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Many people, hopefully most, are very proud of their parents. But Alice Farber was getting bored in her retirement, so she decided to spend her time doing something very unusual but very rewarding.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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The sight that is Chestnut Hill in the spring — historic buildings along Germantown Avenue accented with vibrant floral arrangements — is a hallmark of the Northwest that may be easy to take for granted.
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by Ben Silver
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5/28/26
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It is hard to imagine anyone who did more to beautify Chestnut Hill than Markoe “Koey” Rivinus, who died in 2006 at the age of 91.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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Women own and operate more than 100 Chestnut Hill-area businesses.
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by Chelsea Lubbe
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5/28/26
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When Emma Hearn was acting and singing in plays at Norwood-Fontbonne Academy in Chestnut Hill and then Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, she dreamed of performing on professional stages.
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by Len Lear
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5/28/26
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The weather in mid-May can be fickle, so participants in last weekend’s 99th annual Stotesbury Cup Regatta had to be pleased with conditions along the Kelly Drive racecourse.
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by Tom Utescher
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5/21/26
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Doorfront to Storefront is a five-part series in collaboration with WURD Radio through funding from the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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5/21/26
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Wyndmoor resident Anne Jarvis Thomas always knew she wanted to work with her hands for a living. The only problem was finding a path to do so.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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5/21/26
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In recent years, several people have asked me if I know what ever happened to Paul Roller and his restaurants. I have wondered the same thing myself.
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by Len Lear
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5/21/26
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When Kimberly Iraci, owner of Kimberly James Bridal in Chestnut Hill, received an email from the Hallmark Channel last year, she thought it was a phishing scam.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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5/21/26
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Back in late April, the first softball game between Mount St. Joseph Academy and Villa Maria Academy was hardly a pitchers’ duel.
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by Tom Utescher
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5/21/26
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At the 2025 track and field championships for the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies, four-time defending champ Mount St. Joseph saw its win streak broken by Gwynedd Mercy Academy.
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by Tom Utescher
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5/14/26
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With SNAP benefits being cut by the federal government and grocery prices rising, a nonprofit called It Takes a Village to Feed One Child is providing 250,000 meals a month in the Philadelphia area.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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Many people have enjoyable hobbies such as collecting baseball cards, gardening or playing video games, but Chestnut Hill resident Anne Reisenwitz has a most aesthetically pleasing and unusual hobby.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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On a chilly Saturday morning at the Market at the Fareway, laughter and conversation filled the outdoor seating area as members of the Northwest Village Network gathered for their weekly Saturday Social.
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by Leah Duffy
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5/14/26
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Natale D’Amico immigrated to Philadelphia from Sicily in 1900 and operated a hair salon from 1900 to 1910 in the Bourse Building, across from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
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by Len Lear
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5/14/26
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It was a lousy spring day at Episcopal Academy for the 2026 Inter-Ac League track and field championships.
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by Tom Utescher
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5/14/26
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Local volunteers are banding together to help achieve what’s known as “tree equity” in Northwest Philadelphia, meaning that streets and neighborhoods with fewer trees are targeted for more planting.
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by Abby Weiss
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5/14/26
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Eleanor C. Emlen School, originally known as the Eleanor C. Emlen School of Practice when it was established in 1926, has been serving Mt. Airy students for the past 100 years.
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by Michael Goff
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5/14/26
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Organizers of the “Dyke Pride Dance” are hoping for a big turnout Friday, May 15, at Summit Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy, one one of the most gay-friendly communities in the United States.
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by Len Lear
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5/7/26
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