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Empty Promise
by MICHAEL MISHAK
As the Chestnut Hill Business Association and the Chestnut Hill District slowly digest the results of a retail market study released earlier this month, local merchants and consumers are cautiously optimistic about a strategy that could fill the Avenue’s vacant storefronts.

Health of pond a concern for Pastorius friends group
by JAMES STURDIVANT
The Friends of Pastorius Park is exploring new ways to improve the health of the park’s centerpiece pond, one of several topics discussed at an annual meeting on April 21 that also featured a talk from historian and author David Contosta.

Scientist, astronaut encourages students to reach for the stars
by MEG CHARENDOFF
Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, president and CEO of The Center of Science and Industry, Ohio’s nationally recognized science center, wants every child to have the opportunity to touch a star. As part of a two-day visit to Springside School, underwritten by the school’s Physics for Every Girl grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation, Sullivan, a veteran of three space shuttle missions and the first American woman to walk in space, spoke passionately about her experiences as a scientist, an astronaut, an explorer of sea and space, and about the importance of science and scientific learning.