In January 2022, Matt and Kim Vendeville stopped at the Chestnut Hill Welcome Center to talk about their dream of opening a taproom here.
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by Catherine Lee
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7/6/23
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Memorial Day is in the rearview and Labor Day seems miles away. So now is the time to gear up for the 4th of July next week.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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6/29/23
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Matthew Glandorf, the longtime artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia, is moving to a new role in Germany.
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by Michael Caruso
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6/29/23
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Barry Wahrhaftig grew up playing rock and roll like everyone else. But then he rediscovered his love of gypsy jazz music.
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by Tom Beck
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6/29/23
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At first glance, “Harvey the Hippo Meets Mickey Mandarin” looks like any other children's book.
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by Len Lear
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6/28/23
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“I’m hoping for a big dance party at Pastorius where people will feel comfortable and free to enjoy themselves,” she said.
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by Tom Beck
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6/22/23
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There was a time when drive-in movies were all the rage. There are still some options in this region, including at the Water Tower.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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6/22/23
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The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill celebrated a “Pride Evensong” Sunday, June 11.
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by Michael Caruso
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6/22/23
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Germantown's Lois Volta developed her housecleaning gig into a successful business, a product line, and now a book.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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Diane Billas will discuss her new novel, “Does Love Always Win?,” at booked on June 24.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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A series of invisible, rain-activated haiku poems, written by elementary schoolchildren in Germantown, can be seen through August.
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6/22/23
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At 17, Hirmand Azimi fled violence in Afghanistan, an ordeal that has informed his life in Philadelphia, and also fueled his activism.
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by Len Lear
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6/22/23
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Mt. Airy resident Anya Rose, a Lower School science teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), and Julie Be, a music therapist, teamed up for Ants on a Log.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Mt. Airy artist's whimsical illustrations depict how children coped with the COVID epidemic.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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While Juneteenth is celebrated all over the city and nation, it is especially meaningful right here in Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Stacia Friedman
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6/15/23
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With the air beginning to clear (God willing), al fresco dining likely will resume its place as a carefree joy of summer that won’t be hazardous to your health.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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6/15/23
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Donald Nally and The Crossing will present the world premiere of Ted Hearne’s “Farming” outdoors at Kings Oaks Farm in Newtown, Bucks County, June 22-25. The Grammy Award-winning …
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by Michael Caruso
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6/15/23
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How can anyone condense the 400-year history of African American music into two hours or less? Germantown resident Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., Ph.D, plans to do just that.
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by Len Lear
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6/15/23
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Following an unhappy marriage, Neil Simon wanted to cheer himself up. So he penned "Rumors" (1988), his first and only farce.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/15/23
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"Arsenic and Old Lace" has earned a lasting place as one of the best works of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/15/23
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