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Weekend Wanderer: The Joy of Timer Apps
You know, I didn’t think braces would change my daily routine. But then I didn’t think a movie would ruin my marriage. Apparently, I just don’t think enough. My braces are removable trays. The dental staff instructed me to remove them when I eat and drink. Before the trays go back in, I’m supposed to…
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Doylestown Family Leaves Cramped Condo, Opts to Duck into Roomier Cape Cod
The pandemic lock down brought the Roux family of Doylestown — dad Miles, mom Heidi, seven-year-old son Gus — to a dilemma: Either remain in their cramped condo or find a bigger nest elsewhere. They opted for the latter, according to Laura Hoover, who got the details’ ducks in a row for The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Relative Who Just Won’t Leave
Nothing drives home life’s futility like finding your dead uncle’s ashes in the trunk of your mom’s car. And he wasn’t alone in there. His wife’s ashes were in the trunk, too. It was disturbing. Like catching your parents in flagrante. I was curious as to why the ashes were in the trunk of the…
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‘A Remarkable Guy:’ Coatesville Resident, Local Bowling Legend Celebrates 100th Birthday
Coatesville resident Henry Jacks, a local legend at the Downingtown Palace Bowling, celebrated turning 100 years old on June 4 with multiple days filled with festivities, writes Neil Geoghegan for the Daily Local News. Jacks, a World War II veteran and the first African American postal worker in Coatesville, started bowling in his late 40s.…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Movie Ruined My Marriage
Al Pacino has a memorable line in an unmemorable movie. It’s The Devil’s Advocate, and he tells Keanu Reeves his “stud” look is very, “Excuse me, ma’am. Did I leave my boots under your bed?” That quote is a perfect characterization of Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. He is all charm and easy grin,…
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Main Line Mag Recommends Peddler’s Village to Newbies; Coverage Is Also a Resident Reminder to Return
Scottish poet Robert Burns’ translated quote — “And would some Power the small gift give us; To see ourselves as others see us!” — is wholly appropriate to Peddler’s Village in light of a recent Main Line Tonight article. Author Tara Behan chronicles the multifaceted appeal of the popular retail/dining/entertainment site, providing an outsider’s view…
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Berwyn Man, Phoenixville Woman Fall in Love and Marry. Half-Century Later, They Reflect on Life and Family
When Berwyn native Michael Lyons first met his future wife, Lorie, in 1972, he was immediately smitten, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for the Philadelphia Inquirer. However, Lorie, a nursing student who lived in Phoenixville, was already seeing someone. Mike returned to Notre Dame for his senior year, but he kept asking his friends about Lorie. In…
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Jefferson Health – Abington Holds Its Way-More-Than Fair Fair, 109th Annual Cancer Patient Fundraiser
A dog and pony show is a somewhat pejorative term for an overblown, over-hyped event. A horse and pony show, however, is an altogether different animal. It’s a competition among beautiful equines, groomed to perfection, and evaluated under the professional eye of a team of breed experts. It’s also, referring to this weekend’s Jefferson Health…
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Weekend Wanderer: When Work Stresses You Out
I have a problem. It’s your problem, too. I can’t focus. If I can’t focus, I can’t tell you a story. If I can’t tell you a story … well … the whole world just unravels, doesn’t it? I know exactly why I can’t focus. I have two problems: One I want to go away,…
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Idyllic Willow Grove Upbringing Didn’t Blunt the Philly-Girl Toughness in First Lady Jill Biden
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been facing all the challenges of her position with grace and conviction, qualities she links to her picture-book childhood in Willow Grove, writes Mattie Kahn for Harper’s Bazaar. In her memoir, Where the Light Enters, Biden recounts growing up as the eldest of five girls. She also idolizes the…
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Kennett Square Couple Invited to Rome to Represent U.S. at World Meeting of Families
Damon and Melanie Owens of Kennett Square are among 12 couples invited to represent the U.S. at this year’s World Meeting of Families in Rome, writes Steven Hoffman for the Chester County Press. The couple was invited by U.S. bishops to be a part of their 30-member U.S. delegation. “We were surprised — and thrilled…
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CB – East Alumna Succumbs to Breast Cancer at 31; ‘She Gushed Goodness,’ Said Her Father
Kerry O’Riordan McAdam was multifaceted and competitive. She was a businesswoman, fitness enthusiast, beloved wife, and fiercely brave breast cancer patient. Sadly, as reported by Gary Miles in The Philadelphia Inquirer, that final challenge proved to be unwinnable. McAdam was born in Phila., raised in Doylestown, and attended Central Bucks High School – East. College…
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Weekend Wanderer: Is My Motion Sickness Really a Physical Issue or Just a Control Issue?
First of all, I’m alive. I made it home from Montana. At the moment, however, I would almost accept death. I disembarked from my plane 36 hours ago, but my stomach still roils like a bad morning after. I get sick in anything that moves. Cars, planes, boats — you name it. If it moves,…
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Delco Families Bond to Overcome Baby Formula Shortage
Delaware County families are banding together to help each other find baby formula during a nationwide shortage, writes Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The families have turned into scavengers, searching the internet and visiting stores miles away. When the treasured commodity is found, its location is shared with a Facebook group. Karah Weiser, a…
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Shantelle Gammon of Bucks County Children and Youth on Her Work: ‘These Are *Our* Kids’
Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services in Doylestown advocates for a population often unable to further its own well-being: children. Shantelle Gammon, Volunteer Recruiter for the organization, described her mission to uplift them in a recent edition of the Bucks County Conversations podcast. The local network of foster parents and volunteers has close to…
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‘Joy, Sadness, and a Lot of Gratitude’: New Malvern Playground Honors Six-Year-Old Who Died from Cancer
More than 100 people turned out for the opening of a new, state-of-the-art soft playground in Malvern, dedicated to celebrating the life of Julia Bitto, writes Holly Herman for the Malvern Patch. Julia, a bubbly six-year-old who loved people and dance, died in 2019. Her passing came less than two years after she was diagnosed…
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Weekend Wanderer: How to Ruin Everything
Mother’s Day found me crying over deflated croissants and driving around with 52 Dickens’ Village houses in my car. Let’s start with the croissants. Their flagrant price all but guaranteed a delicious, flaky, French-inspired croissant. They waited for Mother’s Day brunch in my garage freezer next to the moose, deer, squirrel, and pheasant. I didn’t…
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YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties’ Summer Camps Are Intense without Being ‘In Tents’
If your vision of summer camp was formed by either the 1962 or 1998 film versions of The Parent Trap, the YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties wants to change that image. True, some things depicted in the movies are still part of the Y’s summer camp experience: sports, bonding, outdoor time, creativity. But the…
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