A Suburbanite Geek

A new column in the Philadelphia Inquirer features a self-proclaimed suburbanite on the benefits of suburbia.

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December 4, 2002, 6:00 AM PST

"Hey there. I'm the new guy. New to The Inquirer, sort of new to the area, and with a new column that will appear here three times a week, focusing on the Pennsylvania suburbs.Yeah, I'm one of those geeky suburbanites. When all my cool friends are attending Center City art openings in their black Gap tees, I'm out crawling around my front lawn worrying about the dandelions."

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FULL STORY: John Grogan | New scribe: A suburbanite geek

Tuesday, December 3, 2002 in The Philadelphia Inquirer

Social / Demographics Pennsylvania

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