Once the barren remains of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds, today it is a spectacular bouquet of natural and artistic treasures.
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by Nancy Parello
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10/18/23
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Where Butler and Skippack pikes meet in Blue Bell, a long fence follows the road and stretches into the distance.
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by Francesca Chapman
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10/18/23
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Summer, with all its warmth, has returned to bring us the predictable but somehow always surprisingly joyful display of blooming color.
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7/21/23
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On a cool, cloudy morning, dozens of bees instantly swirled up from the open hive, surrounding beekeeper Dave Harrod.
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by Francesca Chapman
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7/20/23
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If you want to get lost in a verdant labyrinth of plant life so charming and magical you may never want to come home, you don’t have to go very far.
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by Carla Robinson
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7/20/23
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The frenzy of 35,000 people did not emanate from a gymnastics or basketball championship.
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by Wendy Univer
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7/20/23
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Dan Levine learned early that particular pleasure that comes with the snap of a sail as it unfurls to catch a big gust of air.
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by Tom Beck
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7/20/23
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Visitors to the Woodmere’s annual juried exhibition might be tempted to ask: What do these artworks have in common?
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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7/20/23
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It would have been easy for Frances Maguire to get lost in her own life. But she found a way to do much more.
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By Kristin Holmes
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7/20/23
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Spring has arrived, bringing with it the chance for all of us to shake off the damp chill of winter and venture out into the glow of a warming sun.
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4/1/23
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As Troy Bynum was walking along Forbidden Drive, his ears were drawn to the sharp, descending carp of a beautiful bird above the Wissahickon Creek.
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By Frank D. Quattrone
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4/1/23
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Angelo Cataldi has finally called it quits, even though he didn't get his storybook ending.
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by Tom Beck
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4/1/23
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Last fall, after more than 30 years of teaching ceramics classes at Swarthmore College, Syd Carpenter finally retired from academia.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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4/1/23
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Less than an hour’s drive from Chestnut Hill lies Doylestown Borough, a beguiling blend of history, art and architecture.
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by Nancy Parello
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4/1/23
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Ann Nevel, retail advocate for the Chestnut Hill Business Association, insists that she brings no magic powers to the task.
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by Stacia Friedman & Carla Robinson
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4/1/23
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Are you one of those people who look forward to sleeping in on weekends, knowing you’ll finally get that precious feeling of having gotten enough rest?
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by Kate Dolan
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4/1/23
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With the holiday season well underway, our winter issue of Wissahickon Magazine is here to help you make the most of it.
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12/1/22
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When Matt and Kim Vendeville open Cider Belly, they’ll be bringing more than just Philadelphia’s newest taproom to Chestnut Hill.
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by Carla Robinson
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12/1/22
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In the archives of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy, there’s a photograph of a towering tree in the snow, its branching trunk as thick and menacing as thunder.
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by Paul Meyer
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12/1/22
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Herman Dye had been waiting for a music-focused open-mic night to appear in the Glenside area for a while, and just over a year ago he got his wish.
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by Tom Beck
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12/1/22
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