You have heard of the calm after the storm--well last night was a good example. My friends and I were determined to have our yearly visit to the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia to hear the Philadelphia Orchestra play Tchaikovsky. We used to go several times each center for these concerts, and s
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06/24/2015
Thank you John Meussner for this cogent explanation of what's happening with the mortgage market today. I had no notion of (loan level pricing adjustment) charges, better known as "risk based pricing", until I read your post. Sounds like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have gone off the rails and ar
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06/23/2015
The Chester County Historic Preservation Network had their annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner at the Grove United Methodist Church at 490 West Boot Road in West Chester, PA. It was a great chance to meet Historic Commission members from all over the county and hear about their successes establis
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06/19/2015
A recent visit to the Historic Houses of Odessa proved a step back into the past of Delaware. Located 24 miles south of downtown Wilmington, Delaware, this tiny town of less than 400 people and half a square mile has a long history. In the 1660s the Dutch settled the Appoquinimink River area and
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06/16/2015
Last week I joined a trip with the Delaware Center for Horticulture to Chanticleer, on the Main Line in the Philadelphia suburbs. I hadn’t been there for several years, and found the most quirky spots, such as the “Ruin” had filled in and looked like they had been there for ages (well, head-spinn
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06/15/2015