July 17, 2008 Issue                                       

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Local News

Run for the Hill of It on for July 26 with new organizer
by Paula Riley

The Run for the Hill of It has attracted hundreds of runners to Forbidden Drive to raise money for children in need. This year Montgomery Child Advocacy Project is the run’s new organizer and beneficiary. (Photo by Jimmy J. Pack Jr.)

For 20 years, the Run for the Hill of It has raised money to help children in need.  This year is no different.  On Saturday, July 26, at 8:30 a.m., community volunteers and hundreds of racers will gather at Northwestern Avenue and Forbidden Drive in Fairmount Park. 

Some will be there to run the shady trail and others will stroll Fairmount Park on the one-mile fun walk while volunteers distribute water and families enjoy the visiting Phillie Phanatic. 

Everyone there will be helping needy children. 

New firm brings ‘green’ products to Chestnut Hill residents’ doorsteps
by JENNIFER KATZ

Tim Shoup (Photo by Erin Vertreace)

In Chestnut Hill, the unofficial “garden district” of the city, where streets are lined not only with trees but also with thoughtfully designed and meticulously cared for magazine-quality front yards, it was only a matter of time before someone thought to bring the eco-friendly gardening movement to Hillers doorsteps, making the transition to sustainable gardening a phone call away.

Chestnut Hill resident and landscaper Tim Shoup, who owns and operates Green Earth Gardening, has launched a new venture that does just that. Green Earth Supply provides homeowners with access to the latest environmental trends in gardening. The company also supplies its larger commercial clients with the same service.

For the first time, however, homeowners can call Green Earth and order hard-to-find, state-of-the-art materials that are good for the earth in more ways than one.

“Gardening and green really go together,” Shoup said in an interview last week with the Local. “The biggest thing with these products is that they are made from recycled materials, so we are not cutting down forest to make mulch (for example).”

Execs discuss financials, strategic planning goals
by PETE MAZZACCARO

The Executive Committee of the Chestnut Hill Community Association again discussed the lack of financial reporting, particularly for the Local, for which a year-end report from March has still not been issued.

Police, Firefighters, Postal Workers Picnic set for July 30

It’s the middle of summer and the Chestnut Hill Community Association is once again holding its annual celebration and picnic honoring police officers, firefighters, and postal workers.