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It was a post unlike any I had ever seen before.
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by Len Lear
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1/19/23
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Emilie “Kayo” Rivinus Brégy, a former Chestnut Hill resident, must be the oldest active portrait painter in the U.S. She celebrated her 102nd birthday in August 2022.
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by Len Lear
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1/12/23
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It is not unusual for journalists to discuss the importance of a free press and lament the verbal attacks against it, but for one of the Chestnut Hill Local's newest board members, this principle is not academic.
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by Len Lear
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1/12/23
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For centuries, mosaic art has adorned the floors and walls of the rich and famous. Now Chestnut Hill has its own eye-catching installation.
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by Len Lear
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12/23/22
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You might say that for 18 years area yoga buffs could bank on Elise Rivers, but she announced last week that Community Acupuncture of Mt. Airy will close on Dec. 31.
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by Len Lear
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12/22/22
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If there is such a thing as a typical business owner in Chestnut Hill, George Hobe, owner of an art and antiques shop at 8407 Germantown Ave., is not it.
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by Len Lear and Debra Malinics
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12/22/22
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For William Konstant, 70, a Flourtown resident for the last 36 years, the top item on his bucket list was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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Richard Tuttle, a professional musician and retired lawyer who just released the CD single, “Break Someone Else's Heart,” is also an author whose dialogue is often spellbinding.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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For more than 30 years, organizers hosted a holiday craft show every December at the Water Tower Recreation Center, connecting dozens of artisans from the Philadelphia area with shoppers. Now it's coming back.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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Paul Mercurio, who now lives across the road from Chestnut Hill College, was a typical working class kid growing up in West Oak Lane. Now he's a published author.
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by Len Lear
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11/24/22
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Last month, somebody left a package on the back step of Mt. Airy United Fellowship Church that, according to pastor Rev. Joe Williams, “proves there are angels out there.”
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by Len Lear
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11/10/22
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Stan Cutler, a Chestnut Hill resident for 22 years and a Germantown resident for 20 years before that, is known as a stalwart cheerleader for the local library.
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by Len Lear
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11/10/22
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Erica Paul, the newest member of the Chestnut Hill Local board of directors, joined the board as its treasurer three months ago.
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by Len Lear
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11/10/22
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Two days after Eliza Callard was born, she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and was placed in an incubator for three weeks.
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by Len Lear
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10/27/22
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Were you the class clown? The life of the party? Check out the upcoming Mt. Airy Learning Tree classes, “A Gentle, Fun Guide to Doing Stand-Up Comedy.”
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by Len Lear
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10/27/22
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Actor and playwright Josh L. Hitchens, the Theater Artistic Director at Allens Lane Art Center and author of “Haunted History of Philadelphia,” has always loved the macabre.
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by Len Lear
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10/27/22
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Brian Reisman never thought his business would last 20 years when he opened Hideaway Music Store.
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by Len Lear
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10/27/22
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What on earth is a microbiologist like you doing in a place like this?
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by Len Lear
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10/6/22
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Mt. Airy author Janet Mason has done it again.
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by Len Lear
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10/6/22
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Today there is no shortage of opinions about young people presumably wasting their time while glued to their phones. But one cannot help but be impressed by Karina Chan-van der Helm.
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by Len Lear
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9/29/22
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