Mari A. SchaeferWhat I DoMari writes human interest stories for The UpSide section.(215) 854-4908Their nontraditional path to fatherhood created a big, extraordinary family they never could have imagined The couple’s life has changed drastically since the day they decided to start a family. And they could not be more grateful for how that decision has turned out: "We are so happy we did a foster-to-adoption, and we are so happy we got to know the birth family."Mari A. Schaefer June 21, 2020Link copied to clipboardVillanova University filmmakers focus on water crisis in Tanzania in new documentaryFormer Eagles star Chris Long helped provide support for the student filmmakers when they were in Africa.Mari A. Schaefer May 13, 2020Link copied to clipboardGeese hold Main Line woman hostage. Well, sort of.The geese eventually declared a truce.Mari A. Schaefer May 6, 2020Link copied to clipboardSoaring to the heightsThe 20-foot-high web of interlocking bronze curves is located at 15th Street and South Penn Square across from City Hall.Mari A. Schaefer April 25, 2020Link copied to clipboardGroup marks Philly flag’s 125th anniversaryHenry Christopher McCook designed the original coat of arms.Mari A. Schaefer April 10, 2020Link copied to clipboardCould a ‘Tiger King’ set up shop in Pennsylvania or New Jersey? It's legal to own big cats like lions and tigers in Pennsylvania, but officials say the permitting is stringent.Mari A. Schaefer April 1, 2020Link copied to clipboardExercise in the era of social distancingTo cope with public health restrictions, take time to unwind and do some other activities you enjoy.Mari A. Schaefer March 25, 2020Link copied to clipboardFor single parents, Mom’s House is a helping hand, not a handoutIn its 33 years, this Phoenixville charity has provided assistance to 300 parents and 330 children.Mari A. Schaefer May 27, 2020Link copied to clipboardShe was on a tropical vacation when she received a text message: You need to come home to save a lifeBone marrow transplants are used to help patients with cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases.Mari A. Schaefer May 12, 2020Link copied to clipboardTulips are always worth a second glanceNo virus is stopping Mother Nature on Dilworth Plaza.Mari A. Schaefer May 2, 2020Link copied to clipboardThat time that a Marcus Hook kitchen renovation led to a historical treasure and a pirate festivalA Marcus Hook man thought he found Blackbeard’s hidden treasure. Instead, he unearthed his love of history.Mari A. Schaefer April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboardChalk it up to boredom or fear, but victory gardens are growing againThe concept of a "victory garden" dates to World War I, when food shortages in war-torn Europe put the burden of feeding millions on the United States.Mari A. Schaefer April 6, 2020Link copied to clipboardAfter 39 years and more than 30,000 hours in the air, a pioneering female pilot retires“It was love at first flight,” Marsh said of flying. “I just took to it and never turned back.”Mari A. Schaefer March 30, 2020Link copied to clipboardHow volunteer fire, ambulance companies are facing the coronavirus pandemic in Philly suburbsIn 2018, 1,258 EMS agencies statewide with 36,655 certified emergency medical technicians and paramedics responded to more than 2.1 million emergency calls.Mari A. Schaefer March 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardHe’s on a one-man mission to clean up trash and help save sea life“One of the neighbors across the street said, ‘He’s a saint.'"Mari A. Schaefer May 15, 2020Link copied to clipboardThis photo could be a paintingThe Spanish refer to the Andalusian horses as Pura Raza Espanola.Mari A. Schaefer May 9, 2020Link copied to clipboardA shiny green bike, a blue-sky day, a head-on crash, and a mother’s new missionEver since the accident, just as those first spring flowers begin to bloom and before kids hit the streets, Nudy Pecora will “go crazy” posting her story on social media, sending hundreds of texts and talking to every parent and teen she can find about bike helmets.Mari A. Schaefer April 26, 2020Link copied to clipboardUsing humor to copeA sign for the times.Mari A. Schaefer April 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardLOVE is alive on the plazaArtist Robert Indiana's iconic status withstands the test of time.Mari A. Schaefer April 5, 2020Link copied to clipboardThree Philadelphia-area teens are headed for the circus Big TopPSCA, one of about 400 circus schools in the U.S., is located in the former St. Madeleine Sophie Church on Greene St.Mari A. Schaefer March 26, 2020Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Their nontraditional path to fatherhood created a