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Weekend Wanderer: The Scourge of Parallel Parking
Can we all agree parallel parking, um, sucks? It’s not that I can’t parallel park. Parallel parking is one of the few skills I will crow about in these pages. See, I went to grad school in North Philadelphia. My university had student parking. Of course it did. What it did not have was capacious…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Went to the Outdoor Show
“Do you want to go to the Outdoor Show?” This was my husband, who makes time every February to work a booth at the Great American Outdoor Show. OK. You clicked the link. And probably drew some conclusions. That’s fair. Because let me tell you something. I was drawing all sorts of conclusions wandering the…
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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…
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Philadelphia Couple’s Surprise Engagement Adds Even More Joy to Eagles’ Super Bowl Win
A surprise engagement made the Eagles’ Super Bowl win even more special for one Philadelphia couple, writes Kimberlee Speakman for People. Right after the Birds won the big game, Eagles fan Collin Thomas pulled out a ring and proposed to his longtime girlfriend Aida Antonetti at Reale’s Restaurant & Bar in Northeast Philadelphia. “She thought…
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Weekend Wanderer: Take the Stairs
I remember, once, a cousin of my husband’s spent a semester studying in Europe. “That’s great!” her dad said when she told him. “Let’s go watch a movie.” It was Taken. I thought of this when my daughter texted from college one autumn evening. She was awarded a study abroad course in London. I had…
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Weekend Wanderer: My Turn to Fill the Tank
Let’s talk about cars. I know nothing about them. So I guess I’ll catch you guys next week. Bye. Yes. My car game is that bad. Worse, I don’t care how little I know about cars. I should care. I wish I cared. But I don’t. When I began driving, Indy showed me how to…
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Weekend Wanderer: It’s Up to You, New York
I’m tired of talking about Willie. But probably not as tired as you are of hearing about her. So let’s change the subject. There’s that weird weekend between Christmas and New Year’s. The holidays are over. But they’re not. This year, on that awkward weekend, I sort of went to New York City See, in…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Among Best States to Raise Family in 2025
Pennsylvania ranked third in the country among the best states to raise a family in 2025, according to a recently released report from ConsumerAffairs, writes Ashley Adams for The Keystone. Vermont ranked in first place, ahead of Maine in second. The report ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C. based on five key metrics, including…
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Weekend Wanderer: With Friends Like These …
As you might imagine, Willie’s friends — a cohort of fellow independent-living cronies — were aghast at Willie’s move to memory care. Even if it was just six days. The upgrade to assisted living did nothing to quell their alarm. In fact, a bevy of Willie-adjacent people had a few things to say on the…
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Weekend Wanderer: Memory Care or Assisted Living?
So I walked Willie to memory care, a meandering journey through the independent living building to the joint assisted living/memory care building at the Temple of Doom. And she was … fine. No fight. No protests. That — that isn’t Willie. Willie’s a fighter. Willie loves nothing more than a good fight. Even when there’s…
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Washington Post: Morgantown Casino Excursion Sparks Romance for Local Couple After 50 Years
Bob Wenrich and Fay Gable, a Lancaster County couple who divorced fifty years ago, have rekindled their romance and tied the knot again, writes Cathy Free for The Washington Post. The pair got married in 1951 when Gable was 16 and Wenrich was 21. The couple settled into a busy life in Lancaster County having…
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Eagles’ DeVonta Smith Proposes to Girlfriend Mya Danielle on New Year’s Eve
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith celebrated New Year’s Eve by getting engaged to his girlfriend, Mya Danielle, writes Tabitha Parent for People. The couple got engaged on the roof of a tall building in front of a colorful flower arch that featured roses, sunflowers, and greenery. There were also candles that decorated the floor,…
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Ditch New Year’s Resolutions! Try the Winter Arc
Let’s be honest with each other. By January 31st, those New Year’s resolutions are long gone, right? I mean, sure. Perhaps the more regimented among us last until Groundhog Day. Or maybe you’re like my husband, who sets goals instead of resolutions. But for us mere mortals, the Associated Press says the end of January…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Trek to Memory Care
So where were we? Oh yes. The Upper Moreland police found Willie standing on the corner of Byberry and Davisville Roads on a blustery night in early December. The police officer took Willie back to the Temple of Doom. That was when he called me. “Is she OK?” I asked. The officer said Willie was…
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Beyond Books, Havertown’s Janet Mount Has a Puzzle Exchange
Little Libraries have grown popular in recent years as a convenient way to share books. Now a Havertown woman is doing the same with puzzles, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Janet Mount has a puzzle exchange in her front yard. “We’ve been doing puzzles since we were kids. We always had a puzzle…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Romance for the Golden Years
We’ll get to Willie’s move next week. We have to discuss Willie’s boyfriend. Yep. Willie has a boyfriend. I was visiting Willie one day. She complained about a fellow widow. This widow, she said, was not moving on. This widow needed a life. “Look at me,” Willie said. “I miss Indy. But I…
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Phillies Catcher Garrett Stubbs Marries Evyn Murray in Los Cabos Wedding
Philadelphia Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs recently exchanged vows with his longtime love Evyn Murray in a romantic wedding in Mexico, writes Ashlyn Robinette for People. The wedding took place at Solaz, a luxury Collection Resort in Los Cabos. “It was exactly what we envisioned from the beginning. A roller coaster of emotions,” Murray said. “At…
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Weekend Wanderer: Another Christmas to Remember
Around my house, the holidays tend to involve some Black Christmas-level drama. Indy went to Marion’s bar in Nepal six days before Christmas, two years ago. Let me tell you something. Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit like planning a funeral. You know, the funeral home was decorated for Christmas. That was weird. People…
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