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08/21/2024

๐“ข๐“ช๐”‚๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช๐“ป๐“ช, ๐“๐”ƒ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ ๐Ÿ˜ž

Only one more month to enjoy Azie on Main in Villanova.
After a 15-year run, the Asian fusion favorite will close Sept. 22. The restaurantโ€™s landlord - The Villanova Center - is converting the space to offices.

Meanwhile, Azie owner Win Hospitality has been busy this summer converting the old Margaret Kuoโ€™s in Wayne into Maison Lotus, a French/Vietnamese mashup. Win also owns and operates nearby Blue Elephant on North Wayne Ave., Mikaido Thai Pepper in Ardmore and Teikoku in Newtown Square, among others.

Summer 2024โ€™s hot potato in Easttown has been settled. After the public weighed in for 2.5 hours, Easttown Supervisors M...
08/20/2024

Summer 2024โ€™s hot potato in Easttown has been settled.

After the public weighed in for 2.5 hours, Easttown Supervisors Monday night voted unanimously to levy an .5% Earned Income Tax on working residents.

That will translate to $925/yr for a wage earner making $185K, which is Easttown residentsโ€™ average annual wage, according to a revenue study commissioned jointly by Tredyffrin and Easttown last year. The study estimates that the EIT will swell Easttownโ€™s coffers by $4.4M annually.

The primary driver: funding increasing costs for essential safety services, including police and fire. Thereโ€™s a new fire house under construction in Berwyn and a need to hire more first responders because fewer are volunteering. Many Easttown officials also believe police desperately need facility and equipment upgrades and could use a second traffic officer. By law, Easttown must balance its budget each year.

โ€œItโ€™s a good thing for the township going forward,โ€ says Michael Wacey, vice chair of Easttownโ€™s board of supes. โ€œIt was a step weโ€™ve needed to make - weโ€™ve discussed for the last three years - and weโ€™ve made it.โ€
But Wacey says he became a supervisor to try to bring a sense of community to a suburban township. โ€œI just hope this doesnโ€™t split the community,โ€ he says.

The fine print for Easttown residents:
๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผIf youโ€™re already paying a .5% EIT to the municipality where you work, you wonโ€™t pay twice - Easttown gets your money.
๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผIf you already pay a 1% EIT to your place of employment, youโ€™ll pay .5% to Easttown and .5% to the municipality where you work.
๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผIf you work in Philly, youโ€™ll still pay Phila. Wage Tax but wonโ€™t have to pay Easttownโ€™s EIT.
๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผSocial security checks, interest, dividends and other unearned income are exempt. So retired seniors shouldnโ€™t be affected.

What about Easttownโ€™s neighbors? Tredyffrin voted against an EIT last year but has a much broader commercial property tax base. Most Chesco townships impose an EIT - typically at 1%: Willistown. Charlestown, Phoenixville & East Whiteland, among them. In Delco, Radnor, Edgemont and Newtown donโ€™t have an EIT. Lower Merion doesnโ€™t either.

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08/20/2024

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐š๐ค๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘!!!

Lower Merion School District has put a big, fat PR nightmare behind it.

The school board last night voted unanimously to sell the embattled property to Natural Lands, the local conservation nonprofit that operates Oakwellโ€™s neighbor, beloved Stoneleigh public garden.

In the works for months, the deal saves the storied estate as it adds acreage to Stoneleigh.

A ferocious, multi-year grassroots campaign to preserve Oakwell from Lower Merion's bulldozers โ€“ omnipresent yard signs, multiple petitions, clever videos, impassioned editorials and speeches, property tours and โ€œFire Drill Fridayโ€ picketing โ€“ has paid off.

Naturally, a whole range of folks are doing cartwheels: environmentalists, climate-change activists, birders, historic preservationists, naturalists, backyard gardeners, Oakwellโ€™s neighbors and more.

