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Swift + Kelce, Debt-Erasing Gifts, Eclipse: 2023's Most Joyous Moments
Also among stories that made us smile or gave us hope: A spiritual homecoming in the Grand Canyon; the balsam fir's resilient return.
Also among stories that made us smile or gave us hope: A spiritual homecoming in the Grand Canyon; the balsam fir's resilient return.
Super Bowl tickets are one thing, the chance Chicago Bears gave girls another; solace for Navy SEAL’s family; a granddaughter’s inspiration.
Bar sale is bitterseet; lights go up with a little help from friends; a Christmas party of self-checkout “employees,“ life-saving “plunger.”
All souls are honored in a corner of Bedford, New York; an entrepreneur’s generosity ended up saving his business; more good news.
An uncle they never knew until they read the letters; relief with Hamas hostage release; surfing otter gets reprieve with birth of pup.
Grammy winner Lauryn Hill makes memories with kids at alma mater; love story behind sale of America’s oldest log cabin; Dairy Queen save.
Listen to your body; one cat changes a runner’s course, another comes home after 11 years; newly discovered snail is a Parrothead.
Pay it forward now, reap rewards for generations; “conduit to a blessing”; the right place, the right time and the right people, times two.
Florida dad accomplishes more than he imagined in 3,500 miles of hiking; Dancing Ditkas crash wedding; experienced people need not apply.
From homelessness to pizza chain owner; at 108, Vera Punk looks forward; Pigpig is back; Lotus the cat settles in with Sarah Jessica Parker.
Addressing the wallaby problem on Long Island; Little League Softball World Series champs return home; subway-stopping pup is safe at home.
Hospital employees turn wedding planners; meals program skips bureaucracy; kitties hitch a ride; “guard” dog makes friends with bike thief.
“Becoming Ms. Burton” award-winning author’s story inspires inmates; why these endangered sea turtles have a much easier time recovering.
Happy pastures for a cow after a senior prank goes south; surfboard-stealing otter claims hearts, too; swimming with orcas; rats vs. humans.
“Theater-splaining” sports; kids win with “downstairs” deodorant; 115 million-hear-old dinosaur bones a paleontologist’s dream come true.
Stranger pays stranded missionaries’ hotel bill; stolen family keepsakes returned; recognizing “apathy is a killer,” social worker steps up.
Besides stories about people doing good things, we “shoehorn” in a couple of stories about unique places to stay if you need a getaway.
Sixth graders see food insecurity all around them and do something about it; Afghan family reunites in time for graduation; life well lived.
Instead of “hoarding” his tips, a musically gifted teen aims to help veterans walk; after 51 years, class ring washes up; a “Swift” save.
Teen fires home point on smoking; dimes saved for 13 years funds dream graduation trip; news about young ones — a baby, a kitten and a fawn.
Proud “dork” makes White Castle’s Cravers Hall of Fame; iconic barn saved; humble mail hauler says “any human being would do the same.”
Exclusively on Patch: Tiny dancers; a banana a day; coming out on the other side of grief; is 50-year educator really retiring this time?
Teachers make school cool; “ribbeting” story of a frog with celebrity; a cop who ducked in to save the day; shattered glass near dispensary.
Teen’s tuition’s on Amazon; 100-year-old business’ secret is doing its work in plain sight; excavator finds a surprise — four tiny bobcats.
These stories that appeared first on Patch celebrate the pursuit of dreams, acts that help others and the spirit of entrepreneurship.
How one kind act inspired another; a journey to the gong; attitude is everything; flower blooms in putrid glory; a timely Easter message.
Twins use chess to help asylum seekers thrown into chaos feel welcome; brain-eating amoeba almost always kills, but this time it didn’t.
Ice cream parlor dishes more than scoops; smart doesn’t begin to describe Maryland 9-year-old; “because a girl in California loves you.”
A Calabasas teen has raised the equivalent of more than $1 million to help refugees and now soldiers fighting in the war in Ukraine.
High school has three students on elite nationwide “20 Under 20” list; people around the world help complete a bucket list; Medal of Honor.
A Pound Ridge family's sacrifice captures the heart of a grateful nation and a 15-year-old's star is born before our eyes.
The U.S. has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, and teen marriages rarely last. John and Lillian Lynch never got that memo.
Good Samaritans on opposite ends of the East Coast save neighbors from fires; why a dry cleaner refuses payment; keeping siblings connected.
Man who saved a baby in a stolen SUV would “do it again”; Valentine’s Day cards by the thousands; a “multi-generational labor of love.”
Take time for each other. Laugh every day and find new adventures. Talk it out and be supportive. And, of course, don’t go to bed mad.
Why a surgeon likes the new Barbie line doll; how a new greeting card company fills a void; how a woman’s honesty resulted in a new Jeep.
A 17-year-old takes on the adult-sized mission to curb drownings in a poor South African township. John’s Crazy Socks make for happy feet.
Vet who says George Santos swindled him out of $3,000 for life-saving surgery for his service dog gets a new pup; “Hollywood” aims high.
An Illinois mayor visiting New York City was in the right place at the right time; three “Divine” peacocks head for retirement with fanfare.
Did you ever wish you were an Oscar Mayer Wiener(mobile)? Also, we have a baby penguin and a just-born baby whale for you.