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Keeping Hill food workers safe during a hard year
When restaurants suffered, so did their employees. more
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Mount grad receives scholarship from Former Agents of FBI Foundation
The Trustees of the Former Agents of the FBI Foundation awarded a scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year to Margaret “Maggie” Mikalic, a recent graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy. more
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The Bike Parade started at Mimi’s Café at the Top of the Hill, then down the avenue to the playground at Jenks. Though it was smaller than in previous years, the riders were glad for the opportunity after more than a year of virtual learning and masked, social-distanced activity. (Photo by Walt Maguire)
Chestnut Hill Bike Parade returns for the Fourth
Returning for its 104th year, the Fourth of July Bike Parade rolled down Germantown Avenue on Saturday, July 3. more
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Chestnut Hill psychiatrist Vincenzo Sanguineti, an associate professor of psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University for the past 30 years, has written the just-published book, “Clash of Cultures,” which offers psychological insight into Homer, the legendary blind bard of antiquity. (Photo by Marion Frank)
Hill psychiatrist authors analysis of Homer's 'Iliad'
Chestnut Hill psychiatrist Vincenzo Sanguineti, 83, admits his new book, “Clash of Cultures” (Lexington Books), is not for everyone. more
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The proposed development of 30 W. Highland Ave., currently the home of E.B. O’Reilly Associates, sparked six months of discussions.
Agreement on 30 W. Highland development
After more than six months of stalemate, neighbors and owners have reached an agreement on a design for 30 W. Highland Avenue. more
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The Board said they could not approve a variance without knowing what the intended use would be.
CHCA Board denies variance on 54O W. Moreland
A variance request for subdividing the property at 540 W. Moreland was denied. A variance allowing an existing semi-detached cottage behind 215 E. Evergreen Avenue to be used as a long-term rental property was approved. more
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540 W. Moreland Ave. photographed shortly after it was damaged by fire in February 2019.
DRC denies 540 W. Moreland variance again, hears proposal for pool house at Chestnut Hill Village Apartments
The Chestnut Hill Community Association Design Review Committee meeting on June 15 covered two existing issues and heard preliminary reports on two newer variance requests. more
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A map details the plans we have in store for Pastorius Park.
Pastorius Park needs your help to restore, improve park
I am writing to ask for your help in restoring the plantings of our beloved Pastorius Park. Over the years, with little from the City, Friends of Pastorius Park has stepped up to clean, repair and … more
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Jonathan Bittner, a combat veteran from the War in Afghanistan and therapist, last month opened the Chestnut Hill Therapy Collective at 8504 Germantown Ave. He is seen here at his 2017 wedding to Lauren, who is also a therapist.
PTSD combat vet still serving in new Hill practice
Jonathan Bittner is now finding a new way to serve veterans with PTSD as well as EMTs and other first responders. Last month he opened the Chestnut Hill Therapy Collective. more
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The sign was replaced in time for the event on Thursday, June 10. Around forty people attended, a mix of synagogue members, Mt. Airy neighbors, and other members of the Jewish community in Philadelphia.
Germantown Jewish Centre reaffirms support for Black Lives Matter after vandalism
On May 28, the Germantown Jewish Centre discovered a large sign they had erected in support of Black Lives Matter had been defaced. The BLM sign had been in place more than a year. more
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Chestnut Hill Business District employs a part-time crew of two: Eugene Hatcher (pictured) and Jonathan Dargan.
Clean streets mean better business
With indoor dining restrictions lifting and summer crowds returning, this is the time of year when the Chestnut Hill Business District puts everything in place for the rest of the year. more
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540 W. Moreland is now a large front lawn leading up to the main house. The proposed change would divide it into one lot bordering the street and a lot for the house behind, with a 15-foot-wide driveway connecting that to the street. (Plan from Ruggiero Plante Land Design for Ganos LLC)
LUPZ opposes 540 W. Moreland division plan due to lack of detail
The proposed division of 540 W. Moreland Ave was opposed by the committee on the grounds that it provided no information on plans for the new lot, nor architectural details for restoration of the existing main house. more
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Henry Disston, CHA alumnus and Wyndmoor resident, will retire as of June 30 as President and Executive Director of Delaware Valley Science Fairs, Inc. after 32 years of promoting hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education.
Hill native retires after 32 years of STEM education
After 32 years of promoting hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education to middle and high school students, the President and Executive Director of  Delaware Valley Science Fairs, Inc. (DVSF), Henry Disston, will retire as of June 30. more
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Diners this fall eat at the Iron Hill Brewery on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill. “We’ve never had seating outside before,” said Assistant General Manager Shaun Sawyer. Iron Hill has tall windows they can slide open on temperate days to make the interior more of an open-air porch, but “some people aren’t ready to come back inside even now.” (Photo by Fesica Monroe)
Sidewalk dining continues into the summer
The restrictions on indoor dining brought more sidewalk cafés to Chestnut Hill. No one is in a rush to see them go away. more
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Andre Saunders, long-time Mt. Airy resident and St. Paul's parishioner, is a fast-rising rapper as well as the Writers Matter's Poet-in-Residence at LaSalle University.
St. Paul's parishioner a poet, rapper, mentor to kids
Andre Saunders is the Writers Matter Poet-in-Residence at LaSalle University. For three years he has been going to public schools every week (remote visits for the past year) and mentoring students there, encouraging them to express their emotions and thoughts in print. more
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Members of VFW Post 5205 conduct Memorial Day services at Buckley Park in 2019. (Photo by Pete Mazzaccaro)
VFW to hold Memorial Day services
Members of Chestnut Hill Local VFW post 5205 will mark Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, with a ceremony that will begin at the Charles Buckley Park at 11 a.m. The group will also mark the sacrifices of … more
Tracy Gardner, President of the Friends of Pastorius Park and Taiga admire newly-delivered chestnut seedlings.
Friends of Pastorius Park joins local efforts to bring the American Chestnut back to Chestnut Hill
Two articles in these pages recently mourned (and explained) the loss of the iconic tree that gave Chestnut Hill its name.   Ned Barnard (“Hunting for the American Chestnut in the … more
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George Howe’s “High Hollow” was among 5 places added to Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Architectural Hall of Fame. (Photo by Bradley Maule)
Voters choose 5 places to join Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame
Five treasured places have joined the Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s (CH Conservancy’s) Architectural Hall of Fame, a distinguished list of Chestnut Hill’s most beloved significant buildings, structures, and landscapes, chosen by the general public. more
Gene Kerrick, who lived in Mt. Airy for 32 years, is seen with his wife, Ginnie, who died in 2011 at age 87, and their twin daughters, Martha Elizabeth and Margaret Ellen, who lives with Gene, now 98, in the Poconos.
At 98, ex-Mt. Airy WWII vet still loves old students
Every two months Gene Kerrick sends a newsletter to 28 of his former students and 50 people in toto, who obviously enjoy hearing from him. more
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The DRC heard a preliminary proposal to demolish the two-story building at 8224 Germantown Avenue and replace it with a three-story home with an apartment in the basement. The property was built between 1855 and 1889 by Harriet Detwiler and Caroline C. Hammond. The building next door (left) at 8220, now the Cat Clinic, was built in 1744 as the Detwiler farmhouse and is considered the oldest building in Chestnut Hill.
DRC hears proposals to save one historic building, demolish another
Three zoning issues were presented. These were all initial presentations for DRC guidance, and no decisions were made. more
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