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Long-time Germantown resident and violinist Booker Rowe, who in 1968 became the first Black musician to play with the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra, died July 31. He was 85.
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by Len Lear
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8/27/26
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The Greater Philadelphia Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, a nonprofit that focuses on sustaining the legacy of the men and women who served as Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, is hosting several ongoing exhibits.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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8/13/26
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Herb (great name for a chef) Scott, whose Mt. Airy firm, Herb Scott Catering, has been one of the area’s top catering firms for 27 years, is hanging up his utensils, pots and pans and other cooking paraphernalia.
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by Len Lear
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6/25/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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6/18/26
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After running against state Sen. Art Haywood in 2022, Republican candidate Todd Johnson is again challenging the longtime state senator in the Nov. 3 general election.
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by Tommy Tucker
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6/3/26
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As the Chestnut Hill Local this month will celebrate the start of its 68th year, we bring you the story of one of the area’s first newspapers, founded by an ambitious businessman who came to Philadelphia 300 years ago.
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by Jeff Meade
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5/7/26
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Longtime West Mt. Airy resident Sadie Elva Marie Spencer Torrence, an entrepreneur, mentor, loving mother and devout Christian, died April 10 of age-related causes.
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by Len Lear
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4/23/26
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Editor’s note: This is another story in a series about candidates for the state House 200th Legislative District seat.
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by Tommy Tucker
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4/23/26
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As some of religion’s most holy days are celebrated this spring, people of faith around the region are focusing on themes of freedom, hope and renewal.
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4/2/26
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On Feb. 27 and 28, Anita Lewis and Gwendolyn Ebron will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest history lesson.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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2/26/26
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A number of well-known area residents died in 2025, leaving deep holes in the community.
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12/25/25
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The Philadelphia Orchestra is without exception the region’s dominant classical music ensemble.
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by Michael Caruso
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12/25/25
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Over the decades, few issues have drawn more controversy in the Northwest than that of development, and 2025 was no different.
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by The Staff
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12/23/25
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Faith leaders called for housing affordability and a repeal of the city’s business tax cuts last week during a series of press conferences in neighborhoods across the city including the Northwest.
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by Tommy Tucker
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11/19/25
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Andrew Kotylo, director of music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, will lead the parish’s Adult Choir in a performance of Dominick DiOrio’s “Our Wildest Imagining” as part of the 10 a.m. combined service this Sunday, Oct. 19.
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by Michael Caruso
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10/16/25
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The modern term “girlboss” is often used to describe women who are hard-working and ambitious. For Alana Mason, a 15-year-old student in the 10th grade at Wissahickon High School, the title is more than fitting.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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Since I began my tenure as Executive Director of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy in January, the question I hear most often is, “How was ‘that’ allowed to be built in Chestnut Hill?”
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by David Gest, Esq.
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9/25/25
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At first, Carlotta Fareira and Harrison Tate Jr. passed each other with only a nod of recognition as they navigated Forbidden Drive in the early morning hours.
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by Kristin E. Holmes
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9/24/25
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When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson needed a partner to help launch her 2024 memoir, “Lovely One,” she chose Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books in the heart of historic Germantown.
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by Carla Robinson
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9/24/25
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Helen Elizabeth Haynes, 74, an acclaimed painter and textile artist, former college art teacher, chief cultural officer during the administration of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and cultural affairs director at Montgomery County Community College, died of cardiac arrest March 26 at Jefferson Einstein Hospital.
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by Len Lear
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9/11/25
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