There was lots of good news to balance the bad as far as Hurricane Sandy is concerned for my North Wilmington neighborhood of South Graylyn Crest. The power stayed on until about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, went off, and came back on about 10:30 a.m. That doesn't mean that it wasn't scary hearing the
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10/30/2012
It was an overcast day today, but it was still pleasant to walk around the grounds of Winterthur, just north of Wilmington, Delaware. In the Enchanted Woods, I found a snake and then some bricks inscribed, "It's good to go north" and "It's good to go south." So I guess it doesn't make any differ
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10/25/2012
It's getting toward that spooky time of year, and right outside of Wilmington, Delaware I found the horrifying imagination of Edgar Allen Poe spotlighted in an exhibit in an old mill in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Brandywine River (where General Howe defeated George Washington'
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10/22/2012
I was down at Wilmington’s Riverfront the other day and could not believe all the action going on that had appeared in the last month. First, the main entrance to the Chase Center, which had the Home Show this weekend, was totally blocked off, with access through a side set of doors. Why? It l
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10/15/2012
Every year for 72 yers, the Chester County Hospital has gathered together people who willingly give their time, talent, and open their homes to hundreds of people interested in historic homes on the first Saturday in October, Chester County Day.This year was no different. There were 34 Historic H
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10/09/2012
Historic Homes News--October, 2012 Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, Delaware's three downtown Dover museums will be presenting "First Saturday in the First State," a monthly series of events sponsored by the First State Heritage Park. Admission for all programs is free and open to the public. At 1 p.m.,
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10/02/2012
I could not resist the temptation. Four live Elvii, all here in Wilmington on Rodney Square today. What was the occasion? Well, the Dupont Theater is celebrating its 100th season of live performances, and the dignitaries were there, including 4 Elvis impersonators who are starring in a show "El
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10/01/2012
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