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The courtyard of Laurel Hill Gardens at last year’s Chestnut Hill on Ice, which has became an annual winter festival.
Chestnut Hill to host Hill on Ice two-day festival
This weekend, the Hill will come alive with the return of the Chestnut Hill on Ice two-day festival featuring food, firepits and fraternity. more
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Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak, who lived in Bulgaria in the 1980s and learned from master craftsmen in Europe, can spend 70 hours making one amazing bow.
Mt. Airy bowmaker continues to set standards despite pandemic
Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak took a roundabout route to making bows for violins, violas and cellos. more
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New round of Business Relief Funds announced by Mt. Airy CDC
The Mt. Airy Community Development Corporation (CDC) will open applications for a fourth round of business relief funds on Friday, January 15. more
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Before her ordination to the ministry in 2009, Rev. Morgan was a professional singer performing internationally for many years.
Local singing minister involved in many humane causes
It's hard to imagine how just one person can do it all.  more
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Winners of this year’s first Deck the Doors contest, Most Beautiful winners (from left) Anav Edwards, Mana Khandvala and John Edwards.
CHCA’s Deck the door contest gets people out and walking
The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Deck the Door Contest ran from December 14 through December 28. The feedback was so positive that the CHCA hopes to make this an annual event. more
Tawanda Russell, a caregiver in Chestnut Hill, will always “show up and be wherever we need her to be, especially during this pandemic,” according to her boss.
She extends a home care lifeline for Hill area elderly
West Philly resident Tawanda Russell has been working as a caregiver for almost two years in Chestnut Hill for SYNERGY HomeCare of Bala Cynwyd. more
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Pastorius Park at night during HBO filming at the park in November. (Photo by Cindy Harvey-Benzing)
2020 posed challenges for Pastorius Park
The Covid-19 situation led to a significant uptick in park visitors, many of whom were unfamiliar with long-standing park policy and etiquette. more
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Long-time community activist Yvonne Haskins, a lawyer and former Philadelphia police officer, has quite a remarkable family history. (Photo by Emma Lee/WHYY)
Mt. Airy community activist, ex-cop, has unique history
Many community activists in Northwest Philadelphia virtually revere attorney Yvonne Haskins, who has been fighting for victims of injustice for a half-century, but I doubt if many know she was once a police officer here. more
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Kaitlin Orner, Pomelo Flowers and Gifts.
Transported close to paradise in new Avenue shop
Kaitlin Orner, 33, has brought a bit of Eden to 6352 Germantown Ave. with her new plant store and flower shop, Pomelo Flowers and Gifts. The word “pomelo,” a big Asian citrus fruit as … more
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A rotted and paint peeling rooftop “lantern” that provides light to the stairs below, needs extensive repairs. New glass and re-glazing putty is needed throughout, accents must be primed, painted and repaired, and the sheet metal roof must be replaced in-kind along with new flashings.
Community Center capital campaign continues
A capital campaign to restore the Chestnut Hill Community Center continues, with the goal of raising $1.75 million to restore the 200-year-old building. more
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Stan Cutler and James Gleeson with the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Book Store’s new point-of-sale terminal.
Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Bookstore takes shape
Last Spring, the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library committed to opening a neighborhood bookstore. more
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“This was an impressive effort which resulted in the creation of two landmark gateways that will welcome visitors to Chestnut Hill for decades to come,” said Philip Dawson, executive director of the Chestnut Hill Business District.
Chestnut Hill gets 2 new ‘Welcome’ signs
The Chestnut Hill Business District unveiled new signs last week, a feature piece in the organization’s multi-year effort to improve the entranceways to the Chestnut Hill shopping corridor. more
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Medical ethics expert to speak in Rotary talk via Zoom
The Chestnut Hill Rotary Club will feature Dr. Arthur L. Caplan who is the founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU School of Medicine and the  ethics advisor to the U.S. … more
Rev. Darrell L. Tiller
Grace Epiphany announce new head priest
Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church is happy to announce The Rev. Darrell L. Tiller became the priest-in-charge at Grace Epiphany Church on Sunday, Nov. 29. Rev. Tiller served as seminarian at Grace … more
And since we’re all watching The Crown right now, Here’s our intrepid Dottie Sheffield making her debut at the Chelsea Flower Show, where Prince Philip is paying homage to her. May 1989
Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund Flowers the Avenue
Twenty one years ago, Dottie Sheffield and a group of other aesthetically minded Chestnut Hillers founded the nonprofit CHGDF with one goal: to enhance the appearance of our beloved Avenue. more
Kate Dailey, an Oreland native who went to Springfield Township High School and now lives in Chestnut Hill, has just been named to the top editorial role at Philadelphia magazine, becoming the first woman ever to hold that position.
Hiller becomes first female top editor at Philly Mag
Kate Dailey may not have planned to be a pioneer when she was a child, but now she is one. more
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The Holy Walk fundraising home page.
Charitable ‘Holy Walk’ could start a new Hill Holiday tradition
This year, it was pretty clear the annual Christmas Pageant at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill was not going to happen. more
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Phil Clark, once a world-class athlete who has trained members of the Philadelphia Eagles, used to run from Northern Liberties to Henry Avenue in Roxborough or to Forbidden Drive in Chestnut Hill and back, 22 to 24 miles in all.
Running 24 miles to Forbidden Drive and back at 4 a.m.
From 2008 to 2012, at least once a week on a Saturday or Sunday, Phil Clark would run from Northern Liberties to Henry Avenue in Roxborough or to Forbidden Drive in Chestnut Hill and back, about 22 to 24 miles all told. more
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Volunteers plant a tree at Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting house last year.
Planting trees: Good for the planet, good for you
Overwhelmed by climate change and not sure what you can do? Planting trees is a small, simple way to help the planet. more
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Mary Skarbek (from left), Morgan Wells and Jen Merritt enjoy a lovely day in the park at Cedars House, a historic property at 200 W. Northwestern Ave. on Forbidden Drive. (Photo by Stacia Friedman)
The little café on Forbidden Drive is a family affair
If you’ve walked in the Wissahickon Woods lately, you probably noticed a change at Cedars House, the historic property on Forbidden Drive at 200 W. Northwestern Ave. Since last May, the … more
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