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In December 2019, the Local reported that membership in the CHCA had decreased from about 1400 in 2018 to just over 1200 in 2019. It also reported that annual membership dues would rise in 2020 from …
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9/9/20
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A preview of Quintessence’s ‘Wizard of Oz’
Intelligence, love and courage is how they deal with wickedness in the merry old land of Oz – with a healthy measure of music, song and dance, …
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12/4/19
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It was a glorious Saturday for attendees of its annual Witches & Wizards weekend in Chestnut Hill. The weekend began Friday, Oct. 18, with a pub crawl and continued on Saturday with a day of fun …
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10/23/19
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Thanks for concert help
Our 71st season of the Pastorius Park Concerts (PPC) finished last Wednesday and the stage is packed away again. I'd like to say a big thank you to all our enthusiastic, …
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7/31/19
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Photo by Brian Rudnick Just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the day of primary elections, Danny O'Donnell plants a lawn sign for his wife, Eryn Santamoor, former Philadelphia Deputy Managing …
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5/23/19
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(Photos by Sue Ann Rybak and Brian Rudnick)
by Sue Ann Rybak
People of all ages were dancing in the street at the 23rd Annual Chestnut Hill Home & Garden Festival on Sunday, May 19. The …
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5/22/19
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WHITEWATER IN CHESTNUT HILL: Robinson Fredenthal’s mammoth geometrical, stainless steel sculpture, “White Water,” originally commissioned as part of the Independence Mall redevelopment in 1978, …
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3/20/19
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by Brian Rudnick
50 people braved windy, cold weather in the teens to rally outside the McDonald's on Chelten Avenue in support of raising the minimum wage. Raise …
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1/24/19
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Protestors boarded the Chestnut Hill East train on Saturday, Jan. 19 to participate in the Women's March. (Video by Brian Rudnick)
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1/23/19
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More than 100 people attended the annual Caroling at the Creche at the Santander Bank in Chestnut Hill. The annual tradition was once again led by Janine Dwyer -- making her 50th appearance leading …
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12/18/18
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Video and photos by Brian Rudnick The annual Chestnut Hill Holiday House tour was held this past Saturday. And Frosty temperatures did little to dissuade what appears to be a record number of …
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12/10/18
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Harry Potter was not an official presence at last weekend’s Witches and Wizard’s festival in Chestnut Hill, but the famous fictional wizard’s influence still loomed large as a smaller but still …
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10/24/18
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FALL FOR THE ARTS: Chestnut Hill's Germantown Avenue was home to another edition of the always popular Fall for the Arts Festival that saw approximately 20,000 people visit Chestnut Hill for art, …
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10/2/18
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Thanks for Birch profile
Thank for your article about Libby Birch. [“Wyndmoor native Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Birch celebrates 100th birthday,” July 19]
She sat for my brothers, sister and …
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8/1/18
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Weather mostly held up for the annual Home and Garden Festival in Chestnut Hill, Sunday May 20.
Chestnut Hill business District director Philip Dawson said tricky weather forecasting, including …
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5/21/18
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Thanks for smooth zoning process
Woodward House Corporation (WHC) is sending this letter to express its appreciation for the community's support in connection with its recent appeal to the …
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3/14/18
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LEARNING FROM VIOLET OAKLEY Docent Charlie Head (left) and Assistant Curator of Education Amanda Monroe frame Violet Oakley's tribute to light, communication and aviation and a group of students form …
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1/24/18
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Ardleigh Street resident Mike Albrecht chops away at ice last week, caused by a leaking fire hydrant at Gravers Lane and Ardleigh Street. (Photo by Brian Rudnick) by Pete Mazzaccaro Ardleigh Street …
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1/18/18
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by Brian Rudnick
Ani Peterson, Lilia Mitchell, Jasmine Jain, Hannah Schermer and Kaya O’Neill, all choir members at Springfield Township High School, sang carols outside the Bohemian Pink shop …
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12/28/17
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by Brian Rudnick
Chestnut Hill resident and Philly sports fan Ed Driscoll laughs as he browses the humorous sports-themed T-shirt rack outside the Serendipity, 8506 Germantown Ave. One with a …
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12/13/17
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