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Bird in Hand Consignment Shop: More than collectibles

The Bird in Hand shop is a place where area residents consign family heirlooms, start their own collections, or shop for gifts. It also is a nonprofit that supports community organizations. 

Going beneath the surface for inspiration and connection

Although her photography spans the breadth of human experience, Julia Lehman has found her truest inspiration underwater.

Crew's opening day still felt like winter for area rowers

There are always limited entries for the first Manny Flick/Horvat regatta of the spring rowing season, and last Sunday's weather led to even slimmer pickings than usual.

SCH lacrosse looks to improve upon solid 2022 season

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy gradually built up the level of competition in a series of scrimmages over the first two weeks of the girls' lacrosse season.

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.
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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.

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.

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Crime Report

The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from March 13 - 20. 

Was Mt. Pleasant Garage really a building?

The development team that is now redeveloping the former Mt. Pleasant Garage went before the city’s zoning board last week to fight an October stop-work order.

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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.

CHCA agenda

 Thurs. March 2, 2023: Land Use, Zoning, and Planning Committee Meeting

Chestnut Hill Library gets a “surprise mini-renovation”

The laundry list of repairs is expected to be complete by the first week of March for reopening.

A series of developments for historic buildings in Chestnut Hill

A series of recent news developments suggest that one of Chestnut Hill’s historic buildings may be saved from the wrecking ball while another may yet face one. And the fire-gutted Hiram Lodge faces challenges of its own.

Curbside parking rates are $2.40/hr, with a maximum of two hours, cash or credit. The lots are $2.40/hr with a maximum six hours. Both MeterUp! and ParkMobile apps work, and times can be extended via the app.  For a map of the six lots or more on hours and rates, see chestnuthillpa.com/parking/

The Chestnut Hill Parking Foundation is offering free parking in its six public lots all day and night every Wednesday from November 10th through Christmas.

As SNAP shrinks, a Mt. Airy community fridge opens

All across Philadelphia, community fridges exist to help provide food to neighbors in need.

Christopher Booth of Mt. Airy to run for City Council at-large

A third Northwest Philadelphia resident will be running for one of Philadelphia City Council’s seven at-large seats. Christopher Gladstone Booth, of Mt. Airy, has officially announced his candidacy.

G-town hall proposal includes a new apartment tower with affordable housing

The developer behind a potential redevelopment of the historic Germantown Town Hall building unveiled his plans for a mixture of housing and commercial space.

Douglass descendant to share heroic legacy at Lovett Library

Kevin Douglass Greene lived a relatively private life before he was ready to embrace the legacy that comes with his historic middle name.
The property owner of the Keewaydin estate, located at 540 W. Moreland Avenue, has appealed a Court of Common Pleas ruling that prevented the property from being subdivided.
A Court of Common Pleas judge reversed the city’s decision to allow a property owner to subdivide a property on the estate of Keewaydin, located at 540 W. Moreland Ave.
A zoning permit issued for the former site of the Trinity Evangelical United Church has revealed plans for the owner’s “full demolition” of the church.
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Springfield Township honors 12 officers for exemplary police performance

The Springfield Township Board of Commissioners and Police Chief Robert Pitkow came together at a March business meeting to officially commend almost half of the force.

Teen's cancer death prompts Wyndmoor mom to help others

Colin Delaney was once just a happy-go-lucky freshman at Springfield Township High School in Wyndmoor. That came to a shocking end in February of 2014 when he suddenly became very sick.

Graham resigns from Springfield Board of Commissioners

Less than five months after resigning as president of the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners, Eddie Graham resigned from the board altogether on Monday afternoon as an act of protest.
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