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Talented CHA grad opens Mimi's Café at top of Hill
Carl Drake has teamed up with Rob and Vanessa Mullen, owners of Campbell's Place, to open Mimi's Café at 184 E. Evergreen Ave., which had been vacant since The Top of the Hill Market and Café closed. more
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Kaitlin Orner, Pomelo Flowers and Gifts.
Transported close to paradise in new Avenue shop
Kaitlin Orner, 33, has brought a bit of Eden to 6352 Germantown Ave. with her new plant store and flower shop, Pomelo Flowers and Gifts. The word “pomelo,” a big Asian citrus fruit as … more
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Architectural rendering by developer showing lot location next to playground for a proposed 37-unit apartment building at 6717 Chew Ave.
Neighbors object to planned 37-unit building on Chew Ave.
A proposed four-story market rate apartment building on Chew Ave. and Slocum St. sparked neighbor concerns this month as developers sought support for an upcoming Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing. more
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A rotted and paint peeling rooftop “lantern” that provides light to the stairs below, needs extensive repairs. New glass and re-glazing putty is needed throughout, accents must be primed, painted and repaired, and the sheet metal roof must be replaced in-kind along with new flashings.
Community Center capital campaign continues
A capital campaign to restore the Chestnut Hill Community Center continues, with the goal of raising $1.75 million to restore the 200-year-old building. more
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Christa Barfield, creates the teas and infused honeys for Viva Leaf Tea Company from herbs she grows herself. (Photo by Walt Maguire)
Viva Leaf Tea, a farm-to-cup approach
Viva Leaf Tea Company officially opened in October, but Christa Barfield had been selling her herbal teas and infused honey in farmers’ markets and online for some time. more
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Stan Cutler and James Gleeson with the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Book Store’s new point-of-sale terminal.
Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Bookstore takes shape
Last Spring, the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library committed to opening a neighborhood bookstore. more
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Rev. Darrell L. Tiller
Grace Epiphany announce new head priest
Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church is happy to announce The Rev. Darrell L. Tiller became the priest-in-charge at Grace Epiphany Church on Sunday, Nov. 29. Rev. Tiller served as seminarian at Grace … more
Alex Aberle, President, West Mt. Airy Neighbors. “I’m really proud of what we’ve accomplished this year. I’m really encouraged by our progress and our momentum.”
WMAN pivots to stay active and plan for next year
West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) had plans for 2020. While this year has been different, adjustments have kept members busy. more
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The Holy Walk fundraising home page.
Charitable ‘Holy Walk’ could start a new Hill Holiday tradition
This year, it was pretty clear the annual Christmas Pageant at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill was not going to happen. more
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“While some of what MALT does can be done online, many of our classes don't translate," said Stephanie Bruneau, Executive Director of MALT. (photo by Walt Maguire)
Mount Airy Learning Tree suspends classes due to Covid
Since 1981, Mount Airy Learning Tree (MALT) has used the “neighbors teaching neighbors” approach to tie the Mt. Airy community together.  Since most of this involves offline, hands-on experiences, they have decided to pause all programs until Fall 2021. more
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Cellist Ronald Lipscomb (seen here with a student), who has lived in both Mt. Airy and Germantown, has had a remarkable career, having played with The New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, the American Symphony under Leopold Stokowski and with an orchestra conducted by Duke Ellington. (Photo by Gino Guarnere)
Mt. Airy cellist played with Bernstein, Ellington, Casals
Not too many local musicians have memories of playing with two legendary American innovators and composers whose music is still performed all over the world, but Ron Lipscomb, 77, who previously … more
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Catherine Browne, a special education teacher in Philadelphia, at work in her “classroom,” now that all instruction is remote.
How the pandemic has changed the way we work
While the continued impact of Covid-19 has made headlines – both for its unchecked spread and the businesses forced to close in its wake – many are finding the now nine-month-old pandemic … more
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Chestnut Hill can meet all of your holiday shopping and celebrating needs.
Holidays return to the Hill, a little cozier
The holiday season this year is a little different, and traditions are being reinvented to keep up. Holidays on the Hill might require more social distancing, but that means visitors can shop and stroll with more room to look around. more
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Keith Russell (center), who grew up in West Mt. Airy but now lives in Germantown, is seen here bird-watching with fellow members of the National Audubon Society. An ornithologist, Russell is program manager of Urban Conservation at Audubon Pennsylvania. (Photo courtesy of National Audubon Society)
‘Master Birder of Carpenter’s Woods’ calls attention to bird die-offs
Keith Russell, 64, is a lifelong resident of Northwest Philadelphia except for his college years, having grown up in Mt. Airy and lived in Germantown since 1988. “My earliest memory of having … more
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Valerie Ashley, a resident of Chestnut Hill for 15 years, is a trauma therapist who has been seeing increasing cases of people whose trauma is related to the pandemic.
Hill trauma therapist treating those affected by pandemic
It is no secret to anyone, of course, that the pandemic has exacerbated the stresses and strains already felt by people struggling with medical, financial, work-related and family-related issues. The … more
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Lydia Robinson, Artistic Director, started SNAPCo. (left) opened her studio and dance school’s new location at 7942 Germantown Ave. earlier this month. (Photo by Walt Magiure)
SNAPCo dance school, studio opens in Chestnut Hill
On an unexpectedly warm November Saturday, the latest addition to family life in Chestnut Hill opened its doors. Scene-N-Action Productions Company (SNAPCo.) offers classes in dance and theater … more
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Springfield commissioners review police survey, human rights committee ordinance
The Springfield Township Commissioners presented the 2021 preliminary budget, reviewed a draft survey of township residents regarding satisfaction with the Police Department, discussed how to rewrite … more
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Paul Farber, who was born and raised in Mt. Airy and still lives there, is the co-founder of Monument Lab, which was just awarded a $4 million, three-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Organization founded by Mt. Airyite wins $4 million grant
Paul Farber, 38, was born and raised in Mt. Airy and currently lives around the corner from his childhood home. He graduated from both Germantown Friends School and The University of Pennsylvania, … more
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Emilie Clothier Harting, who lived with her family in Mt. Airy for 48 years and taught English and Creative Writing at Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) for 41 years, has authored the second edition of “From Pastoral to Urban … ”
Long-time Mt. Airyite/teacher authors 'Pastoral to Urban'
Emilie Clothier Harting, 78, and her family lived in Mt. Airy for 48 years. Recently, Emilie and her husband of 55 years, Rob, moved to Foulkeways, a Quaker senior independent living community in … more
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Kay Henderson has hundreds of plants to choose from in her store, Sister Sunflower, which opened Oct. 3. (Photo by Len Lear)
Corporate recruiter blossoms at new Hill plant store
Kay Henderson, 41, who had lived in California her whole life, where she was a successful corporate recruiter for 22 years, came to Philly on a vacation a couple of years ago and fell in love with … more
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