The sale means Oakwellโ€™s ten acres (1835 County Line Rd.) and three acres of adjacent Acorn Cottage (1800 W. Montgomery Ave.) wonโ€™t be clear cut for playing fields for nearby Black Rock Middle School. More than 500 towering trees will stay standing and the wildlife they welcome wonโ€™t be displaced, the ecosystem and watershed wonโ€™t be disrupted, and its historic buildings and garden structures wonโ€™t be sacrificed.

Lower Merion acquired the two tracts by eminent domain in late 2018 for $12.9 million โ€“ the former owner had planned to sell to Villanova U. โ€“ and will unload them for roughly the same number.

"We are heartened by the district's genuine efforts to listen to us," says Deb Rollins, a leader of the Preserve Oakwell campaign. "A pivot like this had to be a tough move and fraught with challenges. We are delighted to have connected with so many resourceful students and community members. And we are relieved beyond words to know that this historic and natural resource will be stewarded with skill by Natural Lands."

Quoting Natural Lands' news release announcing the sale, the additional acreage "will create space for expansive new garden areas at Stoneleigh, providing a broader platform from which to showcase the beauty and benefits of an ecologically sustainable approach to gardening. Early 20th century landscape designs by the famed Olmsted Brothers span both properties, which would be connected again for the first time since the portion known as Oakwell was subdivided off in the 1930s.

The buildings on the property would be restored and adapted, creating exciting improvements to the guest experience at Stoneleigh. As Stoneleigh is now, the portion that Natural Lands seeks to acquire would be placed under conservation easement with the Lower Merion Conservancy. The nonprofit purchasing the subdivided portion intends to enter into a mutually agreeable conservation easement agreement with Lower Merion Conservancy."

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08/07/2024

๐”ป๐”ผ๐•ƒ๐•€โ„‚๐”ผ-๐•€๐•†๐•Œ๐•Š ๐”ธ๐”ป๐”ป๐•€๐•‹๐•€๐•†โ„• ๐•‹๐•† ๐”ป๐•†๐•Žโ„•๐•‹๐•†๐•Žโ„• ๐•Ž๐”ธ๐•โ„•๐”ผ!!!
Authentic French pastries and savories โ€“ MIA in Wayne after the departure of Aux Petits Delices โ€“ are back!

None other than the pastry chef at Le Bec Fin is the baker behind the Main Lineโ€™s second Delice et Chocolat, a sweet little bakery cafรฉ that just opened softly in downtown Wayne.
The first Delice has been an Ardmore favorite since its 2017 debut.

Drop in for to-die-for croissants (almond is a house specialty), pastries, cakes, macarons, brownies and baguettes and locally-roasted Valerio coffee.

We tried a perfectly chewy chocolate macaron and the peerless tiramisu. ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™ก๐™– ๐™ก๐™–

Housemade quiches, soups, sandwiches โ€“ including the popular Le BEC (bacon, egg and cheese baked into a croissant) โ€“ begin in late August.

Owner is Wayne resident Joseph Amrani, the friendly Frenchman you may remember from his stints as GM at Wayne Hotel's Paramour (now Rosalie) and at Le Mas Perrier in Eagle Village (now Autograph Brasserie).

โ€œIt was natural to open here,โ€ Amrani says. โ€œI know Wayne and I took care of Wayne people all those years. They hold you to high standards and if you deliver, theyโ€™re very loyal.โ€

Josephโ€™s brother Antoine is the artisan pastry chef/chocolatier now whipping up confections for both cafรฉs in Wayne's new climate-controlled โ€œlab kitchenโ€ in the basement.

Devon interior designer Becky Wein has turned the nondescript custom frame shop โ€“ which has been spiffed up since its move to larger space a few doors down โ€“ into a delightful cafe with pale pistachio and pink walls, elegant woodowork and tin ceiling.

Dine in at one of a handful of cafรฉ tables or gobble your goodies at a small bar in back.

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HOW TO BE A HERO IN 10 MINUTES  If you โ€“ or your kids โ€“ are between 18 and 40, a quick stop in Berwyn this Thursday coul...
08/05/2024

HOW TO BE A HERO IN 10 MINUTES

If you โ€“ or your kids โ€“ are between 18 and 40, a quick stop in Berwyn this Thursday could save this local momโ€™s life.

