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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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A community turns out to help
The Chestnut Hill Conservancy and the Night Kitchen Bakery joined forces last week to raise more than $16,000. more
Germantown residents have long complained about poor service at the Germantown Post Office, located on Greene Street.
Fed inspectors audit Germantown PO
The Germantown Post Office is one of three Philadelphia post offices that are being audited. Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy post offices didn't make the list.  more
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Magarity Tennis Club picks up Water Tower’s pickleball players
Elite Tennis Group, which operates a tennis school at Chestnut Hill College, is bringing pickleball to nearby Magarity Tennis Club in Flourtown.  more
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Dr. Yasmina Wright has opened her pediatric dentistry practice on West Highland Avenue in Chestnut Hill.
Pediatric dentist opens a new Chestnut Hill practice
Dr. Yasmina Wright was in the third grade the first time she had a thought that would one day lead her to become a dentist.  more
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Between Friends co-owner Claudia Averette displays breezy silk tunic.
Young, old and everything in between
When Atiya Smith first announced her plan to open a women’s fashion boutique in Chestnut Hill, her mother, Claudia Averett, would not hear of it.  But Smith did what many daughters do, and pushed forward anyway. more
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Mt. Airy residents Norma Wingate (right), head athletic trainer at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and author of “Death Bracket,” and Sueli Vieira, an artist and author, were married in May in Mexico.
Local coaching phenom pens a female serial killer
For Norma Wingate, an avid tennis player who starred on Central High School's Public League championship tennis team in 1992, the word “love” always makes her think of tennis. more
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Store manager Lindsey Kiska works to reopen the store in time for the Christmas shopping season.
Down but not out: El Quetzal reopens
Nearly three months after a catastrophic fire ripped through the historic Hiram Lodge in the heart of Chestnut Hill’s business district, destroying El Quetzal, the store is reopening. more
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In the center holding the scissors is Engine 37 Capt. Ray Saunders. On the right side is Mayor Kenney, PFD Deputy Chief Anthony Bompadre and Department of Public Property Commissioner Bridget Collins-Greenwald (clapping). On the left side is Fire Commissioner Adam K. Thiel, First Deputy Commissioner Craig Murphy, and Deputy Commissioner Anthony Hudgins.
Mayor celebrates new firehouse for Engine 37
City and fire officials gathered in Chestnut Hill last week to cut the ribbon on a $10 million renovation and expansion of the Engine 37 firehouse on Highland Avenue. more
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A halfway built house is all that sits on 9402 Meadowbrook Ave. Construction began without a valid permit.
What happens when a contractor flouts city code?
The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections is investigating Infinite Enterprises, LLC, a construction company that demolished a Chestnut Hill home last year. more
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