The city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously denied the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s appeal of a building permit issued to developers seeking to build a 33-unit apartment complex at 10 W. Bethlehem Pike, clearing the way for a proposal heavily opposed by residents. more

Mt. Airy residents are so used to some developers erecting high-rise apartments without apparent regard for the impact on local traffic or quality of life that they were not sure what to expect when Lee Hecht, president of Able Plumbing Supply, invited them to a Zoom meeting. more

A group of area residents braved the cold on Dec. 4 to protest the development of a new high-rise at the site of the former JOA Mart at Hortter and McCallum streets. Time was not on their side. A notice on the building announced that it is slated for demolition on Dec. 8. more

The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the two-week period from November 29 to December 6. more

“People may disagree about what they want to see happen there, but there is pretty much universal agreement that six years is too long for it to sit vacant. It’s had a negative impact, not just on the building but also on the surrounding community,” said Emaleigh Doley, executive director of the Germantown United Development Corp. more

The scheme allegedly entailed filling out PUA applications and falsely stating that she was working part-time due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that her last day of employment was April 20, 2020. In fact, the indictment alleges, Harrell did not lose her job, nor was she reduced to part-time hours due to Covid19 and “continued to be employed thereafter.” more

After four years, Frank DiCicco stepped down as Chair of the city’s five-member Zoning Board of Adjustment. His replacement is Temple University’s Vice President for Public, Government and Community Affairs, William Bergman. more

The incessant popping sound of the perforated plastic ball being struck back and forth by geriatrics with wooden paddles is enough to drive anybody who lives in proximity of a pickleball court crazy. more

The entrance, at the intersection of Germantown and Hillcrest Avenues, is for the Commonwealth Chateau at SugarLoaf. The construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. more

On November 13, a fire killed a 7-month old boy and his 70-year-old great grandmother on the 300 block of W. Mt. Airy Ave., leaving the family devastated and their twin home uninhabitable.  more

The 800 sq. ft. dwelling would be 36 feet from the original structure. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission recommended that the request to build the new unit be approved, provided that the idea of rotating it 90 degrees “is explored.” more

The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the two-week period between November 22 and 29, 2021. more

Voters stood in line for an hour Tuesday morning at the Springfield High School Voting site, while after the initial line of 80 voters at Erdenheim Elementary School there was little to no wait to … more