A year and half after Julie Bucher, mother of Emme (Stoga โ€™19) and Adde (Stoga โ€™21), wife of John (Stoga โ€™88), and longtime PE teacher in Lower Merion, finished grueling treatments and surgery for ovarian cancer, she started feeling sick again.

This time Julie was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), likely caused by her chemo treatments. She has one more round of chemo for AML but desperately needs to find a donor for a bone marrow transplant.

Thatโ€™s why Julieโ€™s family and friends and the NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program) are hosting a Be The Match event at La Cabra Brewing this Thursday. A simple, 10-minute cheek swab will determine whether youโ€™re a DNA match for Julie โ€“ or for someone else.

โ€œEven if we donโ€™t find a match for me, I like the idea of passing it forward for someone else who needs a transplant,โ€ Julie says.

If youโ€™re too, er, mature to be a donor, she hopes youโ€™ll consider donating platelets or blood one day soon โ€“ she needs regular infusions and the shortages are acute.

โ€œI love this community; theyโ€™re so good about giving,โ€ says a resolutely upbeat Julie, adding that donating bone marrow is easier than it once was. Itโ€™s now a 1 to 2 hour procedure with minimal down time.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD: JULIE BUCHERโ€™S MATCH EVENT AT LA CABRA BREWING (UPSTAIRS) IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

If you haven't heard... The most random of accidents has devastated the family of a recent Conestoga grad. Will Dusinber...
07/23/2024

If you haven't heard... The most random of accidents has devastated the family of a recent Conestoga grad. Will Dusinberre, 22, Class of โ€™20 and a rising senior at Rider U., remains in the ICU after a tree fell on him near the Montana/Wyoming border on June 28.
Will was hiking with friends on his day off from his job as a kidsโ€™ wrangler at a dude ranch when a gust of wind snapped the trunk of a snag (dead) lodgepole pine. The tree fell 10 feet to the valley below, directly hitting Willโ€™s face while he was lying on his back reading a book. A few friends were injured but Will took the brunt of it. His forehead, skull and orbital bone were severely fractured and his nasal cavity was crushed. Amazingly, a nurse and a firefighter happened to be hiking nearby and heard cries for help โ€“ there was no cell service โ€“ and helped stabilize Will. Four rope rescue teams and first responders took more than three hours to hoist Will out of the valley. He was airlifted to a Montana hospital and a few days later, flown to a Level 1 Trauma Center in Denver where his parents, Brian and Louise, remain at his bedside. While the hearing loss in one ear may be permanent, doctors are hopeful that a series of neurological, plastic and dental surgeries will restore his eye function and his smile. The right side of his face remains paralyzed and Will endures brutal headaches 24/7 but โ€“ miraculously, his brain function and speech โ€“ and his wondrous singing voice โ€“ remain intact. He took his first steps on Monday.
Will faces a long, hard road. He's already had three surgeries - including a bifrontal craniotomy โ€“ with more to come. PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO THE GOFUNDME STARTED BY HIS EXTENDED FAMILY & FRIENDS TO DEFRAY THE DUSINBERRES' MEDICAL BILLS AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE ASTRONOMICAL. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-will-dusinberre-on-his-road-to-recovery

New SAVVY begins with a story about a young woman who needs our help. Then, our usual roundup of news and scoops...
06/05/2024

New SAVVY begins with a story about a young woman who needs our help. Then, our usual roundup of news and scoops...

Recent Harriton grad awaits second double-lung transplant, new eats in Bryn Mawr, Paoll and Newtown Square, antisemitism summit in Radnor.

New SAVVY!!! Loaded with scoops and spring news worth knowing!
04/25/2024

New SAVVY!!! Loaded with scoops and spring news worth knowing!

The old Lord & Taylor in King of Prussia is getting a new lease on life โ€“ and itโ€™s a doozy. None other than the streaming giant, Netflix, plans to turn the entire building into the worldโ€™s first Netflix House, a cutting-edge arts, entertainment, dining and shopping venue.

