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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Words and video by Brian Rudnick
Ken Nichols isn’t a real swordfighter, but he could play one on TV. He currently leads a class through the Mount Airy Learning Tree called "Swashbuckling for …
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11/15/17
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Police protect a group of religious protestors who had been hurling insults at passersby. They are surrounded by counter protesters holding "Hate Has No Home Here signs." (Photo by Brian Rudnick) by …
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10/24/17
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Photos by Brian Rudnick
by Pete Mazzaccaro
After last year’s festival that saw many Chestnut Hill residents and festival goers complain of long lines, …
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10/24/17
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Video and text by Brian Rudnick
Naturalists at the Wissahickon Environmental Center Treehouse are raising and launching monarch butterflies. In the Andorra meadow a short distance above the …
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9/27/17
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In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Chestnut Hill Conservancy ( formerly the Chestnut Hill Historical Society) joined its longtime partner the Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) to mount an …
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9/20/17
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Taking back democracy
I have taken our democracy for granted. I thought it was so indelibly a part of our American identity, something collectively shared and revered, that it would carry on for …
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6/14/17
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Recalling Louise Stevens
I was sorry to learn that longtime Chestnut Hill Local employee Louise Stevens died last week. Louise worked for the Local for 25 years in various capacities, mostly as …
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11/9/16
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Photos by Megan Clinfeter and Brian Rudnick
The temps were cool but at least the sun was shining for last Sunday's Home and Garden Festival in Chestnut Hill. It was the 20th running of the …
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5/16/16
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