Yardley
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How Rockette Taylor Shimko Balances Life in Yardley with the Dazzle of Radio City Music Hall
In 2010, at 18 years old, Yardley’s Taylor Shimko took a bold step skipping class at Ewing High School to audition for the iconic Rockettes, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Today, she is a vital part of the company renowned for its breathtaking “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes.” Raised…
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Separated at Birth, Area Woman and Her Twin Sister Win Second Place at ‘Amazing Race’
After discovering that she has a long-lost twin, a Bucks County women connected with her new family in one of the most exciting ways possible. Samantha Bambino wrote about the reunion for the Lower Bucks Times. Early last year, Emily Bushnell, who grew up in Yardley, found out she had a twin sister, Molly Sinert,…
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How a Heart Transplant Made Bill Soloway into a Steelers Fan
Despite loving all of his Philadelphia sports teams, Yardley resident Bill Soloway is quick to admit that his heart is with the Pittsburgh Steelers, writes Teresa Varley for Steelers.com. About a decade ago, Soloway received a life-changing diagnosis. He was suffering from Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. His only hope was a heart transplant, but he knew the…
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TV Sports Anchor Antics: How a Present-Day CEO in Yardley Became the Father of the Viral Video
Warren Flax, now CEO of an artists’ brush manufacturing company in Yardley, started as a Fort Myers, Fla., sports reporter. While there, he embarked on a broadcast spree that may have invented the viral video. Paul Greeley tuned into the story for TVNewsCheck. It was 1994, and Flax’s on-air reporting at WINK was hampered by…
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20 Years After Their Charles Boehm 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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These Electrifying Drive-Through Holiday Light Displays Are a Short Sleigh Ride Away From Montgomery County
Although strolling by your neighbor’s holiday lawn décor is a nice way to spend an evening, sometimes you need a professional for something first class. To kick the bulb-and-extension-cord experience up a notch, get behind the wheel of the car, fill the backseat with neighbors or friends, crank up the holiday tunes, and make a…
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Online Slot Machine Glitch Cuts Yardley Woman’s $100,000 Win to $280
Lisa Pilusio, an experienced online slots player from Yardley, was thrilled to see the game she was playing display its life-changing news: She had, according to the readout, hit for $100,000. But her fortune was the victim of an unfortunate snag, as reported by Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. Pilusio was playing Capital Gains on her…
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