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At a time when neighborhood bookstores are sprouting again in the Northwest, Big Blue Marble Bookstore in Mt. Airy is sailing confidently into its 18th year with a new look.
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by Stacia Friedman
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2/3/23
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Most people take dance classes for a fun cardio workout and a great way to expand their social horizons. But scientists say they offer even more benefits.
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by Stacia Friedman
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2/3/23
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The Springfield Township Police Benevolent Association and the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police filed a legal challenge to Springfield Township’s ban on employees wearing Blue Lives Matter flags on duty.
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by Tom Beck
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2/2/23
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An USPS-conducted audit of the Germantown Post Office found widespread operational problems ranging from missing keys to scanning issues.
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by Tom Beck
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2/2/23
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When Marilyn Kraut returned home from walking her dog Thursday afternoon she noticed an unfamiliar sight on her front steps – two flyers promoting white supremacy.
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by Tom Beck
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2/1/23
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Joanne Dhody, a third-generation resident of Chestnut Hill and a beloved volunteer who never met a worthy cause she would not help, is stepping down as a library volunteer after 27 years.
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by Len Lear
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1/27/23
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Salon owner Maryam Lavasani is hosting a life-sized sculpture of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old whose death at the hands of Iranian "morality police" has sparked worldwide protest.
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by Len Lear
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1/26/23
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Infinite Enterprises, the construction company behind the development of 9402 Meadowbrook Avenue, was hit with $9,000 in fines and a three-month suspension after it “intentionally violated" city code.
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by Tom Beck
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1/26/23
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Residents of the Village at Chestnut Hill, an apartment complex on the 7700 block of Crittenden Street next to the Market Square shopping center, are clamoring for management to increase security.
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by Tom Beck
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1/26/23
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Bob Harrington may well be the proudest of his most recent achievement – winning the the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.
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by Len Lear
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1/19/23
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It was a post unlike any I had ever seen before.
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by Len Lear
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1/19/23
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Chestnut Hill Community Association Board of Directors Meeting
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1/19/23
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Our Mother of Consolation Church will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21.
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1/19/23
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Springfield Township’s Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to ban employees from displaying the flag on township property while on duty. It also bans off-duty display if they’re wearing a township work uniform.
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by Tom Beck
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1/18/23
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Ingrid Shepard, who was hand-picked by City Councilwoman Cindy Bass to serve as president and treasurer for the now shuttered Germantown Special Services District, was sentenced to four years of probation.
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by Carla Robinson
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1/18/23
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Emilie “Kayo” Rivinus Brégy, a former Chestnut Hill resident, must be the oldest active portrait painter in the U.S. She celebrated her 102nd birthday in August 2022.
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by Len Lear
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1/12/23
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It is not unusual for journalists to discuss the importance of a free press and lament the verbal attacks against it, but for one of the Chestnut Hill Local's newest board members, this principle is not academic.
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by Len Lear
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1/12/23
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Since the 1600s, the English have been ringing bells, some as big as the Liberty Bell. You are invited to an introduction to ringing.
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1/5/23
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As families around the world lit candles last week to observe Kwanzaa, one Philadelphia nonprofit carried out a mission to incorporate the holiday’s principles into its work in 2023.
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by Kiara Santos
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1/5/23
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It would be impossible to interview all of the more than 6,000 patients of Greenhouse Internists, but there is little doubt that virtually all are devastated that the practice has closed.
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by Len Lear
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1/4/23
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