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After a long journey, El Limon in Chestnut Hill had its ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday at 8612 Germantown Ave. Present for the honors were several members of the Jain family (Pawan & Saroj Jain on the far left, parents to Ranjiv & Sanjiv Jain, the two men in the back row along with Jasmine Jain (Sanjiv's daughter), Councilwoman Cindy Bass, Becky Jain (one of the owners), Kea Larson (Becky's daughter), Sally Guerra (manager), Karina Vargas, the creator and founder of El Limon, Courtney O'Neil (executive director), Ann Nevel (retail advocate). El Limon serves fast casual Mexican food seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. There is seating inside as well as outside on their back patio. You may also order food to go and pick up or order through DoorDash for delivery. There are two parking spots in the rear for quick pickups – so please don't park in front on Germantown Ave. - even if it is for a "quick" pickup.
El Limon opens at top of the Hill
The Germantown Academy volleyball team captains for 2023 are seniors Angie Wang (left) and Kaitlin Pokorny.
GA volleyball returns veteran players
The Germantown Academy Patriots are looking to defend the Inter-Ac League championship they won in 2022. more
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The Blue Devils' senior field hockey captains for 2023 are (from left) Kerry O'Donnell, Maddie Caliendo, Madison Freeman and Riley O'Donnell.
SCH field hockey is ready to keep climbing
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy held its first practices and first scrimmage for the 2023 field hockey season last week. more
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Chrissy Dress, owner of Cure de Repos in Chestnut Hill, was inspired by a recent trip to Paris to decorate the exterior of her beauty and skin care spa with a wreath of peonies, dahlias, magnolias and cherry blossoms -- a design she says is fitting for a neighborhood known as Philadelphia's garden district.
From Paris to Chestnut Hill
Seen instructing her players during a home game, Sherri Retif has retired from the position of head girls' basketball coach at Germantown Academy, wrapping up an extraordinary 25-year career at the school.
Retif retires as GA hoops coach; program looks to ‘Power’ on
Germantown Academy's Sherri Retif retired as coach after 25 seasons. New coach Lauren Power came to GA from the Academy of Notre Dame. more
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Flatbelly Veg Founder Josh Pope opened the new restaurant at 1020 Bethlehem Pike in Erdenheim with his wife and assistant, Sheila Pope, and their daughter, Jordan Pope, of Mt. Airy.
Serving up ‘plants on a plate’ in Erdenheim
Flatbelly Veg started as a food truck in April 2021, and now has moved to a storefront on Bethlehem Pike. more
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Three former Chestnut Hill College players performed with College Summer League champion Team Pink last week: (from left) Cassie Sebold, Abbey Spratt, Lauren Crim. Photo by Tom Utescher
Chestnut Hill grads help Team Pink retain summer league crown
In the league finals last Tuesday, fifth-seeded Team Pink handed a 65-56 defeat to Team Sky Blue, made up of athletes from Holy Family University. more
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New CHCA president Laura Lucas
Laura Lucas is back as CHCA board president
After a three year hiatus from the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s presidency, Laura Lucas has reclaimed her former spot. more
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Shireen Qadri (right) and her husband, JD Walsh, moved their spice brand business, moji masala, from Brooklyn to Chestnut Hill in 2022. The couple aims to add something new to the kitchens of families across the community: the ability to make unique Indian dishes at home.
New family business brings spice to Chestnut Hill
The Indian spice brand moji masala has been making its mark in Chestnut Hill as a family-owned business with a rich background. more
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Big Blue Marble Bookstore opened in 2005 at 551 Carpenter Lane in West Mt. Airy and is still going strong.
Mt. Airy bookstore survives against impossible odds
It has become so easy to order books online that one would think it must be impossible for a small bookstore to survive. Yet this one does. more
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Northwest Philly residents win national media award
Three Northwest Philadelphia residents won national recognition with Hometown Media Awards for their work with PhillyCAM. more
Team Sun's Abby Marino (right), who graduated from Germantown Academy this spring, guards Tori Nigro of Team Black.
Top seed falls, CHC grads move into summer league finals
The undergrads from Chestnut Hill College bowed out in the quarterfinals but the Team Pink alumni team made it through to the finals. more
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Captain Tanisha Richardson
Meet Tanisha Richardson, the 14th District’s new captain
With her appointment to lead the Philadelphia Police Department’s 14th District, Capt. Tanisha Richardson is, in a way, coming home. more
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Simon Rogers is the founder of an agency called A Little Better Company (ALBC), which recently launched a project that will provide $150,000 in marketing and other services to some local for-profit and/or non-profit organizations.
A Little Better Company accelerates small-biz success
Did you ever go into a small mom-and-pop restaurant and have a wonderful meal, yet there is almost no one there? more
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Pete Merzbacher moved his bakery from an Olney rowhouse to a 4,800-square-foot brick warehouse at 4530 Germantown Ave.
Knead great bread? G'town baker is GMA award winner
Pete Merzbacher insists he was so busy making his popular baked goods that he did not even realize he was part of a winning team.  more
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Team Red's Sara Tamoun, a rising sophomore at Chestnut Hill College, takes a jump shot from the lane.
College league moves to playoffs
The women's college summer basketball league made the transition into playoff mode last week. more
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Incoming Chestnut Hill College freshman Caraline Herb (left) shields the ball from Claire Dougherty of Sky Blue Holy Family.
Jefferson wins key game, Chestnut Hill slips in summer league
As play resumed last week in the college summer league, there was a possible tie for first place and a tiebreaker for second. more
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Sidewalk sale returns to Hill
Royal Rummage is coming back to Germantown Avenue for the first time since the pandemic, with 20 businesses participating. more
Grace Parker
Awbury Arboretum welcomes new project manager
"Prescribe Outside," an initiative connecting children with nature, named Grace Parker to the role. more
Angelina Balcer, an incoming freshman for Chestnut Hill College, handles the ball out on the perimeter.
Only Jefferson remains unbeaten in college summer league play
Team standings in the women's college summer league was a 70-63 victory for Team Sky Blue (Holy Family) over previously undefeated Team Purple (West Chester). more
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