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Under a much more quiet set of circumstances than last November, local voters again are heading to the polls to vote in a primary election.
So-called “off-year” elections, in which …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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5/13/21
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With Mother’s Day around the corner and spring in full, floral bloom (sorry, allergies) the feeling of promise is palpable. And this year, the sense of renewal spring typically ushers in is …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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5/6/21
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In the Philadelphia suburbs of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, before the internet and mobile video and asking your child’s opinion, longer daylight hours just meant you wouldn’t see your kids for longer periods of time.
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by Sean Carney
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5/6/21
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The CHCA has one of the most elaborate review processes in the City. Why? Because the process has proven over decades to be effective at improving outcomes.
Chestnut Hill is experiencing a virtual onslaught of potential development that is shaking up …
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by Celeste Hardester
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4/29/21
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Much has been written in this space during the last few weeks characterizing the proposed eight-unit residential project at 30 West Highland as being wrong for Chestnut Hill. As the co-chair of the …
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by John Landis and Joyce Lenhardt
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4/21/21
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Solar power can help tackle three interlocking crises our community and country are facing: economic downturn caused by COVID, impending climate disaster, and profound social injustice. We can take …
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by Joy Bergey and Henry McKay
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4/16/21
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Of the common ills social scientists have placed at the feet of social media, one of the most pervasive – particularly on Facebook and Instagram – is the phenomenon known by the acronym …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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4/15/21
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We write on behalf of the 30 W. Highland Neighbors, a group of nearly 200 Chestnut Hill residents who are strongly opposed to the proposed development of eight townhomes, with five stories of livable space.
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by Beth Wright and Tim Breslin
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4/14/21
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As any print subscriber to this paper is probably painfully aware, there are big problems with the United States Postal Service.
Last year, as the country approached a general election in which an …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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4/8/21
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The proposed housing developments at the bottom and top of Chestnut Hill have seemingly sparked similar reactions judging from the newspaper coverage and list serve activity that I have seen.
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by Daniel Hoffman
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4/7/21
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In a 1937 book titled "Everyone's Autobiography," Gertrude Stein wrote, "there is no there there," lamenting that her childhood home had been torn down and replaced with an office building.
This …
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by John Derr
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4/1/21
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City officials have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the positive turns the COVID-19 pandemic has taken – last week the city reported two fatalities from the disease, a far cry from …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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3/26/21
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Every once and a while book comes along that changes your outlook on life. This just happened to me recently when I read The Age of Wood by Roland Ennos.
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by Ned Barnard & Pauline Gray
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3/26/21
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In the last month, just as the promise of a ‘return to normal’ following a year of pandemic isolation, Chestnut Hill has found itself the latest point of focus for the city’s …
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In 1681, when William Penn took possession of Pennsylvania, 2100 native plant species could be found throughout. Europeans had only begun to have an impact on the American forest, which, until the …
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by Dennis Burton
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3/12/21
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The latest chapter of the culture wars was opened last week when the publishers of Dr. Seuss’s extensive catalog of illustrated books announced it would pull six of them from …
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Feminist activists and historians have long advocated for recognition of women’s unpaid labor. In the course of doing research for my upcoming book, “Feminist Organizing Across the Generations,” I became aware of just how much of this work has not been documented.
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by Karen Bojar
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3/11/21
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Resilience and wellness is on peoples’ minds right now, and for good reason. The COVID-19 pandemic makes it clear that those with co-morbidities are at more risk of becoming very ill if …
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by Elise Rivers, Esq., Dipl.Ac.
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3/4/21
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As pandemic closures reach their first anniversary, many of us in progressive, blue states feel good about how we “did.” Our public health and elected officials succeeded in putting …
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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3/4/21
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As a small business owner and a mom, I know what it’s like to need to step away from work to care for loved ones. My husband and I have owned and operated the Night Kitchen Bakery and Cafe in Chestnut Hill for more than 20 years.
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by Amy Edelman
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2/26/21
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