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Mini-crafts like these are painstakingly created by Nan Altman, of Wyndmoor, for the benefit of dogs in shelters.
Tiny dollhouse art raises big bucks for pups
Making teeny little figurines for dollhouses has to be harder than trigonometry, but Nan Altman spends a good part of her life on it while turning over every penny to charity. more
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Brothers Jim (from left), Leo and Pep Osmanollaj, who built a restaurant business after fleeing Kosovo as war refugees, opened Toska in mid-June at 7136 Germantown Ave., former home of Earth Bread + Brewery restaurant, which closed last year.
War refugees open Toska, bring success to Mt. Airy
No matter what befalls their new eatery, Toska Restaurant & Brewery, it will be a picnic compared to what the owners endured in Kosovo. more
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Mt. Airy parents have been gathering to work together and support their neighborhood elementary schools.
More parents choosing Mt. Airy public schools
It’s hard to discern exactly why, but more families are sending their children to their public catchment schools.  more
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The Chestnut Hill Hospital's Women's Center building is scheduled to be considered for historic designation.
Hospital, Conservancy clash over historic status
The future of the Chestnut Hill Hospital’s Women’s Center is going before the city’s historical commission for potential designation to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. more
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Construction crews began showing up at the shuttered Germantown High School this summer.
Construction begins at shuttered Germantown High School site
The former Germantown High School appears to have finally begun a slow transformation.  more
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Funding for the renovation of the Woodward Community Centre, located between Gravers Lane and Highland Avenue on Germantown Avenue, is nearly complete.
Historic center inches toward renovation
About seven years after the Chestnut Hill Community Centre’s board began exploring potential buyers for its building, it is poised to return to its former glory. more
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Commissioner Peter Wilson gives Springfield Township Police Officer Mark Hoisington the Board of Commissioners resolution honoring his 34 years of commendable public service.
Springfield Twp. bans single-use bags, honors police officer
The Springfield Township Board of Commissioners voted 5-1 to ban retail establishments from distributing single-use plastic carry-out bags. more
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CHCA Agenda
Thursday, Aug. 24 CHCA Board of Directors Meeting 7pm In Person and via Zoom 500 W. Willow Grove Ave. - SCHA Haber Room Agenda TBD   To register and receive a … more
Jeff Duncan
Catching up with the CHCA’s new board officers
The Local reached out to each newly elected member to get their thoughts on what made them run and what they hope to accomplish. more
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Community members gathered last week to celebrate a new literacy installation for children at Cliveden in Germantown.
A new reading initiative unveiled at Cliveden
The Mt. Airy CDC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for “The Community Reading Nest,” a new literacy installation for children. more
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Zoning board rejects event hall in Mt. Airy
The city’s zoning board denied a special exception request from the owners of J’Excellence, an event hall located at 5-7 W. Mt. Airy Ave. more
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Chrissy Dress, owner of Cure de Repos in Chestnut Hill, was inspired by a recent trip to Paris to decorate the exterior of her beauty and skin care spa with a wreath of peonies, dahlias, magnolias and cherry blossoms -- a design she says is fitting for a neighborhood known as Philadelphia's garden district.
From Paris to Chestnut Hill
Flatbelly Veg Founder Josh Pope opened the new restaurant at 1020 Bethlehem Pike in Erdenheim with his wife and assistant, Sheila Pope, and their daughter, Jordan Pope, of Mt. Airy.
Serving up ‘plants on a plate’ in Erdenheim
Flatbelly Veg started as a food truck in April 2021, and now has moved to a storefront on Bethlehem Pike. more
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Preston Jamison, age 10, contributes to the Wyndmoor Library’s food drive.
Wyndmoor library hosts August food drive
The Free Library of Springfield Township will be holding its first food drive in collaboration with Garden of Health Inc. in an effort to aid low-income families. more
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CHCA Agenda
CHCA Agenda for week of Aug. 7,  2023 more
Neighbors slam event space proposal in Mt. Airy
Mt. Airy neighbors overwhelmingly rejected a business owner’s proposal to operate an event space on 5-7 W. Mt. Airy Ave. more
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The Rev. Rayford Emmons, parochial vicar at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mt. Airy, was the first African American ordained Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He is currently entering his 50th year of service to parishioners.
City’s first Black Catholic priest celebrates a golden milestone
The Rev. Rayford Emmons, the first African American Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is entering his 50th year of service. more
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Mt. Airy Art Garage, a popular community institution in the heart of Mt. Airy since its founding in 2009.
MAAG responds to founder’s claim of homophobia
The conflict between the founder of the Mt Airy Art Garage and its current board members appears unlikely to end soon. more
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New CHCA president Laura Lucas
Laura Lucas is back as CHCA board president
After a three year hiatus from the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s presidency, Laura Lucas has reclaimed her former spot. more
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Shireen Qadri (right) and her husband, JD Walsh, moved their spice brand business, moji masala, from Brooklyn to Chestnut Hill in 2022. The couple aims to add something new to the kitchens of families across the community: the ability to make unique Indian dishes at home.
New family business brings spice to Chestnut Hill
The Indian spice brand moji masala has been making its mark in Chestnut Hill as a family-owned business with a rich background. more
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