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Van Cleve owner sells iconic Paoli fashion business after 39 years. No, she hasn’t retired – far from it.

April 4, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

The petite powerhouse behind the Main Line’s signature bridal emporium has left the building.

Deborah Van Cleve sold her Paoli business this week – the Van Cleve name included – to her longtime manager, Ashley Grape.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Deborah Van Cleve, Paoli bridal salon, Van Cleve, Window concepts

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

Devon Anthropologie to swap out deceptive ‘skinny’ mirrors; Plus, Casablanca spices up Bryn Mawr; The Simple Greek feeds Wayne; F45 trains Paoli; Catwalk for Wings & lots more

March 21, 2019 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Hey, Mirror, Mirror: Who’s the slimmest of them all? Shoppers trying on clothes at the new Devon Anthropologie.

Readers have been telling us for months that Anthro’s dressing-room mirrors make them look a tad taller and a smidge thinner than they actually are.

Thanks for the flattering image, the women told us, but, uh, no thanks.

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Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alice Dagit, Andrew Mullen, Andy Mullen, Anthropologie, Anthropologie mirrors, Autism Awareness Luncheon, Bianca Robertson, Bonnie Kistler, Bryn Mawr BYOB, Casablance, Catwalk for Wings, Chester County Opioid Prevention Task Force, coyote, Dana Yermish, Daylesford Abbey, Devon Yard, Eagle Village Shops, Emergency Aid, F45, fashion shows, Fearless Restaurants Week, Feetures, fitness studios, Functional fitness, Functional training, golf, Great Co-Mission, Greek food, guidance counselor, Harriton High School, Haverford School, House on Fire, Jennifer O'Toole, John Hickenlooper, Justin Sherrock, Kevin Mahoney, Kinney Center, Kobe Bryant, Louella, Lower Merion High School, Main Line Day of Service, Main Line Health, Marrakesh, Marty Grims, Master's tournament, Middle Schoooled, Moroccan food, mural, new workouts, Opioid lawsuit, Paint the Town Red, Pancakes for Parkinson's, Paoli, Penn Medicine, Phil Martelli, Regeneron Science Talent Search, restaurant week, road rage, Rolling Green Golf Club, Samuel Weissman, skinny mirrors, St. Joe's, Sydney Yermish, Terrain Gardens, The Bercy, The Simple Greek, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Urban Outfitters, URBN, Van Cleve, Vivi G. Shoes, Wayne restaurants, Wings for Success, Women's Heart Initiative

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