Robert L. Penrose lived his life deeply rooted in Avalon’s history, much like the petrified tree that sat outside his family’s historic home in past centuries.

Spend Thanksgiving Weekend in Avalon and enjoy free family fun Wednesday through Saturday! Featuring character meet and greets, face painters, balloon art and more, Festive Friday kicks off on Friday, Nov. 29 at 11am! Shop through town while the kids are entertained with more than 40 free activities throughout town. All of the fun leads up to the Mayor's Annual Tree Lighting at 5pm!

Holidays Past: 1959

The meeting was measured in minutes, its impact in years.

’Tis the most wonderful time of the year and one of my favorite weekends on the island!

Eat, drink and be merry! The holiday season is upon us. Remove the cooking hassle from the most wonderful time of the year and leave it to the professionals!

It’s July 27, 1892, and it’s steaming hot in Philadelphia. You pick up the latest issue of the Inquirer, and an advertisement catches your eye. It reads:

Kick off the holiday weekend on Wednesday evening with a walk through the Festival of Trees.

My first Christmas living at Seven Mile Beach, my next-door neighbors rang my doorbell during my family’s Christmas morning gift-opening, and they presented us with a home-baked platter of warm, sweet monkey bread.

We are all familiar with the sound of a champagne cork making its celebratory pop. We are also familiar with the relaxing sound of cracking open a beer can or bottle at the end of the day.

Seven Mile Crossword: And So, To Bed

The holiday season is upon us. Grand feasts of turkey and mystery casseroles await. Crazy Aunt Karen will find her awkward platform for her political rants at the other end of the dining room table.

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December 1959 ... Sixty years ago! How better to welcome the jolly man in red than with a key to the city?

It’s time for turkey and all the trimmings. What wine should you pair with your Thanksgiving dinner?

If the name Gallagher sounds familiar, it should. After all, long before Fred’s Avalon Liquors became a destination on Dune Drive, there was Gallagher’s Avalon Liquor Store, first at 22nd Street and Dune Drive before moving to the current location (2258 Dune Drive) in the mid-1970s.

At the time you are reading this, you will have about 4-6 weeks left remaining in this calendar year. 2020 and New Year’s resolutions are right around the corner.

The Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children held its ninth annual Barefoot Ball on Sept. 7 and raised more than $250,000 in support of its mission: to provide blind and visually impaired children an all-expense-paid week of summer camp.

When you give a child the gift of a good book, you are helping to foster a lifetime of reading. But where do you start? There are so many books to choose from. You can find one written on practically any subject you can imagine.

December 2019 Calendar