Oscars 2014: a lot of winners, some losers
Ellen was fab, night was too long and who wears shorts to the Oscars?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
My Oscar 2014 Re-cap:
Ellen was HILARIOUS! I loved the pizza delivery bit and the selfie photo. She kept things upbeat and moving in an impossibly long schedule of presentations. WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE FOUR HOURS? I DO NOT CARE ONE BIT ABOUT EDITING, SHORT FILM, FOREIGN FILM,...
Reminder to advance clocks, replace batteries
State fire commissioner: Working smoke- and carbon-monoxide detectors save lives
State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann reminded Pennsylvanians on Friday, March 7, to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when turning their clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9.
Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half, a state news release said,...
County offers great exposure to teen shutterbugs
Submissions being accepted for 5th Annual Healthy Photo Contest
Chester County is encouraging high-school students to develop a healthy attitude toward capturing a prize-winning photograph.
The Chester County Health Department is sponsoring its 5th Annual Healthy Photo Contest to promote National Public Health Week, which is observed during the first week of April.
Any high school student in...
County officials: Brace for severe cold snap
Tips for coping available online; housing help a phone call away
The Chester County Department of Emergency Services is warning that Monday’s snow will be followed by a severe cold snap; wind chills Monday night are predicted to reach 6 below zero.
Tuesday night, March 4, more of the same is expected, with the mercury around 8. Emergency officials want to remind residents to bundle up outside,...
Super Six: Time to March into spring
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Time for the SUNDAY SUPER SIX BIRTHDAY EDITION! Woo Hoo! In honor of my 23rd birthday (for the 20th time…O-U-C-H) at the end of March, I’ve selected a few things I’m obsessed with and will provide links so that you can purchase in time for my b-day!
Here we go…
1. If you have never been to the ILY Couture website, you must check it out! (http://www.ilycouture.com/)...
Living without regrets
Don’t wonder what might have been, make it happen
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I can be sappy sometimes.
And, never more so than when I read articles like this one about the regrets of dying people (http://www.viralnova.com/regret-when-older/). UGH. Heart strings.
I don’t want to regret ANYTHING. Right? Don’t you feel that way?
Selfies: they’re not just for teens anymore
The popularity of the digital self-portrait is skyrocketing
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
#selfie sunday
This is a hugely popular hashtag (LIKE 4 MILLION POSTS)! Did you know?
(Unsure of the lingo? find a teenager to explain)
What does the explosion in popularity of the selfie really mean to society? Is it the root of all evil (as some choose to believe) or a new way to attempt...
Ice Wine – delicious dessert wine made from iced grapes
By Catrina North, Columnist, The Times
Ice wine has had somewhat of an accidental and brief history in the world of wine. The use of frozen grapes in wine production was mentioned by Pliny the Elder in ancient Roman times, but it seems to have been mostly forgotten until late 18th century eastern Europe. Ice wine, or eiswein, is now becoming more prevalent in the wine world and it is being produced...
Oral Piercing – Is it worth the risk?
It’s smart to know the potential issues before going forward
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD, FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Body piercing has been a popular form of self-adornment since early tribal cultures began the practice thousands of years ago. It is important to know are the specific dangers that come with oral piercings.
Unlike ears or other areas of cartilage, the inside of the mouth...
Ralph Lauren crashes and burns with US olympic togs
America owned by pretty much every other country when it comes to Olympic fashion
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Olympic…fashion???
Yikes.
I want to know who spiked Ralph’s coffee the morning he sketched this one.
I don’t want to sound un-patriotic, but this looks like one zipper-less, stretch denim jegging away from a QVC “Today’s Special Value.” And, rumor has it the...
