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Weekend Wanderer: When You’re Responsible for Just About Everything
In the words of Fiona Apple, I’ve been a bad, bad girl. And yeah. I’ve been careless with a delicate man. And while it most certainly is a sad, sad world when a girl will break a boy just because she can, I swear that’s not how things went down. My dad, whom I call…
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Weekend Wanderer: Lake Swimming Is Scary
I have gone completely off the rails. The underwear was bad enough. What I did next was absolutely chilling. I swam in a lake. I know! Me! The girl having a nervous breakdown over alligators! To be clear, I was very worried about alligators each time I swam. I scanned the lake before each dive,…
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“Scarecrows in the Village” To Return To Peddler’s Village. Find Out How You Can Participate in the Fun
The popular “Scarecrows in the Village” event will be returning to Peddler’s Village in September, kicking off the local Halloween season. From Sept. 5 to Halloween Day, the Lahaska village will see an army of scarecrows standing around the area. Each year, entrees become more and more creative with their spooky creations. From Disney characters…
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Want to Go to an Eagles Game? Costs for Family Football Outing Will Increase By 2025
Taking the whole family to a Philadelphia Eagles game will become much more punishing to fans’ wallets in the next three years, according to a staff report from CBS Philly. A new study from Betway found that the costs of going to a game are expected to soar over the coming years. The study looked…
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Weekend Wanderer: I’m Scrapping My Dad’s Minivan, and It’s a Lot Harder Than It Sounds
I’m getting rid of my dad’s car. On its face, getting rid of a car sounds easy. Trade it in. Maybe give it to a grandchild about to earn a license. Donate it. But my dad isn’t the standard octogenarian dispensing of a car. My dad is a Delco native who survived The Great Depression…
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Permanent Child Care Tax Credit, One-Time Property Tax Relief Now Available in Pa.
Families in Pennsylvania will now be able to claim thousands of dollars in benefits, thanks to a new, permanent child care tax credit approved by Gov. Tom Wolf. The break is part of the state’s new $45.2 billion budget, writes Kate Huangpu for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The budget also contains a onetime, $140 million expansion…
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Weekend Wanderer: My Husband Netflix Cheated
In the wake of Top Gun: Maverick, my marriage was the 1961 Ferrari 250GT convertible at the end of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – dented and cracked, but fixable. But my husband Netflix cheated while I was in North Carolina and now our marriage has gone through a window and landed at the bottom of…
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Elyse Lupin, Pres., Founder of Elysium Marketing Group, Joins Center for Loss and Bereavement Board
Elyse Lupin — President and Founder of Elysium Marketing Group (Ambler) — has joined the board for The Center for Loss and Bereavement in Skippack. Lupin is on both the community relations and marketing committees, where she will use her extensive marketing background to build awareness of the grief counseling services the organization provides. The…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Rebelled on Vacation
What should we talk about this week? The guy dressed like Michael Jackson – single glove and all – I pass on the way to tutoring? My underwear? I don’t have a lot to say about the King of Pop’s doppelgänger. But I do have a lot to say about my underwear. I left my…
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New York Times: Area Man Sets His Mother’s Recipe in Stone
Richard Dawson of Chester Springs has found a novel way to preserve one of his mother’s recipes for future generations: He recorded it on her gravestone, writes Christina Morales for the New York Times. The easiest way for Dawson, 71, to recall memories of his family’s holidays is to eat the spritz cookies his mother,…
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DELCO Today is on Vacation this Week; We’ll Be Back on Monday
Every year, the employees at American Community Journals, the parent company of DELCO Today, take a one-week hiatus to recharge our batteries and spend some time with our families. That time has arrived this year, and as a result, we will not be posting any new stories this week, from Monday through Saturday. We will…
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Weekend Wanderer: Stirring Up a Little Trouble
I am in trouble. I have actually become quite adept at getting in trouble. And I am, at this moment, on a hot streak. I’m that good. I mean bad. With whom does a middle-aged woman get into trouble, exactly? I’ll tell you. It’s her parents. All day long. Her parents. I landed on my…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Love Hot Yoga. Don’t Judge Me
I want to say something. But I need you to hear me out before you walk away in total disgust. I tried hot yoga. And I loved hot yoga. I know what I sound like. I know. You’re thinking I take wine selfies during The Kardashians and hashtag them rosé all day. I blubber about…
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Havertown Homeowner Opens His House to Visit from Former Resident Who Grew Up There
Whoever buys into the notion that “You can’t go home again” has never experienced the power of Facebook. Dan Weckerly — a Limerick resident originally from Havertown — belonged to a Facebook group centered on the 19083 ZIP Code. Months back, he posted an online question: Has anyone ever revisited the Havertown home in which…
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Wayne Woman Has Been Searching for Missing Father for Four Decades, with No Answers in Sight
Wayne resident Dallyn Pavey has been searching for her missing father for nearly 40 years, but the answers to her many questions still elude her, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia magazine. Eugene “Gene” Pavey, who was 50 at the time, left Fort Lauderdale, where he used to live, in his cigarette boat with his new…
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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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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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Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford Has Big Plans for the Future
Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford has had some rough years recently, but owners Kathryn and Anthony Young are planning to bring the eatery back better than ever, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. After surviving the pandemic that forced many in their industry to close their doors for good, the Youngs suffered another major…
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