24th Annual Run for Hill of It this weekend

Breaking News, News July 28, 2011 0 Comments

by Paula M. Riley The 24th Annual Run for the Hill of It will take place at Forbidden Drive at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday, July 30.  Once again, runners from around the region will line up along the wooden path near Northwestern Avenue and Forbidden Drive. Novice runners will stand beside athletes who have never [...]
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Commentary: Learning to live on the iPhone

Breaking News, News July 28, 2011 0 Comments

Commentary: Learning to live on the iPhone

by Jennifer Katz In February I joined the ranks of iPhone users. It was a blissful beginning to a long-awaited consummation of the most serious case of tech envy I’ve had since the Atari video game console replaced my Texas Instrument computer when I was 10 (yes, now you all know how old I am). [...]
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Cloud Tunes: a look at two great new online music players

Breaking News, News July 27, 2011 0 Comments

by Pete Mazzaccaro The second of four Summer Technology stories. Yesterday, we posted a piece by Hugh Gilmore on using a Kindle on vacation. Tomorrow, we’ll feature a piece on cutting cable. You’ve probably heard a lot about “cloud” computing lately and are left wondering. What is “the cloud” anyway? And why do I want [...]
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Music director of Hill Presbyterian Church leaving

Breaking News, Local Life July 27, 2011 0 Comments

Music director of Hill Presbyterian Church leaving

by Michael Caruso The Rev. Cynthia Jarvis, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, has announced the departure of Mark Anderson as the congregation’s music director as of Aug. 7 and the arrival of Donald Nally, East Falls resident and music director of The Crossing, as Anderson’s interim replacement until a permanent music director [...]
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Vacation’s over: Did the Kindle make it out of the suitcase?

Breaking News, Opinion July 26, 2011 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of articles that are part of this week’s Summer Technology Issue. Coming articles include a guide to cutting the cable cord, an essay on living with an iPhone and a look at two  new cloud music services. If you can’t wait, get the issue on newsstands [...]
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Building conversion approved by DRC

Breaking News July 25, 2011 0 Comments

by Wesley Ratko One request for a zoning variance was approved and another continued by the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Development Review Committee despite the absence of several members at its July 19 meeting The first was an application for a zoning variance at 8413 Germantown Ave. to convert an existing three-story garage and storage [...]
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PHOTOS: Joanna Pascale at Pastorius Park

Breaking News, Local Life July 25, 2011 0 Comments

Joanna Pascale blew Pastorius Park away with her blend of sophisticated jazz on July 20th at Pastorius Park’s Summer Concert Series. All Photos by Steve Ladner. Click on the slideshow below to see any individual photo or the whole slideshow in full-screen view.
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