Green Design brings eco-friendly products to the Avenue
News May 16, 2012 0 Comments
by Sue Ann Rybak Where can you find stainless steel baby bottles free from bpa, phthalates and other toxins, or a natural organic latex mattress? This May area residents will be able to find a variety of environmentally-friendly products at Green Design, a new eco-friendly general store that will open at 8434 Germantown Ave., the [...]
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Greene Street Consignment property owner looks to expand first floor space
News May 16, 2012 0 Comments
by Wesley Ratko Sanjiv Jain, the owner of 8524 Germantown Ave., asked the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Development Review Committee to support a zoning variance that would allow him to build an extension onto the rear of that building to accommodate the growing success of Greene Street Consignment, the building’s current tenant. The building now [...]
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CH Friends break ground for new meetinghouse
Local Life, News May 15, 2012 0 Comments
by Barbara Sherf On Tuesday morning, more than 150 Quakers, area art leaders, city officials and Congressman Chaka Fattah gathered in the 80-year-old Chestnut Hill Friends Meetinghouse to listen to speakers before venturing out into the pouring rain to break ground for a new Friends meetinghouse to open in early 2013. Jon Laudau, co-chair of [...]
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Mt. Airy senior testifies on ‘age discrimination’ at Senate hearing
News May 14, 2012 0 Comments
by Sue Ann Rybak Sheila Whitelaw, 73, a resident of Mt. Airy for more than 30 years, testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on Tuesday, May 15, about age discrimination in the workplace. “I have had several incidents where I know my age was a determining factor,” said Sheila Whitelaw, who has [...]
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CHBA retail recruiter Eileen Reilly resigns
News May 14, 2012 0 Comments
by Pete Mazzaccaro Hill resident Eileen Reilly resigned last week as the Chestnut Hill Business Association’s retail recruiter. Reilly took the job nearly two years ago. Her responsibility was to recruit retailers to the Germantown Avenue. During that time, the Avenue did see a gradual up tick in restaurants and boutique retailers. Reilly was involved [...]
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Hill resident provides employment services to new immigrants
by Paula M. Riley When Chestnut Hill resident Peter Gonzales talks about his new role as president and CEO of the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians (www.welcomingcenter.org), he speaks of everyone except himself. His are the stories of immigrants to the Philadelphia region who are small business owners and workers contributing to the region’s economy. [...]
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SLIDESHOW: Thousands turn out for annual Home and Garden Festival
News May 9, 2012 0 Comments
by Sue Ann Rybak People packed Germantown Avenue for the 16th annual Home and Garden Festival. The normally traffic-congested avenue was transformed into an outdoor market filled with an array of plants and stunning wares. This year’s festival featured 170 vendors and about 90 local businesses, and community and nonprofit organizations. According to the Chestnut Hill [...]
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