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Neighborhood Strangers from Bristol Meet at College, Bond Over Cookies, Marry During COVID
Bristol couple Melanie Santiago and Christopher Sarachilli grew up near each other. Their circles of friends intersected greatly. But they didn’t connect 1:1 until they shared an Italian class in college. Kellie Patrick Gates covered le nozze that ensued in The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was an English major taking an Italian language class at Arcadia…
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Old Man Winter Crashes Yardley Couple’s Center City Wedding
Old Man Winter can play havoc with events. But for a Yardley couple whose wedding he crashed, the white-blanket landscape he brought added a magical touch. Kristen Schott accumulated the details of their icy I-Do’s for Philadelphia Magazine. Sarah Fiorelli and Matthew Wood, both of Yardley, met online. Over the course of the next two…
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Weekend Wanderer: When Wallpaper Becomes Stallpaper
Betrayal. It is a deep pain when it comes from something beloved. And believe me — that wallpaper was beloved. It’s a red, blue, and beige floral print perfectly mimicking the wallpaper of a 1980s country kitchen. It lines my powder room, an adorable little nook with a tiled counter and gleaming white chair rail.…
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Weekend Wanderer: Gators in the Monongahela
You may recall my absurd attempt at camping last summer. Our campground neighbor drove a pickup truck, the kind with a cover that lowers over the truck’s bed. A Google search tells me this is called a “tonneau cover,” and Google Translate tells me “tonneau” is French for “barrel.” I learn a lot of useless…
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Valentine’s Vows: 17 Bucks County Couples Tie the Knot in Doylestown — At No Charge
Seventeen local couples exchanged Feb. 14 “I do’s” in a first-time offering of free nuptials at the Bucks County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court in Doylestown. Priscilla Ligouri united her readers with the story at WFMZ. The event brought together couples that included Michele Kwasnoski and Gilberto Cavalheiro, who had planned a…
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In a Game of Rams v. Bengal Tigers, Puppy Bowl 2022 Was a Whole New Animal
Harley’s Haven Dog Rescue, Perkasie, had a representative in this year’s Puppy Bowl, part of a national effort to break shelter stereotypes and encourage pet adoptions. Nick Vadala captured the cute canine competition for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 2022 competition showed off over 100 pups from 67 shelters and rescues from across the nation. Ten…
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Weekend Wanderer: It’s Not Exactly Valentine’s Day
So I’m telling you that marrying an outdoorsman leads to all kinds of alone time. My husband and I have a bizarre dynamic — we were married before my husband’s love for the outdoors was fully, well, fleshed. It’s like I married a bald Chia Pet I intended to just sit there, but someone put…
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A Lasting Legacy: Twenty Years After Tragedy, DeSales University Student Daniel Gallagher Continues to Inspire
From the beach near his hometown of Middletown, New Jersey, Daniel Gallagher ’00, had a clear view of the New York City skyline. Several neighbors and family friends around town commuted there every day to work on Wall Street. Attracted to the bustling world of finance, Gallagher decided early on that he wanted that type…
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Weekend Wanderer: When That Is Your Name
The social media post was harsh. It read something like, “Why do parents think changing the spelling of a child’s name makes the child special? Raising a child to be special makes them special!” Well, my dad gave me a special name and raised me to be special, I inwardly huffed. I’m Wendi with an…
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Weekend Wanderer: Finding Inspiration in an Unlikely Place
I had an epiphany this week. It came, as I think most epiphanies do, while I was watching Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw. I’m kind of in love with the double ampersand there. I saw this movie in the theater when it was released in 2019. I had never seen a Fast &…
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Pigskin Pucker: Bensalem Eagles Fan’s High-Profile Kiss Leads to Proposal
Shamus Clancy and Ashley Suder kicked off their relationship with a very, very PDA (public display of affection). As Philadelphians celebrated the Eagles 2018 Super Bowl win by joyously flooding the streets, they recreated an iconic WWII photo for social media. That kiss between two just-met sports fans now has deeper significance, reports Tom Avril…
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Weekend Wanderer: As We Try to Escape Omicron, Is Anyone Else Leaping from Fantasy to Fantasy?
I think we can all agree the universe is a Hydra of suck right now: Eliminate one problem, watch another sprout up in its place. I mean Hydra the mythical being here, not Hydra the villainous Marvel faction. Although really, both apply. My kids’ schools are a Whack-A-Mole of previously uncharted problems — substitute teachers…
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Bucks County Gains a ‘Visit House,’ Enabling Foster Children and Their Parents to Reconnect
A new $330,000 facility in Middletown Township will become a key component in strengthening the effectiveness of Bucks County foster care. The opening of a “visit house,” where foster children and their parents connect in a supervised environment, was covered by Gregory Vellner of the Community Voice. Commenting on the new resource, Marjorie McKeone, director,…
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Weekend Wanderer: Getting ‘Stuck’ with a Christmas Tree
So I never got to my butchered Christmas tree last week. I have a word limit. Not a self-imposed word limit — my husband’s grandfather once told me I talk too much. His other grandfather also told me I talk too much. My word limit is editor-imposed. I’m pretty sure no matter how awesome I…
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Engaging Engagement Pix: Bucks County Provides Scenic Backdrop for Couple’s Post-Proposal Shots
A pond across the street from the Bucks County home of Nikki James’ parents proved to be a photogenic find. Its muted colors allowed the colorful outfits of the Indian bride- and groom-to-be to pop. Kristin Schott focused on the resulting engagement photography for Philadelphia Magazine. Pictures of celebrity couple Nick Jonas and Pryanka Chopra…
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Weekend Wanderer: Breaking Up with a Sofa Is Hard to Do
My holidays were marked by a sofa I couldn’t get rid of and a Christmas tree I accidentally murdered. How were yours? Let’s start with the sofa. I bought a new sofa. The old sofa had to go. There was just one problem. The new sofa was set to arrive on a Saturday. Trash day…
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Robert A. Haley, Former Co-owner/President of Conshohocken-based Finnaren & Haley Paint Company, Dies Aged 94
Robert A. Haley, the longtime former co-owner and president of Finnaren & Haley, a Conshohocken paint company, died on December 23 at his home in Newtown Square aged 94, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Haley took control of the company with his brother, Daniel J. Haley Jr., in 1958, after the death of…
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Boyfriend Used Peddler’s Village in Full Five-Golden-Rings Holiday Mode to Present a Sixth
Mike Stampone used the holiday glam overlay at Peddler’s Village as the setting for his surprise marriage proposal to girlfriend Angelena Minniti. Kristen Schott covered the bended-knee moment for Philadelphia Magazine. Among Stampone’s careers is his role as a wedding DJ; Minniti is a fitness trainer. They met in 2018 when she contacted him to…
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