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Yana Donaldson and Alyssa Weinfurtner look at jewelry at the Black Soul Block Party in Germantown on Saturday.
Small Business Saturday lifts Germantown culture
Germantown business leaders launched the shopping season with multiple Small Business Saturday events. more
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The summit at Uhuru Peak just after sunrise on Oct. 21.
Local wildlife expert gets 'high' on Mount Kilimanjaro
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. more
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Also a musician, Tuttle is seen here performing “Break Someone Else's Heart,” a Big Band sound which he recently co-wrote, with The Rev. Chris Quintet and singer Lucie Daigle, his wife.
Local lawyer, musician and author mines gold again
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. more
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Germantown actor Gregory Isaac can currently be seen in Lantern Theatre's powerful production of “The Royale” through Dec. 11 in Center City.
New York acting talent chose Germantown
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. more
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International Ballet Exchange artists perform in “A Winter's Dream.”
Germantown company presents a dance travelogue through arts and culture
Perhaps it was kismet that a Germantown-based ballet school and company with a mission to bring dance education and performance to students from diverse backgrounds would stage a production that is a travelogue through culture and the arts. more
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These hand-made pieces of jewelry will be at the show. They were created by Jennifer Kerper, a Roxborough native with a BFA in jewelry and metalsmithing from Tyler School of Art.
Water Tower Craft Show returning after 5-year hiatus
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. more
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(From left) Claire Adams, Sam Oberle, Gilad Avrahami, Lillian Moffatt, Kiera Sheehan, Carly Belko, Mark Sherlock and Diamond Franklin.
A contemporary twist for a literary classic
Stagecrafters kicked off the holiday season with a lush production of "Miss Bennet – Christmas at Pemberley." more
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Sean Williams co-owns the bakery with his wife, Jennifer Low.
The Frosted Fox bakery outwits the pandemic
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.  more
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Influenced by ecology and environmentalism, artist Nicole Donnelly, now exhibiting at Allens Lane Art Center, has created projects including a public art installation for Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia that sheds light on climate change.
Cancer survivor and papermaker headline exhibit at Allens Lane Art Center
Somewhere between the third and sixth grade, Mt. Airy resident Nancy Agati decided she might like to be an artist one day. more
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(From left) Craig Hosay, of the Water Tower Advisory Council Executive Committee; Rusty Lorenzon, Venetian Club president; State Rep.-elect Tarik Khan and Lori Salganicoff, executive director of the CH Conservancy, discuss their mutual interest in the Water Tower Rec Center.
Water Tower Rec Center supporters party for a cause
About 200 people turned out on Saturday night in support of the Water Tower Recreation Center for an evening of great food, drinks and lively music. more
Deanna S. Wright as Sophie
Quintessence Theatre wins prestigious Barrymore
Quintessence Theatre Group has won Theater Philadelphia’s $25,000 Philadelphia Award for Social Insight, honoring the company for its production of "Flyin' West." more
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Tuesday Nights at the Movies
DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME (1947 / 65m) THE BRUTE MAN (1946 / 58m) more
Trial LED streetlights on the 100 block of W. Queen Lane in Germantown on Monday night. The brightest, on the left, is 4000K, while the one next to it is 3000K. The yellowish lights in the background are the existing high pressure sodium light fixtures, which measure about 2700K.
City rolls out testing for new LED streetlights
The city Streets Department has begun testing two choices for the new LED streetlights that will be installed across the city and is now offering residents a chance to weigh in on their color. more
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Commissioner Baird Standish (right) presents Bob Gutowski with an award recognizing his 24 years of service on the Springfield Township Planning Commission.
'Thin blue line' flag still an issue in Springfield Twp.
The Springfield Township Police Benevolent Association’s adoption of the "thin blue line" flag as their logo is still causing controversy for some township residents. more
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Apply now for street trees
You can have a big impact on your neighborhood. The deadline to apply for a free street tree for spring planting is Tuesday, Nov. 22  – a little more than two weeks away. more
This photograph ran in the March 13, 1997 Chestnut Hill Local, with the caption “J.S. Jenks School fourth grade teacher Linda Getter, teaching assistant Eudora Wiggins; parent volunteers Joanne Brown and Jane Kutzer; students Vinson Jones, Khattish Ahmadiya, Darius Egin, Tonya Khakis, Ebony Madison, Melissa Konowal, Kira Hanlan, Dyandra Brown and Chris Mitchell , with a banner referring to the proposed building of a Children's Park to be built on school grounds by the Chestnut Hill Community Association Park Committee.”
CONSERVANCY CHRONICLES: Children’s playground 25th anniversary
The Children's Playground at the Jenks School is turning 25 this year, which means there are local kids now playing where their parents used to.  more
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Hill library closed for repairs
On the heels of an uninvited raccoon that caused damage to the drop ceiling last November, the Chestnut Hill Library is again having maintenance issues that force it to close for an indefinite period. more
The Joseph P. Bolton Store and Residence, located at 4841 Germantown Ave.
Germantown’s Bolton Store and Residence is saved from demolition with historic designation
Civic leaders and preservationists succeeded in saving the Joseph P. Bolton Store and Residence at 4841 Germantown Ave. from near certain demolition on Thursday. more
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The Rev. Joe Williams, pastor of Mt. Airy United Fellowship Church, which he founded seven years ago at 701 W. Johnson St., holds the “miracle plaque” from 1997 that was recently left at the back door of his church.
A most unusual birthday present for Mt. Airy pastor
Last month, somebody left a package on the back step of Mt. Airy United Fellowship Church that, according to pastor Rev. Joe Williams, “proves there are angels out there.” more
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Stan Cutler (left) and James Gleeson are seen with the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Book Store’s point-of-sale terminal when it was new two years ago.
Hill library cheerleader is also a prolific writer
Stan Cutler, a Chestnut Hill resident for 22 years and a Germantown resident for 20 years before that, is known as a stalwart cheerleader for the local library. more
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