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Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) is a name that may not be familiar to some non-jazz buffs, but there was no musician quite like him.
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by Len Lear
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10/15/26
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The following is for crimes reported from Oct. 4 to Oct. 11.
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10/15/26
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Len Lear hit it out of the ballpark with the Jamie Polson story. Polson, a local musician, wrote a vulnerable song about suicide called “I’m Glad You’re Here.”
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10/15/26
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Salt & Light Academy for Boys, a microschool in Mt. Airy, has won $500,000 as a finalist for the Yass Prize. The award was announced on Oct. 6 in Philadelphia.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/15/26
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The inaugural Philadelphia Outward Bound School (POBS) jamboree fundraiser at the Discovery Center on Oct. 1 drew 143 guests and raised more than $190,000 for Philadelphia students.The dress code was …
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by Chris Richter
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10/15/26
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The West Mt. Airy Historic House Tour is returning for its third year on Oct. 18 from 12-4 p.m.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/15/26
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The Friends of the Cresheim Trail (FOCT) is hosting a festival at the end of the month to celebrate a new trail in the works.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/15/26
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Mt. Airy resident Mario Zucca is a talented artist/illustrator who has done work for professional sports teams and corporations. He has recently been getting national media attention — but not for his artwork.
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by Len Lear
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10/14/26
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“Witch” (2018) by Jen Silverman has no witches, but you do meet a string of memorable characters.
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by Hugh Hunter
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10/8/26
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Longtime Germantown resident and native Tom Di Nardo, 89, who went to Germantown Friends School and later became one of the region’s most prolific music writers, passed away on Sept. 19.
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by Len Lear
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10/8/26
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The following is for crimes reported from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4.
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10/8/26
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The story of Philadelphia has unfolded in unpredictable, often disturbing, and yet astonishing ways. Central to the city’s early days was the very birth of our nation.
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10/8/26
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Not every pop song is popcorn fluff about “moon, June, spoon.”
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by Len Lear
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10/8/26
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What a difference a year makes. This week marks one year since the Chestnut Hill Community Association stepped in to manage the Chestnut Hill Local and issued an emergency appeal to keep the paper afloat.
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10/8/26
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Few of us will ever sing like contestants on “The Voice” or “American Idol,” not to mention the performers on Broadway or The Metropolitan Opera. But that doesn’t mean we cannot improve our singing.
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by Len Lear
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10/8/26
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Our readers came through with an array of local recommendations for your drinking pleasure.
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by the Local Foodie team
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10/8/26
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Yvonne Haskins, a force of nature and beloved activist who was dedicated to community advocacy in Mt. Airy, Germantown, and throughout Philadelphia, died Sept. 29 of metastatic breast cancer.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/7/26
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Ever dream about writing a movie script? If so, you just may want to take courses on the subject offered in October by Mt. Airy Learning Tree (MALT).
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by Len Lear
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10/1/26
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The following is for crimes reported from Sept. 20 to Sept. 27.
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10/1/26
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Mt. Airy resident Warren Cooper, who will perform at Woodmere on Friday, Oct. 2, 6 p.m., may not be an ordained minster, but he has always used his musical talents in the service of a higher purpose.
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by Len Lear
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10/1/26
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