|
Chestnut Hill College on Friday formally inaugurated its eighth president, Brian McCloskey, a full-circle moment for the Philadelphia native.
more
by Chloe Ann Pabon
|
9/30/26
|
|
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.
more
by Len Lear
|
9/24/26
|
|
Joseph M. “Joe” Ascenzi, 71, former owner of Laurel Hill Gardens, a garden center and landscape company in Chestnut Hill, for 44 years until his retirement in 2025, passed away peacefully on Aug. 29.
more
by Len Lear
|
9/17/26
|
|
Mary Ann “Mimi” Cole, a resident of Chestnut Hill, died just days after her 98th birthday on Thursday, August 27.
If you asked Mimi Cole about her greatest accomplishments, she would …
more
9/9/26
|
|
William David Wine, who wrote freelance movie reviews for the Chestnut Hill Local every week from July 2019 to October 2021, died of age-related illnesses June 14 at home in Wyncote.
more
by Len Lear
|
7/9/26
|
|
Longtime West Mt. Airy resident Sadie Elva Marie Spencer Torrence, an entrepreneur, mentor, loving mother and devout Christian, died April 10 of age-related causes.
more
by Len Lear
|
4/23/26
|
|
Two Springside Chestnut Hill Academy students were among the top winners recently in a pitch competition to identify new business ideas from high school entrepreneurs.
more
4/23/26
|
|
The only thing more delicious than the food at Suzanne’s Grateful Deli was the personality of the bubbly owner, Suzanne Henkels Leaming Bagwell
more
by Len Lear
|
4/9/26
|
|
With broken hearts but confident hope in the resurrection, we announce that Ruth Elizabeth Buck, MD, 91, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on February 23, 2026.
She is survived by her beloved …
more
3/11/26
|
|
“Confirming Predictions,” the life-sized, cast bronze statue sitting on a bench at the top of the Hill, has been damaged, with the newspapers being read by the seated man either ripped or …
more
12/11/25
|
|
East Falls resident and Instagram star Simonetta Lein, known as “The Celebrity Whisperer,” lit up the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 14 as she joined television’s brightest stars for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
more
by Len Lear
|
11/13/25
|
|
By the time I was 40, my wife and I had never been within screaming distance of an upscale restaurant.
more
by Len Lear
|
11/13/25
|
|
I would not be surprised if Giulia Iaquinto qualified for the Guinness Book of World Records.
more
by Len Lear
|
11/6/25
|
|
One day last month, newspaper stories shined a light on the troubles, triumphs and transformations happening in communities across Pennsylvania.
more
by William M. Cotter, President & CEO Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
|
10/9/25
|
|
Despite the controversy surrounding the new mixed-use construction project at 8623 Germantown Ave., at least one new resident seems perfectly content.
more
by Wendy Rosenfield
|
10/2/25
|
|
Living in Northwest Philadelphia for the last 16 years, I have come to believe ours is a community that embodies the spirit of “brotherly love.”
more
by Daralyse Lyons
|
9/25/25
|
|
At first, Carlotta Fareira and Harrison Tate Jr. passed each other with only a nod of recognition as they navigated Forbidden Drive in the early morning hours.
more
by Kristin E. Holmes
|
9/24/25
|
|
Batala Philly, a samba-reggae percussion group with several members from Northwest Philadelphia, performed during halftime of the Eagles game, Sunday, Sept. 21, to celebrate Latino Heritage Month.
more
by Maggie Dougherty
|
9/23/25
|
|
On Aug. 15, “Step Brothers,” the classic 2008 comedy starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, will screen at 8 p.m. at Attic Brewing Company in Germantown as part of a free, public event.
more
by Lucy Tobier
|
8/14/25
|
|
Steve Weinik’s exhibition opened on July 1 at the Awbury Arboretum’s Cope House Gallery.
more
by Constance Garcia-Barrio
|
7/24/25
|
