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“Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” –Robert Fulghum
PUBLISHER Dan Mathers dan@thewcpress.com
ADVERTISING MANAGER Nick Vecchio nick@thewcpress.com GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Nazarena Luzzi Castro nazarenaluzzi.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Kate Chadwick kchadwick@thewcpress.com CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Amy Tucker amytuckerphotography.com Dan Balmer dan@localized-app.com
COLUMNISTS Becca Boyd bboyd@thewcpress.com Jamie Jones jjones@thewcpress.com Andrea Mason amason@thewcpress.com DJ Romeo romeo@thewcpress.com Rotary Club of West Chester rotary@thewcpress.com Chester County Historical Society cchs@thewcpress.com Published By... Mathers Productions 12 E Barnard Street West Chester, PA 19382 mathersproductions.com 610-344-3463 The WC Press is a monthly magazine distributed free of charge to more than 250 businesses. For a free digital subscription, visit thewcpress.com. For more information about specific distribution locations, visit thewcpress.com/distribution.
Worth
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Our no-nonsense table of contents
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BARTENDER OF THE MONTH Josh Jones talks customers and Southern cooking at The Social.
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FRIENDS IN DEED The works of Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children
33 WELCOME TO WEST CHESTER
Meet the family who opened West Chester's own Fractured Prune
37 FALL FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN
Exploring ways to spend free days with your kids this autumn
53 BASKETBALL, BOOKMARKS, BICYCLES, AND BINGO
How West Chester’s kids are doing good things in the community
65 PHOTO HUNT
Find the five differences between the two pictures and win!
OCTOBER 2018 THEWCPRESS.COM
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