|
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.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
10/1/26
|
|
Philadelphia public and charter schools have historically been underfunded, leaving teachers with fewer avenues every year to acquire the necessary resources for their students.
more
by Gregory C. Jackson
|
10/1/26
|
|
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.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
9/24/26
|
|
This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
more
9/3/26
|
|
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.
more
by Len Lear
|
9/3/26
|
|
This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
more
7/30/26
|
|
1929 — with the Great Depression looming — was not the most opportune moment to start a career, especially for a rare woman architect.
more
by Amy Lambert
|
7/7/26
|
|
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.
more
by Carla Robinson
|
7/6/26
|
|
Look up. It sounds simple, I know. But traveling through Europe for my senior project, I kept discovering that the most breathtaking and surprising things were always hiding just above eye level.
more
6/25/26
|
|
After running against state Sen. Art Haywood in 2022, Republican candidate Todd Johnson is again challenging the longtime state senator in the Nov. 3 general election.
more
by Tommy Tucker
|
6/3/26
|
|
Last week’s weather forecast for the Pennsylvania Independent Schools lacrosse final four games was: boiling hot on Tuesday for the semifinals, and much cooler and rainy for Thursday’s championship game.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
5/28/26
|
|
The weather in mid-May can be fickle, so participants in last weekend’s 99th annual Stotesbury Cup Regatta had to be pleased with conditions along the Kelly Drive racecourse.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
5/21/26
|
|
Next Tuesday, May 19, is primary election day in Pennsylvania, and there are a number of candidates and issues to consider for voters in Northwest Philadelphia and southeastern Montgomery County.
more
5/14/26
|
|
It was a lousy spring day at Episcopal Academy for the 2026 Inter-Ac League track and field championships.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
5/14/26
|
|
I’m Chris Johnson, and I’m running for Pennsylvania state representative in the 200th legislative district.
more
5/13/26
|
|
In the Inter-Ac League softball game at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy on April 28, the outcome was essentially decided once the host Blue Devils scored four runs in the bottom of the first …
more
by Tom Utescher
|
5/7/26
|
|
In an Inter-Ac League girls’ lacrosse contest on April 9, Penn Charter breezed past the Irish of the Academy of Notre Dame, 16-6.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
4/30/26
|
|
The 2026 Inter-Ac League season in boys’ lacrosse began earlier this month, and already a familiar pattern is starting to emerge.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
4/23/26
|
|
Penn Charter performed well in both the footraces and the field events on April 15 in an Inter-Ac League girls’ tri-meet held at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.
more
by Tom Utescher
|
4/23/26
|
|
William Squibb Colehower, 88, passed away on November 28, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Born in Abington, Pennsylvania to Emily Squibb Colehower and Harry Howard Colehower, Bill was raised in …
more
4/22/26
|
