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Episode 8: “Revolution” will be screened Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin’s Lane, in Chestnut Hill. Doors open at 6 p.m.
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10/29/26
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Tuesday Nights at the Movies presents “All the King’s Men,” a 1949 Oscar-winning drama about a small-town idealist whose rise to political heights becomes a case study in the corrupting influence of power.
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by Lily Williams
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10/29/26
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The Chestnut Hill Local has been making steady upgrades to our digital presence so we can better serve readers across Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Laura Lucas
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10/29/26
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“In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America” consists of 10 hour-long episodes releasing throughout 2026 and into early 2027.
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10/29/26
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The Chestnut Hill Local article, “Pa. issues ‘do not eat’ advisory, cancels Wissahickon trout stocking,” highlights a disturbing reality: Pennsylvania’s waterways are becoming too contaminated to safely eat their fish.
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10/29/26
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A solid pack-running performance for Mount St. Joseph Academy on Oct. 20 earned the Magic the 2026 cross country championship in the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies (AACA).
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by Tom Utescher
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10/29/26
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At the time of his death of a heart attack in March of 1974, Louis Kahn, then 73, was widely considered one of the world’s most revered and influential modern architects, leaving behind landmark buildings.
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by Len Lear
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10/29/26
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To submit a photo, email: editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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10/29/26
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Malcolm Gladwell called it a “tipping point,” that moment when the changing balance of things shifts to a new reality, never to go back to the way it was.The good folks down in Buckhead, Georgia, …
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10/29/26
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Philadelphia lost a tremendous public servant and friend on Oct. 6 when Chris Van de Velde, 85, of Mt. Airy, died of age-related ailments.
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by George McNeely
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10/29/26
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Heather Michaelson is a talented artist, teacher and award-winning self-advocate who will be walking the runway in formal attire at a national fundraiser for Down syndrome on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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by Len Lear
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10/29/26
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In Philadelphia from 1964 to 1968, dramatic societal changes were underway, radical changes that centered on the contentious issues of racial justice and equality.
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by Jeff Meade
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10/29/26
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Since the first spotted lanternflies arrived in Berks County in 2014, the invasive insect has caused a stir.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/29/26
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Very few of us like to see the end of Daylight Saving Time, which ends Sunday at 2 a.m. as it ushers in earlier sunrise times, yes — but it also means earlier sunsets and the onset of winter.
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by Jeff Meade
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10/29/26
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10/29/26
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The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education completed the largest land improvement project in its 61-year history this month.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/29/26
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AI data centers can impose serious environmental and quality-of-life costs on the communities where they are built.
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10/29/26
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With a craven desire for more taxpayers’ money, the Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bill 509, arming municipal police with radar guns. Radar is 100% for the money and 0% for safety.
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10/29/26
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The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s annual Halloween Pet Costume Parade on Sunday brought out the best dressed dogs and their humans as well. Prizes were awarded for scariest (Tarantula), …
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10/29/26
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