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Faith leaders called for housing affordability and a repeal of the city’s business tax cuts last week during a series of press conferences in neighborhoods across the city including the Northwest.
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by Tommy Tucker
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11/19/25
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Nearly every time she walks out the door, Fairhill resident Teea Tynes witnesses some form of dumping.
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by Abby Weiss
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11/19/25
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Chestnut Hill’s Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is aiding in the resettlement to Philadelphia of an Afghan family.
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by Tommy Tucker
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11/13/25
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Jen Torpie, the new executive director of Bird in Hand, has ambitious goals for the nonprofit Chestnut Hill consignment shop.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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11/13/25
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“Yesterday was a beautiful day for a walk at the Morris Arboretum. The Japanese call the brilliant colors ‘Aki no nishiki’ or autumn brocade.”
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11/5/25
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Petite Matines celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 31 in Chestnut Hill.
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11/5/25
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The city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) voted unanimously on Oct. 29 to grant a special exception for the removal of heritage trees for TierView Development’s 81-unit apartment development in Mt. Airy.
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by Tommy Tucker
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11/5/25
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With the recent tragedy of Kada Scott’s body being found behind the abandoned Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School in Germantown, residents’ long-held concerns over vacant city-owned properties have risen to the surface.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/29/25
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Many of Woodmere's works have gone unseen by the public, stored in vaults at Woodmere’s Charles Knox Smith Hall. Space constraints hindered the museum’s ability to display more of its collection — until now.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/29/25
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The city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) voted unanimously last November to approve requested variances for the proposed Greylock development in Chestnut Hill but the appeals process is continuing.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/29/25
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The Chestnut Hill Local collected a dozen Keystone Media Awards and won honors in the competition for News Organization of the Year at a Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) ceremony in Harrisburg on Oct. 16.
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by Donna Shaw
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10/22/25
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Police found Kada Scott’s body behind the vacant Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School in Germantown on Saturday. Now, City Councilmember Cindy Bass is calling for the building to be demolished.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/21/25
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Police said they found the body of a female in a shallow grave behind the abandoned Ada H. Lewis Middle School in Germantown on Saturday, in the area where they have been searching for Kada Scott, 23, missing since leaving work in Chestnut Hill on Oct. 4.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/18/25
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For the staff and volunteers at CHMOW, recognizing and caring for neighbors’ needs is their bread and butter.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/15/25
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At a Civic Design Review (CDR) meeting on Oct. 7, TierView Development presented its plans for an 81-unit apartment building in Mt. Airy at 6903-6915 Germantown Ave.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/15/25
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A suspect is in custody, charged with kidnapping in relation to the missing 23-year-old woman Kada Scott, who was last seen in Chestnut Hill on Oct. 4.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/15/25
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Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, announced her campaign for Congress on Oct. 1, running for Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/8/25
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A group of residents at Chestnut Hill Tower (CHT) have formed a neighborhood watch in the wake of what they say are ongoing maintenance issues and recent safety concerns.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/8/25
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10/8/25
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Despite the light drizzle outside, it was as razzle dazzle as a Hollywood red carpet event inside the private dining room of Mt. Airy’s Töska Restaurant & Brewery.
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by Susan Schaefer
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10/1/25
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