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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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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

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