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Longtime Mt. Airy resident Howard A. Myrick has a decades-long history of military service and teaching communications in college, including a 27-year stint at Temple University.

Race, authoritarianism, examined in 'Protect & Defend'

Howard Myrick knows what it is like to overcome odds and to battle racist attitudes and practices. more

by Len Lear | 5/4/23

Georgia Forjohn, the new marketing and events coordinator for the Chestnut Hill Business Association, will help promote local businesses and events.

An events coordinator born to celebrate the Hill

Georgia Forjohn, the new marketing and events coordinator for the Chestnut Hill Business Association, seems born to the task. more

by Frank D. Quattrone | 4/21/23

Marsha Stender, librarian and manager of Mt. Airy's Lovett branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia until her retirement early this month, welcomes Kevin Douglass Greene, great-great-grandson of the abolitionist, author and social reformer Frederick Douglass, who spoke at Lovett on Feb. 15.

Retiring librarian: 'Libraries are about people, not books'

Marsha Stender, longtime librarian and branch manager of the Lovett Library in Mt. Airy, has just stepped down from that job after 17 years of service. more

by Len Lear | 4/20/23

Yaroslava “Yasia” Chala, who busses tables at La Provence in the Ambler Train Station and now studies remotely at a university in Ukraine, fled her home country a year ago.

From Ukraine, a journey of hope and resilience

Nestled within the historic Ambler Train Station, patrons of the upscale French restaurant La Provence enjoy not just the food but also the warm smile of 20-year-old busser Yaroslava "Yasia" Chala. more

by Len Lear | 3/30/23

East Mt. Airy resident Julia Lehman, who thinks she may be the only photographer in the Philadelphia area who specializes in underwater shoots, has found that the medium “clears your mind and forces you to trust your body.”

Going beneath the surface for inspiration and connection

Although her photography spans the breadth of human experience, Julia Lehman has found her truest inspiration underwater. more

by Frank D. Quattrone | 3/23/23

Courtney Jewell, owner of “Jewells in Bloom” in Mt. Airy, will be teaching a new Mt. Airy Learning Tree class on “From Seedling to Transplant: The Soil Blocking Method” on Sunday, March 26.

Learning to love the ‘beautiful efficiency’ of flowers

Courtney Jewell has been selling weekly deliveries of fresh local flowers in Northwest Philadelphia since 2019, after moving to East Mt. Airy. more

by Len Lear | 3/16/23

Ellie Weinstein, a Mt. Airy native who graduated from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in mechanical engineering, has created what may be the nation's only 3-D printer that makes edible chocolate.

SCH alumna's sweet invention is a 3-D chocolate printer

This is a story I could not wait to sink my teeth into. more

by Len Lear | 3/2/23

In his Mt. Airy basement, Kelly plays the drums and alto saxophone and is learning to play keyboard and guitar.

Doo-wop cop performed rock ‘n’ roll, and soul too

His neighbors probably do not know it, but Stephen C. Kelly, 79, who has lived in Mt. Airy for 50 years, was once a recording and performing star. more

by Len Lear | 2/19/23

James Miller is seen in his Chestnut Hill home with two of the books his new company, Chestnut Hill Press, has published in recent months.

At 78, publishing books after a lifetime of travel

After a lifetime of working in technology, with travel that took him all over Asia, James Whipple Miller started an improbable new career after settling in Chestnut Hill eight years ago. He founded a publishing company. more

by Len Lear | 2/9/23

Hill physician celebrated with hospital unit named in her honor

The palliative care unit at Chestnut Hill Hospital will soon have a new name: the Susan Bray Palliative Care unit. more

by Len Lear | 2/9/23

Hill business exec a major force in pandemic recovery

Chestnut Hill resident Susan Jacobson, recently selected by Gov. Josh Shapiro to be a member of his transition team, may well have done more than most to help Philadelphia recover from the pandemic. more

by Len Lear | 2/9/23

Angelo Cataldi in a familiar spot - behind the microphone in 94 WIP’s studios in 2400 Market.

Angelo Cataldi, football, and the art of negativity

The soon-to-retire WIP personality and Chestnut Hill resident just assumes things will always go wrong: “I'm by nature negative and nervous.” But he's picking the Eagles. more

by Tom Beck | 2/8/23

The Rev. Robert L. Polk, of Roxborough, who served as the youth minister at the renowned Riverside Church in Manhattan, chats with the Rev. Deborah Northern, the congregation’s minister of parish care.

Powerful autobiography by nonagenarian pioneer

At 94 years old, the Rev. Robert L. Polk – who recently published his third book – has always been a pioneer. more

by Len Lear | 2/2/23

Joanne Dhody, a third-generation Chestnut Hill resident, is stepping down after 27 years as a volunteer with Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library.

After 27 years, a loyal volunteer steps down

Joanne Dhody, a third-generation resident of Chestnut Hill and a beloved volunteer who never met a worthy cause she would not help, is stepping down as a library volunteer after 27 years. more

by Len Lear | 1/27/23

Maryam Lavasani, owner of Salon Maryam, has been "heartbroken" by recent events in her native country, Iran. Photo by Carla Robinson

Local salon owner gets political

Salon owner Maryam Lavasani is hosting a life-sized sculpture of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old whose death at the hands of Iranian "morality police" has sparked worldwide protest. more

by Len Lear | 1/26/23

Harrington (right) is given the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in October by Eric Sieracki, of the Federal Aviation Administration, in front of the Leonardo Da Vinci model of a helicopter at Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

Local business executive honored for ‘Wright' flight

Bob Harrington may well be the proudest of his most recent achievement – winning the the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. more

by Len Lear | 1/19/23

Sean and Jessica met on a dating website in July 2017, and this photo was taken a few months later. In July 2019, Jessica was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cancer diagnosis while young creates 'a perfect storm'

It was a post unlike any I had ever seen before. more

by Len Lear | 1/19/23

SCH expands Horizons program, names site director

Educator Kenyatta Patterson has been appointed site director for the Horizons at SCH program. more

1/19/23

“Kindergarten in the Creek” - Independence and exploring the natural world is an integral part of a Miquon student’s education.

K. Geetha Holdsworth named next principal of The Miquon School

The Miquon School, located in Conshohocken, recently announced the appointment of K. Geetha Holdsworth as its next principal, effective July 1, 2023. more

1/19/23

Brégy has been creating acclaimed oil and watercolor paintings, both abstract and representational, for more than 75 years.

Centenarian artist still painting portraits

Emilie “Kayo” Rivinus Brégy, a former Chestnut Hill resident, must be the oldest active portrait painter in the U.S. She celebrated her 102nd birthday in August 2022. more

by Len Lear | 1/12/23

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