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View MoreA Gladwyne estate sold for $7.15 million, leading 23 recent home sales across Lower Merion and Narberth, where the median sale price hit $875,000, according to Zillow data reported by Patch.

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View MoreBroad Street Bullies alumni and Flyers Governor Dan Hilferty turned out at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute for screenings of "Cold War in Philly," a documentary about the Flyers' 1976 victory over the Soviet Red Army team.

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View MoreHalf A While, Mango Mango and The Buttery all opened in Ardmore and Bryn Mawr between June and August, adding new pastry, dessert and breakfast options to the Lancaster Avenue corridor.

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View MoreBryn Mawr's Michael Rubin climbed to No. 124 on the 2026 Forbes 400 with an $11.7 billion net worth, a jump of more than $2 billion, as five Montgomery County residents made the annual list of America's wealthiest people.

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View MoreArhaus, a luxury home-furnishings chain, is opening its third Philadelphia-area store at 71 St. James Place in Suburban Square this fall, joining a wave of new national retailers at the Ardmore shopping center.

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View MoreThe Ardmore Business Association holds its final 2026 evening networking event Thursday, Sept. 24, at Char & Stave in Ardmore, with updates on fall and winter neighborhood plans.

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View MoreNational existing home sales fell to their slowest pace in more than a year in August while the median price hit a record $429,100, with the Northeast posting the fastest regional price growth at 4.3% — pressure felt acutely in Lower Merion, where Montgomery County ranks among the nation's most competitive housing markets.

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View MoreAt least six new businesses are headed to downtown Ardmore, including Vintner's Table wine bar in October and Taco Heart's first suburban location on Oct. 5, extending a commercial streak that has brought more than 20 new tenants to the area since 2025.

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View MoreFive new businesses are headed to downtown Ardmore, including a 24-hour veterinary ER, a 3D mammography center, an Italian wine bar, a cold-press juice franchise and a pilates studio, continuing the corridor's 2026 commercial boom.

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View MoreMontgomery County posted a 9.7% year-over-year jump in new home listings during the four weeks ending Aug. 2, ranking third among the 50 largest U.S. metros, according to Redfin data, even as national pending sales hit a five-month low.

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View MoreBryn Mawr College alumna Jessica Tarlov '06, the liberal panelist on Fox News' "The Five," publishes "I Disagree" on Sept. 15, drawing on her Main Line education and media career to offer a toolkit for bridging political divides.

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View MoreThe Lower Merion School District's $13 million sale of the Oakwell estate in Villanova to Natural Lands and the Wyncote Foundation closed in June, reuniting two Olmsted Brothers-designed properties separated for nearly a century after years of eminent-domain disputes.
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