http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates RSS Feed for Inq Col Kellie Patrick Gates en-us Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:17:20 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120215_Love__LAUREN_SCANLON___MARK_ELWELL.html Mark and Lauren met through mutual friends in November 2008. The group began a night out at Lauren's Old City apartment. It wasn't long before Mark, a chemical engineer at Custom Processing Services in Reading, and Lauren, a real-estate agent with her family's business, Bristol Real Estate, discovered a common interest in running. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120208_Love__ANNA_MOYER_and_PERRY_BUDOVITCH.html http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120201_Love__AUDRIE_PORTER_and_PAUL_TITCHENELL.html In 1997, Audrie was a fifth-grader at Our Lady of Fatima with a big crush on classmate Paul. There was only one thing the 10-year-old could do: "I had a girlfriend of mine ask him if he'd be my boyfriend," Audrie said. "He said no." http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120125_Love__FRANCISCO_JUARBE___DAVID_RONDINELLI.html On Dec. 14, 1995, a rescheduled rehearsal of The Messiah led Frank - who studied opera and concert piano at Westminster Choir College - to take a day's vacation from his proofreading and ad design job with Verizon. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120118_Love__CANDACE_JEAN-LOUIS___CAREY_BURNETT.html In May 2005, Carey, manager of a McDonald's in Deptford, had just one question: Who was this woman eating up the drive-through french fries? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120111_Love__LORIN_RILEY___PATRICK_EARLY.html Lorin knew only one other person at the July 2007 house party. But there was a familiar logo in attendance, and she persuaded herself to walk over to the cute man wearing it. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120104_Love__DEBORA_DIAS___ADRIAN_KING.html In 2006, Debora finished her first year of painting and drawing studies at the University of the Arts. Eight years before, she had immigrated from Portugal to South River, N.J., with her mother, Maria Eduarda, who is known as Eddie, and her two older brothers. Debora loved her family, but was determined to stay in Philly that summer. She signed up for summer classes so her mother would go for it. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20111228_Love__ASHLEY_SCHAFFER_and_ANTHONY_FOSSILE.html Ashley couldn't believe her luck when Senorita Ainge suggested that she and Anthony become Spanish-class conversation partners. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20111228_Love_.html BEHIND THE SCENES Officiant The Rev. Paul A. DiGirolamo, J.C.D., of Old St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia Ceremony Old St. Mary's Church http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20111221_Love__JOHN_DROZDAL___NANCY_GULICK.html John and Nancy met in 1956 as first graders in Miss Potter's class at Seventh Avenue Elementary School in Haddon Heights.