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I first met Tammy Dao 40 years ago when she became the first Vietnamese student ever admitted into Chestnut Hill College (CHC).
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by Len Lear
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11/12/26
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Susan Sargent was a nationally recognized leader in expanding health insurance coverage for behavioral health services.
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by Len Lear
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11/12/26
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Sept. 11 is known to Americans as the date of the worst act of domestic terrorism in the nation’s history 25 years ago. But it is also the date that Harry Gratwick was born 90 years ago.
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by Len Lear
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11/12/26
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Alan Segal, whose inspirational story of survival from brain cancer just may be unique among jazz musicians, will be performing Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m. at The Church of St. Alban in Roxborough.
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by Len Lear
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11/12/26
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Adelinas was opened by Antonio Presta and his brother, Giuliano (the restaurant is named for their grandmother), whose family owned the Bella Trattoria restaurant in Manayunk for many years.
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by Len Lear
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11/12/26
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Many people reading these words probably believe that jailing more people would reduce the amount of crime. Not Marie Gottschalk.
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by Len Lear
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11/12/26
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Julia Ericksen, 85, has a lifetime of extraordinary memories as an author, dancer, Temple University professor, mother and researcher.
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by Len Lear
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11/10/26
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For more than two decades, Tavern on the Hill has been producing fine food and drink in an English pub-like setting. Now, however, along with your main course, you may be able to get a side dish of comedy.
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by Len Lear
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11/5/26
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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?
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by Len Lear
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11/5/26
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![“I didn’t sleep good before this [job], but this certainly doesn’t help you sleep better. It’s not conducive to a normal sleep cycle,” Mark Hopkins says.](https://alpha.creativecirclecdn.com/chestnuthilllocal/medium/20261103-150053-e46-2147-vlcsnap-2026-10-29-10h42m18s416.jpg)
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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.
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by Len Lear
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11/5/26
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In 1999, From the Boot, an unpretentious Italian BYOB restaurant, opened at 517 Germantown Pike in the Shoppers World shopping center in Lafayette Hill.
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by Len Lear
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11/5/26
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You would be forgiven if you never heard the name Doris Rheubottom-Hackley (1899-1985) since very few Americans have.
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by Len Lear
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11/5/26
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If you like Saturday Night Live, you will probably love seeing “Who’s In Charge,” a fluffy farce staged by Mt. Airy’s resident satirical comedy troupe, Mt. Airy Home Companion, at Allens Lane Art Center.
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by Len Lear
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10/29/26
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Germantown-born film director, screenwriter and educator Rel J. Dowdell was recently honored in the neighborhood where he grew up as part of an exhibit recognizing the achievements of Black Americans.
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by Len Lear
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10/29/26
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At the time of his death of a heart attack in March of 1974, Louis Kahn, then 73, was widely considered one of the world’s most revered and influential modern architects, leaving behind landmark buildings.
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by Len Lear
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10/29/26
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Heather Michaelson is a talented artist, teacher and award-winning self-advocate who will be walking the runway in formal attire at a national fundraiser for Down syndrome on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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by Len Lear
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10/29/26
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Vegetarians and those who are at least interested in sampling vegetarian dishes will have that opportunity this Saturday on the first ever “Hop Off, Hop On” Northwest Philadelphia Vegetarian Food Tour.
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by Len Lear
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10/22/26
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If you are a dog and cat lover, as I am, you have probably wished at some point in your life that you could paint your pets and have that keepsake even after they are gone.
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by Len Lear
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10/22/26
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From 2011 to 2018, Kristin Tracy Porter directed the Disability Resource Center at Chestnut Hill College. What she overcame before getting the position at CHC is the stuff of legends.
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by Len Lear
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10/22/26
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Jordon Ross Weinhold will help to celebrate Halloween with the theatrical adaption of Washington Irving’s 1820 short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 23 and 24, and at 3 p.m., Oct. 25.
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by Len Lear
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10/22/26
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