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Philadelphia born and raised Eve, who spent her early days in Germantown, will discuss her new memoir Sept. 18 at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cedarbrook.
Hip-hop’s Eve returns to discuss new memoir and Philly roots
Philadelphia native and hip-hop artist Eve returns to her hometown Sept. 18 to discuss her new memoir. more
A state budget that helps everyone to live with dignity
Some of the most important investments are set to take center stage as the school year begins. more
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Lois Villemaire's new book of poetry, “My Eight Greats,” is full of poems about Chestnut Hill, and features her maternal grandfather, Sam Blumenthal, (above), who operated a grocery store, Blumenthal & Hayman, at 8512-14 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill in the 1930s.
New book of poetry pays homage to Chestnut Hill
Lois Villemaire's book, “My Eight Greats,” is replete with poems about Chestnut Hill. more
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Dariel Benton-Updike got fed up with the sexual harassment she often experienced on SEPTA, so she decided to do something about it. And she did.
Temple student tackles sexual harassment on SEPTA
Dariel Benton-Updike, 21, a rising senior at Temple University, is proving that one person can make a difference. more
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Betty Matusow Perlmutter, who was 100 on April 4, with her great-granddaughters, Maia and Juliana Zilber-Reusing, who are rising second graders at Henry School in Mt. Airy.
Betty Perlmutter: A zest for life and a legacy of love
"I have done it all and had such fun,” she said. “I lived a lifetime of love." more
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Relaxing beside a pond at Awbury Arboretum.
A love of nature for the public good
The Northwest Philadelphia area is blessed with four prominent public gardens, all of which are a Quaker legacy. more
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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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Members of the Philadelphia Phantomz women's tackle football team.
Women's professional football takes hold in NW Philadelphia
Professional women’s tackle football is a relatively new phenomenon, and the Philadelphia Phantomz don't have it easy. more
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Betty Perlmutter will be 100 on April 5, but she can still “cut a rug.”
About to celebrate her 100th birthday, she’s still dancing
Betty Matusow Perlmutter was in a coma and on life support for two weeks. She was 87. Now, “There is so much joy and wonder in everything," she says. more
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Catherine “Cassie” Frazer, with Bonnie, her Golden Retriever, in their home across the street from Pastorius Park. Frazer was an extraordinary painter of life-like pet portraits.
Hill teacher, acclaimed pet portraitist, dies at 77
Catherine “Cassie” Frazer, a Chestnut Hill artist and former teacher at the Henry Houston School in Mt. Airy, found a muse in the many pets that she painted. more
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Bartram’s Garden has been working hard to restore its water’s edge, and reconnect Philadelphia residents with the Schuylkill River. The city's sewer issues, however, mean that the water is unsafe for use almost half the days of the year.
Is 'Green City, Clean Waters' succeeding, or is $2.4 billion going down the drain?
It’s been 300 years since botanist John Bartram decided to build a garden on the banks of the Schuylkill River. Today, the landscape looks vastly different. more
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Next Play’s ‘Hoops for Hope’ is back
Next Play Basketball Program will be hosting their annual Hoops for Hope 3v3 Basketball Tournament this Sunday, Oct. 22. more
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The Rev. Ethelyn Taylor stands at the door of her former congregation, Oxford Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy. Taylor, pastor at Oxford for 30 years, recently retired after expanding the membership, programming and community involvement of the congregation.
A retiring minister whose next steps are anything but
During the worrying days of a pandemic, the Rev. Ethelyn Taylor leaned into the uncertain space between the here and the not yet. more
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La Salle College High School's Drew Gordon, surrounded here by his players, holds aloft the trophy that designated him as the first Philadelphia Catholic League coach from a major sport to win a PIAA state championship in 2009.
Championship-winning ex-coach of Wyndmoor football team dies
La Salle College High School's Drew Gordon, the first Philadelphia Catholic League coach from a major sport to win a PIAA state championship, died Sept. 4. more
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According to a former teaching colleague at Cedarbrook Middle School, “Tony used to take off from school every year on the first day of fishing in the Wissahickon Creek. And I remember that Tony was thrilled to have met Pope John Paul II.”
Inspirational math teacher leaves long-lasting legacy
Anthony (“Tony”) J. Matula was a math teacher and coach at Cedarbrook Middle School in Cheltenham for 32 years and Wyncote Academy for 15 years. more
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Leidy Sheeder Bonanno, who graduated from Jenks Elementary School in Chestnut Hill and Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, was killed by an ex-boyfriend after she graduated from nursing school 20 years ago.
Scholarship funds sought in memory of slain nurse
Her sister is raising funds for the Leidy Sheeder Bonanno Memorial Fund for the Reading Hospital School of Nursing, which was created by Leidy's parents 20 years ago. more
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Maureen Breen, former president of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens, will teach a two-session course for Mt. Airy Learning Tree starting March 23 entitled “Backyard Chicken Keeping.”
Tired of those ‘fowl’ egg prices? Here is a solution
Eggs, which nature conveniently delivers as perfectly formed little packages of protein, are perhaps one of our healthiest and most versatile foods.  more
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The 110-room Lynnewood Hall, vacant for more than 30 years, has suffered the effects of vandals as well as water.
Historic Lynnewood Hall to be sold
A scrappy group of young preservationists has reached an agreement to buy and start restoring Lynnewood Hall, the 110-room Gilded Age mansion in Elkins Park. more
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Chestnut Hill College's Amir Warwick guides the ball around a defender to make a lay-up. He scored his 1,000th career point as a CHC Griffin on a free throw in the first half.
CHC men capture conference victory in overtime, 87-84
In men's basketball, Chestnut Hill College had been seesawing back and forth across the .500 mark for much of last month, but a victory in the Griffins' first contest of 2023 was their third win in a row. more
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New Local board member Erica Paul at her desk at TruMark Financial Credit Union on the corner of Germantown and Highland Avenues, where she is an assistant vice-president branch manager.
Local’s newest board member has a head for numbers
Erica Paul, the newest member of the Chestnut Hill Local board of directors, joined the board as its treasurer three months ago. more
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