Conestoga High School (Class of ’13), and at Dartmouth College (Class of ’17) – will forever be remembered.

And remembered with a smile, if Adam has his way.

Throngs of mourners attended “A Celebration of the Life of Adam Wright (June 29, 1995 – Jan. 30, 2017)” at Paoli Presbyterian Church last Saturday.

It was a sendoff for the ages – a testament to a life that was brief, but so brightly lived.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Adam Wright, Barre, bethematch.org, bone marrow donor, Conestoga High School, dance, DanDan, Dartmouth College, Double Knot, Jim Klinges, LSF Pilates, Lumbrada, Main Line dining, Philadelphia dining, Pilates, Restaurants, St. Norbert School, talent shows, Tredyffrin Police

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

More hazing fallout: Stoga accuser sues T/E Schools & football coaches; Bryn Mawr’s new Turning Point and Solidcore; Lost ladies of Lithe & more

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

The criminal case against Conestoga football players was settled last week, but the dispute is far from over.

SAVVY Main Line has learned that the alleged victim and his father have filed a federal civil lawsuit against the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District, Conestoga High School, former head coach John Vogan and his five assistant coaches.

The 22-page lawsuit, obtained by us this week but filed Nov. 2, 2016, alleges that the plaintiff (aka the then-freshman football player) was subjected to a “hostile educational environment” where he suffered “sex-based harassment and sexual abuse” … “so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive” that it denied him the educational opportunity or benefit provided by the school.”

According to the suit, the plaintiff suffered “severe and permanent injuries” and his civil rights were violated. He and his father are asking for compensatory and punitive damages, court costs and attorneys’ fees.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY Tagged With: Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr Village, civil lawsuit, civil rights, Coach Vogan, Conestoga Football, Conestoga High School, exercise, federal court, fitness, football coaches, Harassment, Haverford, Hazing, Lithe Method, Solidcore, Tredyffrin Police, Tredyffrin/Easttown School District, Turning Point, workout studios

T/E teacher/coach LeRoi Leviston (Stoga ’06) finds his voice as Roi Lush. Plus, hot news around town

October 20, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

If anyone’s story can blot out all the bad press that came out of T/E schools last year, surely LeRoi Leviston’s can.

His journey from starting Stoga quarterback to Mr. Lev, Valley Forge Middle School teacher, to Roi Lush, full-time rapper, is as improbable as it is inspiring.

The odds against LeRoi, 28, were stacked from the start.

He was born on Long Island to parents who “were very into hardcore drugs,” LeRoi tells SAVVY.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, SHOP, SOUL, STYLE Tagged With: Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Conestoga High School, Haverford School, LeRoi Leviston, Loch Aerie, Mojo Fitness, Paoli, Roi Lush, Shark Tank, Solemates, Suburban Square, T & E Care, Tredyffrin Police, Tredyffrin/Easttown School District

Murder in Berwyn; Another life lost to addiction; Radnor’s new Harvest Seasonal Grill & more

June 23, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

It’s not often that violent crime comes knocking on the Main Line’s door.

But last week’s brutal murder in Berwyn reminds us that evil can strike anywhere, anytime.

Police are investigating the homicide of a 62-year-old woman in Daylesford Estates, an upscale Toll Brothers’ development that sits between Routes 252 and Route 202 in Tredyffrin.

On June 17, a relative came to check on Denise McDonald Barger and found her beaten to death inside her home.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SOUL Tagged With: Berwyn, Caron Foundation, Conestoga Football, dining, drug addiction, Escape games, Hazing, King of Prussia, murder, recovery, Tredyffrin Police, Villanova

Wayne home invasion & sampling new local eats: First Watch, Snap Kitchen & Potbelly

March 17, 2016 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

First, some seriously scary stuff.

A guy wearing a creepy Halloween mask appeared at the foot of a woman’s bed in her Strafford home (100 block of Crestline Ave.) around 1 a.m. last Saturday, bound her with duct tape, then ransacked the place, taking her car keys, jewelry, radio and ATM card. After the invader threatens her with what looks like a stun gun, the woman gives him her ATM pin code. Creep hops in her car and hits up the Devon Square Wells Fargo ATM machine, where this nightmare-clown photo was snapped.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT Tagged With: Ardmore real estate, Argon Oil, elevator pitch, First Watch, flip houses, Josie Maran, Malvern, Potbelly Sandwich Shops, Snap Kitchen, Tredyffrin Police, Wild Mantle, Wynnewood dining

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