• For Jason and Kylie Kelce: Another Girl Is On the Way

    For Jason and Kylie Kelce: Another Girl Is On the Way

    Kylie Kelce announced recently on social media that she and Jason are expecting their fourth baby girl, writes Ariel Simpson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Kelce girls—Wyatt, Elliotte, and Bennett-– were included in the social media post, shown wearing matching sweaters with “big sister” embroidered on the front. “I feel like we captured a very…

  • Weekend Wanderer: The Taxes Are Done

    Weekend Wanderer: The Taxes Are Done

    Thanksgiving is close.   Close enough to taste creamy mashed potatoes. Thick gravy. That uncle’s dripping sarcasm.  Please. Everybody has that uncle.  I’m sharing what I’m grateful for.  Willie’s taxes are done.  And it only took 19 months.  Nineteen months of looking for five years’ worth of tax documents. Nineteen months of calling government agencies. Nineteen…

  • Delaware County Family Receives Remains of WWII Soldier Joseph Cocco

    Delaware County Family Receives Remains of WWII Soldier Joseph Cocco

    The remains of World War II U.S Army Private Joseph Cocco have been returned to his family in Delaware County after 80 years, writes Joe Holden for CBS News Philadelphia. At age 22, Cocco, an Overbrook native, had been reported missing in Italy during combat. On Sept. 9, 1943, Cocco was declared dead, but the…

  • Weekend Wanderer: A Few Kids and a Sick Dog, Part 2

    Weekend Wanderer: A Few Kids and a Sick Dog, Part 2

    When we last left the hapless me, my daughter was home after her college campus shut down.  And my dog had diarrhea.  Now, my dog, Pete, had just been to the vet for a check-up. They assured me Pete living another three years — through my younger child’s freshman year of college — was an…

  • Chance Meeting Brings Together West Chester Woman and Downingtown Man Who Only Had Eyes for Each Other

    Chance Meeting Brings Together West Chester Woman and Downingtown Man Who Only Had Eyes for Each Other

    For Chester County natives Kelly Welch and Michael Regan, their love story was the right person, wrong time, but they managed to find their way back to each other to wed on May 14, 2022, at SS. Simon and Jude Parish in West Chester, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for the Philadelphia Inquirer.  Welch, who is from…

  • Weekend Wanderer: A Few Kids and a Sick Dog, Part 1

    Weekend Wanderer: A Few Kids and a Sick Dog, Part 1

    I’m going to tell you — warn you? — right now.  This story is a two-parter.  So much happened in October.   I mean, yes, you’re right. Not as much as happened in December of that awful, awful year. And certainly nothing as bad.  But it was still quite the October.  Since we’re doing a two-parter…

  • Beloved Radio Broadcaster and Longtime 6abc Host from Exton, Passes Away at 76

    Beloved Radio Broadcaster and Longtime 6abc Host from Exton, Passes Away at 76

    Walter “Wally” Kennedy, of Exton, a beloved KYW anchor and longtime 6abc host, died on Oct. 30 aged 76, writes Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Kennedy, best known for his wide-ranging interviews with celebrities and Philadelphia politicians, was a 6abc fixture for over two decades. He was the host of morning news shows AM…

  • Weekend Wanderer: Oh, My Aching … Everything

    Weekend Wanderer: Oh, My Aching … Everything

    I’m playing hurt.  You’ll recall that time I tripped over my son, spraining both wrists, bruising both knees, and tearing my jeans.  Those bruises on my knees lasted 14 months.  Fourteen.  I’ve had boyfriends for less time than those bruises.  And the sprained wrists bought me six weeks of physical therapy.    Again with the boyfriends. …

  • Weekend Wanderer: A Ghost Story … Maybe

    Weekend Wanderer: A Ghost Story … Maybe

    Last year, I told you a spooky tale, a true story, about a time I was certain — so certain! — someone was in the house with me.  I have another chiller for you, something for the crunching leaves and dark afternoons.  When I’m home alone, I turn my bedroom lights on while the sun…

