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The Northwest Village Network will host an afternoon with Ray Didinger, renowned Philadelphia sportswriter and media personality.
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by Len Lear
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9/12/24
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When David Montgomery was given the team’s highest honor, the main message was about the way he treated people.
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by Clark Groome
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8/29/24
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Ted Fink, who will discuss his new book at Hilltop Books, lost a lifetime of work when he stuffed three novel manuscripts, 30 short stories, 20 songs, and dozens of poems into an overnight bag and checked it onto a plane that he and his family were taking to Puerto Rico.
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by Len Lear
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5/31/24
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Timothy V. Alexander, 86, of Chestnut Hill died peacefully on May 5, 2024 at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
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5/9/24
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Susan Schaefer, whose own life story makes a compelling must-read, will guide aspiring storytellers in six consecutive workshops starting April 4.
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by Len Lear
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4/4/24
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Betty Matusow Perlmutter was in a coma and on life support for two weeks. She was 87. Now, “There is so much joy and wonder in everything," she says.
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by Len Lear
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3/28/24
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Catherine “Cassie” Frazer, a Chestnut Hill artist and former teacher at the Henry Houston School in Mt. Airy, found a muse in the many pets that she painted.
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by Len Lear
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2/22/24
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As Phillies fans eagerly anticipate the return of spring training, a wicked curveball was thrown into the political arena.
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2/15/24
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If anyone writes a book on the history of Chestnut Hill, Jim Ranck will have his own chapter.
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by Len Lear
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1/18/24
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Every New Year's Day, my first thoughts automatically shift to Roberto Clemente.
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by Len Lear
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12/14/23
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After hanging up the headphones in February, former WIP host and current Chestnut Hill resident Angelo Cataldi is back with a new book.
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by Tom Beck
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11/30/23
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It’s game six of the National League Championship Series, and the mood at McMenamin’s Tavern is subdued.
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by Tom Beck
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10/26/23
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Ralph Henderson Hood was the third son of Kathryn Henderson Hood and William Paul Hood. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, first in West Philadelphia and later in Mount Airy. He …
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8/17/23
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John “Jack” Taylor was a talented artist and craftsman, illustrator, Army veteran and passionate lover of Wissahickon Valley Park.
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by Len Lear
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8/3/23
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“I want our readers to know that John Currie might not have had his name on the masthead, but for three decades he was the main reason people had a copy of the Local in their hands."
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by Len Lear
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6/8/23
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William Henry Pugh, IV, a/k/a “The Grand High Tortuga,” dubbed “GH” by his grandchildren, passed away peacefully in Ocean City NJ on May 23, 2023.
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6/7/23
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Angelo Cataldi has finally called it quits, even though he didn't get his storybook ending.
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by Tom Beck
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4/1/23
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The soon-to-retire WIP personality and Chestnut Hill resident just assumes things will always go wrong: “I'm by nature negative and nervous.” But he's picking the Eagles.
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by Tom Beck
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2/8/23
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