When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court finalized the state’s constitutionally-mandated political redistricting last month, it brought bad news for many Hillers who support Chris Rabb. The …
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by Tom Beck
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4/28/22
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The Neurodiversity Life Skills Through Career Program, which will serve incoming students who have a neurodiversity diagnosis, will provide extra support starting the summer before their first year of college.
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by Tom Beck
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4/28/22
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Hoerlin, who served as Health Commissioner of Philadelphia and now lives in Center City, taught public health at the University of Pennsylvania and has been a visiting lecturer at Haverford College and Oxford University.
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by Len Lear
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4/28/22
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After Covid forced a year of closure and a sharply curtailed event in another, Chestnut Hill’s annual Home & Garden Festival is back in full swing this year.
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by Carla Robinson
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4/28/22
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The Multicultural Academy Charter School senior is just one of 300 award recipients across the United States.
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4/28/22
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"As the Chestnut Hill Conservancy looks ahead and sees unique new challenges, we need to leverage the tools we have and invent new ones if we are to face the future."
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by Shirley Hanson
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4/28/22
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Bohemian Pink and Threadwell recycled more than 500 pounds of clear plastic over the last 30 days, earning a free Trex bench as part of the Trex Recycling Challenge.
“We are starting a new …
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4/27/22
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This is the second in a series of stories offering readers tips about gardening and the natural world from the staff and board members of the Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund, a nonprofit …
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by Emily Daeschler, president, Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund
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4/27/22
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This year, Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is hosting the Home & Garden Festival's Fun Fest.
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by Emily Plowman , Friends of Jenks
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4/27/22
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Chestnut Hill area resident and former public school teacher Frank Burd, who has written theater reviews for area newspapers and whose photos have appeared in the Local, is one of the participating artists.
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by Len Lear
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4/21/22
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Growing up in Roxborough, James earned a degree in Fashion Design at the Art Institute of Philadelphia.
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by Stacia Friedman
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4/21/22
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The incident comes on the heels of two arrests made by the Tredyffrin Police Department in December that were connected to mail fraud happening in Philadelphia. In those cases, the fraud involved thieves stealing checks from mailboxes.
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by Tom Beck
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4/14/22
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On March 26, local resident Stephen Chaplik wrote on the East Mt. Airy Nextdoor website, “Sad news. Just ordered food from Yu Hsiang Garden. Vince (the owner) told me that their lease is up, …
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by Len Lear
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4/14/22
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“It is a very offensive flag to the African American community,” said Ed Graham, one of several commissioners to speak out against the logo. “There is no such thing as Blue Lives Matter. That doesn’t represent an ethnicity of people [like Black Lives Matter].”
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by Tom Beck
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4/13/22
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“The older one is David … I can’t remember the other one’s name.”
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by Len Lear
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4/12/22
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If you are a fan of the television shows “Downton Abbey'' or “Bridgerton,” you know that an afternoon English tea is more than a hot beverage. It is a sumptuous indulgence steeped in tradition, dating back to the seventh Duchess of Bedford.
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by Stacia Friedman
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4/7/22
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"The Winter's Tale" is so wild it is unsurprising that few theaters are nervy enough to take it on.
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/7/22
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The business began with a bang, since area residents no longer had to trudge into Center City for exquisite French cuisine, not to mention the train station's ample free parking.
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by Len Lear
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4/7/22
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The spring weather was chilly on the morning of Saturday, March 26, when East Mt Airy Neighbors partnered with FarmerJawn to provide 50 households with grow bags, cold weather seedlings and warm …
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4/6/22
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Chestnut Hill volunteers turned out in force for the city’s 2022 Philly Spring Cleanup on Saturday, meeting at the Water Tower Recreation Center on Hartwell Lane, World War II Memorial Park on …
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4/6/22
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