Adam Waxman

1 week ago | chestercounty.com | Adam Waxman

By Adam WaxmanContributing WriterAt the most recent Avon Grove School Board meeting on June 5, New London Township resident Anita Leininger voiced strong concerns about the board’s budget priorities and their impact on local families. Leininger is the parent of children who are home-schooled. Speaking during the public comment portion of the meeting, Leininger emphasized that although she homeschools her children, she remains deeply invested in the district and its students.

2 weeks ago | dinemagazine.ca | Adam Waxman

What to get dads for Father’s Day is a question asked every year as though it’s the first time ever asked. What do dads want more than anything? As a dad, I can tell you: we want an experience; one that feels bonding and memorable; out-of-the-box and fun. Look no further than Oxford County, home of Ontario’s Cheese Trail, a host of U-Pick Farms and charming rural towns scattered across rolling countryside.

1 month ago | dinemagazine.ca | Adam Waxman

Tassels dangle from a tightly woven dream catcher that gently sways in the breeze. “Do you know what a dream catcher is?” I ask my son. “Do you know where it comes from?” He gazes, wide-eyed, at the teardrop-shaped willow hoop; its web, gleaming as the sun sets through his bedroom window. I begin telling him stories of the Ojibwe nation, and the Anishinabek people that encompassed the Great Lakes.

1 month ago | dinemagazine.ca | Adam Waxman

Time was, local communities would pick up a stick and a ball, and play a primitive form of what would one day become the world’s most popular game. Baseball. But, contrary to popular belief, that historic 1839 game in Cooperstown, New York, wasn’t all that historic. It was preceded by an earlier recorded game. The year was 1838. The town was Beachville, Ontario. Two local teams from Zorra and North Oxford faced each other. It was June 4th. Militia Day. The baseball diamond was actually a square.

1 month ago | phiredupsports.com | Adam Waxman

In a contest that pitted two of the top-six squads in MLS, the Philadelphia Union played host to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Saturday evening at Subaru Park, looking for three crucial points to extend its Eastern Conference lead. Miami and the Union exchanged goals back and forth, ultimately drawing 3-3. Philadelphia started the match on the right foot, receiving back-to-back corner kicks. Ultimately, Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari turned both aside. They always say the third time’s the charm.