• Despite the Public Spotlight, Kelces Keep It Real at Home

    Despite the Public Spotlight, Kelces Keep It Real at Home

    Kylie Kelce is certainly experiencing more than just 15 minutes of fame.  The wife of Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce still finds herself adjusting to their new celebrity status, which seems to grow and change daily. It’s gone well beyond football, particularly with brother Travis Kelce’s relationship now with Taylor Swift, writes Julia Moore for…

  • Stephen Kandel, Bucks County-Raised TV Writer of ‘Star Trek’, ‘Hawaii Five-O’ Remembered

    Stephen Kandel, Bucks County-Raised TV Writer of ‘Star Trek’, ‘Hawaii Five-O’ Remembered

    The Bucks County-raised masterful writer behind quintessential television shows such as ‘Star Trek’, ABC’s ‘Batman’, ‘Hawaii Five-O‘, and ‘Barnaby Jones,’ Stephen Kandel, has passed away from natural causes at 96 years old, writes Mike Barnes for The Hollywood Reporter.   In addition to his lengthy resume of TV show-writing credits, Kandel had a stake in screenwriting,…

  • Weekend Wanderer: College Gets to the Heart of My Fears

    Weekend Wanderer: College Gets to the Heart of My Fears

    My daughter has been accepted to college.  In Florida.  Listen. I’m very proud of her. She’s worked hard. I’m excited for her to go.  And I hope she stays in Florida. Or in North Carolina, which is where she’d like to live someday. I hope she sees more of the world than what I’ve shown…

  • Weekend Wanderer: Driving the Kids Around Has Become Epic

    Weekend Wanderer: Driving the Kids Around Has Become Epic

    I’ve been everywhere.  Man.  I probably didn’t look as cool as The Man in Black, but I’ve been everywhere.   OK. Maybe I didn’t cross the deserts bare, but I did breathe the mountain air.  Once.  Rolling Stone says Johnny Cash travels 112,515 miles when he goes everywhere. I’m starting to think he covered that song…

  • Here’s How Delaware County Ranks for Best Places to Raise a Family

    Here’s How Delaware County Ranks for Best Places to Raise a Family

    You want to raise your family in the best place possible, and that means choosing a county that caters to your family’s needs. Stacker compiled a top 30 list of the best counties to raise a family in Pennsylvania using data from Niche. Delaware County was third on the list. So what family-friendly qualities are…

  • Weekend Wanderer: I Went to Shyamaween, and It Was the Ultimate Monster Mash

    Weekend Wanderer: I Went to Shyamaween, and It Was the Ultimate Monster Mash

    It’s not easy assembling a costume for Shyamaween.  Wait.  Are you familiar with Shyamaween?  No?   Good.   I love explaining Shyamaween.  M. Night Shyamalan — the Philadelphia-based writer and director of The Sixth Sense — has a charitable organization he founded with his wife.  I would have linked a biographical article about M. Night Shyamalan but…

  • Weekend Wanderer: A Spooky October Tale

    Weekend Wanderer: A Spooky October Tale

    Jack O’Lanterns blaze fiery grins.  Spirits prepare for All Hallows Eve.  So.  How about a creepy little tale?  Good horror — Amityville, The Exorcist, The Strangers — is at least based on a true story.  So rest, well, not assured. Disturbed, maybe? Yeah. Rest disturbed this story is completely true.  Growing up, my older cousin…

  • Weekend Wanderer: I Spent the Day in Baltimore. I Have No Idea What I Did While I Was There

    Weekend Wanderer: I Spent the Day in Baltimore. I Have No Idea What I Did While I Was There

    After spending two Fridays straightening out her finances, I had a very grateful Willie on my hands.  Willie’s finances — how do I put this?   Well, recently, I watched all of The Exorcist sequels.  I had to, guys. My horror podcast is working its way through The Exorcist films. To prepare for the new Exorcist…

  • Ridley Veteran Honors Late Son for His Heroism in Swarthmorewood Banner Display

    Ridley Veteran Honors Late Son for His Heroism in Swarthmorewood Banner Display

    In a heartfelt township gathering, local Ridley veteran Bill Brogan Sr. expressed profound gratitude to the commissioners for honoring his late son, Billy Brogan Jr., through the Hometown Hero Banner Program, writes Peg Degrassa for The Delco Times.   The banner is prominently displayed at Parklane and Michigan Avenues in the Swarthmorewood in paying tribute…

  • Weekend Wanderer: Do I Want to Live Somewhere Rural?

