Sarah Gutwirth, an acclaimed Chestnut Hill artist, has an interesting story about how she wound up in her job.
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by Len Lear
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6/21/23
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Two Ukrainian soldiers who each lost a left arm in combat with Russian invaders told a recent crowd of about 40 Chestnut Hill area residents how grateful they were for U.S. support.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Mt. Airy resident Anya Rose, a Lower School science teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), and Julie Be, a music therapist, teamed up for Ants on a Log.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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In honor of his nephew with autism, the recreation center's supervisor is hosting an event for kids with special needs.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Mt. Airy artist's whimsical illustrations depict how children coped with the COVID epidemic.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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How can anyone condense the 400-year history of African American music into two hours or less? Germantown resident Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., Ph.D, plans to do just that.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Mt. Airy lawyer and author Margaret Klaw will discuss her new novel on June 15 at booked, 8511 Germantown Ave.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Dr. Susan Jane Higley Bray's name is on the palliative care unit at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital.
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by Len Lear
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6/14/23
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“I want our readers to know that John Currie might not have had his name on the masthead, but for three decades he was the main reason people had a copy of the Local in their hands."
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by Len Lear
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6/8/23
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My wife and I had dinner recently with a much younger adult who spent quite a bit of time on a cell phone.
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by Len Lear
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6/8/23
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A longtime tradition at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Whitemarsh is set to return after a more than 20-year absence.
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by Len Lear
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6/8/23
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Mt. Airy resident Melanie Jones switched from singing.
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by Len Lear
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6/8/23
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Paul James Rickert, 77, one of Chestnut Hill's most iconic and beloved artists, died last week of complications from Parkinson's disease.
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by Len Lear
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6/7/23
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As a child, I would have loved to go to a unique summer day camp like Dog Savvy Kids.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Local artist, author and tattooist Kate Glasheen, who grew up in Troy, N.Y., will discuss their new novel, “Constellations,” about a transgender teenager living on the margins, Saturday, …
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Dr. Rebecca Maury, 53, an internal medicine specialist, was the first medical doctor in the Northwest to approve patients for the use of cannabis from her Germantown Ave. office.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Maureen Gallo, of Wyndmoor, a former advertising sales representative for the Local, died of cardiac arrest at age 55.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Susannah Thomer and Joe Borrelli, both in their 70s, have admired one another for more than 50 years. Now her work is being shown at his gallery.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/23
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Chestnut Hill resident Stan Cutler will appear at Hilltop Books, the community bookstore at 84 Bethlehem Pike, on Saturday, May 27.
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by Len Lear
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5/25/23
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Germantown resident Sherrie Elle, an author and founder of a book publishing company, is a woman who comes with an unusual story of her own.
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by Len Lear
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5/18/23
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