big, extraordinary family they never could have imagined The couple’s life has changed drastically since the day they decided to start a family. And they could not be more grateful for how that decision has turned out: "We are so happy we did a foster-to-adoption, and we are so happy we got to know the birth family."Mari A. Schaefer June 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Their nontraditional path to fatherhood created a big, extraordinary family they never could have imagined The couple’s life has changed drastically since the day they decided to start a family. And they could not be more grateful for how that decision has turned out: "We are so happy we did a foster-to-adoption, and we are so happy we got to know the birth family."Mari A. Schaefer June 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Villanova University filmmakers focus on water crisis in Tanzania in new documentaryFormer Eagles star Chris Long helped provide support for the student filmmakers when they were in Africa.Mari A. Schaefer May 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Villanova University filmmakers focus on water crisis in Tanzania in new documentaryFormer Eagles star Chris Long helped provide support for the student filmmakers when they were in Africa.Mari A. Schaefer May 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Geese hold Main Line woman hostage. Well, sort of.The geese eventually declared a truce.Mari A. Schaefer May 6, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Geese hold Main Line woman hostage. Well, sort of.The geese eventually declared a truce.Mari A. Schaefer May 6, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Soaring to the heightsThe 20-foot-high web of interlocking bronze curves is located at 15th Street and South Penn Square across from City Hall.Mari A. Schaefer April 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Soaring to the heightsThe 20-foot-high web of interlocking bronze curves is located at 15th Street and South Penn Square across from City Hall.Mari A. Schaefer April 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Group marks Philly flag’s 125th anniversaryHenry Christopher McCook designed the original coat of arms.Mari A. Schaefer April 10, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Group marks Philly flag’s 125th anniversaryHenry Christopher McCook designed the original coat of arms.Mari A. Schaefer April 10, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Could a ‘Tiger King’ set up shop in Pennsylvania or New Jersey? It's legal to own big cats like lions and tigers in Pennsylvania, but officials say the permitting is stringent.Mari A. Schaefer April 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Could a ‘Tiger King’ set up shop in Pennsylvania or New Jersey? It's legal to own big cats like lions and tigers in Pennsylvania, but officials say the permitting is stringent.Mari A. Schaefer April 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Exercise in the era of social distancingTo cope with public health restrictions, take time to unwind and do some other activities you enjoy.Mari A. Schaefer March 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Exercise in the era of social distancingTo cope with public health restrictions, take time to unwind and do some other activities you enjoy.Mari A. Schaefer March 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
For single parents, Mom’s House is a helping hand, not a handoutIn its 33 years, this Phoenixville charity has provided assistance to 300 parents and 330 children.Mari A. Schaefer May 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
For single parents, Mom’s House is a helping hand, not a handoutIn its 33 years, this Phoenixville charity has provided assistance to 300 parents and 330 children.Mari A. Schaefer May 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
She was on a tropical vacation when she received a text message: You need to come home to save a lifeBone marrow transplants are used to help patients with cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases.Mari A. Schaefer May 12, 2020Link copied to clipboard
She was on a tropical vacation when she received a text message: You need to come home to save a lifeBone marrow transplants are used to help patients with cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases.Mari A. Schaefer May 12, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Tulips are always worth a second glanceNo virus is stopping Mother Nature on Dilworth Plaza.Mari A. Schaefer May 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Tulips are always worth a second glanceNo virus is stopping Mother Nature on Dilworth Plaza.Mari A. Schaefer May 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