Great to talk shop with a guy who writes about restaurants even more than I do: the Phila. Inquirerโ€™s Michael Klein (). ...
04/11/2024

Great to talk shop with a guy who writes about restaurants even more than I do: the Phila. Inquirerโ€™s Michael Klein (). What a mensch! Turns out he comes from a restaurant family, too ๐Ÿ˜Š

Mike was the guest speaker at realtor Michelle Leonardโ€™s latest Tasty Talk luncheon and dished on his 31 years reporting on the Philly dining scene. Good stuff!

Love that Mikeโ€™s choice for event beneficiary was The Sunday Love Project, a nonprofit that shares food and builds community in Kensington. ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ

Thanks so much for inviting me, Michelle, aka . Fun to reconnect with awesome Main Line food entrepreneurs whose ventures SAVVY has covered: Blue Elephant/Azie owners Pearl and Sutuda S., Cat Huang of Dandan, V Empanadasโ€™ Veronica F., and Christy Campli from . Met some interesting new faces in food, too!

Call me โ€ฆ LUCKY!  I was one of 300 people  who got smarter last night! At the big spring fundraiser for Main Line School...
04/03/2024

Call me โ€ฆ LUCKY! I was one of 300 people who got smarter last night!

At the big spring fundraiser for Main Line School Night, three BRILLIANT Penn Med docs shared the latest on longevity: aging smarter, living longer, precision medicine and AI in dementia, Alzheimerโ€™s & cancer care and more. One of the docs was the esteemed Zeke Emanuel, who advises U.S. Presidents and helped craft Obamacare.
CBS3โ€™s health reporter Stephanie Stahl did an awesome job leading the Q-and-A!

I love serving on the board of a nonprofit that connects people and enriches lives on the Main Line. (Dovetails nicely with SAVVYโ€™s mission, I think ๐Ÿ˜€) Dr. Emanuel himself noted that MLSNโ€™s classes, trips and tours as great ways to extend our health spans. Yay!!!

I canโ€™t imagine life here without perusing MLSNโ€™s always-enticing course catalog in the mail, can you? Like the Dwvon Horse Show, Radnor Hunt and the Wayne Farmerโ€™s Market, Main Line School Night is unique to our area and a true local treasure!

PS Special thanks Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney for helping us showcase three of your biggest brains!

03/11/2024

Time for podcast Episode #2: Crime & Dine. We talk Main Line crime with Chief Flanagan, Radnor Township Police Department: who's behind it, how they're operating, how to best protect ourselves. Then At The Table BYOB's straight-shooting chef dishes on the local dining scene. Hint: he thinks it could be better. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6poIoDOKkI&t=1468s

New SAVVY spotlights fighters & boundary-breakers: A bold new memoir, an inspirational film from a Main Line family, a n...
03/06/2024

New SAVVY spotlights fighters & boundary-breakers: A bold new memoir, an inspirational film from a Main Line family, a new kind of library, a father scaling Kilimanjaro for his son. Dining, development and local biz updates, too!

With her girl-next-door face and bouncy personality, itโ€™s hard to picture Wayne mom Tracy Viola as the duplicitous, defiant drug-addicted teen in her new memoir, Pretty Wrecked. But maybe thatโ€™s the point of this tell-all: looks (and smarts) can be deceptive. Heck, they help you deceive. You can...

01/26/2024

Breaking news shared on our 1st podcast! Our guest, ANEU Kitchens' Meridith Coyle, plans to make history in Valley Forge National Historical Park. Full episode wherever you get your podcasts or watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zqcu6U8WII

It's here!!! SAVVY Main Line: The Podcast! Watch us now on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Episode  #1...
01/24/2024

It's here!!! SAVVY Main Line: The Podcast! Watch us now on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Episode #1 shares what we're loving/not loving on the Main Line right now, inside scoops, and has a fascinating chat with the Main Line's ultimate Multihyphenate! Wait til you see/hear what Meridith & daughter Alex are up to now... View at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zqcu6U8WII

A WHOLE NEW LOOK for a new T/E school, right? Here's our newly updated story about plans to turn this office building in...
01/20/2024

A WHOLE NEW LOOK for a new T/E school, right? Here's our newly updated story about plans to turn this office building into a new public elementary school. Estimated price tag, all in: $65 million. LOTS to consider here, don't you think? https://bit.ly/48H8Ud1

New SAVVY! Enjoy this jam-packed January issue - 100% guaranteed to put you "in the know"...
01/18/2024

New SAVVY! Enjoy this jam-packed January issue - 100% guaranteed to put you "in the know"...

