If you’re a pedestrian who’s strolled by the corner of Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike in the past week, you may have noticed a bit less shade than you’re used to seeing.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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6/28/23
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Producers at "Good Morning America” have chosen the neighborhood for their Fourth of July broadcast this year.
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by Pryce Jamison
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6/28/23
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Sarah Gutwirth, an acclaimed Chestnut Hill artist, has an interesting story about how she wound up in her job.
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by Len Lear
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6/21/23
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A years-long battle that residents have fought to find a new developer for the Germantown YWCA appears to have hit a brick wall.
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by Tom Beck
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6/21/23
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Dr. Susan Jane Higley Bray's name is on the palliative care unit at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital.
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by Len Lear
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6/14/23
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Chestnut Hill residents may soon get a look at the proposed plans.
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by Tom Beck
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6/14/23
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Paul James Rickert, 77, one of Chestnut Hill's most iconic and beloved artists, died last week of complications from Parkinson's disease.
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by Len Lear
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6/7/23
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The Chestnut Hill Local has received 15 awards in separate Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) contests for excellence in media.
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6/7/23
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President George Washington had a “summer White House” on Germantown Avenue. What would he make of a five-story, 148-unit apartment building across the street?
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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6/7/23
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For people who live in Germantown and are regular riders of the Route 23 SEPTA bus, the shooting of a passenger Wednesday, May 24, came as a shock, but not a surprise.
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by Tom Beck
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5/31/23
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The two-month-long street closure of the block of Highland Avenue that runs by Kilian’s Hardware store may finally be coming to an end.
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5/31/23
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The Chestnut Hill Local was selected along with 15 other news organizations from across the United States and Canada.
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by Staff
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5/24/23
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Northwest Philadelphia residents Cherelle Parker and Nina Ahmad won their primary races for mayor and city council at large.
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by Tom Beck
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5/24/23
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Bass won the race despite being beaten overwhelmingly in Chestnut Hill’s 9th ward, which had the highest turnout in the city.
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by Tom Beck
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5/22/23
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As midnight approached, Bass' lead would be cut to just two percentage points, re-energizing the now-thinned-out crowd at Seth Anderson-Oberman's campaign event.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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5/18/23
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“First, I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me get here,” Ahmad told the Local.
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by Tom Beck
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5/17/23
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Normally, even the most popular mayors have opponents. But no one ever uttered a hint of criticism about Wally.
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by Len Lear
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5/17/23
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Walking along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill you can easily miss it, somehow.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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5/17/23
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Voting day arrived on Tuesday, ending a hard-fought Democratic primary campaign for Philadelphia’s 8th district council seat. For more coverage, visit chestnuthilllocal.com.
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5/16/23
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“If I was going to be in a band,” Noah Weinstein told the Local from a studio in Huntsville, Alabama, “I wanted it to be a band that was going to go somewhere.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/12/23
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