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Valentine's Day 2012

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  • Valentine's Day Guide

    Forget Jewelry and Greeting Cards ...

    What are your plans for Valentine's Day?

      Do you watch “The Middle” on ABC? I love it. I loved it more this week, when Mom Frankie and Dad Mike sit down to explain to their youngest son Brick what love is, by highlighting ...

  • Valentine's Day Guide

    'We're in the Emotions Business'

      If it’s a penny for your thoughts and a flower for your love, Penny’s Flowers has cornered the market in Glenside. From the very start, exactly 75 years ago, Vincent “Penny” Pannep...

  • Valentine's Day Guide

    It's Chaucer's Fault

    The front of an early 20th century Valentine's Day card.

    If you're among the legions of men who, best intentions aside, will find themselves frantically picking through a ransacked section of pink-hued greeting cards at your local drugstore ton...

  • Valentine's Day Guide

    Valentine's Day Gifts Have Changed

        The winter holiday of Valentine’s Day honors the Roman Goddess of Marriage, Juno and the Christian martyr, St. Valentine. Persecuted by the Roman Emperor in 273 AD, St. Vale...

  • Valentine's Day Guide

    Love: From the Silver Screen to Your Couch

    Rent "Restless" from your local Redbox this Valentine's Day.

    This Valentine's Day, the stores may be crowded, the florists overworked and the restaurants? I hope you booked a reservation. But, there is still a chance you can snuggle up with a loved...

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