A swell new spot to sip, sup, schmooze and wed is heading to a hotel near you โ€“ thanks to another partnership between two of the Main Lineโ€™s biggest players in restaurants and real estate.

NEW YEAR, NEW SAVVY briefly recaps 2023 and hints at fun times ahead!!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰Did you miss any of our restaurant reviews, n...
01/01/2024

NEW YEAR, NEW SAVVY briefly recaps 2023 and hints at fun times ahead!!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

Did you miss any of our restaurant reviews, new-biz visits, real estate development and community news or human-interest stories? This issue recaps and offers handy, direct links to all.

Read via link in our bio. Happy New Year!

New Year, New SAVVY! A quick recap of the biggest Main Line news in 2023 & a sneak peek at our fun expansion in 2024. Ha...
01/01/2024

New Year, New SAVVY! A quick recap of the biggest Main Line news in 2023 & a sneak peek at our fun expansion in 2024. Happy New Year!!!

Yowza, that was some year, Main Line! Before we turn the page on 2023, enjoy this recap of the yearโ€™s biggest stories - with direct links in case you missed a few the first time around. Prompting the most buzz: our in-depth, exclusive investigation of โ€œthe swift rise and abrupt fallโ€ of Wayne ...

A DECEMBER SURPRISE!!! Grateful to  for choosing me/SAVVY in the โ€œPublishingโ€ category. Floored by your generous words, ...
12/19/2023

A DECEMBER SURPRISE!!! Grateful to for choosing me/SAVVY in the โ€œPublishingโ€ category.

Floored by your generous words, humbled by this recognition.

Santa came early this yearโค๏ธ

HOT HOLIDAY DEAL FOR SAVVY READERS/FOLLOWERS at the Wayne DiBruno Bros. EXTENDED THRU DECEMBERโฃ๏ธ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸGet 15% OFF all cheese...
12/17/2023

HOT HOLIDAY DEAL FOR SAVVY READERS/FOLLOWERS at the Wayne DiBruno Bros. EXTENDED THRU DECEMBERโฃ๏ธ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸ

Get 15% OFF all cheeses, meats, specialty foods & gourmet takeout (sandwiches, cast-iron pizzas, chef-made meals).* Just mention SAVVY Main Line at the register. (Piece of ๐ŸŽ‚, right?)

And thatโ€™s not all: DiBrunoโ€™s will donate a percentage of all SAVVY sales to our awesome charity partner - Main Line Healthโ€™s Womenโ€™s Emotional Wellness Centers in KOP & Newtown Square. Yay!!!

*Please note: discount excludes gift boxes & gift cards, alcohol, Bar Alimentari and online orders.

So go ahead - shop DiBruno Bros. for discounted fixings for Christmas dinner & cut-above takeout - AND help local women experiencing mental-health issues. Itโ€™s a win-win-win โค๏ธ.

Congrats to this LUCKY LADY, our $500 Yuletide at Devon winner Meg Kraftson Fell! Meg lives in Devon near the fairground...
11/28/2023

Congrats to this LUCKY LADY, our $500 Yuletide at Devon winner Meg Kraftson Fell! Meg lives in Devon near the fairgrounds and when sheโ€™s not jumping for joy (in Turks and Caicos), sheโ€™s Elwynโ€™s VP for Advancement.

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Tips for Yuletide parking, staying warm, vendor shopping and more in the latest SAVVY. Read via profile link (scroll down).

