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Chestnuts Roasting on an open South Philly fire
The Monster Minders gathered for our first annual chestnut roast. Unofficial recipe inside!
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Carrie Maria
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Pawsitively Back: Reviving Our Blog After a Howl-iday
Remember our blog? Yeah, we haven't posted in a minute. We're thrilled to be back in the blogging game after what feels like an eternity....
Carrie Maria
May 25, 20211 min read
First Staff Happy Hour in over a Year!
Once we felt comfortable with vaccination coverage for our employees, we booked an in-person "Happy Hour" at our community garden. (Bel...
Carrie Maria
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Spring Blooms and Hope
I have a very strong memory of this week last year. We were one week into the shutdown and things felt very dark and scary. I remember...
Carrie Maria
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Mask-for-donation raises $860 for PAWS
I'm not going to lie, in the early weeks of the shutdown - my mental health took a huge hit. It felt like ongoing devastation. I was...
Carrie Maria
Nov 5, 20191 min read
EPIC Staff Scavenger Hunt through Philadelphia
In late October Manager Nikki put together an epic scavenger hunt for our employees all over the city. 12 of us zoomed around Philly on...
Carrie Maria
Mar 6, 20191 min read
Staff Party at MindEscape Philadelphia
We always try to do something fun for our holiday party (and we do our holiday party in January after the crazy season. Who needs one...
Carrie Maria
Feb 20, 20191 min read
A roundtable with Mayor Kenney
We’ve been proud members of the Sustainable Business Network for over 11 years. A few weeks ago The Monster Minders owner and founder...
Carrie Maria
Sep 18, 20181 min read
Philly dogs live it up in Michigan
Every year we take our own two dogs to Beaver Island (Lake Michigan) to visit family. Our family has been going to Beaver Island in the...
Carrie Maria
Feb 19, 20181 min read
Staff "Holiday Party" at The Expressive Hand
Does anyone really have time to add more to-do's during the holiday season? That's a big fat NOPE! For this reason, it has become a...
Carrie Maria
Nov 10, 20152 min read
Oh yeah, we turned 10.
We turned 10! And didn't throw a party. (Worst business owners EVER.) Ok, so we have an excuse. I'm pregnant, lots of life changes this...
Carrie Maria
Jul 16, 20152 min read
Rainbow Spot - Why it remains on our homepage.
You may be wondering why a dog walking service in Philadelphia choses to take a stand on an issue such as marriage equality and LGBTIQA+...
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