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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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Pat Boyle and Maxwell Cohen of Backyard Eats set up raised beds for a backyard garden at a home in the Chestnut Hill area.
Hill company helps residents to grow their own food
In the spring of 2016, a lawn sign popped up in the front yard of a home at Gravers Lane and Ardleigh Street. The sign advertised Backyard Eats. more
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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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