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WSJ: 1977 Porsche Becomes a Rite of Passage for Bala Cynwyd Family
A 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo has been a mainstay in the lives of Paul Mudrick, a Bala Cynwyd investment banker, and his daughter, Lisa Cavanaugh, a software industry executive. They bonded over the car from the first moment it arrived in their garage over four decades ago, writes A.J. Baime for The Wall Street Journal.…
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Media’s Bill Whitaker Talks About His ’60 Minutes’ Career
Journalist Bill Whitaker, a Media Borough native, worked for years at CBS News before he got the plum position of correspondent on 60 Minutes, writes Stephen Battaglio for the Los Angeles Times. He got the spot in 2014 after covering Asia and working for two decades as a fixture on the CBS Evening News. The…
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Doylestown Hospital Is Pumped about the Recent Recognition of Its Cardiovascular Care
Doylestown Hospital continues to earn national recognition for quality and patient safety in the delivery of stroke and cardiovascular care. Its latest awards — issued jointly by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology — fall under two evaluative programs, Get with the Guidelines and Mission: Lifetime. These initiatives recognize health systems…
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YMCA Eagerly and Elatedly Welcomes Esports Gamers
The YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties has taken a technological leap forward, to the delight of teens and adults area-wide. The opening of the Doylestown branch’s esports lounge marks the first public, organized, multiplayer video game competition site in the region. The Doylestown tech mecca is open Mon.–Fri., 4:30–9:00 p.m. and Sat.–Sun., 12:00–6:00 p.m.…
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General Recreation: Expertly Designing a Playground Is No Laughing Matter
Playground design has come a long way from the traditional steel structures fixed in concrete found in your neighborhoods and schoolyards, according to an article in the Play and Playground Encyclopedia. These days, there is a wide range of equipment and features with imaginative and innovative elements to keep kids interested. Playground design has also…
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Ukrainian Folk Festival Blends Cultural Engagement with Support Effort
The Ukrainian Folk Festival is an afternoon of ethnic food, dance, and music highlighting the rich heritage of the people from Eastern Europe. It also provides attendees with an opportunity to support the ongoing humanitarian efforts currently underway there. From each $15 ticket fee, $5 will go toward helping Ukrainian residents. The Aug. 28 itinerary…
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If Bucks County’s Nearest Beach Is Still Too Far, A Doylestown Gallery Has Closer Sea Views to See
Love the beach but not the goopy suntan lotion? Or the increasingly expensive commute? Thanks to a seasonal exhibit at Patricia Hutton Galleries, sun-surf-sand views are much more convenient. Its Doylestown location is definitely closer to home than the 70 miles needed to get to Asbury Park, N.J., Bucks County’s nearest ocean view. The gallery,…
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Today’s Wawa’s Hoagie Day Gets to the Meat of July 4 Honorifics: Saluting the Military
As part of its 13th year as title sponsor of Wawa Welcome America, Wawa Hoagie Day returns today with its annual in-person event and celebration connecting the community with hoagies, a salute to local and national heroes, and free admission to the National Constitution Center. Hosted by Preston Elliot and Casey Foster of 93.3 WMMR’s Preston & Steve Show, the 2022 Hoagie…
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Mike Lemon, Who Helped Cast Local Talent in Movies, Remembered
Mike Lemon, a retired casting director who pulled in local talent for major motion pictures and TV shows, passed May 1, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 74-year-old founder of Mike Lemon Casting, was also a filmmaker, writer, teacher and outspoken LGBTQ advocate. He lived for a time in Drexel Hill and Springfield…
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When Phoenixville Couple Left Free Flowers on Their Front Porch, They Didn’t Expect Such Poppy-ular Results
After Rob and Jen Jones placed extra flowers on the porch of their Phoenixville home for anyone to take in the summer of 2017, a few kind neighbors left payments in exchange for the otherwise-free bouquets. The husband and wife soon realized the potential that sat before them, and it quickly manifested in what is…
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Want to Support Bucks County’s Trail System? Don’t Forget the TIP
As June’s Great Outdoors Month begins to wane the William Penn Foundation reminds Bucks County residents that the local Circuit Trail system — a treasured county asset — could use some public support. What’s more, getting behind the cause takes only a mouse-click nomination of the Liberty Bell Trail to the Pa. Transportation Improvement Program…
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Light the Fuse! Bucks County Prepares for a Somewhat-Back-to-Normal Ultra-Festive July 4
America’s 246th birthday party is shaping up to be a return to the old-style, hot-dogs-and-ice-cream, parade-down-main-street bashes of years past. Things are certainly looking up for July 4, 2022, and that’s not just a comment on the sight lines of firework-show viewers. The following event information, culled from various sources, is accurate as of the…
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Mehmet Oz, Perhaps Not a Spelling Wizard, Gets Town Name Wrong on Campaign Form
Mehmet Oz, the GOP candidate for the Pennsylvania senate seat, spelled the name of his address in Montgomery County incorrectly on an official campaign form, writes Jake Lahut for the Business Insider. The celebrity doctor and Trump-endorsed candidate had been living in New Jersey in the years before he decided to run for office. However…
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Quakertown Nonprofit Builds Kids’ Confidence Right off the Bat
Pride of Quakertown (POQ) is a nonprofit community service organization that funds local kids’ extracurricular activities. Whether it’s playing a musical instrument, learning to horseback ride, or gaining karate skills, its leadership believes there is value in stretching kids physically, creatively, and competitively. Or at least in not allowing financial setbacks to keep preteens from…
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Officiating Executive Art McNally, Yardley, Scores Big with Historic Induction into NFL Hall of Fame
Art McNally clearly didn’t let his National Football League (NFL) career go to his head. Early in his work as a referee, he didn’t even delist his Yardley phone number from public directories. His self-deprecation continues to this day, as Kevin Siefert, ESPN, uncovered on the cusp of McNally’s elevation to the Pro Football Hall…
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Penn Community Bank, St. Luke’s Partner for Summer Meals Program
Penn Community Bank has once again partnered with St. Luke’s University Health Network to ensure no Quakertown-area child faces hunger issues by going without a nutritious lunch during the summer months. “At Penn Community Bank, we believe in the power of community and serving the greater good. That means partnering with local organizations making a…
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New Hope B&B Proprietor Recalls When William Shatner Beamed Aboard for a Month
The site of the Wedgwood Bed and Breakfast Inn has hosted numerous high-profile figures. One of the earliest was Gen. George Washington, who stayed nearby with the Continental Army prior to the historic river crossing into Trenton. But time-travelling through the present and into the future, another was Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk, actor…
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Doylestown Health: Baby Books Are Important, Even If They’re Not the Keepsakes Most Parents Think of
Baby books, those chronicles of baby milestones, are certainly valuable keepsakes. But Doylestown Health now recommends a different kind of baby book — one to read to infants — in its Books for Babies initiative. Citing evidence that reading to babies yields significant advantages, Doylestown Health now ensures that every parent leaving one of its…
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