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Otto Reichert-Facilides began writing his book almost 80 years ago while in combat with the German army in World War II.
German author's memoir almost 80 years in the making
I have had the good fortune to interview many authors over the years, but until I met Otto Reichert-Facilides last week, I had never met one who has been working on their book for almost 80 years. more
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The Black Squirrel Pub and Haunt, a British-style pub-restaurant at 3749 Midvale Ave., is the newest addition to the East Falls dining scene.
Charming Black Squirrel: East Falls British-style pub
We first learned about Arthur Cavaliere 10 years ago after the Roxborough native and 1998 Central High School graduate opened In Riva restaurant at 4116 Ridge Ave. with business partner Mark Sherman. more
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Courtney O’Neill started as the Chestnut Hill Business Association’s new executive director on Aug. 8.
New leader named to Chestnut Hill Business Association
After a five-month search for a new executive director, the Chestnut Hill Business Association has finally found its new leader in recently appointed executive director Courtney O’Neill. more
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According to the source, this check had been stolen and washed with a new name written in the payee line. The forger also rewrote, but didn’t change, the check amount, memo and date of check so that the handwriting would match.
Police: ‘Rash’ of check thefts due to stolen key
Five more people from Northwest Philadelphia reached out to the Local last week to share their stories about stolen checks.  more
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Guard Emily Keehfuss brings the ball up the court for Jefferson University's Team Black. Photo by Tom Utescher
Jefferson is runner-up in college summer hoops league
The women's basketball program at University of the Sciences has come to an end, but some alumni athletes have kept on going, winning the college summer league championship for the second year in a row. more
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Zoning committee: For now, Snowden can convert some retail space, but not all
Chestnut Hill developer Richard Snowden can convert some of his retail spaces over to residential use. more
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Three Mt. Airy businesses burglarized
High Point Cafe, Malelani Cafe and Evo Brick Oven Pizza in Mt. Airy were burglarized Aug. 3  and police continued to search for the thieves. more
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The front of the Cresheim Valley Apartments is under construction to make way for new steps, new sanitary sewers, a new key fob entry system, and more security cameras, according to SBG owner Phillip Pulley.
New city rules fuel backlog in landlord license renewals
New city requirements for lead testing has landlords across Philadelphia falling behind on renewing their rental licenses, some community advocates say. more
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Kathi Clayton was elected to serve a second term as president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association and has set three objectives for the organization.
Kathi Clayton returns for a second stint as CHCA board president
When Kathi Clayton first became president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s board in August 2020, Chestnut Hill looked a lot different than usual. In fact, the whole world did. more
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Mercer (right) with her baked goods at a pop-up event at the Brown's ShopRite supermarket in Roxborough with her niece, Ryshawna Fisher. Mercer’s husband, Lyman, is on the left.
Mt. Airy baker's career is on the rise
Romona Mercer never attended culinary school or enrolled in cooking classes, but today the Mt. Airy resident is head baker and CEO of her own company, Aunt Verlea's Pound Cake Experience. more
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The USPS collection box in front of the Market Square Post Office in Chestnut Hill is the site of where at least a few of the Local's sources had mailed checks that were later washed and stolen. (Photo by Tom Beck)
Fed arrests for check fraud don't appear to include Chestnut Hill victims.
The indictment doesn’t mention checks being stolen from the 19118 or 19119 zip codes. The indictment does cite outdoor mailboxes in Lansdowne, Folsom, Southwest Philadelphia and Ellicott City, Md., as the four locations where checks were stolen. more
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Health and wellness nonprofit hosts free vaccine clinic in Chestnut Hill
A free COVID vaccination clinic for ages 5 and up is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Germantown Avenue headquarters of Essential Community Connections. more
Cut & Sew owner Melissa Clouser
Mt. Airy will have you in stitches
A pandemic-inspired surge in entrepreneurship bubbling on Germantown Avenue has led to the opening of, not one, but two quilting shops on Mt. Airy’s main commercial strip.  more
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Families sampled cuisine and dined alfresco July 13 during the first of three Go Mt. Airy Supper Sessions scheduled for this year. The event last month, hosted by the Mt. Airy CDC, was the first since before the pandemic.The next session is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Mt. Airy’s Supper Sessions return to crowds hungry for summer fun
In a summer marked by the return of pre-pandemic festivities, the Go Mt. Airy Supper Sessions are set to transform the community’s busy commercial strip. more
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Sexton (right) is seen with her friends — Joanne Howald (seated), Marge’s sister Patricia Conroy (top, left) and Linda Pirkle (middle). The group was celebrating Howald's birthday at a Center City restaurant.
Son’s death inspires mom to share her grief and rap
Marge Sexton couldn’t imagine how she would survive after her 47-year-old son Ron committed suicide in 2015. more
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The Rev. Scott Robinson, a long-time Chestnut Hill resident, will have a book reading and signing for “The Way In” on Sunday, Aug. 7, 3 p.m., at Booked, 8511 Germantown Ave.
Hill minister's new book about living with Parkinson's
“The Way In; What a Hospice Chaplain Learned Living with Parkinson's, in Poetry and Prose”  is a courageous, brutally candid revelation of Robinson’s own periodic rages. more
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After the PSC Coppa Rage won the U-17 national championship, the four players from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy posed with their school coach, Maria Kosmin. From left to right are Brigid McDonald, Bella Brown, Coach Kosmin, Elena Franklin, and Abby Fitzmaurice.
Area soccer players win Under-17 national championship
The Philadelphia Soccer Club's Coppa Rage team, which includes five players from area schools, won the Under-17 U.S. Youth Soccer national championship last month. more
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GA junior Jessica Aponik eyes up the basket during summer league play.  Photo by Tom Utescher
GA hoopsters finish undefeated in summer league
The summer basketball league reached the end of its schedule last week, with the host Patriots emerging with a 10-0 record. more
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Germantown Academy graduate Alexa Naessens (Colgate University '22) scored 16 points for Team Kelly Green in a quarterfinal loss last Tuesday. She'll head to England later this month to play professional basketball. Photo by Tom Utescher
Finals set in college summer basketball league
In six basketball games over the course of two nights last week, the playoff field in the college summer league was whittled down to two finalists. more
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Josephine stands in her garden in Erdenheim with, from left, her son, Stephen; his wife, Lisa, and Josephine's daughter, Jo-Ellen Portolese.
100-year-old Hill area resident: 'Enjoy the good times'
The late comic Rodney Dangerfield used to say, “I'm getting so old that I could not blow out all of the candles on my latest birthday cake. The heat drove me back.” more
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