Woodward heir grants easement to Historical Society

By KATIE WORRALL

When you drive across McCallum Street Bridge from West Mt. Airy to Chestnut Hill, you reach an oasis, a field known as Krisheim East.

Quita Woodward Horan, who inherited the land from her father, Charles W. Woodward, is taking steps toward the future of the land. A two-acre plus piece of the land will be preserved through an easement granted to the Chestnut Hill Historical Society and a co-sponsor, the Friends of the Wissahickon. The remaining acreage will be developed into four properties by a partnership, Krisheim East, LLC.

A press release from the historical society stated that restrictions on the parcel of land put under easement will prevent any future development or structures and will limit...

Paradise lost:

Chestnut Hiller's blue-ribbon hopes dashed by "stockade"

by MICHAEL J. MISHAK

As a classical pianist, Charleen Stevens has always considered composing music a way of "bringing heaven to earth." The Chestnut Hill resident has labored for more than two decades cultivating her award-winning garden into a "magical place," which much like her music, she had hoped would inspire others.

But when she returned from vacation in February, Stevens found her sanctuary desecrated.

Her West Moreland Avenue neighbors had replaced the lattice-style fence that divides their properties with one Stevens says resembles "Fort Apache."

Furthermore, the contractors installed the stockade-style fence with the unfinished side in Stevens' backyard, leaving silver metal support-poles the backdrop to her...

LUPZ hears subcommittee report, neighbor testimony

by MICHAEL J. MISHAK

In the absence of both representatives from Woodmere Art Museum and its architects, Venturi Scott Brown and Associates, the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee (LUPZ) delivered its subcommittee report on the museum's planned addition and heard testimony from concerned neighbors. A vote on the proposed addition is scheduled for next month's meeting.

LUPZ member Lawrence McEwen summarized the subcommittee's report, focusing on site and building issues:

While storm water management issues have been addressed by...

Charter school planned for former Cecilian Academy site

By ROBERT FLES

"An academically challenging, holistic, culturally inclusive experience for children in a safe, attractive neighborhood and facility." These are the goals of what looks like it will be the newest school in northwest Philadelphia, the Khepera Charter School.

At a public "get-acquainted" meeting held April 29 at the proposed site of the school in Mt. Airy, the leaders of the effort to open a new K-8 charter school spelled out their plans and took questions from neighbors. The meeting was a joint effort of West Mt. Airy Neighbors, the Sisters...

When cultures converge

By KARA DADDARIO

Mike Berger, Jeff Stern and Nate Jellar have jumped right out of Germantown Friends School and into the crusade for the improvement of third world countries. While most 19-year-old young men are solely trudging through freshman year of college, this ambitious bunch have been advocating for nonprofit status for their organization "Cultural Convergence: A helping hand for communities in need." This community service endeavor got its start late in 2003 and has made substantial progress since its conception. To understand its roots, however, I asked Mike Berger to take us back to the beginning, to where this brainchild was first born, and the inspiration that prompted it.

It was senior year and service was on the horizon

Berger and Stern, co-captains of the GFS baseball team, joined GFS Spanish teacher Bob Rhodes in the spring of 2003 to travel to Tres Brazos in the Dominican Republic. They provided...

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