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10/30/25
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When your schedule sounds more like a college athletic department’s than a family calendar, dinner time can start to feel like the final event of the day.
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by Henry Trapnell with Leslie DiMartile
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10/30/25
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Rel J. Dowdell, who lived his entire life in Northwest Philadelphia until he took a position five years ago as a full-time director of film studies at Hampton University in Virginia, is a much-honored screenwriter, director, producer and film studies educator.
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by Len Lear
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10/23/25
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As a Springside Chestnut Hill Academy teacher for the last 23 years, Mary Ann Domanska definitely has an astute understanding of inquisitive, energetic young girls, which she has put to brilliant use as an acclaimed author of children’s books.
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by Len Lear
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10/23/25
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The new Bruce Springsteen biopic, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” which is already getting Oscar buzz, will be opening in movie theaters around the country on Friday, Oct. 24.
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by Len Lear
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10/23/25
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Pumpkins are a staple of Halloween. But when the spooky season ends, a new terrifying trend emerges.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/23/25
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Meet Ace! Surrendered to ACCT Philly’s animal shelter in September because his owner’s schedule did not allow time to take care of a dog, Ace is a 9-month-old pit-mix who’s full of energy.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/23/25
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Mt. Airy resident and chef Nathan Baynes’ food cart, “2 Street Sammies,” is a Northwest Philadelphia landmark as much as the Water Tower or McNally’s.
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by Len Lear
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10/23/25
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Six residents of West Mt. Airy opened their homes to the public on Oct. 19 for the second annual West Mt. Airy Historic House Tour.
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by Lillian Wright-Attea
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10/23/25
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Pears have been cultivated across the globe for thousands of years, from China to Europe, for their sweet, juicy flesh.
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by Kieran McCourt, Weavers Way Shuttle contributor Sponsored content provided by Weavers Way Co-op
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10/23/25
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A lifelong Chestnut Hill resident (except for his years away at college) is trying to balance out the scales between adjuncts and their employers.
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by Len Lear
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10/16/25
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On two crisp autumn evenings this October, the woods of northwest Philadelphia will glow with lantern light, the scent of s’mores, and the chatter of woodland creatures.
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by Gia Myers
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10/16/25
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It’s an overcast Saturday morning at the Chestnut Hill Farmers’ Market, with a bit of drizzle just starting to fall as the region prepares for an oncoming nor’easter.
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by Donna Shaw
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10/16/25
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Lara Cantu-Hertzler, a Germantown resident for most of her life, is one of the area’s most prolific artists whose stunning work is currently on display through the end of October at Borrelli’s Chestnut Hill Gallery.
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by Len Lear
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10/16/25
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After going solar in Germantown, Weavers Way Co-op has completed another clean energy project across the street from its Mt. Airy store.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/16/25
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Fall means many things: leaves changing color, cool breezes, and plenty of apples to pick.
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10/16/25
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Friends of Pastorius Park (FoPP) will plant the initial seeds of its largest restoration project in history on Saturday, Oct. 18.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/16/25
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Felicite Moorman, co-owner of The Fallser Club, has a specific pop culture analogy to describe how it feels when you walk into her nonprofit event space and music venue in East Falls.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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The modern term “girlboss” is often used to describe women who are hard-working and ambitious. For Alana Mason, a 15-year-old student in the 10th grade at Wissahickon High School, the title is more than fitting.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/16/25
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For the staff and volunteers at CHMOW, recognizing and caring for neighbors’ needs is their bread and butter.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/15/25
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