PLEASE DONโ€™T BE SCAMMED! A scammer is  notifying some contestants that they won our $500 ticket giveaway and asking them...
11/26/2023

PLEASE DONโ€™T BE SCAMMED! A scammer is notifying some contestants that they won our $500 ticket giveaway and asking them to register. This is PHISHING for your personal info. Do not respond!!
Our editor Caroline Oโ€™Halloran will notify the winner personally after the contest closes at noon Monday. Again, no one has won until we notify them Monday. Thank you to everyone who notified us about this scam. Weโ€™re sorry for the disappointment and confusion. Ugh.

TIs the season for a FAB GIVEAWAY! ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸOur lucky winner gets $500 in tickets to Yuletide so you can bring the whole gang ...
11/25/2023

TIs the season for a FAB GIVEAWAY! ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸ
Our lucky winner gets $500 in tickets to Yuletide so you can bring the whole gang to the Main Lineโ€™s newest must-do! ($500 can be used for season and/or one-day passes!.)
To enter:
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Note: Only SAVVY email subscribers are eligible. (Sign up at .com or use link in our profile.)
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YULE LOVE IT!!! Yuletide runs thru Dec. 31 at the Devon Horse Show grounds. Tix include nightly concerts including national acts like Chris Lane, unlimited amusement rides, DIY photos with ๐ŸŽ… in his North Pole Chalet, strolls through a twinkling๐ŸŽ„forest, uniquely charming Christmas shopping ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐ŸŽ and more. The festival abounds w/ live ๐ŸŽถ, hearty food and good cheer - liquid and otherwise. (See the latest issue of SAVVY for late-breaking parking & stay-warm tips and other highlights. Read via link in our profile.)

Our fave edition yet! Heart-warmers, hot news, restaurant reviews, SAVVY deals, even a free party for our readers!
11/16/2023

Our fave edition yet! Heart-warmers, hot news, restaurant reviews, SAVVY deals, even a free party for our readers!

After tragic accident, Hoey family sustained by community; Big condo building planned in Wayne; Sonny lifts Conestoga football; At The Table

Letโ€™s playโ€ฆJEOPARDY! (And get the inside scoop on being a contestant!) Join me next Tues., Nov. 21 at 7 pm in Radnor whe...
11/15/2023

Letโ€™s playโ€ฆJEOPARDY! (And get the inside scoop on being a contestant!) Join me next Tues., Nov. 21 at 7 pm in Radnor when I chat with three former contestants about their experiences on the show - itโ€™s a rare chance for an intimate โ€œbackstage tour!โ€ courtesy of our friends at Main LIne School Night!
After our chat, weโ€™ll team up to play a friendly round. Not to worry: one of our brainy panelists will be on each team and thereโ€™s zero pressure to play ๐Ÿง

MLSNโ€™s fee for this unique โ€œclassโ€ is $35. Register at https://bit.ly/3MpB3fj
PS Do give MLSN a follow โ€“ tons of cool classes, workshops, trips & tours!

On a personal note, Iโ€™m so excited to moderate this fun MLSN โ€œclassโ€ about the board game and TV show that were HUGE parts of my Delco childhood! (Just ask my sibsโ€ฆ)

TBT/ LAST CALL FOR TIXโฃ๏ธโฃ๏ธI last spoke about womenโ€™s heart health in support of Lankenauโ€™s Heart Institute in 2019 & wil...
11/09/2023

TBT/ LAST CALL FOR TIXโฃ๏ธโฃ๏ธ
I last spoke about womenโ€™s heart health in support of Lankenauโ€™s Heart Institute in 2019 & will take the microphone again NEXT THURSDAY, Nov. 16 at Waynesborough CC. Come join me for Holiday Sip & Shop: cocktails, heavy hors dโ€™oeuvres, modeled Gingyโ€™s fashions, cool holiday gift shopping, raffles & more!

ITโ€™S A GREAT CAUSE: giving local underserved mothers access to lifesaving care, plus spreading vital heart health info to alll! Get your $75 ticket PRONTO - caterer needs a head count! This will be so funnnnn!!!!

