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As they looked to head into the PIAA District 1 tennis tournament, Mount St. Joseph Academy tennis players prepared by facing some tough competition on Sept. 23.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/1/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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10/1/26
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Tara Maguire had never seriously created art until 2017, when she went to an art class at Woodmere with her mother, philanthropist and artist Frances (Frannie) Maguire.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/24/26
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Theodore “Ted” Saul Fink, of Chestnut Hill, an artist, writer and businessman who joyfully led tours of Philadelphia, a city he loved, died at home Sept. 11 of kidney disease. He was 87.
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by Len Lear
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9/24/26
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Penn Charter’s tennis team enjoyed pleasant late-summer weather last week, when the Quakers hosted a nonleague match against the Lancers of Central High School.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/24/26
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Chestnut Hill “spiritual artist” Jesse White is exhibiting her work as part of the Joined Hands Artists Collective in a show on display through Oct. 10 at Allens Lane Art Center.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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Jane Catherine Trombly, 61, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 9, 2026.
Born March 26, 1965, in Hampton, Virginia, Jane was the daughter of Carol Pandini Trombly and the …
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9/16/26
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Peter Yeomans, Ph.D, M.Ed, a longtime Germantown resident and clinical psychologist for the Veterans Administration (VA), died unexpectedly at work of cardiac arrhythmia on Aug. 28 at age 58.
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by Len Lear
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9/10/26
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Funding from the Community and Economic Assistance Program was recently awarded to the Friends of Mt. Airy Playground to support activities and improvements to the recreation center at 7001 Germantown Ave.
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9/10/26
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One of the unlikely stars in WDAS history is journalist and author Wynne Alexander, who has been a champion for many decades of causes important to the Black community and social justice activists.
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by Len Lear
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9/3/26
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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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Stephen Unger was surrounded by family when he died peacefully at home on July 14 at the age of 82.
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by Len Lear
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8/20/26
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If you have walked or driven lately past Locals Coffee Roastery & Cafe at 800 E. Willow Grove Ave. in Wyndmoor, you undoubtedly have seen the spectacular new mural outside on the building.
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by Len Lear
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8/20/26
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Evelyn Hoopes Miller died Friday July 31, 2026. Eve was pre-deceased by her devoted husband Richards Galt Miller, her parents, Emily Sydney Hawkins Murphey and William Rhoads Murphey Jr. and …
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8/19/26
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“This Silent Music" will receive its world premiere on Saturday, Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m., at the James Turrell Skyspace in the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, 20 E. Mermaid Lane.
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by Len Lear
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8/6/26
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Celebrating our 68th year as a community newspaper, we have renewed optimism and are writing our next chapter to ensure the newspaper continues on solid footing.
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7/30/26
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For many years, Christopher Yingling dreamed of having a theater company. When it came time for him to create one, he turned to some of his closest friends.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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7/30/26
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Veronika Pavliutina, a 48-year-old single mom from Odessa, fled Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, when the Russian bombing started.
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by Len Lear
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7/16/26
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Aikido, a cybersecurity firm co-founded by Madeline Lawrence, has been raising money at a billion-dollar clip.
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by Len Lear
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7/9/26
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When this city steps onto the global stage to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, some 10,000 loyal Philadelphians will be showing up too.
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by Carla Robinson
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7/6/26
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