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Tom Shirley doesn’t spend much time contemplating the gray areas of life.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/30/26
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Wills Eye Hospital will host its 17th annual Give Kids Sight Day on Saturday, Oct. 3.
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9/24/26
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For four nights only, Night of Lights will illuminate Germantown Avenue with projected videos, architectural and landscape lighting, and stories drawn from more than 250 years of local history.
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by Chrissy Clawson
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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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Like many Philadelphians, Wissahickon resident Michelle Ritondo first visited the Academy of Natural Sciences on a school field trip.
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by Abby Weiss
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9/23/26
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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 women’s college summer basketball league ended its 2026 season on a familiar note last week.
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by Tom Utescher
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8/6/26
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The number of teams still engaged in the playoffs of the women’s college summer league was reduced from nine to four last week in two nights of competition at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/30/26
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Last week marked the end of the regular season for the basketball players in the women’s college summer league.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/23/26
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The top team in the women’s college summer league remained undefeated last week, but lower down in the standings there was a team that picked up its first victory of the 2026 season.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/16/26
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Last week, women’s basketball players who had participated in the college summer league in the past were particularly grateful that the league has now relocated to Plymouth Whitemarsh High School.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/9/26
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One of the league leaders, Holy Family University’s Team Aquatic (2-0), had a bye last week, while Jefferson University’s Team Blackstar remained in the top spot as it climbed to a 3-0 record.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/2/26
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June 16 marked the start of the 2026 season for the women’s basketball summer league that was founded more than 30 years ago at Chestnut Hill’s Water Tower Recreation Center.
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by Tom Utescher
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6/25/26
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Psychiatrist Dr. Franklin Maleson, who has lived in Chestnut Hill for 31 years, is rather modest considering his pioneering achievements as a U.S. Army doctor treating drug-addicted Vietnam War veterans.
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by Len Lear
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6/18/26
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Rebecca Conderman (Patsy) Swain passed away June 12 th surrounded by her family due to complications from leukemia at the age of 82. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Cliff Swain, her three …
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6/15/26
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Peter Paone, 89, of Mt. Airy, a renowned artist, educator, and mentor whose work has been exhibited in some of the world’s most prestigious museums and galleries, died May 14 after a brief illness.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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The Nature Record, formerly the National Nature Assessment, is the first holistic assessment of the state of nature in the United States.
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by Abby Weiss
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4/1/26
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Chestnut Hill College senior Sara Tamoun on Jan. 20 seemed to live up to the nickname of fellow Easton, Pa., athlete Larry Holmes, the boxing champion known as the “Easton Assassin.”
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by Tom Utescher
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1/29/26
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CHWs can help their neighbors, many of whom are wary of the health care system, adopt healthy behaviors and gain access to quality medical care and social services.
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by Robert Calandra
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12/30/25
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Brian McCloskey, who was appointed Chestnut Hill College’s eighth president in August, has deep roots in Philadelphia.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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12/10/25
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