Tix and info at https://www.mainlinehealth.org/events/2023/11/16/1730/holiday-sip-and-shop?id=AD2F248E-9CA4-445E-9B99-B8955F2ED821

A FAMILY AFFAIR & A GRAND OPENING!  I was excited to check out Ember, the super luxe, amenity-rich apartment complex now...
11/07/2023

A FAMILY AFFAIR & A GRAND OPENING! I was excited to check out Ember, the super luxe, amenity-rich apartment complex now leasing on Swedesford Rd in Berwyn. My brother, BIll Mangan (at right), and my nephew, Will (at left), of neighboring Willโ€™s + Billโ€™s Brewery supplied the partyโ€™s๐Ÿบ. Uni Park (to my left), owner of nearby Cuticle Corner, brought the sunshine๐ŸŒž. Our photo was taken in a gorgeous alfresco alcove at Ember.

Housing developments can be controversial for good reasons - Lord knows, weโ€™ve covered these hot potatoes in SAVVY for years - but hereโ€™s what isnโ€™t: the influx of fresh faces is often a lifeline to the Main Lineโ€™s small, family-owned businesses. McKenzie Brew House couldnโ€™t survive COVID so my brother and his son borrowed ๐Ÿ’ฐ to gut the place and turn it into Willโ€™s + Billโ€™s, which, thankfully, is thriving. Cuticle Corner struggled mightily during COVID, too. But both owners worked like heck and survived โ€ฆ and tell us they look forward to welcoming Ember folks to their businessesโ€ฆ

My journey to journalism began with a deep thirst for knowledge, abiding care for my community and a profound respect fo...
11/02/2023

My journey to journalism began with a deep thirst for knowledge, abiding care for my community and a profound respect for the written word.
I reflected on all three as I heard these two accomplished authors speak last night at my friendly neighborhood indie bookstore, Main Point Books. Is there a book in me, I wondered? And would I write a memoir, a work of fiction or long-form journalistic non-fiction?

At left is Cynthia Newberry Martin who has embarked on a literary quest of her own: visiting at least one indie bookstore in all 50 states for joint readings/signings with one local author of her choosing. (Canโ€™t wait to dig into Cynthiaโ€™s latest novel, โ€œThe Art of Her Life.โ€ If you adore Matisse as I do, itโ€™s a must-read.)

At right is Bala Cynwyd memoirist/Penncrest English teacher Jim Zervanos whose poignant, funny and raw โ€œThat Time I Got Cancer: A Love Storyโ€ was featured in SAVVY. Canโ€™t wait to tell you about his newest autobiographical work, publishing this spring!

I left Main Point Books with my spirits soaring and my brain buzzing: Could I become a published book author someday post-SAVVY? Do I have something to add to the conversation about this life, this world?

One thing Iโ€™ve learned: NEVER say neverโ€ฆ

Welcome to Wayne, DTXFY (aka detoxify) - a handsome new hub for cutting-edge cures: infrared sauna, red light therapy (s...
10/26/2023

Welcome to Wayne, DTXFY (aka detoxify) - a handsome new hub for cutting-edge cures: infrared sauna, red light therapy (see pic 2) and 6D massage (see pic 3). Full scoop on this oasis for body/mind/spirit renewal, revitalization and cellular repair in the next SAVVY!

Canโ€™t wait a few weeks? Drop in or call today and say SAVVY sent you - Just $69 to try all three services. Go solo or with a pal. You wonโ€™t be sorry! Promise. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ”ฅ

So psyched to share what these two creative souls & their committee are cooking up in support of Surreyโ€™s services for a...
08/16/2023

So psyched to share what these two creative souls & their committee are cooking up in support of Surreyโ€™s services for area seniors. Hint: Main Line halls will be decked!!!

For now, be sure to save the date: Friday, Dec. 8. for Surreyโ€™s exciting resurrection of the Holiday House Tour. Full scoop on this enchanting all-designer event in the next SAVVY!

PS Iโ€™m on the committee - come join us!

PPS Awesome job, and !!!

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