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Mt. Airy gala set
Awards, music and hors d’oeuvres will highlight “A Night on the Avenue,” on Saturday, May 4. more
Apr 25, 2024 issue
CHYSE leagues launch Water Tower baseball
The Water Tower Baseball fields are in full swing with three leagues of 10 Chestnut Hill Youth Sports Club Junior Baseball teams. more
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Michael Winship will lead the discussion at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, 200 W. Tulpehocken St. in Germantown, on Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m.
Hill literary scholar to discuss the scandalous 'Quaker City'
Distinguished literary scholar Michael Winship, a Chestnut Hill resident, will lead a discussion of the notorious best-seller on April 28. more
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Court ruling will be critical in Mt. Airy’s battle for space
Mt. Airy, a vibrant and diverse community in Philadelphia, faces a pivotal moment in its urban development trajectory. more
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Rep. Tarik Khan (at podium) with a bipartisan group of 10 state legislators in the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg.
Bipartisan veterans bill helps give heroes their due
 The resolution establishes the Pennsylvania Task Force on Agent Orange and Other Toxins. more
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Friends of the Wissahickon is celebrating its centennial “Backyard Bash” at the historic Valley Green Inn on May 10.
FOW celebrates centennial with fun and fitness
This spring and early summer, Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is hosting two major events to mark its 100 years of stewardship of Wissahickon Valley Park. more
Crime Report
The following report is for offenses reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the week of April 14 to April 21.  more
Mt. Airy Day, the street festival that started in the 1970s, is scheduled to return for another year on Saturday, May 11. The day full of shopping, music, food and fun will kick off at noon and last until 5 p.m. on Germantown Avenue between Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Gorgas Lane. The rain date is Saturday, May 18. The festival started as a way to foster relationships between neighbors east and west of Germantown Avenue. At Mt. Airy Day in 1983 (above), youngsters ride The Tempest amusement park attraction, which had been set up on Germantown Avenue.
Mt. Airy Day’s return is a sign of spring
The Rev. Tanya Regli was recently appointed Clergy in Charge at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church, 224 E. Gowen Ave. in Mt. Airy.
New head of Mt. Airy church has come a long way
The Rev. Tanya Regli was just appointed Clergy in Charge at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church. more
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Springfield Twp. news
Springfield Township held its annual  “No Stigma, No Shame” day to support public awareness of substance use disorder and mental health challenges. more
Carolyn Louise Van Sciver Armstrong, a third-generation resident of Chestnut Hill, was known for her kindness, her outstanding singing voice and for providing meals for the sick at her church for many years.
Hill's Van Sciver Furniture chain descendant dies at 53
Carolyn Louise Van Sciver Armstrong, formerly of Chestnut Hill, died unexpectedly March 27 in Orlando, Florida. more
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Corinne Scioli
Jenks principal Scioli wins Lindback Award
Principal Corinne Scioli of the J.S. Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences has been honored with the Lindback Distinguished Principal Award. more
CHCA Agenda
To register for Zoom meetings: https://www.chestnuthill.org/meetings.php more
Brothers Dave and Tim Hause onstage at Venice Island at the 2023 Sing Us Home festival.
‘Sing Us Home’ returns to Venice Island
Thanks to the efforts of Philadelphia-born musician brothers Dave and Tim Hause, Manayunk’s three-day Sing Us Home Festival is returning. more
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A silhouette of Christie Fischer as Diana (front) and Nic Fallacaro as Gabe.
Challenging convention in 'Normal’
"Next to Normal" broke new ground in the history of the American musical. It debuted off-Broadway in 2008 and then won a Pulitzer Prize. more
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The Philadelphia Orchestra performed “Four Songs” by Alma Schindler-Mahler, a well-respected composer in her own right before she married Gustav Mahler, who demanded that she suspend her own career if they were to be married. She did.
Tempesta di Mare celebrates and the orchestra played Mahler
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will present “Bach & Telemann: Four Flavors of Concerto” on April 28 in Chestnut Hill. more
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Orlando and Patricia Haddad have been at the forefront of world music and Brazilian jazz on the East Coast for decades.
At the library: Brazilian jazz & choral ensemble
The Chestnut Hill Library’s “Meet the Musicians” program concludes its spring lineup with free performances on April 30 and May 14. more
Kellye Garrett
Authors talk about their thrillers
Award-winning authors Alyssa Cole and Kellye Garrett will chat about their latest books on May 1. more
Libby Frank, a lifelong advocate for peace and justice, died at 95 on Dec. 12, 2023.
New autobiography by late Hill activist Libby Frank
The lifelong activist before her death last year is the subject of “Life of Libby: Chasing Peace & Justice with Humor Guts & Passion.” more
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