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Paoli’s DuckDuckGo Wants to Bring Google to Its Knees

What prompted you to create a search engine like DuckDuckGo, and play David to Google’s Goliath? I was going in a bunch of different directions […]

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You’re Not Paying Enough for Gas

Gas prices are getting higher in the United States these days. But it’s a slow crawl, and they’re nowhere near high enough. It’s time to […]

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Move House and Find Out Just How Much Junk You Have

As a homeowner-turned-landlord and longtime renter, I appreciate both sides of the home ownership vs. rent debate. Honestly, when it comes down to it, I […]

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Every Small Town Wants to Be a Cultural Mecca These Days

I never thought I’d hear a deejay say this: “Van Halen is about to take the stage, so come on out. Tickets are still available […]

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For Rent: Main Line Manse Owners Can’t Sell

Stroll along the cul-de-sacs of Collingswood, Conshy, Wayne and Wynnewood, and you can’t miss them: “For Rent” signs, invading impeccably manicured suburban lawns like ragweed. […]

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Grocery Shopping in the Burbs: Acme’s Walk of Shame

Nobody would ever take a reusable Acme bag into Wegmans. No one would want to represent Acme, the lowest rung chain of grocery-store chains, its […]

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So You’ve Stopped Texting While Driving, Right?

We’ve all done it. You’re cruising along in your car and paying more attention to something other than the road in front of you. Maybe […]

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Zahav’s Michael Solomonov to Open Project On Main Line

We hear a lot of complaints from Main Line dwellers about the food scene out there. Apparently, Hymie’s just isn’t cutting it anymore. There was […]

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My PATCO Commute Is the Best Part of My Day

For a few years now, we have talked about the damage we do to our brains with our constant multi-tasking. I am a single mother […]

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Grocery Shopping in the Philly Burbs: Replacing My Beloved Genuardi’s

When the news came out that Giant had bought Genuardi’s, ending the local grocery chain’s long life, our household was taken aback. My wife was […]

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Please Put Me in a Room for 15 Minutes With Main Line Teens

Late last month, it was all over the news that YouTube was showing videos of students getting “shmacked.” Apparently, getting shmacked means drinking and doing […]

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Let’s All Pretend Camden Doesn’t Exist

As I’m sure you’ve heard, Rutgers-Camden may soon get usurped by Rowan University, and the faculty and other employees are up in arms. This defense […]

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Living Without Corn Syrup and Peanut Butter: A Suburban Childhood

Little Jimmy, age 8, approaches the microphone and looks around at all the strange grown-ups smiling at him. He smiles back at the ones in […]

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Not In My Suburban Backyard, You Don’t

During my junior year at Temple, I had an elderly professor who was memorable for three main reasons. The first was that over the course […]

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Ladies Who Gym: Thongs! Gossip! Zumba!

I have been a member of the same South Jersey gym for more than 10 years. You would think I’d be in pretty good shape […]