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A new decor is in store for Serendipity, said manager Kayle Egberts, manager of the place where locals go for sweatshirts, T-shirts, hoodies and baseball caps with Phillies, Eagles, Wissahickon, Chestnut Hill and Philadelphia logos.
Local business owners make retail resolutions for 2023
While most of us will make resolutions based on the numbers that show up on our bathroom scale or our credit card bill, one group that has higher goals in mind – the merchants of Chestnut Hill. more
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Gabby Bowes (right), a GA sophomore, reaches around Carroll's Brooke Wilson to get off a lay-up.
GA girls clipped by Carroll, 43-38, in 2022 finale
Several girls' basketball teams in the area traveled to out-of-state tournaments last week. Germantown Academy had already done that before Christmas, so last week the Patriots only ventured as far as Cardinal O'Hara. more
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Russell Thompkins, Jr. (center) is still touring with his new group (since 2004), Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the New Stylistics, which also features Raymond Johnson and Jonathan Buckson.
Top 10 hitmaker was a magnet for many N.W. Philly fans
There was a time when Russell Thompkins, Jr., who grew up in North Philadelphia but has lived in Mt. Airy for 50 years, could hardly walk around the Chestnut Hill area without one of his fans waving or asking for an autograph. more
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SCH junior Helena Fournaris floats the ball for a serve.
SCH girls edge PC in squash
Penn Charter performed well at the top and bottom of the team ladder, but visiting Springside Chestnut Hill Academy won the third through seventh flights to clinch a victory. more
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GA sophomore Gabby Bowes barrels down the lane, passing PC senior Bella Toomey.
Defending champs open season with win at Germantown
In the Inter-Ac League opener for both teams, defending champ Penn Charter started the 2022-23 campaign with a 55-37 victory at Germantown Academy last Tuesday. more
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GFS sophomore Mia Rutledge rises for a layup.
GFS basketball ends year with a pair of wins
At first glance, the tail end of the basketball schedule looked like an intense stretch for the girls of Germantown Friends. As it turned out, GFS was not seriously challenged. more
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Eric Graber and his crew use an orange boom lift to string the lights and position the red bows, with holiday music playing during the decorating.
Towering tree caps holidays on the Hill
At first, the tree was carried up the winding steps inside the home of Richard Snowden to the platform that serves as the developer’s terrace. Today it's an annual, and bigger, tradition. more
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“Looking back, I'm so proud to say the CAMA dream did come true!” said Rivers, whose new practice in Chestnut Hill will be called Compassionate Alternative Medicine Associates.
Practice is over, passion is not
You might say that for 18 years area yoga buffs could bank on Elise Rivers, but she announced last week that Community Acupuncture of Mt. Airy will close on Dec. 31. more
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At George T. Hobe Antiques and Fine Art, 8407 Germantown Ave., every inch is chockablock with strange, odd, fascinating objects of all sizes, and Hobe has a compelling or humorous story to accompany each one.
A $200,000 windfall for local merchant's $50 purchase
If there is such a thing as a typical business owner in Chestnut Hill, George Hobe, owner of an art and antiques shop at 8407 Germantown Ave., is not it. more
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Print edition of the Local delayed
Due to equipment problems at our printing plant last night, the print edition of the December 22, 2022 editions of the Chestnut Hill Local and Mt. Airy Local will be delayed this week.  The … more
A menorah lighting celebration will be at 7 p.m., Dec. 19 at Cliff Park in Chestnut Hill.
Hanukkah events scheduled
Hanukkah, the Jewish community’s Festival of Lights, will be celebrated at 7 p.m., Dec. 19, with a public menorah lighting at Cliff Park, 7620 Germantown Ave. more
Chestnut Hill Sports will help shoppers find gifts for Philly sports fans.
Racing to buy a last minute gift? You’ll find it on the Hill
Maybe you made your list and checked it twice – only to discover that someone fell through the cracks. Not to worry. Chestnut Hill’s shopkeepers have you covered. more
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Junior Katelyn Jaconetti brings the ball up the court for the Blue Devils.
SCH basketball finds ANC no longer an easy mark
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. more
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Going back toward the door of the court to retrieve a ball is senior Ramsey Killinger, the Penn Charter number one.
PC racquetmen top GFS Tigers; girls beat Baldwin
Penn Charter played its boys' squash season opener last Thursday, hosting nearby rival Germantown Friends. more
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Friends Central's Amani Savage tries to protect the ball from Penn Charter's Kaylinn Bethea (left) and Ryan Carter (right). Behind them are PC's Liz Vieira (far left) and Bella Toomey.
PC prevails on final shot in early-season showdown
December was not even a week old, but last Tuesday's non-league basketball battle at Penn Charter had a playoff feel to it. more
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Family members (from left to right) David Sheffield, Win Sheffield and Carole Sheffield were present for the installation of the stone for Dottie Sheffield.
Garden fund volunteers honor Dottie Sheffield
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. more
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Jared Adkins, founder and owner of Char & Stave in Chestnut Hill and Bluebird Distilling in Phoenixville.
Ardmore’s newest whiskey bar comes to Chestnut Hill
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.  more
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In last week's opening meet, GFS freshman Linus Chen-Plotkin won an official match in the 113 lb. class, and he also prevailed in an exhibition contest later on.
GFS wrestlers quickly conquer short-staffed SCH squad
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. more
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Seniors Kiersten Pumilia (left) and Georgia Pickett are once again captains for the Mount's basketball team, which had no seniors last winter. Germantown Academy had not yet chosen captains at the time of last week's scrimmage.
A Patriots host hoops scrimmage with Mount St. Joe Magic
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. more
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The Sivel Group hosts its second annual bonfire party during the Wednesday, December 7th Stag and Doe Night to benefit the Toys for Tots toy drive.
Stag and Doe bonfire party to benefit Toys for Tots drive
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 … more
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