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When it comes to birds, Troy Bynum is a raven fanatic. When he starts to talk about birds, he is bound to keep talking owl day. But he does not simply parrot things he has heard about birds.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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After more than a decade, Philadelphia remains one of the most challenging places in the United States to live with asthma.
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by Abby Weiss
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9/16/26
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The Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) announced that it has seated two new members to its board of directors: Christina Reichert and Amy R. Montour.
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9/10/26
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Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) has announced that construction on Harvey Street in Germantown is anticipated to begin this week.
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9/3/26
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In July, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation proposed significant changes to a law that could dramatically weaken protections for historic resources in the United States.
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8/27/26
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The Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation and the Police Department started cracking down on illegal activity in Devil’s Pool on the weekend of Aug. 14, days after a Change.org petition began circulating.
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by Abby Weiss
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8/26/26
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Aug. 18, 1966Plans for West Evergreen parking still stalledChestnut Hill is suffering a war of attrition. The Hill has a very simple goal which can be justified by the most elementary reasoning. It …
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8/20/26
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If you have walked or driven lately past Locals Coffee Roastery & Cafe at 800 E. Willow Grove Ave. in Wyndmoor, you undoubtedly have seen the spectacular new mural outside on the building.
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by Len Lear
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8/20/26
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Spend enough time on the trails of the park and you’ll probably run into him. He bikes Forbidden Drive with a stack of panels, stopping whenever something catches his eye.
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by Tom Judd and Carla Robinson
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7/7/26
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Next time you find yourself on the west side of Chestnut Hill or Mt. Airy, look for how the streets follow the shape of the land and the leafy edges of Wissahickon Park.
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by Carol Franklin and George McNeely
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7/6/26
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T he Wissahickon Creek can’t see a map. It rises in Montgomery County and threads through the gorge to join the Schuylkill River without much regard for Philadelphia city limits. The 19th-century …
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7/6/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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7/2/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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6/11/26
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More than 500 people attended Morris Arboretum & Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania’s Moonlight & Roses fundraising gala on Friday.
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by Abby Weiss
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6/11/26
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It is hard to imagine anyone who did more to beautify Chestnut Hill than Markoe “Koey” Rivinus, who died in 2006 at the age of 91.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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5/21/26
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Friends of the Wissahickon has launched its Streambank Resiliency and Flood Study, an effort to address longtime trail issues in the park and the increasing risk of flooding due to climate change.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/21/26
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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5/7/26
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Your donations at our electronic recycling event on April 11 enabled the Environment Committee of Weavers Way Co-op to give grants to community groups.
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5/7/26
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The following is for crimes reported from April 26 to May 2.
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5/7/26
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