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Your Mini Guide to Family-Friendly Activities in Chester County
School’s almost out! If you’re looking for kid-friendly activities to keep little ones busy all summer long, look no further. These Chester County activities are perfect for the whole family, writes Bradford Pearson and Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. From paper airplanes to drones, kids who are fascinated by flying objects will love to spend…
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Weekend Wanderer: Am I Really Me?
Once my brother became Willie’s guardian, we thought our days of funky financial transactions were over. My brother gave me a stack of Willie’s checks — signed by him as per the guardianship — so I could pay for Willie’s, well, shenanigans. But those checks — they bounced. We discovered bank policy required that Willie…
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Child Care Costs Continue Rising Across Pennsylvania and United States
The cost of child care nationwide continues to climb, with prices climbing by 29 percent between 2020 and 2024, a rate that outpaces overall inflation, writes Emily Peck for AXIOS. According to data from Child Care Aware, in Pennsylvania, the average annual cost of daycare for one toddler and one infant rose to $27,400 over…
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Weekend Wanderer: In Defense of Bad Shark Movies
Summer glides toward us like ocean waves. And I have something to say. Jaws 3 and The Meg are great shark movies. I know, I know. They’re notoriously bad films. Rotten Tomatoes gives them ratings of 11 percent and 47 percent, respectively. For reference, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Look Who’s Talking Now — that’s…
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Glenmoore Teen’s Ashes to be Rocketed Into Space
Described by his mother, Aymee Comas-Diaz, as the family’s “star,” Phillip Alexander Diaz tragically died at the age of 16 in a car accident, writes Max Bennett for Patch. After his death in November 2023, she found Celestis Inc. in an online grief support group. Celestis is a private memorial spaceflight company that sends remains into…
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Weekend Wanderer: My Antique Medical Records
I just finished a book. It was about two young princes. They disappeared from the Tower of London during their uncle’s 15th-century reign. The author’s team discovered a document from that time, in continental Europe. It may explain the fate of the princes. The document, a 500-year-old letter, was illegible in parts. Some information —…
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Sopranos Actor Passes Away at Phoenixville Nursing Home
Lifelong Pennsylvania resident and celebrated actor Charles “Charley” Scalies has passed away at a Phoenixville nursing facility, writes Emlyn Travis for Entertainment Weekly. Scalies peacefully passed away on May 1 at the age of 84 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Scalies grew up in South Philadelphia and would often perform impressions and jokes…
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Weekend Wanderer: Let’s Talk About Hair in the Shower
I was exploring the submarine Becuna, down at the Philadelphia waterfront. I stepped inside the seamen’s bathroom. Although that bathroom hadn’t been used in years, I found myself shrinking from the walls. I wanted nothing in that bathroom touching me. Part of it was stepping over the high lip of the door to enter the…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Kinda Sorta Golden Bachelorette
I have an update on the Golden Bachelorette. No, not the reality show. I’m talking about Willie. Who — yes, you’re right. Willie is definitely her own reality show. “I give you a lot of credit,” a person involved in Willie’s care told me recently. “You have your hands full.” You’d be surprised at how…
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Phoenixville Family Trapped by Medical Emergency Pleads for Transport Home
A Phoenixville family is desperate to bring their father home after he became stranded in Nevada following a medical emergency, writes Jennifer Lee for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Bill Peters, 77-year-old Vietnam veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient, and his wife, Cameron, closed their floral shop Cameron Peters Floral Design on March 10. They were preparing…
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Remembering Jay Sigel: Hall of Fame Golfer and U.S. Amateur Title Winner from Berwyn
Jay Sigel, a Hall of Fame golfer from Berwyn who held one of the most impressive win records in the sport’s history, died on April 19 aged 81, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sigel, who was also an exceptional salesman and owned an insurance company that he sold in 2004, recorded his first…
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Weekend Wanderer: I’m a Planner
I just did something glorious. It might be the best thing I’ve ever done. Are you ready? Here it goes: I bought a five-year planner. Please read that in a Cuba Gooding Jr., “Show me the money!” kind of voice. You know the kind of planner I’m talking about, right? The spiral-bound, 8.5-by-11-inch-monthly kind of…
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Check Out Where Philly Ranks Among America’s Best Places to Celebrate Easter
Whether yours is an egg-dying, marshmallow-eating, goodie-hunting extravaganza or a “holy experience” that “celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and represents the ‘new covenant’ between God and humanity,” Easter is shared by 80 percent of Americans. And while the Philadelphia area isn’t as high on the list as Pittsburgh is, the city and suburbs are…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Dangers of Hiking
My husband once gifted me two square feet of land. The land is in a wildlife habitat in Scotland. The fee for purchasing those two square feet paid to rewild the terrain. When we traveled to Scotland two years ago, three destinations made our itinerary: Edinburgh, Loch Ness, and my land in the wildlife refuge. …
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Weekend Wanderer: Spoiling Pets
I thought we could take a break from Willie. We need to talk about diarrhea. Not mine, guys. C’mon. I think if I ever do that, you should leave. Just go. I’d deserve it. No. I’m talking about my dog. See, I have a rescue beagle. His name is Pete. And Pete is high maintenance. …
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Councilman Don Braceland Remembered for Dedication to West Chester and Its People
Don Braceland, a West Chester Borough Councilman, died at age 74 after a six-year battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. He served on the council for eight years and was known for his deep dedication to the borough and its residents Braceland built strong relationships with fellow council members,…
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Weekend Wanderer: Why Are We Here?
So the lipstick was missing, and Willie and I were wandering in Target. Willie is my mom, if you’re new around here. Well, she’s my mom even if you’re not new around here. She has dementia. And it’s been an interesting few months. A few weeks back, we went to Macy’s. I bought her a…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Lipstick
“I need,” Willie texted me in early February, “lipstick. Can you take me to the store? Also, is my birthday the 17th or 18th? Listen up, guys. Is it hard when those texts come across? Sure. But we have to find the reason for such texts, the source of the confusion. Or we have to…
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