The Chestnut Hill Local

School board OKs first steps of facilities plan

The Philadelphia Board of Education took the first steps in advancing its facilities master plan last Thursday by greenlighting upgrades to four schools, including Franklin S. Edmonds Elementary School in Mt. Airy.

State Rep. Tarik Khan - The Chestnut Hill Local Candidate Forum

Tarik Khan is the Democratic representative in Pennsylvania’s State House 194th Legislative District who is unopposed in the Nov. 3 election.

Chris Johnson - The Chestnut Hill Local Candidate Forum

Chris Johnson is a Democrat who is unopposed in the Nov. 3 election for Pennsylvania’s State House 200th Legislative District.

In this contest, there’s a lotta good-looking latte

Judges decide who will advance to the next round in Char & Stave’s first-ever “Latte Art Throwdown,” at its Chestnut Hill location on Oct. 26, in which baristas competed for the title of Best Latte Art. Participants also included coffee nerds and caffeine enthusiasts, with a DJ spinning records all night. Onlookers could watch a live feed of the competitors as they tried their best to impress the judges. First place winner, Nicholas Leung, received a $500 cash prize, with second place winner, Ryan Donlin, receiving $250. The $15 registration fee goes to Food4Farmers, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the families of coffee farmers.

Music of forgotten jazz star revived in Germantown

You would be forgiven if you never heard the name Doris Rheubottom-Hackley (1899-1985) since very few Americans have.

New Lafayette Hill ‘From the Boot’ kicks into gear

In 1999, From the Boot, an unpretentious Italian BYOB restaurant, opened at 517 Germantown Pike in the Shoppers World shopping center in Lafayette Hill.

Stylish thriller ‘Soundless’ comes to Woodmere

Contract killer Viktor (Joachim Król) leads an invisible life. He carries off his assignments so silently that surveillance equipment cannot detect him.

Mt. Airy sleuth devoted to finding missing persons

Mark Hopkins, who grew up in Mt. Airy and still lives there, is the chief of an all-volunteer organization, Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue, dedicated to finding lost people.

This week in Chestnut Hill Local history, 1966-2016

This week in Chestnut Hill Local history

New book by Mt. Airy author examines queer love

Writer Janet Mason, of Mt. Airy, tackles a complex question in her new book, “The Lens of Eternity: Queer Love from Two Pandemics.” How does long-term love shape people?