Residents throughout the region can now shape the future of Chestnut Hill’s architectural legacy.
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by Chrissy Clawson, programs and communications manager for the Chestnut Hill Conservancy
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10/31/24
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An organization that helps cancer patients through their healthcare battle will host a dessert fundraiser Oct. 19.
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10/17/24
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At their inception, online platforms showcasing images of aspiring homes were evocative and inspiring. No more.
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by Val Nehez
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10/10/24
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Even when she was in high school and working in Chestnut Hill, Victoria Coleman aspired to become a professional makeup artist.
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by Len Lear
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10/10/24
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Welcome to Explore's Go-To Guide - a handy reference for where to go in the Northwest and surrounding communities.
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9/21/24
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You might say that local glassblower Andrew Clark will never crack under pressure.
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by Len Lear
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9/12/24
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The following reports include the two-week period from July 8 to Aug. 11.
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8/15/24
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Ellen Formanek Tepper, of Glenside, a professional harpist, award-winning artist, dancer and lover of dragons and kitties, died July 17.
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by Len Lear
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8/8/24
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There probably was no bigger fan of the late comedian and social critic George Carlin than myself, even though I once had a nightmarish personal experience with him.
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by Len Lear
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8/8/24
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In Germantown, full-service restaurants and cafés are a rarity. This may account for the excitement about Das Good Café.
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by Ann Marie Doley
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8/7/24
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The Philadelphia Historical Commission's architecture committee voted unanimously to reject a five-story apartment development across the street from the Chestnut Hill Hotel.
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by Carla Robinson
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7/24/24
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At a time when Ramirez needed comfort, she received them in the place she had intended to be not only a business, but also a refuge for parents.
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by Len Lear
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7/11/24
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I was rummaging through my basement files last week when I stumbled across the notes of one of my all-time favorite interviews.
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by Len Lear
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6/13/24
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Nonprofits are always looking for ways to raise funds, but the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund may have a new twist.
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by Len Lear
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6/6/24
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Ted Fink, who will discuss his new book at Hilltop Books, lost a lifetime of work when he stuffed three novel manuscripts, 30 short stories, 20 songs, and dozens of poems into an overnight bag and checked it onto a plane that he and his family were taking to Puerto Rico.
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by Len Lear
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5/31/24
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The CHCA board voted to recommend approval of a variance for 7929 Roanoke Street, with provisos, for a short-term rental property.
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by Carla Robinson
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5/31/24
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Carolyn Louise Van Sciver Armstrong, formerly of Chestnut Hill, died unexpectedly March 27 in Orlando, Florida.
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by Len Lear
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4/25/24
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Heitner is considered an expert in social media and mental health, online hate speech and bullying, internet safety, digital culture, sexting and digital citizenship.
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by Len Lear
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3/7/24
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If the current threat to the Chestnut Hill West line turns out as feared, it would mean much more than just the end of the local transit service.
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by Alex Bartlett
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2/21/24
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Who takes college classes in the middle of the night? The answer: Maksym Burych, forced to flee Ukraine.
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by Len Lear
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2/1/24
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