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Paula Fingerut may be decades older than the kids she serves every day, but the self—described “senior citizen” in the candy store still gets excited in the mornings when she opens Zipf’s sweet shop founded 57 years ago in Chestnut Hill.
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by Len Lear
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11/26/25
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Gravers Lane Gallery in Chestnut Hill is debuting two new exhibits that highlight home decor, fine art, jewelry and gifts.
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11/20/25
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There’s much more to Philadelphia’s cheese story than cream cheese — even that famous spread wasn’t born here.
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by Henry Trapnell
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11/20/25
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The Rev. Dr. Mary Barber is about to finish up her first year as rector at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill.
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by Tommy Tucker
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11/13/25
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When famed Philadelphia architect Louis I. Kahn died in Penn Station in 1974, one of the things he was found to be carrying was a notebook filled with sketches, musings and poetry.
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11/13/25
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At 7:30 a.m. on the morning of Nov. 5, a large crowd gathered inside Center on the Hill, a community hub located in The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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Although the Titanic disaster happened 113 years ago, it still lives on in a mountain of movies, books and documentaries. The fascination never seems to abate.
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by Len Lear
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11/13/25
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Since forming a consortium to buy Chestnut Hill Hospital in early 2023, Temple University Health System has been expanding its footprint in the area.
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by Donna Shaw
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11/6/25
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If there’s one thing Susan Smith has learned over the course of her career, it’s to not be afraid of change.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/6/25
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Petite Matines celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 31 in Chestnut Hill.
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11/5/25
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Volunteers are planting the start of what they hope will be Chestnut Hill’s first mini-forest.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/30/25
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Balance Life is expanding — both in size and in services offered.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/30/25
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One does not normally expect to see the words “mob” or “organized crime” in the same sentence as “Chestnut Hill,” but Alfred O’Neill is an anomaly.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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From Bali to Us is returning to the Hill, in its usual spot at 8514 Germantown Ave.
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10/30/25
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Good is your enlightened home. Evil is your dark jungle. Only one door separates them; if you cross it, two hands will imprison you in anguish and pain. Never open that door!
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by Will Standish
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10/30/25
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Many of Woodmere's works have gone unseen by the public, stored in vaults at Woodmere’s Charles Knox Smith Hall. Space constraints hindered the museum’s ability to display more of its collection — until now.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/29/25
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It may have been a week late but Sunday’s Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival attracted a large crowd on a warm, sunny day.
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by Donna Shaw
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10/23/25
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In the latest updates on Germantown Avenue, a local business has moved down the Hill and another has opened its storefront.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/23/25
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) recently announced six seniors — Alec Gupte, Aaron Jia, Eloise Levin, Judah Meyer, Lewa White, and Lauren Wilson — were recognized for their high scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) by the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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Friends of Pastorius Park (FoPP) will plant the initial seeds of its largest restoration project in history on Saturday, Oct. 18.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/16/25
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