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Last Thursday, Mount St. Joseph Academy clinched its 11th consecutive tennis championship in the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies, defeating Gwynedd Mercy Academy 4-1.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/25/25
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Batala Philly, a samba-reggae percussion group with several members from Northwest Philadelphia, performed during halftime of the Eagles game, Sunday, Sept. 21, to celebrate Latino Heritage Month.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/23/25
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The Chestnut Hill Local’s new advertising sales representative, Jason Hellmann, is used to working in digital media.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/18/25
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Like lots of people, Ethan Gold and Eliza Meersman, both juniors at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, love dogs.
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by Len Lear
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9/18/25
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Dr. Samta Amin, a physician specializing in palliative care, joined KeystoneCare in August.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/18/25
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Laurel Hill East Cemetery’s ninth annual Market of the Macabre returns Saturday, Sept. 20, celebrating “the magical and morbidly curious.”
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/18/25
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On Friday, Oct. 3, the fun and thrill of the Big Band era comes alive at the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s 2025 Fall Frolic, “A Night to Remember.”
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by Will Standish
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9/18/25
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After starting the season with a pair of one-goal games, defending Inter-Ac League champion Springside Chestnut Hill Academy began the second week of September with a less-intense outing as they hosted the girls of Lawrenceville School.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/18/25
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Chestnut Hill residents were surprised Wednesday morning, Sept. 10, to find Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant permanently closed.
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by Tommy Tucker
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9/17/25
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In last Tuesday’s nonleague boys’ soccer game at Germantown Academy, the host Patriots and visiting Tigers of Germantown Friends School proved to be evenly matched.
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by Tom Utescher
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9/17/25
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On Sept. 5, a pair of shoplifting and robbery incidents affected Chestnut Hill business owners, who say both were committed by the same suspect.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/11/25
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Fifty years ago, Chestnut Hill’s historic importance was recognized on a national level.
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by Abby Weiss
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9/11/25
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Rebecca Kamen’s copy of “The Sense of Wonder,” a book published in 1965 by the famous environmentalist Rachel Carson, is unlike any other edition.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/11/25
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Mark your calendars and save the date: Mt. Airy Porchfest is back! The second Saturday in September has become almost as significant to Mt. Airy residents as the first day of the school year.
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by Buffy Gorrilla
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9/11/25
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Chloe is not happy to find herself in this situation.
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9/11/25
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Last week, Kenneth Hilario, an eight-year Mt. Airy resident, was appointed director of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA), where his role is, according to the organization, “to oversee and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.”
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by Len Lear
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9/11/25
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On the morning of Friday, Aug. 22, cars stopped several times on Washington Lane to allow some pedestrians of the two- and four-legged varieties to cross.
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by Abby Weiss
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9/11/25
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Martha Knox remembers the summer her older child came home from overnight camp and said, “I don’t want to go a year before I feel normal again.”
Harmony Wieland, 16, had just returned from …
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by Anndee Hochman
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9/11/25
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Most art exhibitions come with a “Do not touch” sign, but not “Recycled Sounds,” opening at Allens Lane Art Center on Sept. 8.
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by Alaina Johns
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9/11/25
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Sherri Leon, a pharmacist who has operated the 50-year-old Whitemarsh Pharmacy in Lafayette Hill for the past eight years, has figured out a unique formula that keeps her pharmacy thriving.
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by Len Lear
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9/11/25
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