  • Drexel Hill Sisters Deliver Babies on Same Day, Hours Apart

    Drexel Hill Sisters Deliver Babies on Same Day, Hours Apart

    A striking set of coincidences ended with two sisters from Drexel Hill welcoming newborn baby boys just hours apart, writes Michael Lee Simpson for People. Michelle Hilferty and Monica Hogan, who both live on the same street, delivered on June 26, 2023 at Lankenau Medical Center in rooms right next to each other. Hogan’s baby…

  • Donna Kelce Named a Glamour Magazine ‘Woman of the Year’

    Donna Kelce Named a Glamour Magazine ‘Woman of the Year’

    Donna Kelce, mother to Jason and Travis Kelce, was one of four moms honored on the cover of Glamour Magazine as its 2024 Women of the Year, writes Ariel Simpson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was joined on the cover by Billie Eilish’s mom, Maggie Baird; Selena Gomez’s mom, Mandy Teefey; and Beyonce’s mom, Tina…

  • Rutledge’s George Family Recalls Their Family Feud Experience

    Rutledge’s George Family Recalls Their Family Feud Experience

    The George Family from Rutledge competed on “Family Feud” earlier this year and saw their performance with the rest of the nation when the shows aired last week, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The family contestants were Dylan Terenick, a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway in Media; his wife, Kelsey Hansen-Terenick, a…

  • Embracing the Empty Nest: A Parent’s Guide to Thriving in Transition

    Embracing the Empty Nest: A Parent’s Guide to Thriving in Transition

    The countdown has begun as you and your child have entered the final days that you’ll be living under the same roof. For some, that clock has been ticking at the back of their mind for months already, years even. Ahead, visions of your child’s journey to adulthood and all of the wonderful dreams you’ve…

  • Weekend Wanderer: The Thriller I Just Watched Reminds Me of This Cherished Family Tradition

    Weekend Wanderer: The Thriller I Just Watched Reminds Me of This Cherished Family Tradition

    By the time you read this, I’ll be at the cabin.  The cabin was once a routine destination for me. But life happens and now it’s been a year since I graced its cozy innards.  Wait. Did I just say that? Cozy?  Huh.  Maybe absence really does make the heart grow fonder.   Oddly enough, I…

  • Eagles’ Jalen Hurts Proposes to Long-time Girlfriend, Bry Burrows

    Eagles’ Jalen Hurts Proposes to Long-time Girlfriend, Bry Burrows

    Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts revealed that he and his long-time girlfriend Bry Burrows are now engaged, writes Victoria Uwumarogie for Essence. The couple met while they were studying at the University of Alabama. Hurts was the school’s star quarterback, while Burrows was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. They began dating on and off…

  • Chance Meeting Brings Together West Chester Woman and Downingtown Man Who Only Had Eyes for Each Other

    Chance Meeting Brings Together West Chester Woman and Downingtown Man Who Only Had Eyes for Each Other

    For Chester County natives Kelly Welch and Michael Regan, their love story was the right person, wrong time, but they managed to find their way back to each other to wed on May 14, 2022, at SS. Simon and Jude Parish in West Chester, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for the Philadelphia Inquirer.  Welch, who is from…

  • Weekend Wanderer: I’ve Been Up to No Good Behind My Husband’s Back

    Weekend Wanderer: I’ve Been Up to No Good Behind My Husband’s Back

    I’ve been cheating.  Netflix cheating.   It’s not my fault. Factors beyond my control led to my deceit.  Also, my husband Netflix cheated on me first.   So there’s that.  Are the strict categories I have for my shows contributory to my cheating?  No. They’re not. Just stop.  I can’t watch a show I binge during workouts…

  • Weekend Wanderer: You’re Camping Where?

    Weekend Wanderer: You’re Camping Where?

    I couldn’t tell you the entire story behind our houseguests.  Until now.  See, I didn’t want you to know I’ve been alone since they left.  I — I didn’t want to get murdered.  Stop. I’m not being ridiculous. I’ve listened to every podcast episode of Unsolved Mysteries.  Twice.  So I know what I’m talking about. …