For a number of years, girls' basketball teams in the area could have been forgiven for penciling in a "W" where Academy of the New Church appeared on the schedule. No more.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/14/22
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Penn Charter played its boys' squash season opener last Thursday, hosting nearby rival Germantown Friends.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/14/22
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December was not even a week old, but last Tuesday's non-league basketball battle at Penn Charter had a playoff feel to it.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/14/22
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Leaders of the Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund have installed a memorial stone at the base of the yellow magnolia tree in Cliff Park that was planted in 2014 to honor Dottie Sheffield.
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by Regina Marie
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12/8/22
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Char & Stave, a café and cocktail bar in Ardmore, has opened a pop-up holiday shop in Chestnut Hill at the corner of Germantown and Highland avenues – which is also where it plans to open full time next spring.
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by Regina Marie
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12/8/22
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The father of a Springside Chestnut Hill Academy wrestler was a little late getting to the Blue Devils' meet at Germantown Friends School last Tuesday But the encounter was so brief, he missed the matches and several exhibition bouts.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/7/22
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On their first day back after Thanksgiving weekend, the basketball players at Mount St. Joseph Academy made the short trip out to Germantown Academy for a preseason scrimmage.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/7/22
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Plan to celebrate the season of giving at this week’s Stag & Doe night.
The Sivel Group is hosting a bonfire party on Wednesday, December 7 to support its annual Holiday Toy …
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12/2/22
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Germantown business leaders launched the shopping season with multiple Small Business Saturday events.
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by Sammy Caiola (WHYY)
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12/1/22
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For William Konstant, 70, a Flourtown resident for the last 36 years, the top item on his bucket list was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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Richard Tuttle, a professional musician and retired lawyer who just released the CD single, “Break Someone Else's Heart,” is also an author whose dialogue is often spellbinding.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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You'd never know it from his 25-year career as a professional actor with many accolades that Germantown resident Gregory Isaac did not secure his first theatrical role in a school play because of any acting ability.
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by Rita Charleston
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12/1/22
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For more than 30 years, organizers hosted a holiday craft show every December at the Water Tower Recreation Center, connecting dozens of artisans from the Philadelphia area with shoppers. Now it's coming back.
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by Len Lear
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12/1/22
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A group of pioneers in women's crew, members of what became known as the Vichy Eight, were inducted recently into the National Rowing Hall of Fame, including Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Hoe.
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by Tom Utescher
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11/30/22
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Northwest Philadelphia has a long history of supporting its artists and craftsmen, especially during this season of giving and gifting. Our community is enriched by their presence.
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by Stacia Friedman
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11/24/22
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When the pandemic first hit in early 2020, The Frosted Fox Cake Shop followed the city’s mandate and closed its doors – but by June, they were back in business.
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by Stacia Friedman
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11/24/22
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Paul Mercurio, who now lives across the road from Chestnut Hill College, was a typical working class kid growing up in West Oak Lane. Now he's a published author.
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by Len Lear
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11/24/22
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Want to live in a community that has plenty of charming stores nearby? Shopping locally is the best way you can make sure you do.
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by Regina Marie
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11/24/22
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The Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Co-ed Varsity Soccer Team won the 2022 CAL Championship with a final score of 3-1.
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11/24/22
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For the girls on the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy soccer team, there was one more box to check.
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by Tom Utescher
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11/23/22
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