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Serving more than 10,000 residents of the greater Chestnut Hill area, the Chestnut Hill Community Association's values are service, advocacy and community.
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By Anne McNiff, Executive Director, and Kathi Clayton, Board President
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12/30/22
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For the Chestnut Hill business community, this year was a period of transition and growth. After nearly two years of uncertainty and challenge, it was a welcome change.
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12/30/22
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Watch Night is a special service which has long been a tradition in the African American community, where believers bring in the new year at church.
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by Kevin R. Johnson, Ed.D., Founder and Lead Pastor, Dare to Imagine Church, Inc.
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12/30/22
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Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee Meeting
January 5, 2023
8pm
Via Zoom
Agenda
5 E. Chestnut Hill Avenue - Variance for detached single family dwelling with 3 interior and 3 …
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12/30/22
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Hundreds of family members and friends of slain Chestnut Hill stylist Wendy Feldman packed St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Dec. 14, for a somber funeral service.
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by Tom Beck
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12/23/22
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Chestnut Hill
Dec. 10 Motor vehicle theft. A complainant reported her vehicle being stolen from the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 7600 block of Stenton Avenue.
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12/23/22
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If you love the outdoors and would like to find a way to share it with others, the Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) wants you!
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12/23/22
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Branching out with Books is a new partnership between booked bookstore in Chestnut Hill and Tree House Books.
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12/23/22
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Last week’s article in the Local, entitled "Judge rules for Bass in federal civil rights lawsuit," mistakenly identified Carla Cain as vice chair of the 22nd Ward and a member of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee.
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12/23/22
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At first, the tree was carried up the winding steps inside the home of Richard Snowden to the platform that serves as the developer’s terrace. Today it's an annual, and bigger, tradition.
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by Kristin Holmes
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12/22/22
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The Springfield Township Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 against a resolution that would have prohibited the Thin Blue Line flag from being displayed on township property.
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by Tom Beck
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12/22/22
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“Friends” was a very popular TV show that celebrated the friendship among a group of 20-somethings, but those friends were amateurs compared to the members of Chavurah Bet.
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by Len Lear
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12/22/22
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A zoning permit issued for the former site of the Trinity Evangelical United Church has revealed plans for the owner’s “full demolition” of the church.
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by Tom Beck
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12/22/22
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Due to equipment problems at our printing plant last night, the print edition of the December 22, 2022 editions of the Chestnut Hill Local and Mt. Airy Local will be delayed this week.
The …
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12/21/22
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Councilmember Cindy Bass’s bill to curtail thefts of catalytic converters got one step closer to passing on Friday after clearing City Council’s rules committee.
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by Tom Beck
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12/15/22
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A 24-acre tract of open land in Roxborough has been spared from development thanks to an anonymous $3 million grant provided to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
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by Tom Beck
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12/15/22
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After years of uncertainty, the nationally important Abolition Hall and surrounding acres in Plymouth Meeting, Whitemarsh Township, have been saved. Their preservation is a remarkable turn of events.
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by George McNeely
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12/15/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Dec. 4-11.
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12/15/22
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Dec. 20, 2022, Development Review Committee, 7pm via Zoom
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12/15/22
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The Crefeld School has purchased the Greylock estate’s original gatehouse at 8835 Crefeld St. for $1.2 million in a private sale, giving it direct access to the Wissahickon.
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by Carla Robinson
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12/14/22
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