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Weekend Wanderer: Home Is Where the School Is
I have shared a few controversial positions, writing for this publication. I don’t like the shore. I don’t find Disney World magical. The outdoors are just the worst. You probably don’t like me. You don’t find me magical. You maybe even think I’m the worst. Well let me throw another log onto that fire. I’m…
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Montgomery County Dominates List of 50 Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Fourteen Montgomery County towns are among the fifty best places to live in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking by Niche. I mean, of course, the Montco Today Editor lives in Upper Providence Township! Niche based its ranking on data from U.S. Census Bureau, FBI, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Centers for Disease Control…
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Plan an Exciting, Safe Family Reunion in Montgomery County: Shop, Stay, Dine, Connect
The weekend you’ve been looking forward to all year is finally here – your family reunion! Family from all over is coming together to celebrate, share stories, and create lasting memories, writes Christine Dunn for the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. After your exciting weekend comes to a close, someone in your family is…
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Local Moms Helping Thousands of Montco Families Save Money During Giant Consignment Event This Week in Oaks
It has been one year since COVID-19 shut down much of the world, including Pennsylvania. The pandemic has had a monumental effect on many local small businesses including Just Between Friends Children’s Consignment in Oaks. But the children’s consignment sale has adapted to the changing times so it can safely help local families save and…
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Things That Go Bump on TikTok
In a time when we’re so fractious, the internet appeared to unite on one opinion: The video was creepy. The series of TikTok posts is a 60-second horror movie. An icy wind in her bathroom led New York City resident Samantha Hartsoe to discover an entire room behind her mirror. Let that sink in. She…
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Local Couple Returns to Main Line from New York Amid Pandemic, Nearly Triples Their Living Space
Area natives Michael Kaufman and Allie Strawbridge have returned to the Main Line from New York, and nearly tripled the living space for their family in the process, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The pair moved to the Big Apple for work after graduating from college nearly two decades ago. After a while, both…
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The Seniors in School
I suppose the announcement last month from the CDC, the one nudging schools to get kids back full-time, should have given me that same gush of relief my first slug of caffeine gives me each morning. It did not. The Philadelphia Inquirer recently discussed the indifference kids, particularly teenagers, have towards going back to school.…
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During Pandemic, Narberth Working Mother Finds Silver Lining in Spending More Time with Her Son
While the pandemic has been especially hard for the women in the workforce, Susan Scerbo, a public relations manager in Narberth, has found a silver lining in the ability to spend more time with her son, Duncan, writes Jessica Dickler for CNBC. Since the coronavirus hit the country nearly one year ago, Scerbo has been…
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To Chore or Not to Chore?
I’m not sure where, exactly, my son’s sheets went. I know I handed them to him. I know I told him to make his bed. And I know he has spent every night since sleeping on his bare mattress. I would look in his room. I would. But my kids’ sloppiness is legendary. An accidentally…
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After Three First Dates, Local Couple Finds True Happiness Together
Third time was a charm for Lower Gwynedd couple Randi & Stephen Freedman, who went on three first dates before realizing they were made for each other, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2009, both were recently divorced after 20 years of marriage. They both had four children each. Randi, who works…
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Family Comes First in Life and Football For Buffalo Bills’ Head Coach Sean McDermott of Lansdale
When Lansdale’s Sean McDermott chose to accept the position as the head coach of New York’s Buffalo Bills four years ago, staying close to his family was one of the deciding factors, writes Nick Fierro for the Bills Central. All other openings that year, including Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers, were too far…
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Philanthropist Nicholas Karabots, Owner of Karamoor Estate Vineyard & Winery in Fort Washington, Dies Aged 86
Nicholas Karabots, the owner of Karamoor Estate Vineyard & Winery in Fort Washington and well-known Philadelphia area philanthropist, died on February 1 at 86, writes Paul Vigna for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Karabots established the winery with his wife, Athena, ten years ago. “Anyone who visited Karamoor Estate heard plenty of stories and could see the…
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Family Trades in Manhattan for Rural Pennsylvania to Escape COVID-19 and Considers Staying for Good
A family that traded Manhattan for rural Pennsylvania to escape COVID-19 is enjoying its temporary home so much that it is considering making the move permanent, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Caroline Goldrick, her husband, Christian, and their daughter, Edith, moved to the home of a family member in idyllic Eagles Mere in…
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Wiser Wealth: Puppies Adopted During Pandemic Come with Hefty Price Tag, But There Are Ways to Keep These Bills Down
Many people opted to adopt a dog during the pandemic for companionship while not considering the expenses that come with the decision, writes Bruce Horovitz for The Wall Street Journal. According to Rover, the annual cost of a dog’s basic needs range from $610 to $2,115, depending on several factors, including where you live. This…
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Twenty-Four Hours In Pandemic Parenting
In the end, it was the smartwatch that sealed my fate. It started 2:30 Tuesday morning when I let my dog into the yard. He does this some nights, always between 2:30 and 3:30 in the morning. I think, in these moments, of The Amityville Horror, of Margot Kidder waking up screaming – every night,…
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Money Magazine Ranks This Montco Town Among Top Places to Live if You Work From Home
If you work from home, Lower Merion is among the best places in the nation to live, according to a new analysis of U.S. cities and towns published by Money magazine, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The rankings were determined by selecting places with a minimum of 25,000 population then removing those that…
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CBS’s 60 Minutes Profiles Area Family’s Tragic Ordeal with COVID-19
The Phillips family of nearby Chester Springs was hit by COVID-19, and the losses it had suffered by the end of the months-long ordeal have changed it forever, writes Scott Pelley for CBS’s 60 Minutes. Last March, Andy Phillips, formerly of Drexel Hill, had to be taken to the hospital due to COVID-19 complications while…
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Brought Together By Yearbook Mistake, Glenside Couple Finds Happiness in Their Family and Music
When friends told Ben Drake his name was misspelled, he immediately grabbed the yearbook from the person nearest to him to check, writes Anndee Hochman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That turned out to be the way he met his future wife, Sarah. The pair, who lived in Doylestown at the time, began officially dating and…
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