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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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Blockson collected more than one million books, documents, photos, letters, posters, slave narratives, sheet music, phonograph recordings and other items related to African American history.
Acclaimed scholar, historian and collector dies at 89
Charles L. Blockson, a scholar, historian and football star, died June 14 at his home in Gwynedd. more
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Betty Trout (left) with Helen Seitz, was crowned “Most Senior Neighbor” at Cresheim Village Neighbors' annual multi-block party last year.
The power of getting organized – and connected
Community spirit is alive and well - and few know that better than the members of Mt. Airy’s Cresheim Village Neighbors. more
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Jessica Moorhead, who was loved by countless friends and extended family members, fought a courageous battle with painful treatments for breast cancer for four years.
'Kind, smart and funny,' young woman succumbs to cancer
Jessica Moorhead, of Chestnut Hill, died June 10. more
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Sisters Abby Pete, of Chestnut Hill (left), and Leslie Pontz, of Mt. Airy, with a copy of their their first children's book, “Harvey the Hippo: A Tale of Good Food Choices,” published by Loving Healing Press.
A first for local authors: A 'non-binary' kids' book
At first glance, “Harvey the Hippo Meets Mickey Mandarin” looks like any other children's book. more
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Peter M. Saylor, who worked to restore several Chestnut Hill historic properties, had a national reputation as an architect and historic restoration expert.
Hill's Peter Saylor: ‘Great architect, wonderful father’
Peter M. Saylor, 81, an award-winning architect who designed and renovated numerous buildings for more than 40 years, died June 1. more
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Long-time Germantown resident Lois Volta, seen here with Dottie, a Newfoundland, will be discussing her just-published book, “Confessions of a Cleaning Lady,” on Saturday, June 24, 7 p.m., at Big Blue Marble Bookstore in West Mt. Airy.
'Confessions of a Cleaning Lady' at Mt. Airy bookstore
Germantown's Lois Volta developed her housecleaning gig into a successful business, a product line, and now a book. more
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Author Diane Billas, who describes herself as queer and pansexual, will discuss her new novel, “Does Love Always Win?,” at booked on Saturday, June 24, 3 to 5 p.m.
Author to discuss new LGBTQIA+ novel at booked on the Hill
Diane Billas will discuss her new novel, “Does Love Always Win?,” at booked on June 24. more
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SCH graduate Hirmand Azimi, who came to Philadelphia from Afghanistan, told us he came up with the idea for the art exhibit “to help these kids who have lost their parents to war.”
Teen's art exhibit highlights nonprofit for Afghanistan
At 17, Hirmand Azimi fled violence in Afghanistan, an ordeal that has informed his life in Philadelphia, and also fueled his activism. more
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The staff at Adcock Manor, 5200 Wayne Ave. in Germantown, which currently houses 10 women and 18 children who were formerly unhoused.
A $650,000 gift brings help to unhoused families
Philadelphia is among the poorest of the 10 largest U.S. cities. Life Turning Point is working to help. more
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