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Weekend Wanderer: It Was a Bad Week
It was one of those weeks. You know the kind. The Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day weeks. The SpaceCamp weeks. The Deep Blue Sea weeks. A week where everything goes wrong. It started with my daughter, who plans to join her college scuba club. So I can live in abject…
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Son of Eagles Hall of Famer, Jon Runyan Jr., Marries Fiancé Victoria Schultz, Festivities Take Place in Philly, South Jersey
Jon Runyan Jr., the son of Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Famer Jon Runyan Sr., recently married Victoria Schultz, write Marina Watts and Emily Strohm for People. The new couple tied the knot at the Park Château Estate & Gardens in East Brunswick, New Jersey, in a Old Hollywood-themed wedding. As the couple considers Philadelphia and…
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Philly Program, Focus on Fathers, Helps Dads Develop and Maintain Positive Involvement in Their Kids’ Lives
Focus on Fathers is a Philadelphia-based parenting program that teaches dads how to be better engaged in their kids’ lives, writes Courtenay Harris Bond for PhillyVoice. The program tries to help dads develop and maintain positive involvement in the lives of their children. It is part of a broader movement to promote men’s emotional development,…
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Weekend Wanderer: How Many Shopping Services Does One Woman Need?
Near the end of Poltergeist, an invisible entity holds mom Diane in her bedroom, preventing her from reaching her children. Her screaming children, settled in the very bedroom responsible for sucking one of them into the television at the movie’s start. I mean, do you hate your kids, Poltergeist mom? Breaking free, Diane finds the…
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Weekend Wanderer: Cities of the World, We Need a Word
I have an agreement with the cities of the world. I love cities. I find things to do in them, like museums and used bookstores. I use public transportation and jaywalk, because I’m a yokel trying not to broadcast I’m a yokel. I flash my Oyster card and cross on red lights, all casual despite…
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Former Philadelphia City Solicitor Marcel Pratt Weds CNN Anchor Rahel Solomon in Philadelphia Wedding
Marcel Pratt, former City Solicitor of Philadelphia and current lawyer at Ballard Spahr married CNN anchor Rahel Solomon in a recent wedding at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, write Raven Brunner and Emily Strohm for People. The wedding celebration honored all aspects of the newly-wed couple’s shared cultures. This includes Solomon’s Ethiopian roots to Pratt’s…
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King of Prussia Mom Reunites with Man Who Assisted Her During Roadside Delivery
King of Prussia mom Andrenna Reid reunited with the Pennsylvania Turnpike employee who assisted her during a roadside delivery last month, according to a staff report from 6abc. Reid started having contractions and attempted to first drop off her one-year-old son with family before going to hospital. However, baby Santana had other plans. Reid had…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Theory … or a Runaway Imagination
My son thinks my father-in-law is D.B. Cooper. Yes. The notorious plane hijacker. I would hesitate to say this in print but for two things. One, my father-in-law is not, in fact, D.B. Cooper. Two, I’ve broadcasted Willie’s tax evasion for, like, a year. Yet the IRS only just sent a letter to the Temple…
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Micro-wedding Venues in Philadelphia Keep Opening as Demand Grows
As the popularity of micro-weddings continues to grow, so does the number of venues in Philadelphia offering packages for ceremonies with no more than 50 guests and a cost under $1,000, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Angela Gaspar, a Philadelphia wedding photographer, recently married her now husband, Avi Rubinsky, at Philly Elopement Co.,…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Day at the Museum
Last year, a friend and I visited a museum. Being the only visitors in the cozy, industrial space, we had a private tour with a volunteer guide. She greeted us enthusiastically. “You’re in luck!” she said. She’s an avid fan of the museum – and a performer in a local theater. Her warm brown eyes…
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Make-A-Wish Foundation Gifts Epic New Playground to Oxford Girl with Rare Condition
Make-A-Wish Foundation gifted an epic new playground to a brave Oxford girl born without a ribcage who continues to defy the odds, writes Kelly Rule for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Four-year-old London Thompson has Cerebrocostomandibular Syndrome. When she was born, an X-ray showed that she did not have a ribcage. However, now her ribcage has started…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Want to Get Rid of My Piano … Maybe
I could complain about this being scuba season, but you’ve probably had enough of that. So I won’t tell you I’m unraveling because I’m scuba diving tomorrow. Or that my daughter is attending scuba camp next week. Or that she’s scuba diving in Topsail, where a shark attacked a swimmer three weeks ago. It’s fine.…
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Weekend Wanderer: Sometimes, I’m a Bad Parent
I chose La Salle University for grad school because, well, the school has some good-looking dudes. That’s it. That’s the only reason. I didn’t care that I’m not Catholic. I didn’t care about the distance. I didn’t even care about the tuition. I was paying it myself anyway. I was just that boy crazy. A…
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New Pilot Program Launches in Philly to Help Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes
The Philly Joy Bank has launched in Philadelphia to help support pregnant Philadelphians and improve maternal and health outcomes, writes Nicole Leonard for WHYY. The pilot program will provide guaranteed monthly income of $1,000 to pregnant Philadelphians. The overall goal is to reduce racial disparities in a city that has among the highest poverty rates…
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King of Prussia Woman Gives Birth on Road with Help from Tow Truck Driver
When she started having contractions over the weekend, Andrenna Reid, of King of Prussia, thought she would have enough time to make it to the hospital, according to a staff report from 6 ABC Philadelphia. However, her newborn son, Santana Reid, had other ideas. Reid felt her contractions quickening around 3 AM on Father’s Day,…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Dysfunctional Relationship with Time
It was a bright, balmy morning when I pulled into the Temple of Doom’s parking lot. Willie had an appointment. Willie’s primary care provider requested I accompany Willie on her visits with him since her unfortunate diagnosis. Which sounds easy enough. But for two things. One, Willie’s doctor is a 40-minute drive from the Temple…
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Weekend Wanderer: Summer Tax Season
The taxes still are not filed. To recap, last year I discovered Willie hadn’t filed a tax return since 2018. Worse, it’s not like Willie carefully filed her tax documents for easy retrieval. I mean, don’t be ridiculous, Cousin Larry. The tax documents were scattered throughout Willie’s apartment like clues in an escape room. But…
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Langhorne Couple’s Vacation Miracle Baby Saved by CHOP
A Langhorne couple’s vacation to Turks and Caicos took an unexpected turn last year when Lindsey Offner went into labor 13 weeks early, writes Courtenay Harris Bond for the Philly Voice. On May 12, 2023, Lindsey delivered a 2.5-pound baby girl named Logan. The premature birth required immediate and specialized care that the island’s medical…
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