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Dr. Toby K. Eisenstein (nee Karet) on August 4, 2024. A renowned and prolific research scientist with over 150 scientific publications, a dynamic and beloved teacher.
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8/15/24
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Larry Weaner is one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given a “Great American Gardeners Award.”
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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For his Eagle Scout project, Charles "Chip" Amuso is overseeing the creation of 10 handmade quilts for residents of Keystone House.
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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The Northwest Philadelphia area is blessed with four prominent public gardens, all of which are a Quaker legacy.
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by George McNeely
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6/28/24
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The partnership is between the Friends for the Restoration of the Germantown YWCA and a group from Bryn Mawr College.
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by Bryan Derr
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6/26/24
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The Rev. Tanya Regli was just appointed Clergy in Charge at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church.
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by Len Lear
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4/25/24
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On April 22, 1970, my wife and I were among the crowd of about 30,000 who gathered on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park -- the first Earth Day.
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by Len Lear
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4/18/24
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You wouldn’t argue against Emily S. Gavin’s commitment to service. She's a dementia care expert.
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by Len Lear
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3/21/24
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The award-winning dance troupe will hold a recruiting event on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
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by Len Lear
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1/25/24
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Choral Arts Philadelphia will welcome the new year with a rare local performance of one of the most seminal sacred works in their repertoire.
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by Michael Caruso
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12/28/23
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Donald Nally will conduct The Crossing choir in the world premiere of a major new work.
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by Michael Caruso
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12/14/23
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This newspaper has profiled innumerable local artists over the years, most of whom always had a passion for art. Alice Lesnick took a different path.
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by Len Lear
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10/26/23
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Alice Lesnick, who lives in Erdenheim, took a different path. She spent most of her life as an academic and did not begin painting until age 50.
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by Len Lear
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10/3/23
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Editor’s note: It appears that we have a celebrity on our hands. These letters are in response to the story of Len Lear’s cat, Blackie.
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9/28/23
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There is likely no one in the Greater Philadelphia area responsible for finding more loving families for orphaned children than Shirley Sagin.
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by Len Lear
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7/13/23
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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.
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by Len Lear
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7/13/23
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The Woodmere Art Museum, which is in the midst of a major expansion, has just appointed four new trustees.
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6/29/23
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The Rt. Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold, III, of Chestnut Hill, the 25th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church who came under fire after supporting the ordination of women and gay Christians, died on March 5.
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by Len Lear
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3/16/23
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Since 1871, there has been a library building in Chestnut Hill at 8711 Germantown Avenue. Now, we need you to do your part.
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by Lynne Brown, Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library
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3/16/23
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Longtime Germantown resident Richard Raub will conduct the Academy of Vocal Arts’ production of Gaetano Donizetti’s comic masterpiece, “Don Pasquale,” Feb. 16 to 23.
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by Michael Caruso
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2/9/23
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