    Weekend Wanderer: Do I Want to Live Somewhere Rural?

    Something disturbing happened to me last week.  Wait. That’s not accurate.   I did something disturbing last week.  Yes. That’s better. I did something disturbing. Something I don’t understand.   You see — well — you guys know my husband’s family has a cabin.  And you know how I feel about that cabin.  It’s not that I…

  • Weekend Wanderer: Spending a Week with Thailand

    Weekend Wanderer: Spending a Week with Thailand

    I promise this isn’t another column about scuba.  But.  Given my aquatic adventures of late, I am obsessed with two cinematic genres.  The first is scuba and scuba-adjacent horror movies.   “Should you be watching this?” my husband sighed as I watched Blake Lively’s battle for survival against a shark oblivious to any food that wasn’t…

  • Weekend Wanderer: Getting on a Parent’s Bad Side

    Weekend Wanderer: Getting on a Parent’s Bad Side

    I’ve entered a new quadrant of the Willie Universe.  The likelihood that someone I know could wind up living in the apartment next to Willie has got to be slim, right?  But the likelihood this situation could ruin my life is a guarantee.  It all starts with my daughter.  Wasn’t I just saying last week…

  • After Losing Her Brother to Suicide, Meridian Bank’s Lisa Carmoli Is an Advocate and Pillar of Meridian Community

    After Losing Her Brother to Suicide, Meridian Bank’s Lisa Carmoli Is an Advocate and Pillar of Meridian Community

    September is National Suicide Prevention Month. As a suicide loss survivor, Lisa Carmoli, an Executive Assistant at Meridian Bank, works to share her family’s story of grief, love, and extreme support. In May 2019, Carmoli experienced a devastating loss after her brother, Mike, died by suicide.   Since his passing, she has become a prevention advocate…

  • Weekend Wanderer: The Cold Shower Trend Became More Than a Trend

    Weekend Wanderer: The Cold Shower Trend Became More Than a Trend

    I think having kids made my life better.  Wait.   Do I? Yeah. Yes. I do. Made my life better, made me a better person. Yeah.   Sure.  Take this summer. I drove my kids to New Jersey on 31 separate days this summer. One day, I drove to New Jersey twice — two entirely different directions. …

  • Folds of Honor Building Match Fund for 9/11 Radio-thon to Benefit Military Families

    Folds of Honor Building Match Fund for 9/11 Radio-thon to Benefit Military Families

    Folds of Honor military families will be benefiting from the 14th Annual AM790 WAEB Radio-thon, which will be held the week of Sept. 11. Hosted by Bobby Gunther Walsh and Gene Dickinson from 7 AM – 10 AM from Sept. 6 – 11, this will be the fourth time that the Folds of Honor and…

  • Weekend Wanderer: Your Day Is Not Your Own. Get Used to It

    Weekend Wanderer: Your Day Is Not Your Own. Get Used to It

    Is it possible to say I got Willied without it sounding sordid?   Because there was really nothing sordid about it.   It was, however, a typical day in the Willie Universe.  It started when Willie told me she needed to make a Staples run. Someone would have to take her.   Someone.   Meaning me.  Instead, I suggested…

  • Weekend Wanderer: Don’t Make Me Scuba Dive, The Conclusion

    Weekend Wanderer: Don’t Make Me Scuba Dive, The Conclusion

    I think scuba is a metaphor for life.   Also, I think scuba doesn’t really exist. Like the idea that humanity is just a simulation, so too, I feel, is scuba.  See, every lesson in scuba settles on one edict — slow, focused breathing powers your dive.   Focused breathing keeps divers neutrally buoyant — the desired…

  • Drop in Popularity of Her Name Makes Philadelphia Teen a Rare Young Members of L.I.N.D.A. Club

    Drop in Popularity of Her Name Makes Philadelphia Teen a Rare Young Members of L.I.N.D.A. Club

    Due to a huge drop in the use of the once mega-popular name, seventeen-year-old Linda Jack of Philadelphia is one of the rare young members of the L.I.N.D.A. Club, writes Jon Kamp for The Wall Street Journal. However, for the Philadelphia teen, the rarity of her name is an asset. “I’ve never met someone with…