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Late summer afternoon sunlight lances through the canopy of a tall tupelo poplar, which together with an equally massive tulip tree forms the core of the Out on a Limb exhibit at Morris Arboretum & Gardens.
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by Jeff Meade
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8/6/26
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To offer tourists and locals a deeper taste of the city, the Philadelphia Visitor Center and Philadelphia250 are hosting a series of 20 free tours as part of the Neighborhood Jawnts Tour Series.
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by Julianna Musser
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8/6/26
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Members of City Council urged the Philadelphia Board of Education last week to reconsider its plan to close multiple schools, including five in the Northwest.
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by Abby Weiss
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8/6/26
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The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation last week announced its 2026 News Organization of the Year Awards, with the Chestnut Hill Local winning honors in the weekly publication category.
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by Donna Shaw
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8/6/26
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“You must go on. I can’t go on. I’ll go on.”— Samuel Beckett (the other one)
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by Sam Beckett
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8/6/26
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The women’s college summer basketball league ended its 2026 season on a familiar note last week.
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by Tom Utescher
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8/6/26
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“This Silent Music" will receive its world premiere on Saturday, Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m., at the James Turrell Skyspace in the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, 20 E. Mermaid Lane.
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by Len Lear
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8/6/26
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ACME Markets presented a $510,000 donation to Bringing Hope Home on July 29 during a presentation at the Roxborough grocery store.
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8/6/26
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“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe,” posed renowned naturalist and Sierra Club founder John Muir in the 1894 book “The Mountains of California."
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by Charlottte Kidd
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8/6/26
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The School District of Philadelphia has received backlash from City Council and many residents over its plan to close more than a dozen schools. A Mt. Airy woman is going a step further by taking the district to court.
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by Abby Weiss
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8/5/26
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8/5/26
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Property owners throughout Northwest Philadelphia can expect higher tax bills come December, including in Chestnut Hill, where nearly 90% are seeing increases, according to the city.
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by Elie Bekelman
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8/5/26
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Stephen Arnold Unger DDS, age 82 of Audubon, PA passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Steve was born in Bridgeport, CT to the late Harold …
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7/30/26
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Every year, Woodmere selects a juror to put out a call for contemporary artists in Philadelphia to submit their work for an exhibition centered around a general theme.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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7/30/26
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To submit a photo, email: editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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7/30/26
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The number of teams still engaged in the playoffs of the women’s college summer league was reduced from nine to four last week in two nights of competition at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/30/26
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Marjorie “Maggie” Jeane Funderburg (née Lievense), who had a plethora of admirers for all of her good deeds in the community, died May 18, just 10 days shy of her 102nd birthday.
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by Len Lear
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7/30/26
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The Chestnut Hill Conservancy is hosting a community listening session on Aug. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Our Mother of Consolation (OMC) Parish Hall and virtually for those who register.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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7/30/26
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Although estimates of how much time museum visitors spend looking at works of art vary, experts say their gaze rarely exceeds half a minute.
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by Len Lear
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7/30/26
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Allens Lane is hosting the Pretzel Theater Company in a joyous revival of “Songs for a New World.”
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by Hugh Hunter
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7/30/26
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