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Fifty years after Big Star first produced the rock masterpiece album “Radio City,” the band has gained a committed cult following.
Big Star's 'Radio City' rock masterpiece turns 50
“Radio City” – released to terrific reviews yet scant commercial sales – is now being feted with an international tour. more
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In addition to her frequent performances at the William Penn Inn, Ellen Tepper played for hundreds of weddings and funerals over many decades. She also gave private lessons for more than 30 years.
Renowned harpist and artist, Ellen Tepper, dies at 71
Ellen Formanek Tepper, of Glenside, a professional harpist, award-winning artist, dancer and lover of dragons and kitties, died July 17. more
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Larry Weaner, of Glenside, was honored last month by the American Horticultural Society as one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given its “Great American Gardeners Award.”
Horticulturist wins major national award
Larry Weaner is one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given a “Great American Gardeners Award.”  more
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Fireworks will be part of the lineup for families around the region who are celebrating the Fourth of July.
July Fourth: Parades, fireworks and history
Excited about the red, white and blue but still unsure about how you're going to spend July Fourth? Don’t worry. We’ve got you. more
Businesses along Germantown Avenue scrambled to cope with a 10-hour power outage during a sweltering day last week.
Outage disrupts a day of business
Anne McNally was on her way to work last Thursday when she saw police cars blocking access because of a downed pole.  more
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Families around the region celebrated last year’s Fourth of July with patriotic bike parades, joyous music, snazzy headwear, and a visit from ABC’s “Good Morning America,” which spent part of the holiday broadcasting from Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill..
Celebrate July Fourth with parades, fireworks and history 
You don’t have to fight the traffic and the crowds in Center City to celebrate Independence Day in the nation’s birthplace. more
“Floribunda,” oil on canvas, 68” x 56,” 1991, displays Batchelor's whimsical imagination.
A career retrospective blossoms amid art school uncertainty
The delicate flower paintings of Betsy Batchelor are part of a colorful career retrospective on exhibit at the Cope House Gallery in Germantown. more
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PhilaMRKT, a one-day pop-up featuring some of the area's best artists, is returning to Chestnut Hill on June 7 from 5-7 p.m. at Kismet Cowork, 12 W. Willow Grove Ave.
Talented designers return to Hill’s PhilaMRKT pop-up
PhilaMRKT, a one-day pop-up featuring some of the area's best artists, is returning to Chestnut Hill on June 7 at Kismet Cowork, 12 W. Willow Grove Ave. more
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The Hot Club of Philadelphia performing recently at the City Winery Philadelphia in Center City.
The Beatles and Dylan like you've never heard before
Odds are you probably enjoy the music of The Beatles and Bob Dylan, but you have never heard it played the way the Hot Club of Philadelphia will be playing it at The Fallser in East Falls. more
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Wyndmoor native Craig Shoemaker has performed in every major comedy venue in the country, has appeared in more than 100 TV shows, and was a regular on “Hollywood Squares.”
Emmy-winning comic returns for Sellersville performance
I like to think that I discovered Chestnut Hill area native Craig Shoemaker, who will be performing his stand-up comedy act at Sellersville Theater in Bucks County, about a half-hour drive from … more
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Rasheed Booker, a Mt. Airy resident and senior at Arcadia University, proudly holds up his “Undergraduate Student of the Year Award.” He won over 70 other nominees from all over the country.
Mt. Airy Arcadia student wins national recognition
Rasheed Booker won the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA)  award at its conference in Portland, Oregon, beating 70 other students from across the country. more
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Libby Frank, a lifelong advocate for peace and justice, died at 95 on Dec. 12, 2023.
New autobiography by late Hill activist Libby Frank
The lifelong activist before her death last year is the subject of “Life of Libby: Chasing Peace & Justice with Humor Guts & Passion.” more
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The cafeteria in OMC’s new school building is a particular favorite of Michael Pavelsky, parent of an OMC eighth grader and architect with the firm that created the design of the building’s new interior.
A bright new future for OMC
Eighth graders signed a steel roof truss in the parking lot at Our Mother of Consolation Parish School on Monday. Then it was hoisted onto the top of the school. more
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A mountain biker navigates a rock-strewn trail.
So many ways to enjoy the park
The Wissahickon offers countless opportunities for outdoor recreational activities like birding, hiking, trail biking, horseback riding and rock climbing. more
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“Tea in my Studio,” date unknown, by Susette Schultz Keast
Celebrating women artists and the anniversary of groundbreaking festival
The works of artists including Sarah Miriam Peale, Susette Inloes Schultz Keast and Selma Hortense Burke are on display at Woodmere. more
We’ll lose the train if we don’t use it
What is the best way for Chestnut Hill to save its train line? Take the train. more
Two community health fairs offer screenings and support
Community groups in the region will give residents an opportunity to catch up on their health screenings this week in free events. more
Faith Ringgold, who is now 93, painted this piece, “As Free and Independent States,” which depicts Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence right next to Martin Luther King's “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
SCH gallery exhibition: ‘Perspective on the Past’
The exhibit features more than 20 paintings, prints, photographs, mixed media works and sculptures. more
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Julie Lawson (left), current chair of the history committee of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, and the Rev. Emily Richards, rector of St. Thomas who died Jan. 16, celebrated the church's 325th anniversary in June of last year.
Beloved St. Thomas Whitemarsh rector dies at 52
The Rev. Emily Barr Richards, who made history when she became both the first female and first disabled rector of the church, died Jan. 16. more
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Firefighters were called to the burning Stotesbury Estates townhouse at 2:10 a.m. on Monday. Photo from social media
87-year-old woman, alone at home with her dog, dies in Wyndmoor fire
Firefighters were called to the residence, the center townhouse in a block of five townhouses in Stotesbury Estates, at 2:10 a.m. more
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