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About 4,594 of Springfield Township’s 15,592 registered voters turned out for the May 16 primary election.
Springfield Township primary offers quiet prelude to November
With low turnout and many candidates running unopposed, the May primary was hardly a sizzling lead-up to the general election. more
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Cresheim Village residents spruce up train station
Residents from Mt. Airy gathered at the Richard Allen Lane train station on Sunday for a Community Planting & Pizza Day event. more
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Megan Maguire Nicoletti, of the Maguire Foundation, and John Soroko, on behalf of the William B. Dietrich Foundation, help cut the opening ribbon at Woodmere's new outdoor art garden.
Woodmere Art Museum unveils new landscape
Woodmere Art Museum celebrated the completion of its landscape project in Woodmere's Outdoor Wonder (WOW). more
Crossing fingers for the return of Mt. Airy Day
For three years, the Northwest Philadelphia area community has been waiting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mt. Airy Day. more
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A local band with a national reputation, Philly Gumbo has opened for music legends Dr. John, Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells, and Rick Danko and Levon Helm, of The Band.
Flower Power gala with Philly Gumbo, plus garden tour
Taking a cue from the “Flower Power” movement of the 1960s, the Mt. Airy Learning Tree is using that upbeat theme this weekend. more
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Stan Cutler (left) and James Gleeson, of the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library, setting up a point-of-sale terminal for Hilltop Books, where Cutler will discuss and sign copies of his new novel.
Election-themed thrillers on tap at Hilltop Books
Chestnut Hill resident Stan Cutler will appear at Hilltop Books, the community bookstore at 84 Bethlehem Pike, on Saturday, May 27. more
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CHCA Agenda
Thursday, May 25, 2023, CHCA Board of Directors Meeting more
Sharmain Matlock-Turner, CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Gala to honor modern-day heroes of 'The German Township’
Once collectively known as the German Township, the three neighborhoods of Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy and Germantown are steeped in centuries of a rich history. more
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The "James Bond" house at 721 Davidson Road.
You, too, could live like Bond, James Bond, right here on the Hill
Chestnut Hill contains many important examples of Midcentury Modern design. But others also deserve attention -- like the former residence of James Bond, scheduled for a sheriff's sale. more
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The Verizon building at 8318 Germantown Ave. is the Hill’s largest commercial structure.
‘Can you hear me now?’ Radio silence on Verizon building
Walking along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill you can easily miss it, somehow. more
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CHCA Agenda
For the week of May 8, 2023 more
An historic bank building on Germantown Avenue will be partially demolished in preparation for a major addition.
Demo starts for historic Mt. Airy bank
TierView Development was granted a demolition permit for one wall of the building that formerly housed the Mt. Airy National Bank at 7208 Germantown Ave. in preparation for an addition. more
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After a few false starts in his career, Chestnut Hill resident Walter Bell became an international force in jazz.
Local musician, ‘ambassador for jazz’
Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills. more
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Members of Springfield Township’s 2019 Relay For Life team.
Young moms' cancer deaths inspire Springfield's 'Relay for Life'
Once again, the Springfield Township School District will host the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of the Wissahickon Valley. more
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Chloe and Kai Jacquette were among many who stopped for a portrait at the festival on Sunday.
A beautiful day, a big turnout and a successful Hill festival
This year’s annual Home and Garden Festival was a blooming success, drawing 12,000 to 15,000 visitors to Chestnut Hill’s Germantown Avenue on Sunday. more
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Longtime Mt. Airy resident Howard A. Myrick has a decades-long history of military service and teaching communications in college, including a 27-year stint at Temple University.
Race, authoritarianism, examined in 'Protect & Defend'
Howard Myrick knows what it is like to overcome odds and to battle racist attitudes and practices. more
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Riding a cherry-picker to work high amid the treetops on Friday was part of an all-volunteer effort to tend Pastorius Park trees.
Arbor Day brings needed trim to Pastorius Park’s oldest trees
Not everyone appreciates the roar of chainsaws outside their window first thing in the morning, but it was music to the ears of Pastorius Park neighbor Kava Franklin. more
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Flowers to return to the Avenue — lampposts included
Flower lovers, rejoice. Germantown Avenue is about to burst into bloom again, and it won’t just be at street level. more
Families enjoy the fun last year at the Chestnut Hill Home & Garden Festival's Kid's Zone, hosted by the Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences.
Festival fun for families at the Jenks school playground
The “Kid’s Zone” at the Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences, a perennially favorite part of Chestnut Hill’s Home & Garden Festival, is back again this year. more
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"Homewood," 9002 Crefeld St.
Cast your vote for Chestnut Hill Conservancy’s Hall of Fame
What’s your favorite treasured place in Chestnut Hill? It's time to vote for new sites to join the Chestnut Hill Architectural Hall of Fame. more
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