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The winning design for a statue depicting Dr. Sadie T. M. Alexander, a history-making lawyer and economist, is scheduled to be selected this month.
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by Kristin E. Holmes
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7/10/25
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A man and his adult son sat in the seats to our right. The man said this was their first game, could I please explain it? They had never seen baseball in their native Mongolia.
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by Carl Tannenbaum
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7/10/25
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The Peanut Butter Gallery at 8042 Germantown Ave. is hosting an open house on July 12 to showcase the creations of local artists and artisans.
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by Brian Nelson
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7/10/25
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Over the past several weeks, hundreds of Northwest Philadelphia and Southeast Montgomery County students walked across a stage to accept their diplomas.
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by Brian Nelson and Lucy Tobier
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7/3/25
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While journalism is proud of its achievements, with so many newspapers going out of business, it’s harder to quantify whether corruption is increasing. So support your local newspapers.
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by Donna Shaw
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7/3/25
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Dr. Donald H. Cresswell, 84, died June 19 of Alzheimer’s disease at Crossroads. He also was an appraiser on the PBS series “Antiques Roadshow.”
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by Len Lear
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7/3/25
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An excited audience of music lovers packed the main sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill earlier this month for “The Last Days of Immanuel Kant.”
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by Michael Caruso
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7/3/25
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When I interviewed Albert Jerdan in 2010 about living in the station for much of his life, I told him he should contact the Guinness Book of World Records.
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by Len Lear
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6/26/25
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When the American Library Association (ALA) hosts its annual conferences this weekend, Chestnut Hill author and screenwriter Tom Turner will be there to sign books and chat with conferencegoers.
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by Len Lear
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6/24/25
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Lonnie Smith peered inside the vent and saw crumpled pieces of paper. On each page was a cartoon, images drawn by his 7-year-old son, who rarely spoke, but often screamed and yelled.
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by Kristin E. Holmes
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6/19/25
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She was a pacifist and feminist who came of age during the women’s suffrage movement — and became the first American woman to be awarded a commission for a public mural.
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by Catherine Lee
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6/19/25
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Bryan and Matt Quigley, cofounders of Stateside Vodka, began their business in the basement of their parents’ home in Fort Washington.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/19/25
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Gerald Kaufman, who served as a Democrat in the state House of Representatives for three terms, died of age-related ailments.
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by Len Lear
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6/19/25
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Multiple churches in Northwest Philadelphia participated in Toll the Bell, a citywide sound installation to raise awareness about gun violence.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/12/25
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Beatrice Golden, an acclaimed painter, musician, early-childhood educator and resident of Chestnut Hill for half a century, died in her home June 2.
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by Len Lear
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6/12/25
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Chestnut Hill actor Sam Gugino will star in “The Outsider,” a political comedy, at DCP (Dutch Country Players) Theatre in Telford, Montgomery County.
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by Len Lear
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6/12/25
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Longtime Chestnut Hill resident Diamantino (“Tino”) Machado, 84, is allergic to power.
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by Len Lear
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6/12/25
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Larry L. Turner, a longtime Mt. Airy resident, died suddenly and unexpectedly of a cardiac event in his home on April 22 at age 65.
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by Len Lear
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6/5/25
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What are the odds a magazine would hold a short fiction contest receiving more than 300 submissions, and the first and second place winners would be a husband and wife from Chestnut Hill?
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by Len Lear
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5/29/25
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Tom Hemphill, long-time Chestnut Hill resident, died peacefully of natural causes on May 8 at the age of 93.
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by Len Lear
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5/29/25
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