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Scott Galloway speaking on core competencies at SCH

Known for his candor and vision in the entrepreneurial space, Galloway will be the keynote speaker for a special evening celebrating innovation in education. more

5/4/22

A major effort to update CHCA bylaws is now complete

The CHCA Board made the decision to work on the organization itself, and update internal controls, documents and guidelines. more

by Kathi Clayton, board president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association and Anne McNiff, executive director | 5/4/22

SugarLoaf Campus construction project moves forward

With a number of hurdles now behind it, Chestnut Hill College is ready to move forward with construction of its new entrance at Germantown and Hillcrest Avenues. more

by Carla Robinson | 4/28/22

Major gift for Woodmere renames St. Michael’s Hall

The Maguire Foundation has given $10 million to Woodmere Art Museum for St. Michael’s Hall - funding a major improvement to the institution and prompting it to rename the historic building. more

by Carla Robinson | 4/28/22

State Rep. Chris Rabb speaks to a crowd celebrating the renaming of Allens Lane and the Allen Lane Train Station in honor of Bishop Richard Allen. Photo by Tom Beck

New state house district brings a competitive primary to Mt. Airy

The race for the 200th district, which contains all of Mt. Airy and West Oak Lane and a small sliver of Chestnut Hill south of Willow Grove Avenue, features the only two Democratic incumbents in Pennsylvania who were redistricted into the same district: Chris Rabb and Isabella Fitzgerald. more

by Tom Beck | 4/28/22

The Democratic forum between candidates for the 194th district, which took place at the Woodmere Art Museum, was well attended. Photo by Tom Beck

DeLissio touts experience, Khan brings enthusiasm to Hill forum

When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court finalized the state’s constitutionally-mandated political redistricting last month, it brought bad news for many Hillers who support Chris Rabb. The … more

by Tom Beck | 4/28/22

Chestnut Hill College, a small Catholic college on the northern tip of Chestnut Hill, has won a $1 million state grant. Photo provided by the Chestnut Hill Business District

College wins $1 million state grant for neurodiversity program

The Neurodiversity Life Skills Through Career Program, which will serve incoming students who have a neurodiversity diagnosis, will provide extra support starting the summer before their first year of college. more

by Tom Beck | 4/28/22

Annual spring festival back on the Avenue this weekend

After Covid forced a year of closure and a sharply curtailed event in another, Chestnut Hill’s annual Home & Garden Festival is back in full swing this year. more

by Carla Robinson | 4/28/22

Bass aide wins full scholarship funded by Bill Gates

The Multicultural Academy Charter School senior is just one of 300 award recipients across the United States. more

4/28/22

Look to the past to build Chestnut Hill’s future

"As the Chestnut Hill Conservancy looks ahead and sees unique new challenges, we need to leverage the tools we have and invent new ones if we are to face the future." more

by Shirley Hanson | 4/28/22

500 pounds of plastic earn a resting place on the Avenue

Bohemian Pink and Threadwell recycled more than 500 pounds of clear plastic over the last 30 days, earning a free Trex bench as part of the Trex Recycling Challenge. “We are starting a new … more

4/27/22

Garden Fund president Emily Daeschler and her husband Ted begin their spring gardening routines: pruning, mulching and staking. Photos by Hillel Hoffmann

Spring gardening tips from a Chestnut Hill expert

This is the second in a series of stories offering readers tips about gardening and the natural world from the staff and board members of the Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund, a nonprofit … more

by Emily Daeschler, president, Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund | 4/27/22

Jenks Fun Fest now at the Home & Garden Festival

This year, Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is hosting the Home & Garden Festival's Fun Fest. more

by Emily Plowman , Friends of Jenks | 4/27/22

Kimberly James, right, helps bride pick a wedding down. Photo by Johnathan Barkat

Kimberly James says ‘I do’ to Chestnut Hill

Growing up in Roxborough, James earned a degree in Fashion Design at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. more

by Stacia Friedman | 4/21/22

Vincent Ly stands in the rear of his about-to-close restaurant, Yu Hsiang Garden, in the Chestnut Hill Plaza. Ly wanted to show that several huge trees are perched precariously on the edge of gigantic mounds of earth. “One of them could fall at any time and cause lots of damage,” he said. “One did fall on Christmas Eve, 2020, and crushed a dumpster.” Photo by Len Lear

After 33 years, popular Hill restaurant forced out

On March 26, local resident Stephen Chaplik wrote on the East Mt. Airy Nextdoor website, “Sad news. Just ordered food from Yu Hsiang Garden. Vince (the owner) told me that their lease is up, … more

by Len Lear | 4/14/22

Azariah John Faith and his family, of Harrisburg, stayed in a local apartment thanks to Hosts for Hospitals. “Thank God for Hosts for Hospitals,” said mom, Savanna. “Azariah got the absolute best care in the Children's Hospital (of Philadelphia) Cardiac Care Unit.”

Hosting families in need for 22 years

“The older one is David … I can’t remember the other one’s name.” more

by Len Lear | 4/12/22

Traveling tea room touches down in Chestnut Hill

If you are a fan of the television shows “Downton Abbey'' or “Bridgerton,” you know that an afternoon English tea is more than a hot beverage. It is a sumptuous indulgence steeped in tradition, dating back to the seventh Duchess of Bedford. more

by Stacia Friedman | 4/7/22

Chef Manuel's white asparagus and crab dish looks like a painting in the finest art gallery.

La Provence: fine French fare in 'outdoorable' setting

The business began with a bang, since area residents no longer had to trudge into Center City for exquisite French cuisine, not to mention the train station's ample free parking. more

by Len Lear | 4/7/22

A big turnout for Philadelphia’s spring cleanup in Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill volunteers turned out in force for the city’s 2022 Philly Spring Cleanup on Saturday, meeting at the Water Tower Recreation Center on Hartwell Lane, World War II Memorial Park on … more

4/6/22

A facelift for Yu Hsiang Garden strip mall means closure for the restaurant

“To be efficient, we’re going to clear the tenants out and completely renovate the interior and the exterior,” Cooley said. more

by Tom Beck | 4/6/22

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Learning to love the ‘beautiful efficiency’ of flowers

Courtney Jewell has been selling weekly deliveries of fresh local flowers in Northwest Philadelphia since 2019, after moving to East Mt. Airy.

Piffaro explores the Austrian court and countryside

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will perform a concert of music from the Austrian court and countryside Saturday. March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.

A delicious taste of Irish at Tavern on the Hill

The bar, as dark and dense as the Irish woods, was rocking with laughter as we made our way gingerly to the charming dining room just beyond.

Allens Lane exhibit: bold, candid and uncompromising

Dara Haskins, a Germantown artist whose solo exhibit opens this week at Allens Lane Art Center, is as bold, candid and uncompromising as her colorful work.