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The CHCA Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee will conduct a public meeting via Zoom.com to review a variance appeal for an 8-townhouse development at the current location of O’Reilly Inc. …
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2/10/21
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After serving 30 years as the president of Chestnut Hill College, Sister Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D., will retire in June of 2022.
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by Kate Dolan
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2/10/21
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A Zoom meeting for school children, meant to celebrate Black inventors, was hacked by an unknown person who subjected students and their families to a racist and sexual attack.
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by Walt Maguire
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2/8/21
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Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley laid out the status of Philadelphia’s vaccination program as the city recovers from late January’s debacle with Philly Fighting COVID.
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by Kate Dolan
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2/8/21
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The Philadelphia chapter of the American Association of Architects gave this year’s top Thomas Walter award to a West Oak Lane resident, Tiffany Millner, who mentors high school students.
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by Diane M. Fiske
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2/4/21
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In the “bluest” neighborhood of Pennsylvania, Mt. Airy, a group of cultural creatives collaborated on a project in the new year known as the “Blue Wall” mural, an art installation composed of donated community Biden-Harris campaign signs.
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by Elspeth Lodge
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2/4/21
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A three-year strategic plan was expected to end in 2020, but COVID restrictions resulted in an extension into 2021.
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by Walt Maguire
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2/3/21
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The Chestnut Hill West regional rail line will return March 7 with restricted service from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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by Walt Maguire
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2/3/21
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Police warned residents to exercise caution as a pattern of robberies extended to include more than a dozen armed holdups this month in East Mt. Airy, Wadsworth, Chestnut Hill and the suburban …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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2/2/21
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Philadelphia has administered 131,185 total doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Thursday night.
Of those doses, 98,593 were first doses, and 32,592 were second doses, according to data from the …
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by Kate Dolan
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1/29/21
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Today, Chestnut Hill has only one inn -- our fine Chestnut Hill Hotel, built in 1894 and renovated a number of times since. That building replaced an older inn built back in 1772.
In …
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by George McNeely
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1/29/21
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Two Erdenheim natives who grew up as typical middle class pals but became mega-successful in business and earned doctorate degrees have launched a TV reality show, “Wolf PAC of Philadelphia.”
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by Len Lear
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1/29/21
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The Black Doctors COVID Consortium (BDCC), a volunteer organization formed in April 2020 to assist with COVID-19 testing, is gearing up to add vaccine distribution.
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by Walt Maguire
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1/28/21
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The house museum, Cliveden, hosted Mt. Airy author and activist Kimberly Kamara, Thursday Jan. 21, for a discussion that asked whether the site’s signature event should change in the context of urban gun violence.
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by Patrick Cobbs
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1/28/21
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Philadelphia residents who are in Phase 1B of the city’s vaccination distribution plan are now eligible to receive the vaccine.
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by Kate Dolan
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1/27/21
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Stalled negotiations to develop the blighted lot at 6717 Chew Avenue, next to Pleasant Playground in East Mt. Airy, appear ready to re-start following a community meeting Jan. 18 where elected …
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by Patrick Cobbs
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1/27/21
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Two notable car jackings in Northwest Philadelphia have put residents on edge, but police say the two incidents are “outliers” and don’t represent a new crime pattern. Police said cars stolen when the owner has left it running and an increase in thefts of catalytic converters represent the real threat.
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by Walt Maguire
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1/20/21
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At the outset of the monthly Business meeting, Board of Commissioners President Baird Standish read a statement on behalf of the Board concerning the violence at the Capitol that occurred on January 6.
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by Betsy Wallace
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1/20/21
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Currently in Phase 1A, the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination, the city announced which residents will be eligible for the vaccine in Phase 1B and Phase 1C.
In Phase 1B, frontline …
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by Kate Dolan
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1/18/21
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Indoor dining resumed in Philadelphia, Saturday January 16, as the city lifts a portion of the Safer at Home restrictions. Theaters can also reopen with a maximum occupancy of 10%.
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by Kate Dolan
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1/18/21
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