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Ardleigh Street resident Mike Albrecht chops away at ice last week, caused by a leaking fire hydrant at Gravers Lane and Ardleigh Street. (Photo by Brian Rudnick) by Pete Mazzaccaro Ardleigh Street …
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1/18/18
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by Brian Rudnick
Ani Peterson, Lilia Mitchell, Jasmine Jain, Hannah Schermer and Kaya O’Neill, all choir members at Springfield Township High School, sang carols outside the Bohemian Pink shop …
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12/28/17
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by Brian Rudnick
Chestnut Hill resident and Philly sports fan Ed Driscoll laughs as he browses the humorous sports-themed T-shirt rack outside the Serendipity, 8506 Germantown Ave. One with a …
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12/13/17
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Words and video by Brian Rudnick
Ken Nichols isn’t a real swordfighter, but he could play one on TV. He currently leads a class through the Mount Airy Learning Tree called "Swashbuckling for …
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11/15/17
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Police protect a group of religious protestors who had been hurling insults at passersby. They are surrounded by counter protesters holding "Hate Has No Home Here signs." (Photo by Brian Rudnick) by …
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10/24/17
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Photos by Brian Rudnick
by Pete Mazzaccaro
After last year’s festival that saw many Chestnut Hill residents and festival goers complain of long lines, …
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10/24/17
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Video and text by Brian Rudnick
Naturalists at the Wissahickon Environmental Center Treehouse are raising and launching monarch butterflies. In the Andorra meadow a short distance above the …
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9/27/17
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In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Chestnut Hill Conservancy ( formerly the Chestnut Hill Historical Society) joined its longtime partner the Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) to mount an …
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9/20/17
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Taking back democracy
I have taken our democracy for granted. I thought it was so indelibly a part of our American identity, something collectively shared and revered, that it would carry on for …
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6/14/17
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Recalling Louise Stevens
I was sorry to learn that longtime Chestnut Hill Local employee Louise Stevens died last week. Louise worked for the Local for 25 years in various capacities, mostly as …
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11/9/16
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Photos by Megan Clinfeter and Brian Rudnick
The temps were cool but at least the sun was shining for last Sunday's Home and Garden Festival in Chestnut Hill. It was the 20th running of the annual …
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5/16/16
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by Brian Rudnick On May 19, former Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney became the presumptive Mayor-Elect of Philadelphia when he won the Democratic primary with little more than 10 percent of …
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5/28/15
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Where was the coverage for Venetian Club?
The Venetian Social Club in 2014 celebrated its 90th anniversary as a proud viable entity of Chestnut Hill. Over these years, the Venetian Social Club …
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5/13/15
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Is the Coop going corporate?
Weavers Way Co-op is experiencing major growing pains- namely, growth of the building a few blocks down the street which will house rival The Fresh Market.
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1/29/15
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10/7/14
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Chapul’s Thai Cricket Bar[/caption] by Brian Rudnick Weavers Way Food Coop has introduced a new line of energy bars - ones made with crickets. On Tuesday, staff members at the Chestnut Hill store …
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2/27/14
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by Brian Rudnick
Frank Simms of North Philadelphia graduated from Overbrook High School many years ago yet now, at age 77, is still learning how to read.
He hasn’t spent a day in jail, he …
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1/31/14
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by Brian Rudnick
Cloudy skies and intermittent heavy rain didn't keep some people from taking their old electronics to the parking lot next to Valley Green Bank for recycling Saturday morning. …
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1/14/14
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This week we continue our look at the year’s most memorable stories of 2013. JULY New shops come to farmer's market by Katharine Cusick Outside the Market on the Fareway, the rumbling and clanking …
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12/31/13
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by Brian Rudnick
On the eve before Christmas Eve, Paul Rossetti was standing in the rain at the corner of Highland and Germantown Avenue selling “One Step Away” newspapers for a $1 each. …
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12/26/13
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