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Samuel L. Frieder and his wife, Carol, married in 1957, and he bought her flowers nearly every Friday for the rest of their marriage.
Samuel L. Frieder: Activist, executive, humanitarian
Samuel L. Frieder, of Lafayette Hill, was retired president and CEO of  his family cigar company, and volunteered for numerous charities. more
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John Bogle, not long after he founded what would become the Vanguard Group, Inc., which is now one of the biggest companies of its kind in the world.
A giant who helped millions secure a safe retirement
John Bogle made it possible for small investors to prosper. more
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The Rev. Rayford Emmons, parochial vicar at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mt. Airy, was the first African American ordained Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He is currently entering his 50th year of service to parishioners.
City’s first Black Catholic priest celebrates a golden milestone
The Rev. Rayford Emmons, the first African American Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is entering his 50th year of service. more
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Big Blue Marble Bookstore opened in 2005 at 551 Carpenter Lane in West Mt. Airy and is still going strong.
Mt. Airy bookstore survives against impossible odds
It has become so easy to order books online that one would think it must be impossible for a small bookstore to survive. Yet this one does. more
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Jack Taylor, an avid mountain climber, at the summit of Mt. Katahdin in Maine.
Artist, gardener, nature lover and Rittenhouse descendant dies
John “Jack” Taylor was a talented artist and craftsman, illustrator, Army veteran and passionate lover of Wissahickon Valley Park. more
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Whitemarsh Hall, situated on 300 acres in Wyndmoor, was larger than the White House. It had 147 rooms and a staff of 70 just to maintain the grounds, 24 fireplaces and 28 bathrooms.
Wyndmoor estate in new book about notorious murder
Anyone who has been around the Chestnut Hill area for several decades surely remembers the legendary, almost mythic, Stotesbury Estate. more
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Germantown and Mt. Airy residents Boz Heinley, Buck Buchanan, Kim Empson, Charlie Cooper and Wain Ballard make up the Humbleman Band, which has played for 24 years at Northwest Philly venues.
Mermaid Inn to host Humbleman Band’s joyous return
Charlie Cooper  and his popular Humbleman Band have been playing local gigs for 24 years, but right now he just feels lucky to be alive. more
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Simon Rogers is the founder of an agency called A Little Better Company (ALBC), which recently launched a project that will provide $150,000 in marketing and other services to some local for-profit and/or non-profit organizations.
A Little Better Company accelerates small-biz success
Did you ever go into a small mom-and-pop restaurant and have a wonderful meal, yet there is almost no one there? more
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Pete Merzbacher moved his bakery from an Olney rowhouse to a 4,800-square-foot brick warehouse at 4530 Germantown Ave.
Knead great bread? G'town baker is GMA award winner
Pete Merzbacher insists he was so busy making his popular baked goods that he did not even realize he was part of a winning team.  more
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Clarke interviews Gerry Adams, the controversial former head of Sinn Fein, which fought for years to expel the British from Northern Ireland.
Local author's new book features famed Irish newsmakers
Sabina Clarke has been fascinated by words and images since she was a small child. It was good training for her future interviews. more
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Spring House Tavern has been a landmark in eastern Montgomery County for more than three centuries. It may be the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Pennsylvania.
300 years later, Spring House Tavern still thriving
Since foodies are anxious to check out the latest trend, I often wonder how longstanding restaurants survive: "This is our best year ever." more
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Mount Airy Art Garage, a popular community institution in the heart of Mt. Airy since its founding in 2009, is currently mired in controversy.
MAAG founders allege homophobia
Controversy over alleged homophobia and censorship at Mount Airy Arts Garage erupted last week with an anti-bias complaint. more
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John O’Donnell with his beloved dog, Gigi.
Local historian, author and record runner dies at 77
John M. O'Donnell, long-time Chestnut Hill resident and former executive director of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, died after a sudden illness. more
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Michele Haines, a native of France and former foreign language teacher at Germantown Friends School, opened Spring Mill Cafe 45 years ago.
45 years of French charm at Spring Mill Cafe
Spring Mill Cafe, a Conshohocken BYOB, continues to thrive. more
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Grand Marshal Sean McMenamin, president of the Irish Center in West Mt. Airy, is pictured leading the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Philadelphia in 2019.
Mt. Airy’s Irish Center bounces back from the brink
Life after death has always been a controversial concept, but it is hard to quarrel with the idea that the Irish Center has achieved it. more
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Birds of paradise mix with native perennials in a border planting.
Garden design trend brings a touch of the tropics
This summer, area landscape designers aren’t just sticking to what’s local.  more
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Shirley Sagin was among those who helped war orphans find loving homes in the U.S. after the Saigon Airlift at the end of the Vietnam War.
Adoption specialist who united children with loving families dies
There is likely no one in the Greater Philadelphia area responsible for finding more loving families for orphaned children than Shirley Sagin. more
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Katharine Hepburn signed this photo at the bottom, “David from Kate.” Hepburn sent thousands of handwritten letters to the late Chestnut Hill Realtor David Eichler during their 64-year correspondence.
Uncovering a hidden Hollywood friendship on the Hill
Every so often, someone will ask me who is the most memorable person I met and interviewed in all those years. It was definitely David Eichler. more
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Andre Saunders teaches students enrolled in the Writers Matter program at Mitchell Elementary School in Southwest Philadelphia.
‘Voiceless’ concert with Mt. Airy rapper and poet
Andre Saunders, a prominent Mt. Airy hip-hop recording artist and parishioner at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, is scheduled to perform July 21 at World Cafe Live. more
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Ethan Monberg, 12, will be performing the leading role of Amahl in the opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at the 100th anniversary celebration of Cooper River Park in Camden County on Thursday, July 13, 8 p.m.
Young opera singer is already reaching for the stars
Chestnut Hill's Ethan Monberg is just 12, but the rising eighth grader at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is already a musical luminary. more
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