When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court finalized the state’s constitutionally-mandated political redistricting last month, it brought bad news for many Hillers who support Chris Rabb. The …
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by Tom Beck
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4/28/22
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The Neurodiversity Life Skills Through Career Program, which will serve incoming students who have a neurodiversity diagnosis, will provide extra support starting the summer before their first year of college.
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by Tom Beck
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4/28/22
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The concert is at 8 p.m. at the Royal, which opened last year at 1 S. Easton Rd. in Glenside.
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by Len Lear
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4/28/22
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The Multicultural Academy Charter School senior is just one of 300 award recipients across the United States.
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4/28/22
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Growing up in Roxborough, James earned a degree in Fashion Design at the Art Institute of Philadelphia.
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by Stacia Friedman
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4/21/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from April 11 to 17.
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4/20/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from April 4 to 10. (Some crimes that occurred on dates earlier than the current period may be included.)
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4/15/22
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The incident comes on the heels of two arrests made by the Tredyffrin Police Department in December that were connected to mail fraud happening in Philadelphia. In those cases, the fraud involved thieves stealing checks from mailboxes.
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by Tom Beck
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4/14/22
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On March 26, local resident Stephen Chaplik wrote on the East Mt. Airy Nextdoor website, “Sad news. Just ordered food from Yu Hsiang Garden. Vince (the owner) told me that their lease is up, …
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by Len Lear
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4/14/22
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“It is a very offensive flag to the African American community,” said Ed Graham, one of several commissioners to speak out against the logo. “There is no such thing as Blue Lives Matter. That doesn’t represent an ethnicity of people [like Black Lives Matter].”
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by Tom Beck
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4/13/22
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“The older one is David … I can’t remember the other one’s name.”
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by Len Lear
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4/12/22
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The Clover Market will feature a whole new slew of vendors selling goods such as crafts, antiques, furniture and clothing. There are slated to be about 90 vendors in total, according to Janet Long, the event’s organizer.
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by Tom Beck
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4/8/22
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The business began with a bang, since area residents no longer had to trudge into Center City for exquisite French cuisine, not to mention the train station's ample free parking.
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by Len Lear
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4/7/22
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The spring weather was chilly on the morning of Saturday, March 26, when East Mt Airy Neighbors partnered with FarmerJawn to provide 50 households with grow bags, cold weather seedlings and warm …
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4/6/22
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Chestnut Hill volunteers turned out in force for the city’s 2022 Philly Spring Cleanup on Saturday, meeting at the Water Tower Recreation Center on Hartwell Lane, World War II Memorial Park on …
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4/6/22
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Lantern’s entry into the neighborhood would mean two theaters on the same 7100 block of the business corridor. The other, Quintessence Theatre Group, is located in the historic Sedgwick Theater building. And that has the potential to create a Shakespearean tragedy of a parking situation if the two theaters were to hold productions on the same night.
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“To be efficient, we’re going to clear the tenants out and completely renovate the interior and the exterior,” Cooley said.
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by Tom Beck
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4/6/22
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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 …
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4/6/22
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A police investigation was launched in the aftermath of the findings, which has led to arrest warrants for two people living outside the state.
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by Tom Beck
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4/6/22
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"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.”
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by Len Lear
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4/6/22
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