by Wesley Ratko Cynthia Brey, co-chair of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, reported on a meeting with Bowman Properties regarding the design of the proposed building at 8200 Germantown Ave., the former Magarity Ford site, at the LUPZ’s Feb. 7 meeting. She said Bowman had presented so-called “value engineering” [...]

by Wesley Ratko Final designs for new signs at the entrance to Chestnut Hill College, 9601 Germantown Ave., were approved unanimously at the Jan. 24 board meeting of the Chestnut Hill Community Association. The plans, presented by Lauri Strimkovsky, vice president for financial affairs at Chestnut Hill College, show that the proposed signs will be [...]

This week and next, we will look at some of the top stories of 2012. from personal stories of good luck and perseverance to the usual zoning stories that mark significant chnges in the neighborhood, 2012 has not been a a year of stasis. JANUARY Lucky Break: How an accident may have saved a shopkeeper’s [...]

Watershed setbacks are needed for the Wissahickon City Council members need to hear from you about watershed setbacks! When the new zoning code went into effect back in August, the Wissahickon Watershed Ordinance expired. It protected the watershed that comprises much of Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy by controlling development within a setback of 200 [...]

by Wesley Ratko  Neighbor dissatisfaction with the removal of trees on Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s West Willow Grove Avenue campus prompted the Chestnut Hill Community Association to delay support for three variances the school is seeking to improve its athletic fields. Board members asked the school instead to engage neighbors in discussions about replacing the [...]

by Lou Mancinelli When Borders closed more than two years ago at 8501 Germantown Ave., where the bookstore served as an anchor and drew many consumers from out of town to the commercial corridor, the realities of the slumping economy arrived in Chestnut Hill. Even before that, the signs pointed towards trouble, when a year [...]

by Wesley Ratko Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s plans to transform a playing field on its campus won support of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, which voted to support the school’s requests for a number of variances, paving the way for the project to proceed. Representing Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, [...]