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A week after an early morning fire broke out in the heart of Chestnut Hill’s business district, destroying the historic Hiram Lodge, a representative for the owner said the group plans to rebuild.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/24/22
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The Chestnut Hill community rallied to thank the firefighters responsible for extinguishing the blaze that last week engulfed the Hiram Lodge building at 8425-27 Germantown Ave.
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8/24/22
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Marilyn Hillian Rivers, 86, a West Mt. Airy resident for 64 years and beloved civic activist for decades, died Wednesday, July 6, of complications from dementia.
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by Len Lear
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8/18/22
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Chestnut Hill
410 E. Gravers Ln.
4BR 2.5BA, $775,000
609 Saint Andrews Rd.
4BR 5.5BA, $3 million
7826 Devon St.
3BR 1BA, $375,000
7601 Crittenden …
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8/18/22
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More than four decades ago, Hattie Williams was given one of the most valuable gifts a person could receive — a house.
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by Len Lear
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8/18/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Aug. 8-15.
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8/18/22
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The fire was first reported at 3:07 a.m. on Tuesday morning and was under control by 6:12 a.m. Firefighters had to return later that evening when a corner of the building re-ignited, and remained on site until about 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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by Carla Robinson, Tom Beck and Kristin Holmes
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8/17/22
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After a five-month search for a new executive director, the Chestnut Hill Business Association has finally found its new leader in recently appointed executive director Courtney O’Neill.
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by Tom Beck
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8/17/22
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Five more people from Northwest Philadelphia reached out to the Local last week to share their stories about stolen checks.
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by Tom Beck
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8/17/22
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In response to neighborhood complaints about glare caused by the city’s new LED street lights, Deputy Streets Commissioner Richard Montanez has agreed to replace all the high intensity lamps.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/11/22
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Chestnut Hill developer Richard Snowden can convert some of his retail spaces over to residential use.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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High Point Cafe, Malelani Cafe and Evo Brick Oven Pizza in Mt. Airy were burglarized Aug. 3 and police continued to search for the thieves.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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New city requirements for lead testing has landlords across Philadelphia falling behind on renewing their rental licenses, some community advocates say.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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The Local is recruiting board members.
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8/11/22
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A Mt. Airy couple and a Springfield Township woman reached out to the Local last week to report checks they said were stolen from the USPS collection box in front of the Market Square Post Office.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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Howard Watson, who died June 17 at the age of 93, was a nationally recognized watercolorist and illustrator. He was appointed artist-in-residence at the White House for former President Jimmy Carter.
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by Len Lear
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8/11/22
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When Kathi Clayton first became president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s board in August 2020, Chestnut Hill looked a lot different than usual. In fact, the whole world did.
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by Tom Beck
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8/11/22
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East Mt. Airy Neighbors will host a community meeting at 7 p.m., Aug. 16, via Zoom, to discuss the townhouse development now being planned for the former site of Fred’s Mt. Airy Motors.
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8/11/22
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Temple leads a regional consortium to purchase Chestnut Hill Hospital, deal to close by year's end.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/9/22
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The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) confirmed to the Local last week that it has a memorandum of understanding with West Powelton Development, owned by developer Anthony …
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by Tom Beck
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8/4/22
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