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Local mom retires after 10 years with Pa. Ballet
Local Life, Uncategorized January 27, 2012 0 Comments
by Michael Caruso The Pennsylvania Ballet returns to the boards Feb. 9 through 12 with “Pushing Boundaries” at the Merriam Theater. The East Falls-based company will perform William Forsyth’s “The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude” to music by Schubert plus two works by its choreographer-in-residence, Matthew Neenan: “Keep,” to music by Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov, and “11/11” [...]
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CHCA board to look for membership gains
News January 27, 2012 1 Comment
By Wesley Ratko Declining membership in the Chestnut Hill Community Association was a central concern of the Board of Directors meeting Thursday night. Prompted by a report from Community Manager Celeste Hardester, who identified membership as one of the most important issues to be addressed in 2012, the Board agreed that stepping up efforts at [...]
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Enemies of Reading: Sal speaks up at Scoogi’s sit down, ya know what I mean?
Opinion January 26, 2012 1 Comment
by Hugh Gilmore Last Saturday I fulfilled another item from my Walter Mitty-ish bucket list: I performed live, in a speaking role, in one of those eat-and-guess dinner party murder mysteries. I played “Sal,” a stereotyped South Philly Italian wiseguy. My wife, Janet, played “Gloria” beside me, and boy was she ever dolled up! And [...]
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A historic roofing business goes on with a new owner
News January 25, 2012 0 Comments
by Pete Mazzaccaro When Brendan Ryan bought C.E. Hopkin Co. Roofing on Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill, he knew he was buying a historic business, but he didn’t realize he was getting a museum as well. The business has been at 107 Bethlehem Pike for nearly 125 years. In that time, the office has accumulated [...]
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Little old local lady lifts 450 pounds (and her ego)
Local Life January 25, 2012 1 Comment
by Janet Gilmore Late in the day, the last rays of sunlight shone through the windows and across the floor almost to the free weight section in the back of the L.A. Fitness building in the Andorra Shopping Center. I approached the leg press machine with my usual confidence, bypassing the 5- 10- and 25-pound [...]
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Water Work on Allens Lane to last until 2013
News January 25, 2012 0 Comments
The Philadelphia Water Department has been working on McCallum Street and Allens Lane for more than a week now, closing sizable sections of both roads. Department spokesperson Laura Copeland told the Local Tuesday that the work is to replace water mains in the area and that the work would last through March of 2013. Residents [...]
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