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A facelift for Yu Hsiang Garden strip mall means closure for the restaurant
“To be efficient, we’re going to clear the tenants out and completely renovate the interior and the exterior,” Cooley said. more
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St. Paul's and St. Martin's Episcopal Churches joined the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Prayer Vigil for Peace in Ukraine
St. Paul's and St. Martin's Episcopal Churches joined the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill to organize a Prayer Vigil for Peace in Ukraine on Sunday evening, March 27th. About 100 people gathered … more
The Free Library of Springfield Township. Photo taken from the library's Facebook page.
Springfield Township library account targeted by foreign hacker
A police investigation was launched in the aftermath of the findings, which has led to arrest warrants for two people living outside the state. more
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Jim Bear, who started G-Town Radio on a home computer in his Germantown apartment, died of lung cancer on March 18 at the age of 48.
Jim Bear, G-Town community radio pioneer, dies at 48
"I was really motivated by the power of community radio to reach local diverse groups with underrepresented sounds and ideas," Bear, a Roslyn native, told me a decade ago. "The major radio stations were owned by big corporations that do not want to take chances or rock the boat. It is all about money.” more
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Judd Friedman, the Garden District Fund’s streetscape gardener, gets his hands dirty for a good cause.
Garden District Fund prepping for spring planting
For the 21st consecutive year, the volunteers and small staff of the Chestnut Hill Garden District Fund are sprinting toward their Annual Spring Planting. more
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Ben Grinberg (left), of Mt. Airy, and Nick Gillette, of Germantown, are seen in a recent “Fresh Tracks” performance at New York Live Arts. Grinberg will be the lead performer in “Happy Hour” at the Miniball Festival. Photo by Ian Douglas.
N.W. Philly Fringe Festival vets back with 'Miniball'
This eclectic, week-long performance festival will feature seven shows from risk-taking, independent artists that run the gamut from contemporary circus, erotic, burlesque and clown performances. more
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Religious holidays connect in a rare April reunion
This year, Ramadan, Passover, and Easter, along with celebrations by Buddhists, Jain, Sikh and Hindu families will happen in April - falling within weeks and sometimes days of each other - and in some cases, on the same day. more
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The interior walls of St. Michael’s Hall will likely be hung with art in a salon-style format reminiscent of The Barnes Museum. Photos courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum.
Woodmere details its vision for St. Michael’s Hall
After furiously fundraising more than $7 million in roughly six months, Woodmere will soon be able to double its gallery spaces with the purchase of St. Michael’s Hall, a Victorian mansion located just steps from the museum's main campus. more
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Architect David Traub's new book, “Philadelphia: City of Homes,” features countless photos of houses from every section of the city. “My favorite neighborhoods,” he said, “are Chestnut Hill, which is incredible, and Mt. Airy.”
New book highlights unique Philadelphia homes
With this pedigree, Traub, now 80, could have taken a high-profile job in architecture in New York, London or virtually anywhere else in the Western world, but he chose to stay in Philadelphia.  more
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Amy Masterman is the owner of Moondance Farm Studios at 8236 Germantown Ave., a colorful hybrid shop/gallery featuring hand-crafted one-of-a-kind items from Masterman and two dozen other local artisans,
New Hill studio features 25 local artists' creations
“I believe people in this area really do want to support our local artists,” Masterman said last week, “and I feel like we are just scratching the surface so far." more
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George Woodward engaging in his favorite sport. "I will admit I am a little bit of a fanatic when it comes to fishing," he once told the Local. Photo courtesy of the Woodward family
A member of Chestnut Hill's 'first family' dies at 85
Despite his lofty pedigree as a member of the first family of Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy, George Woodward III was a soft-spoken, modest gentleman whose lifestyle was proudly pedestrian. more
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Police Captain Austin Fraser took leadership of the 14th District in mid-December. Photo by Tom Beck
New 14th district captain: Good policing requires local support
Captain Austin Fraser spoke with the Local about his 26-year history with the Philadelphia Police Department, what it's like to be a police officer in a time when trust in police is decreasing and how the city’s homicide problem is affecting its ability to combat crime.  more
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The former Presbyterian Church at the corner of Germantown and Mt. Pleasant avenues is slated to become home to a second Lantern Theater. Photo by Carla Robinson
A new Lantern Theater coming to Mt. Airy
Neighbors of the former Presbyterian church building on the corner of Germantown and Mt. Pleasant Avenues voted Thursday to approve the Lantern Theater Company’s proposed tenancy - with the stipulation that it never be used for a strip club.  more
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Philadelphia Parks and Rec cut available pickleball playing hours by more than 30 percent in response to neighbors' complaints about noise. Photo by Tom Beck
Limited hours for Hill's pickleball courts as a potential lawsuit looms
The city is limiting hours for Chestnut Hill's popular pickleball courts due to noise complaints while some neighbors consider a lawsuit. more
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The landscaping wall now going up on Chestnut Hill College's new Sugarloaf campus is upsetting some neighbors, who complain that it doesn't fit into the historic context of Chestnut Hill. Photo by Carla Robinson
State commission wants answers on Sugarloaf Campus construction 
Some neighbors have complained about the look of the fabricated stone wall the college is beginning to install as part of its landscaping, as well as plans that call for wide swaths of grass.  more
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Germantown native Ruth Naomi Floyd, an esteemed vocalist, composer, photographer and educator, will perform “From Gospel to Jazz” at the Epiphany Chapel on the campus of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.
'From Gospel to Jazz' at Hill campus chapel March 27
Floyd will be performing “From Gospel to Jazz,” a concert about the impact of the Black experience on American music, at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 27, in the Epiphany Chapel at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH). more
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Vanessa Lowe, of Mt. Airy, has been a leader in the now-successful effort to lobby City Council to pass legislation creating a public bank that would provide capital for minority-owned businesses.
Mt. Airy financial whiz is a cheerleader for city's new banking bill
A huge thank you to everyone who contacted their council members asking for their support and especially to Councilmember Derek Green for championing the bill through the process.” more
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Crime Report: March 7-14, 2022
The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from March 7 to 14. more
Wild Hand founder and owner Liz Sytsma (far right in the pink hat) with the staff of her Mt. Airy yarn shop.
Wild Hand has a yarn to tell
When Liz Sytsma opened the Wild Hand yarn shop in Mt. Airy, her goal wasn’t to serve only craftspeople and artisans. She planned to serve the entire community. more
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City accountants conducted an audit of the organization formed to clean Germantown's commercial corridors after residents complained about trash piling up. That audit has been referred to federal investigators. Photo, dated 2019, by Kimberly Paynter for WHYY.
Germantown Special Services District audit referred to federal investigators
A spokesperson for the City Controller’s office confirmed to the Local on Monday that an audit of the Germantown Special Services District that began in 2019 has been “referred to federal law enforcement.” more
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