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How 'sense of place' can help keep Hill's historic character
The answer most people give today when they are asked why they love Chestnut Hill is that they love its historic village character. more
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The brewpub hosts a popular trivia night when guests can eat, drink and test their knowledge.
Vegan-friendly gastropub brings personality and garden seating
The Chestnut Hill Brewing Company, which is celebrating its sixth year in business this April, has certainly delivered on its original promise. more
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A rendering of the proposed five-story, 148-unit building at 42-68 Church Lane in Germantown.
‘Behemoth’ development stirs controversy in Germantown
About 100 Germantown neighbors turned out in force to express unanimous opposition to a proposed five-story, 148-unit project at 42-68 Church Lane. more
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Festival-goers stroll along Germantown Avenue during last year's Chestnut Hill Home & Garden Festival.
'Bigger than ever' Home & Garden Festival back with new artists, vendors, and more of the Avenue
It’s a sure sign of spring in Chestnut Hill: the annual Home & Garden Festival, returning to Germantown Avenue Sunday, May 7.  more
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A rendering of the proposed changes to the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Durham Street, which shows the added crosswalk and the sidewalk bump-outs on either side.
Progress for pedestrians in Mt. Airy
Mt. Airy residents are on track to soon see the construction of eight newly improved crosswalks along Germantown Avenue beginning in the fall of next year. more
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Highland Station Native Gardens Group members seated on Tyler's Wall, a new feature at the Gardens on Graver's Lane constructed by neighbor Tyler Schoen. Standing from left to right are Betsy Torg, Fabrizio Franco, Jason LaRocco, Norman Silver and Christopher Sohnly. Seated from left to right are Tilly Larocco, Emily Hawkins, Pamela Hans, Tracy Gardener, Beth Wright, Mackenzie LaRocco, Elliot Rood and Anne von Scheven.
New train gardens go native
Deep into the pandemic, Beth Wright surveyed SEPTA’s Highland Station and saw silent tracks and an empty parking lot. She saw something else, too. more
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Deacon Rena Graves, 102, who has served as a block captain and hospice chaplain, plans to share her advice for older adults in a new book.
Sharing wisdom gathered over 10 decades of life
At 102, Deacon Rena Graves figures she is an expert on the intricacies of aging. more
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The 27 students on Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's robotics team traveled to FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, TX, this past week for the season's culminating event, one of only 10 percent of high school teams that qualified to compete at "Champs." Students met event founder Dean Kamen, who stopped at the team's pit to talk to students and to hear about Team 1218's robot, affectionately called "Stinger." Pictured left to right are Leo Cohen, Logan Landau, Danny O'Connor (a team captain), Dean Kamen (founder of FIRST Robotics), Emma Ludwikowski and Paige Murray.
SCH robotics team at 'Champs' event
Henry Elementary, the 5th city school to close for asbestos
The C.W. Henry Elementary School in Mt. Airy just became the 5th city school that must close due to the discovery of asbestos in the building. more
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‘Queen of Cannabis’ zoning hearing continued
The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board continued until May 22 a hearing on Christine Visco’s appeal of a violation issued for operating a business within a residential district. more
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Barbara Thomson has been active in the Chestnut Hill Community Association and at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, where she is currently serving as rector’s warden, a post akin to chair of the church’s 16-member board.
Hill public service lawyer running again for court judgeship
Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Thomson, who is running for Municipal Court judge, says, “I have been preparing for this job for 35 years.” more
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Georgia Forjohn, the new marketing and events coordinator for the Chestnut Hill Business Association, will help promote local businesses and events.
An events coordinator born to celebrate the Hill
Georgia Forjohn, the new marketing and events coordinator for the Chestnut Hill Business Association, seems born to the task. more
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Marsha Stender, librarian and manager of Mt. Airy's Lovett branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia until her retirement early this month, welcomes Kevin Douglass Greene, great-great-grandson of the abolitionist, author and social reformer Frederick Douglass, who spoke at Lovett on Feb. 15.
Retiring librarian: 'Libraries are about people, not books'
Marsha Stender, longtime librarian and branch manager of the Lovett Library in Mt. Airy, has just stepped down from that job after 17 years of service. more
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Pepon Osorio, of Mt. Airy, is a multimedia visual artist whose work has appeared in major museums and private homes throughout the world.
NW artists of color dominate Pew grant awards
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has awarded $1,170,000 in fellowships to 12 Philadelphia area artists of color. more
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Chestnut Hill business corridor
Our Town: Celebrating Chestnut Hill’s commercial corridor
The Chestnut Hill Conservancy is celebrating the success of that experiment with an April 13 lecture and accompanying walking tour on April 23. more
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Shoppers at last year’s Clover Market browse for one-of-a-kind items at the semi-annual event scheduled for Sunday, April 16.
Clover Market returns to Chestnut Hill April 16
Pottery artist Stephanie Premich used to sell her wares at 40 events a year. COVID put an end to that, and now she focuses on premier regional events such as Clover Market. more
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More than 65 township residents attended Springfield Township's second public meeting to discuss the current draft of the municipality's Master Trail Plan.
Planning a new trail system for Springfield Township
It is a bold idea, some say, to plan a trail system linking neighborhoods to each other and local parks in a township that has very little green space left. more
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ZBA rules that construction can resume at Mt. Pleasant Garage
The development team for the old Mt. Pleasant Garage has won its argument with the city's Department of Licenses & Inspections. more
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A rendering of the proposed development at 208 E. Mt. Airy Avenue. Photo courtesy of Stuart Udis
Mt. Airy development plan addresses community concerns, adds affordable housing
Developer Stuart Udis adjusted his proposed development plans for the former Fred's Mt. Airy Motors site to address community concerns and provide affordable housing. more
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East Mt. Airy resident Julia Lehman, who thinks she may be the only photographer in the Philadelphia area who specializes in underwater shoots, has found that the medium “clears your mind and forces you to trust your body.”
Going beneath the surface for inspiration and connection
Although her photography spans the breadth of human experience, Julia Lehman has found her truest inspiration underwater. more
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