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Malcolm Gladwell called it a “tipping point,” that moment when the changing balance of things shifts to a new reality, never to go back to the way it was.The good folks down in Buckhead, Georgia, …
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10/29/26
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Heather Michaelson is a talented artist, teacher and award-winning self-advocate who will be walking the runway in formal attire at a national fundraiser for Down syndrome on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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by Len Lear
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10/29/26
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When the late Bill Giles was the Philadelphia Phillies’ director of business operations in the early 1970s, part of his role was to mount nonbaseball entertainment that would draw people to Veterans Stadium.
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by Clark Groome
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10/22/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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10/15/26
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High Point Cafe at the Allen Lane Train Station is a popular meeting place for area residents. But from now until Nov. 1, it is also a place where you can see an exhibit by Chestnut Hill nature artist Richard Metz.
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by Len Lear
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10/15/26
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UPDATE: The festival has been postponed until Oct. 11.
Chestnut Hill’s Fall for the Arts Festival, one of the neighborhood’s largest annual events, returns to Germantown Avenue this Sunday with a batch of fresh faces.
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by Chloe Ann Pabon
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9/24/26
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When we embarked on our readers’ poll for favorite sandwiches, we didn’t expect to be drawn into the age-old foodie debate of the definition of a sandwich.
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by the Local Foodie Team
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9/24/26
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Lois Cox, of Oreland, received a letter from Springfield Township officials informing her that she has been chosen to receive their “Beautiful Springfield Award.”
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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Joseph M. “Joe” Ascenzi, 71, former owner of Laurel Hill Gardens, a garden center and landscape company in Chestnut Hill, for 44 years until his retirement in 2025, passed away peacefully on Aug. 29.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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Joseph M. "Joe" Ascenzi, 71, of Abington, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29 th . from Parkinson’s Disease.
Joe was born in Philadelphia and raised in Ardsley, PA. …
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9/16/26
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Jews around the region will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at sundown Sept. 11, observing the start of the most sacred period on the Jewish calendar.
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9/10/26
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Now that summer is winding down, you might be feeling a bit melancholy about not being able to enjoy all of the wonderful seafood you had at the shore this summer. Well, fear not!
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by the Local Foodie Team
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9/10/26
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I went to see “The Dog Stars” at the Flourtown Movie Tavern. We settled on Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars,” a post-apocalyptic drama based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel.
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by Sam Beckett
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9/10/26
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The athletics program at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy will be under new leadership for the start of the 2026-27 academic year, as popular athletic director David Wilson has decided to move on.
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by Tom Utescher
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8/27/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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8/27/26
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No doubt about it: Northwest residents are a well-caffeinated bunch! And they are passionate about their favorite spots.
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by The Local Foodie Team
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8/27/26
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Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels' newest pilot program is Arts on Wheels, a collaborative effort of CHMOW and Allens Lane Art Center to bring creative arts to the older and often homebound CHMOW clients.
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by Len Lear
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8/13/26
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Kathleen Marie (McKenna) Winter, a talented painter, former longtime Chestnut Hill resident, devout Catholic and spiritual support for many friends and family members, died peacefully on June 9 at age 91.
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by Len Lear
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8/6/26
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Craig Shoemaker has had impressive success in show business, winning two Emmy Awards for his work as a writer, actor and producer for the regional TV network, PRISM.
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by Len Lear
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7/16/26
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This might be the future of breast imaging. It’s not just 3D mammography, or digital breast tomosynthesis – it’s how and where the technology is being offered.
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by Jeff Meade
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6/4/26
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