That time that a Marcus Hook kitchen renovation led to a historical treasure and a pirate festivalA Marcus Hook man thought he found Blackbeard’s hidden treasure. Instead, he unearthed his love of history.Mari A. Schaefer April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
That time that a Marcus Hook kitchen renovation led to a historical treasure and a pirate festivalA Marcus Hook man thought he found Blackbeard’s hidden treasure. Instead, he unearthed his love of history.Mari A. Schaefer April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Chalk it up to boredom or fear, but victory gardens are growing againThe concept of a "victory garden" dates to World War I, when food shortages in war-torn Europe put the burden of feeding millions on the United States.Mari A. Schaefer April 6, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Chalk it up to boredom or fear, but victory gardens are growing againThe concept of a "victory garden" dates to World War I, when food shortages in war-torn Europe put the burden of feeding millions on the United States.Mari A. Schaefer April 6, 2020Link copied to clipboard
After 39 years and more than 30,000 hours in the air, a pioneering female pilot retires“It was love at first flight,” Marsh said of flying. “I just took to it and never turned back.”Mari A. Schaefer March 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
After 39 years and more than 30,000 hours in the air, a pioneering female pilot retires“It was love at first flight,” Marsh said of flying. “I just took to it and never turned back.”Mari A. Schaefer March 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
How volunteer fire, ambulance companies are facing the coronavirus pandemic in Philly suburbsIn 2018, 1,258 EMS agencies statewide with 36,655 certified emergency medical technicians and paramedics responded to more than 2.1 million emergency calls.Mari A. Schaefer March 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
How volunteer fire, ambulance companies are facing the coronavirus pandemic in Philly suburbsIn 2018, 1,258 EMS agencies statewide with 36,655 certified emergency medical technicians and paramedics responded to more than 2.1 million emergency calls.Mari A. Schaefer March 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
He’s on a one-man mission to clean up trash and help save sea life“One of the neighbors across the street said, ‘He’s a saint.'"Mari A. Schaefer May 15, 2020Link copied to clipboard
He’s on a one-man mission to clean up trash and help save sea life“One of the neighbors across the street said, ‘He’s a saint.'"Mari A. Schaefer May 15, 2020Link copied to clipboard
This photo could be a paintingThe Spanish refer to the Andalusian horses as Pura Raza Espanola.Mari A. Schaefer May 9, 2020Link copied to clipboard
This photo could be a paintingThe Spanish refer to the Andalusian horses as Pura Raza Espanola.Mari A. Schaefer May 9, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A shiny green bike, a blue-sky day, a head-on crash, and a mother’s new missionEver since the accident, just as those first spring flowers begin to bloom and before kids hit the streets, Nudy Pecora will “go crazy” posting her story on social media, sending hundreds of texts and talking to every parent and teen she can find about bike helmets.Mari A. Schaefer April 26, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A shiny green bike, a blue-sky day, a head-on crash, and a mother’s new missionEver since the accident, just as those first spring flowers begin to bloom and before kids hit the streets, Nudy Pecora will “go crazy” posting her story on social media, sending hundreds of texts and talking to every parent and teen she can find about bike helmets.Mari A. Schaefer April 26, 2020Link copied to clipboard
LOVE is alive on the plazaArtist Robert Indiana's iconic status withstands the test of time.Mari A. Schaefer April 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
LOVE is alive on the plazaArtist Robert Indiana's iconic status withstands the test of time.Mari A. Schaefer April 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Three Philadelphia-area teens are headed for the circus Big TopPSCA, one of about 400 circus schools in the U.S., is located in the former St. Madeleine Sophie Church on Greene St.Mari A. Schaefer March 26, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Three Philadelphia-area teens are headed for the circus Big TopPSCA, one of about 400 circus schools in the U.S., is located in the former St. Madeleine Sophie Church on Greene St.Mari A. Schaefer March 26, 2020Link copied to clipboard
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