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Jason Kelce Rooted for His Wife to Give Birth at Super Bowl
The Super Bowl baby that was expected didn’t happen. But the expected arrival of a third baby girl for Kylie (from Narberth) and Jason Kelce is just a matter of time, reported Angela Andaloro for MSN. “It was an epic game, an epic Super Bowl, an epic one for our family,” said Philadelphia Eagles center…
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Harleysville Bride Sees Color for the First Time at Her Dream Wedding
A Harleysville bride was able to fulfill her lifelong dream on her wedding day. Kristin Robinson saw color for the first time while getting married at the onsite wedding pavilion at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. Kaycee Sloan reported the joyous moment for WFLA. Robinson has deuteranopia, which makes it hard for her…
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Penn State Abington Alumni Couple Are Still Each Other’s Nittany Lion Valentines
Leilani (Tesoro) Fox and Kevin Fox first crossed paths in 2002 as Penn State Abington students when they volunteered as Lion Ambassadors, leading tours for visitors. However, it wasn’t quite love at first sight. “We started randomly talking at a fall open house. He had a beard, and I’m thinking, Who is this old guy?”…
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Weekend Wanderer: Finding the Perfect Rug
I have been stymied by the rug at my front door, which has gone to Marion’s bar in Nepal. Just to talk about Marion for a minute, because obviously I’ve been thinking about her a lot – that bar is a discrepancy in the movie. Aren’t we meant to infer Marion’s father died abruptly, marooning…
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People Magazine: 20 Years After Their Middle School Crush, Broadway Star and Software Engineer Reconnect
In a coincidence that Christy Altomare calls “like a Hallmark movie,” the Broadway performer unexpectedly reconnected with a long-ago crush from her days at Charles Boehm Middle School in Yardley. The two are now engaged, reports Michael Gioia for People. Altomare’s career in New York was running full tilt. But her momentum, gained from originating…
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Lafayette Hill Retiree — Abandoned as a Baby in 1932 — Heads to Arizona on Gift Tickets from the NFL
As a 12-week-old, Jim Scott was abandoned on a Pittsburgh doorstep. Now age 90, NFL leaders heard of his rough beginnings and presented the long-term Eagles fan with Super Bowl tickets. Jeff Neiburg covered the largess in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Scott first found out about his past when he sought military service in the Korean…
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Best Kid-Friendly Breakfast Places in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is home to many kid-friendly breakfast restaurants that are guaranteed to have something for everybody, including egg lovers, pancake fans, and much more, writes Hillary Moses Mohaupt for Mommy Poppins. Black-owned Booker’s in Cedar Park is open for brunch every day. Its menu is inspired by Southern specialties. It features gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan…
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They Faced Life’s Challenges Together and Found Love and Fun
Matt Berbeza from Wilmington, and Rachael Pasternak, who grew up in Glen Mills, met online in February of 2020 after both had just started dating again. They seemed to hit it off, so Berbeza was surprised when Pasternak disappeared, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A week went by, then Pasternak reconnected. They…
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Weekend Wanderer: When Mom Stands You Up for Dinner
My editors ask that I submit this column by Thursday each week. They say Thursday. What I hear is Tuesday because Thursday is just preposterous. I mean, come on, guys. What if something catastrophic happens to my submission? A Thursday deadline leaves only Friday for corrections. Friday. 24 hours before publication. Who, exactly, are we…
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Lack of Affordable Childcare a Huge Issue Locally and Across the Nation
More than two years since the COVID-19 pandemic triggered the most catastrophic workforce decline in history, men have returned to work at a higher rate than women. In April 2022, the U.S. Chamber published data citing one million women missing from the labor force compared to pre-pandemic numbers. What can we attribute to the lack…
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Washington Post: Daughter Finds Dad’s 1978 Bucket List — After His Passing in Limerick — and Vows to Complete It
When Laura Carney found her father’s 1978 bucket list, scrawled on a page torn from a spiral notebook, she knew immediately it was special. Her dad had written it well before his passing, but it gained significant emotional heft after he was gone. Sydney Page reported Laura’s next steps in The Washington Post. Michael “Mick”…
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Weekend Wanderer: When Your Muse Quits
I have always said that as long as Willie and Indy are alive, I’ll have stories. But half of that equation has gone to Marion’s bar in Nepal and the other half has just … stopped. Don’t get me wrong. Willie isn’t huddled under a blanket somewhere, immobile now that Indy is slinging shots in…
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Pottstown Couple — Longest Married Pair in Pa. — on Their Way to 81st Anniversary in 2023
The oldest married couple in Pennsylvania, Martha and Chester Pish, of Pottstown, have been together for over eight decades, reports Danny Freeman for NBC10. The couple, both of whom are 99 years old, celebrated their 80th anniversary on May 23. 2022. “We’re so grateful and thankful that we were able to live this long,” said…
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West Norriton Couple’s 50-Year Marriage Succeeds on This One Important Rule
A West Norriton husband and wife who celebrated their 50th anniversary in September has the secret to success. Lynn and Joe Horne follow the “never go to bed angry” rule, wrote Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. No one would guess that despite decades of happiness this couple met in the wake of hardship.…
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Weekend Wanderer: All You Need Is Family. Sort of
I’m wondering if you guys remember Thanksgiving. Specifically, the Thanksgiving that almost was — the one in which my aunt planned to go to my brother’s house, my brother planned to go to my parents’ house, and my parents planned exactly nothing. And the only one who knew all of that was me. I can’t…
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Data Show That When Montgomery Countians Move, Here’s Where They Go
A Stacker analysis of 2015–2019 migration patterns from U.S. Census Bureau data reveals the U.S. destinations to which Montgomery County residents are most likely to move. Montgomery County’s population has been rising steadily over the 25-year period of 1996–2021, the latest year for which data are available. The 2021 county census tallied 860,578 residents, a…
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Montgomery County Activities for Kids: Eight Ways to Keep Winter 2023 from Being a Total Dud
Winter 2023 thus far in Montgomery County has been something of flop for younger residents: No snow, which means no snow days, no snowmen, and no snow sledding. Mother Nature hasn’t even sustained a stretch of temps appropriate for hot chocolate. Nonetheless, here are eight activities for kids — compiled by Justine Garbarino of the…
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Weekend Wanderer: Do I Really Need to Be Alone?
Well. Now that Indy is — Wait. How do I characterize Indy now that Indy is gone? Because I really can’t write, over and over, that Indy has died. I’m not ready for it to be that real yet. So … where has Indy gone? Well, where did Indiana Jones go? He went to the…
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