Bazaar brings bevy of crafts with local flair
by JAMES STURDIVANT
They've sat, some of them, in limbo for years. Purloined pillows and quilted cushions. Delicate embroidery. Needlepoint pictures. Unfinished craft projects of yore, stored in the Chestnut Hill Senior Center and waiting for some enterprising soul to come along and finish the job.
"They were packed in closets," said senior center director Mary Zell. "A lot of crafts didn't get started here; they were donated by families or individuals. They think of seniors as people who know how to do beautiful handiwork."
Yesterday's cast-offs have indeed become today's treasures, as center members gamely tackled the project of finishing off these myriad items...
Panhandle proposal meets stiff opposition
A proposal to rezone a 41-acre tract of open space for an age-restricted community in the Springfield Panhandle met with significant opposition at a public hearing before the township's board of commissioners last week.
The proceeding, held in the technology wing of Springfield High School, brimmed with more than 100 attendees, many of who waited more than three hours to formally register opposition.
Though township officials had emphasized the informal nature of the hearing, what unfolded was far closer to a calculated court proceeding, replete with legal counsel and expert testimony.
Fred Tecce, owner of a large swathe of grassy open space along Ridge Pike near Northwestern Avenue, sought to amend his...
By Meredith Sonderskov
Top of the Hill Market's request for a use certificate for take-out food was the main business of the Development Review Committee on Tuesday evening, October 19. Barbara and Bill Markoff, owners of the market, submitted letters from the Chestnut Hill Business Association and neighboring businesses supporting their petition.
During a short discussion, Greg Woodring, committee chair, pointed out that this is a buffer property between Germantown Avenue and residences on East Evergreen Avenue and the DRC acts as gatekeeper for the...